Thread Number: 34508
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Will there ever be another Constellation remake? |
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Post# 373132   6/2/2017 at 23:38 (2,490 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 373144 , Reply# 1   6/3/2017 at 09:38 (2,490 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The 'remake' didn't sell that well. Canisters are not 'in fashion' with the buying public at this time, especially a canister like the Hoover that blows dust around on floors, and blows dust out of the carpets. People today want bagless uprights with on-board tools.
To tool up to manufacture a machine is expensive, and even though the Connie was made in China it still must recoup its start-up cost. I don't think the revamped Connie ever did. I sold them in my store when I used to own a vac shop, out of ten sold, one got returned. The turbo brush was fairly ineffective for cleaning deep carpets. Hoover should have had a power nozzle, but for some reason chose not to. The china-made Connie also ran quite hot. The exhaust air will almost burn you. |
Post# 373165 , Reply# 2   6/3/2017 at 16:12 (2,490 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Because people today have no clue what a real vacuum is supposed to be! |
Post# 373168 , Reply# 3   6/3/2017 at 16:55 (2,490 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 373195 , Reply# 5   6/4/2017 at 07:01 (2,489 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Best thing ever for glued down commercial carpet. |
Post# 373295 , Reply# 6   6/6/2017 at 00:10 (2,487 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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never be another Connie reissue....it's a dead horse. Consumer interest has changed and shifted away from canister vacs like that. Sales on the last reissue were dismal. Kevin |
Post# 373377 , Reply# 9   6/6/2017 at 21:34 (2,486 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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I wish I still had my Connies one was white & the other stainless
There was a Constellation with real Powermatic; super-rare |
Post# 373590 , Reply# 10   6/10/2017 at 09:23 (2,483 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 373593 , Reply# 11   6/10/2017 at 09:31 (2,483 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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that out soon enough...picking up a reissue Sunday. There is a Youtube video of a Brit chap fixing an older Connie and it has the diffuser...which all the Euro models probably had or at least that one. Kevin |
Post# 373604 , Reply# 12   6/10/2017 at 11:32 (2,483 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Here's an old thread that shows what the new ones look like inside. Or you could just wait and find out. :)
CLICK HERE TO GO TO fan-of-fans's LINK |
Post# 373727 , Reply# 14   6/12/2017 at 18:41 (2,480 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington, NC)   |   | |
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Glad you like it! It hasn't seen daylight since I bought it over 6 years ago. Connie on! Greg |
Post# 373730 , Reply# 15   6/12/2017 at 19:04 (2,480 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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Thanks again Greg, sorry we couldn't visit more. I got home around midnight as it was (and the car was being creepy, lol)...uggg. Kevin |
Post# 374337 , Reply# 17   6/23/2017 at 20:31 (2,469 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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