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When did Vax start ripping off Miele?
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Post# 64476   3/31/2009 at 07:29 (5,476 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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When did Miele start selling their design to crap companies? Either that, or Vax have clearly ripped them off!

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Post# 64477 , Reply# 1   3/31/2009 at 08:11 (5,476 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)        

That looks like an exact dupe of the Hoover Anniversary Windtunnel to me..somebody in China making them for various companies?

Post# 64480 , Reply# 2   3/31/2009 at 12:39 (5,475 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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Look at the grill, the power and cord rewind buttons, the carry handle and tool compartment. It's a Miele with "Vax" written on it.

Post# 64482 , Reply# 3   3/31/2009 at 13:08 (5,475 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        

No, it's not a Miele, but very similar appearance wise.

TTI is the company who owns Royal/Dirt Devil, Hoover and Vax. There's never been a more obvious copy of a Miele than this machine. I first saw it branded as a Royal at the VDTA trade show. It was so weird to see a Hoover Windtunnel powernozzle with the word "Royal" on it.

If you get a chance to play with one, you'll find the looks are about the only thing this has in common with a Miele.


Post# 64483 , Reply# 4   3/31/2009 at 13:13 (5,475 days old) by vacuumfreeeke ()        

Well, that's good to know... this post was scary! That looks a lot like the new Mieles... wonder what the power nozzle and hand grip look like. My Miele Plus was made in China, but I still love it and it feels and behaves like a Miele. TTI is too big anyway....

Post# 64487 , Reply# 5   3/31/2009 at 13:52 (5,475 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

I saw one of these in Currys just the other day - our version doesn't even benefit from the Windtunnel powernozzle! :(

Vax has recently been rebranding various US Hoover models for the UK market: the Hoover Whisper was the Vax Turboforce Zero, and the Hoover Windtunnel +Cylonic is the Vax Mach 7.



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