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Thread Number: 36671
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Getting A Job At A Vacuum Store |
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Post# 392562 , Reply# 1 5/31/2018 at 08:41 (2,156 days old) by kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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Vac shop qualifications
I often wondered about the industry standard qualifications for owning or working in a vac shop. For example an electrician would need a license to repair the electrical systems in a building. I would think working in a vac shop would require something similar. Because employees are repairing small appliances for customers and there is a slim chance of electrocution to the customer if the vacuum was wired wrong.
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| Post# 392645 , Reply# 2 6/1/2018 at 16:53 (2,154 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
Think of the fun you'll have dealing with the public...
A woman bought a brand new Riccar, then brought it back 2 hours later, she sucked up the cord into the vacuum, damaged the roller brush and cut the cord. A woman brought in a Rainbow D3C for service, after cleaning it and servicing it, when she went to pick it up she kept saying this isn't her vacuum, hers doesn't have white stripes in the top section. Even though we showed her that the serial number on the receipt and the serial number on the unit match she still kept saying it's not her vacuum. A man brought in a vacuum, after figuring out what's wrong and giving him an estimate, he doesn't want it fixed. So he picked it up. A week later he comes in with new parts that he bought online and wants us to install them at no cost. | ||
| Post# 392781 , Reply# 3 6/4/2018 at 02:04 (2,152 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
Speaking of which
One time we had someone bring in a Bissell shampooer that had the cord messed up. She claimed that the cord had "Melted" inside but it looked like that the brushroll just chewed it up. We knew that she was lying about the cord but she wanted the warranty work done so we just let Bissell do the rest of the trouble. After a few denials from Bissell and with her complaining about the wait, they've sent us a warranty replacement unit but she was all pissed off when the replacement was actually used which that's what it's supposed to be.
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| Post# 392900 , Reply# 4 6/6/2018 at 13:15 (2,149 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Agreeing with the above discussions. You could definitely make a highlight reel of all the stupid things people do to vacuums.
This one is from one of the vacuums in my collection. "Why does my Dyson not suck anymore? Oh well time to toss it."
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| Post# 392909 , Reply# 5 6/6/2018 at 15:35 (2,149 days old) by speedqueen (Harrison Twp MI) | ||
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Vac Shop Wackiness... Recently I started working at a local shop and I see all kinds of craziness, the most typical thing is someone wanting a bag/filter/belt and not knowing the type or even brand or color for that matter. | ||
| Post# 392984 , Reply# 7 6/8/2018 at 07:35 (2,148 days old) by rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
My family booked a Vacuum Repair Guy to fix their new Electrolux. It'd suddenly lost all power but was still under warranty.
The Engineer arrived, turned it on at the mains outlet, turned it on at the base unit, turned it on at the handle, turned it on at the brush-head. Wooosh. All working fine! "That'll be £65 Call-out Fee Madam. Are you paying Cash or Cheque?" This post was last edited 06/08/2018 at 12:15 | ||
| Post# 393011 , Reply# 9 6/8/2018 at 17:16 (2,147 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 393033 , Reply# 10 6/9/2018 at 02:14 (2,147 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Post# 393037 , Reply# 11 6/9/2018 at 10:41 (2,146 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Excellent | ||
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