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Vacuum shop stickers on vacuums
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Post# 435866   12/4/2020 at 21:14 (1,209 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)        

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If you all have a vacuum with a sticker from a vacuum store/repair shop, do you leave it on or remove it?

I'm kind of ambivalent about removing them. I think they can kind of look tacky and take away from the vacuum's appearance. On the other hand, they kind of tell the vacuum's history in a way and where it spent time. I also sometimes like to Google the address of stickers I see on vacuums to see if the shop is still there or what's there now.

I only have one vacuum with a sticker, which is on my Electrolux Grand Marquise. I decided to leave it on.


Post# 435868 , Reply# 1   12/4/2020 at 21:17 (1,209 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)        

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I have a couple, both serviced from the same shop. They put the sticker on my DD Deluxe on the back of the motor case, and on my Eureka canister they put it in front of the attachment holder. As long as it is not gaudy or right front and center, I leave it.

Post# 435869 , Reply# 2   12/4/2020 at 22:39 (1,209 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
Not a fan.

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I've gotten cleaners from out of state, and, I find the stickers to be amusing at times.
I always stressed NO stickers when I had cleaners serviced. I was asked, "How will you call us for service again?" I replied, "I have it recorded. There was a story going around about me... and stickers.
They're my machines, and I don't want them on my vacuums.


Post# 435871 , Reply# 3   12/4/2020 at 23:14 (1,209 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)        

I usually take them off if I get machines with stickers on them, and Since I service my own machines, I don't have to worry about stickers.

Post# 435872 , Reply# 4   12/4/2020 at 23:44 (1,209 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        

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It depends on where the sticker is, how big it is, and whether or not I can remove it without causing any damage to the finish of the vacuum. And having been a Printer for many years, I know that the stock used for printing labels is (or at least used to be) available as permanent or removable. Unfortunately, the only ones who know which kind was used, are the person who actually takes the stock out of the package and prints the job, or the customer who may have specified one or the other on the order.
Jeff


Post# 435873 , Reply# 5   12/5/2020 at 00:59 (1,209 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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I leave them on. It's about preserving history, especially local history. Also when they have the last service date written on. Pretty much every vacuum shop sticker on the vacuums I have went out of business decades ago. I think one of the vacuums I have came from a town of just 350 people.

Post# 435878 , Reply# 6   12/5/2020 at 07:45 (1,209 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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My Silverado has a service sticker inside the bag door from when the salesman came to sell me a hose, bags and take the powerhead in for service. Have seen it so many times that name is in my head! If it needed something, I guess the # is still good, it's been almost 30 years.

Post# 435880 , Reply# 7   12/5/2020 at 09:18 (1,209 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)        
I think.......

it's a matter of personal preference. It's nice to have provenance on a vac. Even if you don't want them on, you could remove them and drop them in an envelope along with the OM etc.

Kevin


Post# 435888 , Reply# 8   12/5/2020 at 11:59 (1,208 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        

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I'm in the 'leave it on' camp. It's part of the machine's history. Besides, they're darned tough to remove. Ironically, I often remove the dealer stickers from my cars.

Post# 435898 , Reply# 9   12/5/2020 at 16:29 (1,208 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA)        
Sebo

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I have a couple of vacuums with stickers on them. What I can think of right now are my two Sebos. My Automatic X4 and my X5 both came from the same shop, but I got them from totally different locations. It was cool to have them both because I thought of it like long lost siblings. I left the sticker on for this reason, to remember their past. I generally don't remove the stickers though. I used to have a Sentria II that came with a color matched sticker that was an exact match of that blue they used. 

 

Regards, Garrett


Post# 435947 , Reply# 10   12/5/2020 at 21:43 (1,208 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)        

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It depends. I'd say if the sticker adds something to the machine, then keep it. For example, if the machine came from far away, the sticker will remind you of where it called home. If the sticker looks attractive, maybe.

Ultimately, just do whatever you feel like.


Post# 435949 , Reply# 11   12/5/2020 at 21:52 (1,208 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
Gone

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Its the first thing that goes. I'm the owner of the vacuum and I'll service it. If any sticker goes on it will be mine.
If it's uses official kirby parts. If it's from manufacturing it stays. If it's vacuum shop it's gone.


Post# 435978 , Reply# 12   12/6/2020 at 17:17 (1,207 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)        

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i always get rid of them, can't stand them. they ruin the artistic and aesthetic qualities of the machine

Post# 435979 , Reply# 13   12/6/2020 at 17:38 (1,207 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)        

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I have a 1920s Hoover that has a decal on the handle, it's not a sticker.
It also has a metal card holder on the handle.


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Post# 435980 , Reply# 14   12/6/2020 at 18:19 (1,207 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)        
Naaah...

I have three on a 75 yr. old Hoover and they are all on the back of the handle and not bothering me at all. They're part of this ole girls past.I'm not going to risk damaging that good old lead based paint trying to remove a sticker so worn down it now looks more like it was painted on or a decal.

One is black lettered on gold, one is red lettered on black and the third was put on by the shop I took it to about 15 years ago, so I'm going to let the next collector decide if they stay or go. If a shop had carelessly stuck a sticker on say the hood or headlight or anywhere that looked gaudy I'd peel it off right there in front of them, but otherwise they are proof the machine was cared for and not just used up and tossed .


Post# 435984 , Reply# 15   12/6/2020 at 20:13 (1,207 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)        
Like this

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When they are well placed the stickers do not bother me. Kind of nostalgic for me. Chad saved this convertible for me from the trash.

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Post# 435987 , Reply# 16   12/6/2020 at 22:39 (1,207 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
NICE

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save !!!!

Post# 436025 , Reply# 17   12/8/2020 at 06:17 (1,206 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)        

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If you can pull the top of the sticker off, goo-gone will work. Be sure to use a
soft cloth so you don't scratch the finish. Goo-Gone will work even if you
can't get the sticker off, but it will take longer.......Then use windex
to remove the oily residue......

PR-21
Bud


Post# 436049 , Reply# 18   12/8/2020 at 11:54 (1,206 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)        

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For me it completely depends on a couple things. Where the sticker is on the vacuum, and how old the sticker is. If it were a nicely placed sticker from a store that’s long gone, I’m leaving it. If it’s in a place where it’s crooked or just makes it ugly, it comes off. If it’s a more recent sticker, it definitely is gone. The sticker must add to the story of the machine in a way that doesn’t detract from it, if that makes any sense.

Post# 436059 , Reply# 19   12/8/2020 at 15:00 (1,205 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
Cole,

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I've also used a hairdryer on the stickers.
A lot of times, the service person will write the date of service on the underside of the base. That is nice to know the service the machine got.
I have a few interesting sticker from all over the U.S. but, generally, the sticker are gone.
Supposedly, the late Betty Fritz made a fuss when I reminded her... no stickers. That very well may never have even happened at all.



Post# 436062 , Reply# 20   12/8/2020 at 18:20 (1,205 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)        
Betty Fritz!

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Oh I wasn’t going to, but you served me this one on a silver platter! You apparently lost it in her store when one of your machines was returned to you... incidentally apparently after you were asked to leave, while you were en route to the next store, she placed a call to the next store giving that poor guy a heads up on what was heading his way. He’s the one who told me that story, and I believe him. I have heard many more fascinating stories as well. We could really have story time, if you’d like...

Post# 436063 , Reply# 21   12/8/2020 at 18:25 (1,205 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)        

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My favorite story is the one with the TTI executive and you accosting him about the bag plant, and you weren’t even supposed to be there!

Post# 436065 , Reply# 22   12/8/2020 at 18:48 (1,205 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        

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Looking at the vacuums I can get to, only my Kirby Sentria, one of my Gsixes, My little Eureka canister and my Electrolux Super J. have dealer stickers. The one on the Super J is actually hidden inside the bag door. My Silverado Deluxe has what appears to be a dealer sticker but on closer examination, it is a five-year warranty sticker that includes the machine's serial number.

As I mentioned previously, I see the stickers as part of the machine's 'pedigree' and with the exception of the Eureka, they're all in inconspicuous spots so I just leave them be.


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Post# 436067 , Reply# 23   12/8/2020 at 19:07 (1,205 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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My Silverado has its sticker in exactly the same spot there maybe that was their habit out of sight

Post# 436068 , Reply# 24   12/8/2020 at 19:28 (1,205 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        

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Yeah, the design of those canisters lends itself to hiding the sticker there.

Post# 442853 , Reply# 25   6/11/2021 at 22:13 (1,020 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)        

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This Constellation on eBay has a pretty nice looking vacuum shop sticker on it. From Midwest Sewing and Vaccum Center in Wichita, KS. Plus interesting it was serviced at least in 2005 or later from the sticker's years. It made me think of this thread.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO fan-of-fans's LINK on eBay


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