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Thread Number: 33061
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby door to door visit here |
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| Post# 361266 , Reply# 1 10/21/2016 at 10:22 (2,737 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
I got a brand new set of Kirby branded "Ginsu" steak knives very recently from a Kirby door to door salesman. He stayed about fifteen minutes, long enough to set his machine up and ask me to vacuum over a spot. I pulled out the Hide-a-Hose and power nozzle, and proceeded to clean my rug. Then came the 'old trick' - look what the new Kirby gets up.
I made a statement right then and there that I would NEVER use a vacuum with disposable bags, my Vacuflo central vacuum uses cyclonics, never loses suction, and has twice the power of a Kirby (if not more). The salesman stated that bags were best, so I asked how much they cost. Apparently, $5 per bag doesn't seem like much to the salesman. I let my two border collies into the house (one is over 100 pounds), and told him I'd use a bag a week. That's $20 a month, $240 per year to THROW DOG HAIR AWAY. After he realized I was NOT going to buy very expensive bags, he packed up. On his way out, I walked him to his car and showed him the huge dirt container on my Vacuflo twin-motor commercial. I had emptied it a week before, so I though I'd show him how much dog hair I got in one week's time. It was enough to have filled the Kirbeast bag more than to the line. I told him when the Kirby came out with a bagless machine, that had no loss of suction, and no on-going costs for bags and belts - come back and see me. While I do have 19 vacuums in the house, I never showed him any of them other than the Hide-a-Hose and Volt power nozzle (which he agreed was an awesome idea). He even recorded the hose going back into the wall with his cell phone camera. | ||
Post# 361272 , Reply# 3 10/21/2016 at 11:41 (2,737 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Over the years, I knew 2 Rainbow salespeople. 
One was a good friend of mine. I went to school w/ his sister. He was BRAND new and wanted/needed to practice his sales pitch. He asked if he could do a 'demo'. I told him sure, as long as you KNOW I'm not ever going to buy....(House of HOOVER) after all.
So, he went about his business. He tried to sell, but it didn't happen. I told him BEFOREHAND. AND. i TOLD HIM HE WAS not GOING TO TOUCH A hoover, RIP A BAG, ETC...OR try TO SHOW ME HOW 'INFERIOR' MY CURRENT vacuum was.An Electrolux salesman,friend of my dad's tried to do the same. He didn't last very long...in fact, he was out of the house in record time. John | ||
| Post# 361278 , Reply# 4 10/21/2016 at 13:18 (2,737 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
re: Reply #2 | ||
| Post# 361283 , Reply# 5 10/21/2016 at 14:06 (2,737 days old) by wyaple (Pickerington, OH) | ||
I wonder how a 120V plug fits into a 220V socket?
Since the plugs and sockets are vastly different, was an adapter used?
Bill | ||
| Post# 361286 , Reply# 6 10/21/2016 at 14:16 (2,737 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
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| Post# 361349 , Reply# 9 10/22/2016 at 10:40 (2,736 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Harley:
To answer your questions, the salesman offered the knives at the door when I opened it. While I do not have to disclose where I work, I DID tell him I had no interest in buying anything. But, if you're giving me the knives for free, well, I'll take them. I demonstrate vacuums all the time to people who have no intention of buying one. Happens everyday at work. Spent 20 minutes showing a TandemAir vacuum yesterday - they didn't buy and told me they weren't in the market. I still demoed the machine. I don't take it personally. I have not had the opportunity to try an Avalir on my rugs, until the demo. Didn't feel any different than any other G series Kirby - to me.
And by the way, I (as in 'me') never plugged anyone's Kirby into a 240 volt outlet. | ||
| Post# 361353 , Reply# 10 10/22/2016 at 12:33 (2,736 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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Ethics or lack of beside Did you not commit an error of omission for allowing him to do so (plugging into the wrong outlet)? I remember you bragging about the incident on the old Abby's Guide, What's the best vacuum. You and Carmine had some heated exchanges there. | ||
| Post# 361354 , Reply# 11 10/22/2016 at 13:06 (2,736 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
As great as Kirby's are, I don't like the sales tactics. I wish they'd adopt the same approach as Vorwerk, who do in-home demo's and parties with no pressure to buy. As much as Kirby claim there is no obligation to try, the salesman will try every tactic in the book to sell the thing.
Price is another issues. They need to be more black and white with the price. Set a standard, rather than allowing the salesman to whack whatever he wants on top of the manufacturer price. But I guess that's the problem with their set up. Vorwerk demonstraters are all paid an hourly wage plus sales commissionn and are directly employed by Vorwerk. If Kirby salesman were to come and say "this is the machine, this is what it does, ths is why it's good, this is how much it costs and this is the priceplan you can have it on" with no tricks or tactics, I think they'd have a better sales reputation. | ||
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