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Post# 154947 , Reply# 1   10/11/2011 at 01:44 (4,552 days old) by Vacuumfreeeke ()   |   | |
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The have the Eurekaluxes to show people what not to buy... I'll admit that that Aptitude upright is truly awful, but the canister isn't so bad. I think the note taped to the machines is pretty tacky. |
Post# 154948 , Reply# 2   10/11/2011 at 01:46 (4,552 days old) by Vacuumfreeeke ()   |   | |
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I tried to get the antique Electroluxes that they had above the "counter", but they didn't show up very well..... I don't even know what model they are. |
Post# 154950 , Reply# 4   10/11/2011 at 01:51 (4,552 days old) by Vacuumfreeeke ()   |   | |
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The front window.... who in their right mind would put a paper sign in front of a displayed vacuum? These people need to be schooled! |
Post# 154990 , Reply# 7   10/11/2011 at 10:08 (4,551 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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I would be imediatly put off by the notes stuck to those euro electroluxes and walk away, the worst thing you can ever do to a customer is to knock the competition infront of them. You just end up looking pathetic and worse still if you actually have your competitions machines and show your customer how "bad" they are you will often end up showing them the downfalls of your own product too with out realising it.
I see it all the time here, the Miele agency up the road has a dyson dc25 to show how bad it is , I often wonder if they sell any mieles as the customers always end up coming to us to get a dyson. However if they want a cylinder I sell them a Euro Electrolux ( its the only Electrolux we have ever had and is the origional one too) Electrolux Ultra one .
AND Never have a bad attitude with any customer its the fastest way to loose customers and business.
You always must be in a good mood no matter what the customer asks for. Some times we have customers coming in just to ask us about the miele they just bought. they want to know deep down that they have made the right decision normally as a family member has said " why didn't you buy a Dyson" I always tell them that they have bought a good quality machine. I give them a business card or sticker and tell them that although we do not sell miele we do sell the bags and would be happy to help out with any questions. They normally come and buy a Dyson from us the following year. |
Post# 154999 , Reply# 9   10/11/2011 at 11:15 (4,551 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Ralph
I kind of agree with you. Before I found this forum a while back (I'm not really a collector), I THOUGHT that the Door to Door Electrolux vacuums were now being sold in stores and that it was the same company. It wasn't until learning from this forum that that wasn't the case and that the REAL Electrolux was Aerus. |
Post# 155043 , Reply# 12   10/11/2011 at 18:38 (4,551 days old) by lovecanisters ()   |   | |
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I'll take one of those Lux Classic {far right} models in picture 4, lol |
Post# 155068 , Reply# 14   10/11/2011 at 21:58 (4,551 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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I recently saw a few AERUS Lux Classic canister vacs at Walmart & Sears (Not sure if they're rebuilts?) Yes, I mean these here |
Post# 155093 , Reply# 15   10/11/2011 at 23:06 (4,551 days old) by sanifan ()   |   | |
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Maybe that's why people are buying expensive vacs in this economy. A focus on the home, perhaps, while cutting down on other extravagance? Don't know about the time share, though. Escapism in this case? |
Post# 155095 , Reply# 16   10/11/2011 at 23:09 (4,551 days old) by sanifan ()   |   | |
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While the vacuums look fantastic, the store kinda gives me the willies. |
Post# 155242 , Reply# 20   10/13/2011 at 06:02 (4,549 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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If that's how they behave toward their customers, I can fully understand why Electrolux wanted their name back before it was sullied into appearing as a bunch of maverick rednecks... :S |
Post# 155320 , Reply# 21   10/13/2011 at 16:13 (4,549 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Its hard to believe Aerus vacs are also available at Target (Only the Lux Classic canisters, no Legacys or Guardians) |
Post# 155348 , Reply# 25   10/13/2011 at 21:22 (4,549 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)   |   | |
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Post# 155441 , Reply# 26   10/14/2011 at 20:09 (4,548 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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At least Sears, WalMart & Target stores in South Texas (Rio Grande Valley area) sell Lux Classic canister vacs. I don't know about anywhere else in TX or other states as of yet. |
Post# 155490 , Reply# 27   10/15/2011 at 06:48 (4,547 days old) by sarasvacshack ()   |   | |
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If you have seen the Lux canister at a retail outlet, what price are they asking for the units there? Thanks, Lloyd |
Post# 156238 , Reply# 31   10/21/2011 at 09:00 (4,541 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 156245 , Reply# 33   10/21/2011 at 11:05 (4,541 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)   |   | |
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Post# 156272 , Reply# 35   10/21/2011 at 14:30 (4,541 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Target, WalMart & Lacks Furniture in San Antonio area don't sell Aerus, but I'm not positively sure? |
Post# 156274 , Reply# 36   10/21/2011 at 14:35 (4,541 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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H-E-B Plus! & H-E-B Mercado will be selling Aerus vacuums by mid-November. CLICK HERE TO GO TO floor-a-matic's LINK |
Post# 368876 , Reply# 37   3/21/2017 at 20:48 (2,563 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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My local Aerus dealer is the best dealer I've seen. You walk in, and see the new machines in the windows, but he has a "shrine" of sorts to vintage cleaners. HE even has a Model 24. Is very nice and fixed the switch on our Dyson DC25 for a good price (my mom didn't want me TOUCHING her precious Diesoon!) He has the same thing with the paper sign, but it does not smack talk Eurekalux. It only says "This is not a genuine Aerus Electrolux". Sales do not seem forced at all, and he has good prices on rebuilt Aeruses (Super J, for example, with a total rebuild is $500). The second the aforementioned Diesoon bites the dust, we're going to take a trip and get us an Aerus. (Fun fact: The guy has rings on the wall from where he used to stick his Electrolux "Thrift" Model T to the wall, walk away, and leave the vacuum hanging to the wall under it's own suction.)
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Post# 368879 , Reply# 38   3/21/2017 at 21:45 (2,563 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 368902 , Reply# 41   3/22/2017 at 07:28 (2,562 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)   |   | |
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Aiden,
Are you talking about the store in the Southland shopping center? I've been in there before, the owner's a great guy! I talked with him for a long time that day, he showed me around the shop, his MASSIVE trade in pile, his vintage machines sitting high up (I tried my best to talk him out of his Model V, but no such luck!). Interestingly enough, at the time I was in there, he wasn't carrying the Platinum edition yet.....he said it was just too expensive of a model for his market and he was carrying the Legacy on down to the Classic.....of course, this has been a few years ago too! Steve |
Post# 368907 , Reply# 42   3/22/2017 at 10:20 (2,562 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 368919 , Reply# 43   3/22/2017 at 14:06 (2,562 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 368920 , Reply# 44   3/22/2017 at 14:12 (2,562 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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This is an Electrolux Model 24. It may not be, though, as I am a little rusty on the models before the Electrolux Model XXX (30), but I'm pretty sure it is this one. It looks like this one, at least. This one is also called the Electrolux V.
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Post# 368924 , Reply# 45   3/22/2017 at 14:59 (2,562 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)   |   | |
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That's a Model Five.....that's the one I was talking about that I tried to talk him out of! Back in the early days, Electrolux used Roman Numerals to signify model #'s. X is ten, hence an XXX is a 30, V is five, XII is a model 12, LX is a Model 60, and so on. In fact, check out the link below. It's from an interview with our very own Alex Tabor (Caligula on here). Toward the bottom, he discusses his model V (5).
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Post# 368929 , Reply# 46   3/22/2017 at 17:10 (2,562 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 368933 , Reply# 47   3/22/2017 at 18:23 (2,562 days old) by Rainbowd4 (TN )   |   | |
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There was no such thing as a model 24. |