Thread Number: 37460
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Post# 399695   10/17/2018 at 20:40 (2,014 days old) by hmc1981 (St. Augustine, Florida)   |   | |
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I know several manufacturers would give people a gift of some kind after an in-home demonstration...
Here is a set of knives I have that were given after a demonstration for a D80. What are some of the “prizes” you all have in your collections? Who were The manufacturers? Please share what you have! It’ll be fun to see! |
Post# 399710 , Reply# 1   10/18/2018 at 03:33 (2,014 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 399711 , Reply# 2   10/18/2018 at 08:05 (2,014 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA)   |   | |
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In 2013 my parents scheduled a demo on the Sentria II. They ended up buying it after I decided to trade my nice Kirby Gsix to the Kirby dealer for a big discount. The dealer, she was very impressed on my knowledge of Kirbys and my collection I had at the time (1CR, Legend II, and Gsix). So She gave me the suction tester she used in her demos. It’s a strong durable plastic rectangular plate that’s 16 inches long and has a handle. You put the plate on the bottom of vacuum while it’s on and you have to try and pull it off. I still have it. It’s simple but pretty cool.
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Post# 399713 , Reply# 4   10/18/2018 at 08:36 (2,014 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 399856 , Reply# 6   10/21/2018 at 11:23 (2,011 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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I worked for Filter Queen around 2012 and then Rainbow around 2014.
Demo gifts only were given to those that called in for a demo based on an advertisement/ flyer program. In many cases for those programs, the people have no clue that their advertisement is anything related to a vacuum prior to calling. If you are someone that knows Rainbow, looks them up online and calls to schedule a demo of one, you are not going to get a gift most likely!! The gifts were used in scenarios of an advertisement and a way to get people to watch what they were told was an approximate 45 minute product demonstration for which to give their opinion of. Filter Queen had a "Poker game" scheme. A certain geographic area was mailed post cards and they were told call in to verify the winnings of the poker hand that was uncovered on their post card. At the end of the demo I would verify the poker card with my cheat sheet guide. The majority of the gifts were a set of BBQ grilling tools-- it was like a 15 piece set of kebab holders, corn holders, spatulas, a knife, etc. The other very common gift was a knife set. It was around 10 knives including a chef knife, bread knife and 4 steak knives among others. The nicest gift I ever saw drawn was an Apple laptop. I didn't have that one with me for the demo, we had to come back another time to deliver that gift. The boss came along with me, and he put on a suit to deliver the Apple Laptop. We tried again at that time to get her to buy the Filter Queen but she still claimed financial blah blah blah. With Rainbow we did turkey, hams or store gift cards. Depending on the flyer that the person called off would depend on the gift. Usually we were told to go to the local food store and find a ham or turkey for $10 or less to bring to them. |
Post# 399915 , Reply# 8   10/22/2018 at 19:54 (2,010 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 399966 , Reply# 9   10/23/2018 at 19:43 (2,009 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York)   |   | |
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Les there are a few Dual 80 sets on eBay right now as well as a few Dual 50, 50th Anniversary sets with gold plated blades. Search on eBay for Kirby knife sets or quikut knife sets, they are out there. CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacman1961's LINK on eBay |
Post# 399967 , Reply# 10   10/23/2018 at 20:13 (2,008 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 400010 , Reply# 11   10/24/2018 at 18:48 (2,008 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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In 82 and 83 we gave a set of Maxim knives, Carving knives. |
Post# 400019 , Reply# 12   10/24/2018 at 21:55 (2,007 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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I was looking on Google and I came across this sanTronic embroidered patch. Its likely a d80 patch as it is green. I just would like to see if anyone knows info on it.
Les
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