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The Miele S7 has landed in Canada! |
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Post# 53764   10/19/2008 at 20:39 (5,638 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 53765 , Reply# 1   10/19/2008 at 20:40 (5,638 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 53767 , Reply# 2   10/19/2008 at 20:41 (5,638 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 53768 , Reply# 3   10/19/2008 at 20:55 (5,638 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Add 14% sales tax & GST. I note that this one is designated model S780. The White body is quite striking but I want mine in Blue, please. And I want the box totally smudge-free, too. And really, for this price Miele could have made the cord retractable...dontcha think? It is not yet even listed on the Miele.ca or Miele.com websites! CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK |
Post# 53770 , Reply# 4   10/19/2008 at 21:01 (5,638 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 53776 , Reply# 5   10/21/2008 at 03:52 (5,637 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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I'll have to go have a look at them. Bugs me that like many stores there is no where to actually try before you buy. So you have to cart it home and return it if you don't like it. Seems crazy to me. |
Post# 53777 , Reply# 6   10/21/2008 at 03:53 (5,637 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Besides Dave.. it's an upright.. you should be calling the Bay in toronto and having them send you that Metropolitan for half the price. You'd really like it |
Post# 53780 , Reply# 7   10/21/2008 at 06:50 (5,637 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 53781 , Reply# 8   10/21/2008 at 07:15 (5,637 days old) by buffster ()   |   | |
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That's a bargain IMHO, less than I paid for my new Miele upright. Did they have any of the other models in the S7 series? Here's a shot of mine. |
Post# 53786 , Reply# 9   10/21/2008 at 08:27 (5,637 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Well gosh, Pete, you can try out the Miele in the CanTire store - ours has one right out on the shelf. Shouldn't be too difficult to find an outlet to plug it in. As for brand new vacuums - The Theatre closes in 3 weeks and 10 weeks vacationtime begins. Freedom. the only vacuums that are gonna command my $ will be old used & bargain priced. :-) But the S780 is a great looking upright, dare I say looks better in white? But it would also show every smudge & fingerprint... Mike, you wrote: "I noticed that Canadian Tires has the replacement bags for the Miele upright on sale for $9.99 (from $19.99). I contacted them about purchasing a few boxes, however, they do not ship outside of Canada. (I cannot find them here in the U.S." Mike, I'm going to hunt down those on-sale 5 pack bags this morning before work. They'll only be on sale this week until Saturday, is their usual practice. Between Pete & I, I bet we can ship them to you reasonably by mailing them from Port Huron MI. Pete, check your email... Does any other USA member have an S7 and need a 5-pack of bags? Dave |
Post# 53790 , Reply# 10   10/21/2008 at 10:22 (5,637 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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11 AM - have 4 boxes of S7 bags, all they had on the shelf, figuring that's a great price and the saleprice ends Friday October 24!!!. Each box has 4 bags and 1 set of filters. Ran the S7 in the store. It is quiet for an upright and the swivel neck is fun to steer. Shapely form like Eva in Wall E. Same price as a Dyson at CanTire - $499.99. Other Canadians should scoop these bags up while we can for future Can-Am gifting or when we find an S7 free on the curb in a few years - not likely...I have yet to find a Miele S4 or S5 canister curbside. :-( Dave |
Post# 53794 , Reply# 11   10/21/2008 at 14:17 (5,637 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 53795 , Reply# 12   10/21/2008 at 15:01 (5,637 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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very informative and interesting. Looks like the auto-height adjustment system is very similar in concept to the design Vorwerk use in their powerheads: CLICK HERE TO GO TO vintagehoover's LINK |
Post# 53796 , Reply# 13   10/21/2008 at 15:02 (5,637 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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The rigorous series of tests machines are put through - reminiscent of our visit to Kirby! CLICK HERE TO GO TO vintagehoover's LINK |
Post# 53837 , Reply# 14   10/21/2008 at 23:34 (5,636 days old) by piano_god (British Columbia, Canada)   |   | |
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The Miele S7280 (Mistral) is currently a model exclusive to Canadian Tire. The canister that is also sold there is the S518 (Yellow Star). This model comes standard with the Active HEPA and the SEB217 powerhead. Coincidentally, the S518 is also sold at The Bay... For the S518 and 514, Miele shipped the old forms to China once the S4 and S5 series began production in Germany. The actual components inside and out except for the plastic casing are made in Germany. However, the plastic has a cheaper feel to it compared to the old S500's that were totally produced in Germany. Canadian Tire is only the latest Canadian big box store to carry Miele. Keep an eye out as another MAJOR retailer here is to be carrying models soon... |
Post# 53843 , Reply# 15   10/22/2008 at 00:26 (5,636 days old) by buffster ()   |   | |
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Dave, Thank you so much for picking up those bags for me. Yeah! What a bargain. Email me with the details of how much I owe you, where to send it, etc... I'll also email you privately. Thanks again, Mike |
Post# 53856 , Reply# 17   10/22/2008 at 06:00 (5,636 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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So are they self-propelled,, one article I read said it is.. that UK Website doesn't mention it? |
Post# 53859 , Reply# 18   10/22/2008 at 08:27 (5,636 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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There is a Newspaper Consumer review from Hamilton Ontario that pops up in Google that says it's self-propelled but I think she just thought it was because it dragged her across a carpet. LOL I can find no mention of a self-propelled feature on the UK site. A true flat bottomed upright, when you tilt the machine back the large rear wheels retract, lowering the brush head body so the stainless steel bottom plate glides a-top the carpet pile or floor surface on 2 tiny swivel casters in the front. Switch on the handle turns the brushroll on or off depending on the floor surface. In many ways the S7 is a complete re-think of traditional upright design and function. It IS Miele's first totally in-house upright - the previous Miele models were designed and built by Eureka for Miele. The bags fill from the top, not through a side opening, making it tempting to trim the top off for a maximum length sac. Really like the layered bag material and at the sale price think I will sacrifice a box and adapt a few as liners in traditional cloth bags in some favorite cylinder vacuums. Much cheaper than similar material Kenmore bags at Sears. I'm falling in love with it all over again - may just have to buy one now... I see the TOL model has an electronic selector panel rather than the dial. But why oh why don't they have a Blue model for North America? arghhhhhh |
Post# 53883 , Reply# 19   10/22/2008 at 18:43 (5,635 days old) by rolls_rapide (-)   |   | |
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They don't have one for the UK either, but I did notice one on test in the Miele durability tests on the UK Miele website. (It was a beautiful blue). |
Post# 55009 , Reply# 22   11/18/2008 at 06:44 (5,609 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Mike out here at Greenville Vacuum and Sewing says the Meile Uprights are supposed to be in "After Thanksgiving".He mentioned they are late here.He is anxious to get them in stock. |
Post# 55637 , Reply# 25   12/3/2008 at 20:19 (5,593 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 55668 , Reply# 26   12/4/2008 at 10:20 (5,593 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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How much are these selling for in the US? |
Post# 55670 , Reply# 27   12/4/2008 at 10:43 (5,593 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 55672 , Reply# 29   12/4/2008 at 12:01 (5,593 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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We only have the white manual at Canadian Tire but it's still only $499.99
CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK |
Post# 55679 , Reply# 30   12/4/2008 at 14:30 (5,593 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 55733 , Reply# 32   12/5/2008 at 21:30 (5,591 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 55835 , Reply# 34   12/7/2008 at 07:01 (5,590 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Re-sent this morning under that header, Mike. None of them have been bounced back to me so they are being delivered to pacbell. That's annoying for you and unsettling as you say. Maybe you should check the spam catcher on your server? Who ARE you getting email from? I could send it to them and they could forward it... Dave |
Post# 435114 , Reply# 35   11/16/2020 at 14:27 (1,228 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 435311 , Reply# 36   11/21/2020 at 20:32 (1,222 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 435312 , Reply# 37   11/21/2020 at 20:41 (1,222 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 435314 , Reply# 38   11/21/2020 at 21:07 (1,222 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 435315 , Reply# 39   11/21/2020 at 22:05 (1,222 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 435322 , Reply# 40   11/22/2020 at 00:50 (1,222 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 435386 , Reply# 41   11/24/2020 at 12:51 (1,220 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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I'm not entirely sure if Miele would ever return on selling uprights. Maybe they are and there might be a replacement upright coming out soon but I can't really confirm, at least not just yet. This is all that I've discovered so far with Miele. But I definitely do agree with you, I think this would be a bad business move by Miele if they completely abandoned the upright market here in the US. The S7/U1 may not be my most favorite uprights ever made but they're still something that I would recommend over most uprights on the market today.
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Post# 437371 , Reply# 42   1/15/2021 at 05:23 (1,168 days old) by oliveoiltinfoil (England, UK)   |   | |
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I had a U1 / S7 in 2010, 2011.
Quite underwhelming. Very cumbersome vacuums and absolute pigs to work on. No one doubts the suction power, but they never deep cleaned carpets are well as you might imagine. Used to bunny hop over thicker carpets. Not as good as a Sebo Felix, or something with the ET-1 powerhead. |
Post# 437372 , Reply# 43   1/15/2021 at 06:53 (1,168 days old) by Mieles5380leo (Virginia)   |   | |
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I think I tend to agree that Miele will not be releasing another upright machine. They typically would’ve already released it and would slowly phase out the Dynamic U1 as they are doing now. Instead they have not released a new model and are just phasing the Dynamic U1 out. I agree that they should not stick to only making canisters (at least for the United States market) but the S7/Dynamic U1 design has been around for the better part of thirteen years and has had only minor changes. It is definitely way overdue for Miele to have a new upright as the S7/Dynamic U1 was their first attempt at designing their own upright machine (as Panasonic made the previous upright for Miele). There were many things Miele did right on the S7/Dynamic U1 but at the same time there was a lot of room for improvement and a lot of things that should have been improved. Miele has just overall shown low interest over the years in the upright market. The last time they showed any interest was with the design and launch of the S7. It is sad because this was a beautiful machine, but it just did not hold up as well as other Miele products to the abuse of consumers and I have many customers turn down buying our Dynamic U1’s due to the weight of the machine and I’ve gotten several traded in due to weight issues or complete failure of several parts of the machine. I had an S7 (and still do) but I keep it at the store because I am looking to sell it due to the fact I no longer use it.
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Post# 437393 , Reply# 45   1/15/2021 at 18:34 (1,167 days old) by one9ki (Northern Kremisphere, Dixie Kong Country)   |   | |
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