Thread Number: 31959
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Customizing the Vacuum Cleaner? |
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Post# 352192 , Reply# 3   5/15/2016 at 16:09 (2,896 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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It looks like you did very good.
I'm tired of vacuums being sold all or nothing. Computers aren't sold that way. T.V. entertainment centers aren't sold that way. Kitchen appliances aren't sold that way. Furniture isn't sold that way either.
When you buy a computer, you may well be re-using an old printer, or none. You shouldn't have to buy all the different parts you may not use. Same thing with Kitchen appliances. We don't go in and buy frig, stove, dishwasher, trash compactor, microwave all from the same manufacturer, or get none. You buy what you want from the manufacturer you want.
Vacuums should be the same way. If I want a Bissel canister, with an Eureka hose, several Kenmore parts, several Hoover parts, and an Electrolux power nozzle, I should be able to buy that right off the shelf. Likewise, If I already have a working canister vacuum, but I want a new Electrolux hose, and a new Bissel Power Nozzle, I should be able to buy that.
Most Vacuum manufacturers have relatively universal parts now. For example, an Electrolux dusting tool will fit a Shop-vac, or a Kenmore, or a Eureka, or a Henry.
They should package each part separate. The other thing is, some tools haven't changed in decades, but the power nozzle and canisters have. It would be easier inventory control for the manufacturers. Also, smaller boxes would be easier to ship. And smaller boxes on display shelves are easier to move around and pick up by consumers. Plus, not everybody needs all tools. And some people need more than one of a certain tool.
It would take an agreement by all manufacturers to adhere to certain standards, like having the same hose ends so one manufacturers hose would fit another machine, etc. And it would create a market for someone to make adapters for older machines.
My recent customization is my Hoover power nozzle paired with my Electrolux.
You need to like what you have and customization is the way. Worrying about how manufacturers packaged something is fun and it LOOKS good perhaps, but practicality takes the lead if you want something that fits you. |