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Post# 187853   7/1/2012 at 18:09 (4,313 days old) by sanitairered (Michigan)        

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Today I went to Goodwill and came back with an Oreck XL CLassic for $14; all it needed was a new belt and bag. I also got a Fantom Thunder 11 amp for $30, which was extremely clogged, but now that it's cleaned out it runs great! I'm very pleased with my purchases.

Post# 187862 , Reply# 1   7/1/2012 at 19:25 (4,313 days old) by mieles7 (TX)        

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Nice vacuums! Does that Oreck have the Helping Hand Handle?

Post# 187873 , Reply# 2   7/1/2012 at 22:28 (4,313 days old) by sanitairered (Michigan)        

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Yes it does, but the power switch is on the base of the machine.

Post# 187875 , Reply# 3   7/1/2012 at 22:51 (4,313 days old) by mieles7 (TX)        

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I see. It amazes me that people would rather buy a new vacuum than fix their old one up. Exactly 1 month ago I bought a Riccar 8900 from Salvation army that only needed a new bag. Now it's become one of my favorite machines!

Post# 187877 , Reply# 4   7/1/2012 at 23:04 (4,313 days old) by sanitairered (Michigan)        

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I completely agree! My favorite machine is my Kirby G5 that I found at a thrift store. The only thing it needed was a new belt, and a bag obviously. It's crazy to see how wasteful people can be!

Post# 187885 , Reply# 5   7/2/2012 at 03:19 (4,313 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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Tell me, where can I get an Oreck for that price ?

If I knew, you wouldn't see me for dust.


Post# 187886 , Reply# 6   7/2/2012 at 03:29 (4,313 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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"I see. It amazes me that people would rather buy a new vacuum than fix their old one up. Exactly 1 month ago I bought a Riccar 8900 from Salvation army that only needed a new bag. Now it's become one of my favorite machines!" I'm not at all surprised Ian. Everybody (well, almost everybody) these days feels the need to "Keep up with the Joneses", so to speak.

So if a bag is full or a belt snaps, that is an excuse (in their minds) to say, oh well, may as well replace the old thing!

I'm not saying everybody is like that, there are people who genuinely believe that, from the adverts, new Vacuum Cleaners are better than the old ones, so decide to replace theirs for something they think is better. Of course 9 times out of 10 it turns out to be not so, but by then it is too late.

What I'm trying to say is, people see old things for what they are, old, not for what they do or to the quality they do it.

Sufficiently confused ? So am I.



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