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Thread Number: 34748
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
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| Post# 375230 7/12/2017 at 13:50 (2,473 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 375231 , Reply# 1 7/12/2017 at 14:03 (2,473 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Sign of the times...
Yeah, I had a similar experience last year. I pulled into the shopping center where the Aerus/Electrolux dealer was and there were signs and banners all over the place proclaiming the grand opening of a Hungry Howie's Pizza restaurant. I'll give you one guess as to which store space Hungry Howie's occupies.
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Post# 375240 , Reply# 2 7/12/2017 at 15:42 (2,473 days old) by vacuumlad1650  (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 375242 , Reply# 3 7/12/2017 at 15:55 (2,473 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
It's a sad sign of the times, however one that was imminent the minute Electrolux became AERUS. It's very hard to substantiate that kind of an investment on a vacuum that no longer even bears the name Electrolux and let's face it quality had been going down since about 1990 when Electrolux made the changeover from metal to plastic bodied machines. I've heard a lot of good things about that new Perfect C101 though, I may have to break down and buy one.
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Post# 375245 , Reply# 4 7/12/2017 at 16:52 (2,473 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 375247 , Reply# 5 7/12/2017 at 17:19 (2,473 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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As I recall, the sign over the entrance to the Aerus/Electrolux dealer that closed near me simply said "Vacuum Center"; however, the window bore both the Aerus and Electrolux names. To be honest, I never walked through the door of the place.
Aside from the name recognition issue, I think Aerus/Electrolux, like Kirby to some extent, is having to compete against itself in the form of the myriad excellent legacy models out there that are still going strong and can be had for very little money, often considerably less than a new cheapo plasticrap vac at Wally World. | ||
| Post# 375248 , Reply# 6 7/12/2017 at 19:51 (2,473 days old) by FCS3 (Hawaii) | ||
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Evidence to back that up Nearly all of the vacuums for sale at the Goodwill stores are Dysons or Dirt Devils. Tons of RoboVacs and Roombas. Its very rare to see a Kirby or Electrolux or vintage Hoover. Gee, I wonder why? Its certainly not that these beasts are scarce according to Ebay. | ||
| Post# 375263 , Reply# 8 7/12/2017 at 22:43 (2,473 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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Lux dealer disappeared here about three years ago. Our Kirby distributor went kaput last year. | ||
| Post# 375391 , Reply# 10 7/14/2017 at 22:08 (2,471 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
I still see quite a few Electrolux and Kirbys turning up at the thrift stores here. Just a week or two ago there was a complete Ultimate G Kirby for only $12 or so at Goodwill and I have seen a few plastic body Electrolux Renaissances show up for fairly cheap too.
I always associated these brands with older people, but maybe I'm a bit biased. But it seemed these are usually seen in homes of the elderly. With fewer people, especially women, staying at home, than in the past it would be harder for salesmen to come to the door and get anyone home to do a demo of the machine. And I would never pay the prices for these machines when used ones can be gotten so cheaply. They are very good machines, but when used ones can be gotten for pennies on the dollar, I can't fathom spending on a new one. | ||
| Post# 375392 , Reply# 11 7/14/2017 at 23:04 (2,471 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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It's rare I see high end machines like Kirby or Electrolux at thrift shops around here but then I don't haunt the stores the way I once did. But when I see one and it's priced right, as often as not I buy it.
I had a roommate back in the early '90s who sold Rainbows and he did all of his demos in the evening hours by appointment. He never did any cold door knocking. | ||
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Post# 375396 , Reply# 12 7/15/2017 at 02:29 (2,471 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Areus place is doing well in Greenville,Along with the Rainbow place.No Kirby,TriStar or Filter Queen here. | ||
| Post# 375506 , Reply# 13 7/17/2017 at 18:28 (2,468 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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