Thread Number: 23188
Vacuums That Failed To Sell Well In America |
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Post# 259526 , Reply# 1   12/14/2013 at 22:43 (3,756 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Could never understand why those beautiful Samsung Quiet Storm Power Nozzle canister vacs were so short-lived. The deluxe version was top-rated in Consumer Reports, and it seemed that the company invested a lot in bringing them to the North American market. They seemed to disappear off the radar screen after only a few years.
Another very short-lived line of highly-rated power nozzle canisters were those colourful machines from Bosch. Again, it seemed that Bosch invested a lot in launching the 120volt line in North America just about 10 years ago. Now you can't find those anywhere! |
Post# 259527 , Reply# 2   12/14/2013 at 22:47 (3,756 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Here's a link to the Bosch that had high scores in Consumer Reports testing - the blue "Electro Duo":
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Post# 259532 , Reply# 3   12/15/2013 at 00:49 (3,756 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Wouldn't the Hoover "Z" series upright bagless vacuums be a good one to list here? |
Post# 259533 , Reply# 4   12/15/2013 at 01:19 (3,756 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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The Vorwerk Range never seemed to gain popularity. I think it was too small for the USA market. The outstanding VK117 and Vk 121 series sold very well in SA despite been 3 times the price of a Hoover senior/ convertible at the time.
In the pic are the Vk 116 & 117 just about indestructible. Twin motor design always worked well Parts are scarce now |
Post# 259536 , Reply# 5   12/15/2013 at 01:51 (3,756 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Saw a Vorwerk vacuum system in the used machine pile at a Star Vacuum place near Wash DC back in the 70's-wasn't collecting at the time--now wished I could have bought the thing.Sort of thought--the Vorwerk system-guess German equivelent to a Kirby? |
Post# 259560 , Reply# 6   12/15/2013 at 08:22 (3,756 days old) by director12 ()   |   | |
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The Kenmore Cyclonic didn't sell well, mainly due to the lousy rating Consumer Reports gave. |
Post# 260380 , Reply# 7   12/22/2013 at 06:45 (3,749 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England, U.K.)   |   | |
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Is the fabled hookline 'Nothing Sucks Like (an) Electrolux' genuine advertising, or just an 'urban myth'?? I figure someone on here should know the definitive answer..??.. All best Dave T |
Post# 260391 , Reply# 8   12/22/2013 at 13:22 (3,749 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 260393 , Reply# 9   12/22/2013 at 13:38 (3,749 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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I don't know for sure, but I can imagine why the Hoover Z did not sell well. Although it was very cleverly designed, I think it was just too heavy and bulky to use. I saw one at Habitat and found it hard to push, and another couple was talking about how heavy it was.
The new Hoover Constellation was another Hoover from that era that did not sell well. In its case I think it was because it was not well marketed and did not have a big showing in most stores. It also had the same problem of the design of its older siblings in that the air ride feature caused it to scatter dust around. |
Post# 260484 , Reply# 11   12/23/2013 at 09:27 (3,748 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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From what I can remember when I was little (and bear in mind that we had a U.S naval base in our Scottish town) I think that most of the Americans didn't want the Hoover Junior/Lark because it was seen as being too feeble or weak. Every home either had an American Hoover upright, helped along by the local repairman who was an engineer on the naval base and who set up home here. For many years his Hoover shop provided everyone with Hoover appliances but he also brought in U.S Hoover models, or some of the military wives brought their own.
As such his shop was like an exhibition emporium of many different models that were left behind by families who moved back and fro from the U.S - I was very excited about that shop! |
Post# 260605 , Reply# 12   12/24/2013 at 03:10 (3,747 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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The Hoover Jr doesn't seem weak to me-it is better than the Oreck-and quieter.Plus you could use it with a hose-I don't have the hose for mine.Would like to get one to try. |
Post# 260677 , Reply# 13   12/24/2013 at 20:08 (3,746 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Back then in the 1970s and mid 1980s when Americans in our town still had their gas guzzling Cadillacs, everything was much bigger for them. Not many took the Lark because of its size. Most didn't think about tools either - a lot of American homes in Scotland had those Hamilton Beach blenders, metal based liquidisers and two vacuums, usually Hoover Convertibles, plenty of Constellations and a smattering of Kenmore/other American brands including Kirby.
Some homes were lucky enough to have central vacuums. |
Post# 260708 , Reply# 15   12/25/2013 at 04:02 (3,746 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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I heard the main problem with the D'Art series isn't the fact that they're all suction only vacuums but rather there's an L shaped dust channel that is inclined to clog.
If they were designed to be used on hard floors only, they should have been sent to places like Japan where hard flooring is the norm. Japan only gets the old S100 stick vacs now replaced by the S4000 and newer S6000 ranges. |
Post# 260825 , Reply# 16   12/26/2013 at 08:20 (3,745 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 260922 , Reply# 17   12/27/2013 at 01:48 (3,744 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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I use a canister instead of my Art.It sits in the corner-only to have the canister vac dust it off.Suppose for some-it would be the most expensive kitchen "crumb" vac. |
Post# 260937 , Reply# 18   12/27/2013 at 11:08 (3,744 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 260955 , Reply# 19   12/27/2013 at 15:21 (3,744 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID)   |   | |
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Post# 261007 , Reply# 22   12/28/2013 at 06:04 (3,743 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 261027 , Reply# 23   12/28/2013 at 13:15 (3,743 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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