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Thread Number: 39615
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Saw another Sanitaire today |
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| Post# 420214 2/18/2020 at 22:21 (1,528 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
So I swung by the Goodwill store where I found a Sanitaire last fall, and later a pristine Kirby Heritage II Legend, and they had another Sanitaire. It wasn't in nearly as nice condition as the one I got last fall. The bag had a lot of wear and was held together with duct tape at the top. Also, the cord appeared to have been replaced with a conventional orange drop cord. Overall, it appeared to have had the hard life one would expect a Sanitaire to see in a commercial setting. While I was tempted for a few seconds, I ended up leaving it there. I have one Sanitaire among all my Kirby and Electrolux machines, so that's sufficient.
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| Post# 420215 , Reply# 1 2/18/2020 at 22:41 (1,528 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
I only have one Sanitaire in my collection.
It looks like this: I rarely see Sanitaires here.
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| Post# 420220 , Reply# 2 2/19/2020 at 04:01 (1,528 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Hi Human Any idea how old a machine it was, in comparison to yours. It's hard to tell at a glance because they really didn't change that much for some time. What were they asking for it? | ||
| Post# 420224 , Reply# 3 2/19/2020 at 07:53 (1,528 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Yeah, that was other thing. It didn't have a price tag on it. Had it not been on the sales floor with a couple of other plasticrap vacs, I would have thought it might be the store's machine. I'm not sure of its age since didn't really look that closely at it after taking in its overall condition. My sense is it might have been a bit newer than mine, a well-preserved example from the early '80 for which I paid $10. Pricing at Goodwill can be so random, I'd be afraid to hazard a guess at what they'd want for that one.
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| Post# 420238 , Reply# 4 2/19/2020 at 12:29 (1,528 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
I have decided that going to Goodwill is not worth my time anymore. I went a few days ago, and they had a mid 90's Kenmore canister with a crushed hose for $30, a bagless Dirt Devil Easy Lite canister with no hose or tools for $12.50, and a Dirt Devil Versa Clean for $10. I used to be able to buy a working upright at the same location for $10.
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| Post# 420240 , Reply# 5 2/19/2020 at 13:03 (1,528 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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I agree. I sometimes I stop by my way to or from somewhere else and usually on a Monday or Tuesday when I can get a 10 percent discount (Monday is senior day and Tuesday is student and educator day). I seldom make it a true destination anymore.
Clothing, books, movies and music all have standardized pricing but most of the employees have no clue when it comes to pricing housewares. For instance, I've seen Keurig coffeemakers priced anywhere from $5 to $35 with no regard to model or condition. One time when I bought one (for $8) the employee who rang me out asked me where the glass carafe was. She didn't even understand what a Keurig was and how it differed from a conventional drip coffeemaker. Vacuum cleaners, of course, are even worse. I've seen totally broken down plasticrap vacs for $30 or $40 and really nice ones like my Sanitaire and and my Electrolux Diamond J with power nozzle, each for $10. There is just no rhyme or reason. | ||
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