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Thread Number: 32967
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Dirt Devil Roommate |
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| Post# 360535 10/7/2016 at 18:20 (2,754 days old) by eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
Just saw a Dirt Devil Roommate at a thrift store today. Is it rare? It was only $16 so should I grab it next time? It is a 90s DD after all.
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Post# 360554 , Reply# 1 10/8/2016 at 00:23 (2,754 days old) by Durango159  (State College, PA) |
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Rare, is an interesting question when it comes to Dirt Devil. These are sold at many department stores and HSN. So quantity sold was fairly high. There were blue colored ones along with this red one and they were on the market for a few years.
As to how many are still out there and not in the landfill, I have no clue. I imagine if you did an eBay search, you'd find one on a fairly regular basis though. I have never searched for one. As you can tell, it's a lightweight quickie cleanup vac. It was marketed for college students, efficiency apartments, etc. There's a dirt cup that gets emptied. I think the filter is similar to that of a DustBuster design. | ||
| Post# 360566 , Reply# 2 10/8/2016 at 08:28 (2,753 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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RoomMate A good idea for a small vac but the Number One problem with these was hair/thread/strings not being cleaned off and ruining brush assembly.If brush and brush bearings are good this might be a great vac when you don't want to use a full size. | ||
| Post# 360568 , Reply# 3 10/8/2016 at 09:16 (2,753 days old) by eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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I was thinking it might be best suited for the carpeted staircase in the master bedroom. And since my brothers room is much smaller than mine I could use it in there too. Next time I go to the thrift store I might check it out again and look for any issues including brushroll tangling. I never usually just come across 90s dirt devils where I am so i found it to be rather interesting. something I want to REALLY get my hands on is the Ultra MVP. Been looking for a decent one for years! I know for a fact they are not as common as others. Ive only seen one on ebay and it was dirty had a bag half filled. YUCK! I had to skip unfortunately. I wish they made them for just a few more years. I dont know why they were kinda short lived.
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Post# 360569 , Reply# 4 10/8/2016 at 09:47 (2,753 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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One school where I taught had these little DD vacs | ||
| Post# 360571 , Reply# 5 10/8/2016 at 10:12 (2,753 days old) by eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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Post# 360573 , Reply# 6 10/8/2016 at 10:25 (2,753 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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At my first teaching job, | ||
| Post# 360574 , Reply# 7 10/8/2016 at 10:59 (2,753 days old) by eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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| Post# 360578 , Reply# 8 10/8/2016 at 13:41 (2,753 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 360590 , Reply# 9 10/8/2016 at 19:06 (2,753 days old) by eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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| Post# 360593 , Reply# 10 10/8/2016 at 19:13 (2,753 days old) by eureka1998 (New York ) | ||
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