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Post# 142385   7/8/2011 at 16:33 (4,646 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Currently clearance at our local Bed Bath and Beyond for $ 149!Half off their normal price, unit rates well.

Post# 142409 , Reply# 1   7/8/2011 at 19:54 (4,646 days old) by dwhdarren97 ()        
Ignorant HSN people...

I saw the demonstration on HSN, and the women on there put it through heck! They were picking up sharp objects in large piles, and all around showing how powerful and the amount of abuse it could take. They thought it was fine and dandy to run it over that junk. And when it bogged down they just dated it was powering through it. Not taking notice of how bad they were treating it. People these days don't understand what a dirty air system is. It appeared to be a tank of a vacuum though! It took a beating and kept going for sure. It also seemed to groom high pile well and picked up pet hair excellent. They may have the video on HSN.com. Or search YouTube for user reviews I guess. Hope this was helpful, despite I have no actual experience with it.

Post# 142421 , Reply# 2   7/8/2011 at 20:43 (4,646 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)        

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They do clean pretty nicely i tried one out at a Sears it seemed to really vibrate that rug unlike anything else i tried out. The owner of the vac shop i go to has said they suffer from frequent circuit board failures though which is too bad they seem nice otherwise.

Post# 142423 , Reply# 3   7/8/2011 at 20:48 (4,646 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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well, that's just sad! Sorry to hear. Reminds me of my LiNX in looks.

Post# 142433 , Reply# 4   7/8/2011 at 21:51 (4,646 days old) by OCScott3085 (DMV)        

I actually owned one for two years up until about a week ago. It really groomed the carpets well but smelled bad whenever I used it. We change the bags frequently but even after changing the bag, it still smelled like wet dog. I got rid of it and bought a Miele S7 Twist upright based primarily on my amazing experience with Miele's canisters.

Post# 142438 , Reply# 5   7/8/2011 at 22:29 (4,646 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Too bad, thought it looked well thought out.

Post# 142441 , Reply# 6   7/8/2011 at 23:21 (4,646 days old) by Ralph123 (Little Rock, AR)        
Hoover design

I'm not sure what to think of the design. They seemed to want to make an Oreck killer, so they crammed a 12amp motor into an Oreck like vacuum. If I remember correctly, the bags are like $5 a piece which really adds up if you have to change them frequently due to bad smells. The vacuum got excellent reviews in the leading consumer magazine.

Post# 142443 , Reply# 7   7/8/2011 at 23:25 (4,646 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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It actually has a 5 amp motor, bag is HUGE, same price as the one in my T type.35 ft cord, NICE.LED headlight, 2 speed. I liked.

Post# 142471 , Reply# 8   7/9/2011 at 10:00 (4,645 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Well, this little chat room may have saved me $149 !

Post# 142505 , Reply# 9   7/9/2011 at 15:50 (4,645 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)        

Why doesn't Hoover still make the Elite or Convertible? I sure bet they'll outperform the Platinum!

Post# 142514 , Reply# 10   7/9/2011 at 17:15 (4,645 days old) by fanonthefloor (Augusta,Georgia)        

@Floor a matic they do but only for commercial use and yes they may can out preform a platinum.

Post# 142555 , Reply# 11   7/9/2011 at 20:31 (4,645 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Good thing I passed I guess. Not only from the help/opinions here, but just had to have mom's Honda towed in. This will be on me to pay for. 93 with 41,000 miles.

Post# 142627 , Reply# 12   7/10/2011 at 10:39 (4,644 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)        
I love my

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Hoover Platnium light weight upright and canister combo. Cleans really well and glides easily over my Frieze carpet .


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