Thread Number: 37772
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 402695   12/16/2018 at 17:27 (1,928 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Has anyone else experienced times when you cannot find absolutely anything vacuum-related at all at the thrift stores? I've been going to Goodwill practically twice a month for the last 3-4 months and not found any vacuum cleaners or even belts or bags or hand vacs. It's like every vacuum cleaner vanished from the earth all at once.
I don't know if it's because of the holidays people are waiting to see if they get one for Christmas or what. I just found it a bit weird, you'd think that there would always be vacuums. |
Post# 402697 , Reply# 1   12/16/2018 at 17:37 (1,928 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 402698 , Reply# 2   12/16/2018 at 17:46 (1,928 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Hmm, I have noticed that at Goodwill too, and if they've had any it's been stick vacs or rechargables. Habitat has still gotten a fair number in but nothing much vintage.
I don't have any room for more vacuums so haven't been buying any unless something I really, really want shows up, so for me it's probably for the better that I haven't seen anything. |
Post# 402706 , Reply# 3   12/16/2018 at 18:46 (1,928 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 402729 , Reply# 4   12/17/2018 at 00:42 (1,928 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 402747 , Reply# 6   12/17/2018 at 09:01 (1,928 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA)   |   | |
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From my experience going to thrift store. It seems (here in Hilliard at least) that the best time to find good and vintage machines is in the spring/summer. In the fall/winter season, I barely find anything. I was there just last week, but all that was there was one Bissell PowerForce Helix and a Shop Vac. Nothing really good or worth going for. This past summer there was 10-20 Vacuums each time you visited. Amongst those we’re some real good machines. Now it’s very vacuum empty. I won’t rely on goodwill for vacuums until the warmer season begins. (Though I will still go occasionally just in case.)
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Post# 402789 , Reply# 7   12/18/2018 at 01:46 (1,927 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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I am wondering if the "good" vacuums are sold on EBay or Craigslist rather than taken to those places.Same with yard sales-----NOTHING lately. |
Post# 402790 , Reply# 8   12/18/2018 at 02:13 (1,927 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB)   |   | |
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in my thrift store nothing too just small hand vacs or broom not the good stuff.Like i use to see at our local second hand store Filter Queen , Kirby classic 3 , electrolux ,kenmore u name it they had it . Also they fix em up too i had many machine there and enjoy my daily trips to Try out vacuum .But it closed now sadly
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Post# 402798 , Reply# 9   12/18/2018 at 08:41 (1,927 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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We have a Goodwill collection box that is in a parking lot that's on my way home from work. We get LOTS of vacuums that are just left with us at the Factory Outlet Store. We don't take trade-in's, so people just leave the old vacuum. I always make sure they run and then take them to the donation box. Just last week, I put 2 Riccar Vibrance uprights, and an Impeccable canister into the collection box. I hope they show up in the store and not on eBay, but I did give them away so I don't really care. Last summer, after we decided NOT to hold Vacuum Collector conventions at the Museum any longer, I gave Goodwill about 50 working cleaners, from Royals to Kirbys to Rainbows. That was over just a one week period, the collection box had nothing in it but vacuums I gave them.
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Post# 402828 , Reply# 10   12/18/2018 at 20:03 (1,926 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 402898 , Reply# 11   12/21/2018 at 09:14 (1,924 days old) by got2bjennyg (Brunswick, Ohio, USA)   |   | |
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I see them showing up on Offer-up and Facebook marketplace.
TOL Hoover Convertible for $5 and a Hoover Windtunnel self propelled for $5 on offerup.com in my area. |
Post# 403001 , Reply# 13   12/23/2018 at 22:01 (1,921 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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