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Thread Number: 43300
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
I am now a (hopefully proud) Kirby owner |
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| Post# 452527 5/12/2022 at 17:17 (272 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
So today I hit up the Goodwill during lunch.
Lately the vacuums have been moved from the small appliance area to the back of the store near the furniture. I keep sort of forgetting to look back there until I've browsed everything else. Today I walk back there and see the Oreck that's been there for weeks and thought that was all there is. Well, hiding in the very corner behind the shelf was a Kirby Sentria. I was quite surprised, as I haven't seen a Kirby at Goodwill in probably a few years. I looked at the price expecting it to be $40 - turns out it was $9.99! I figured that was a steal, so not finding anything else I went up front to grab a cart. No hose or tools to be found, but that doesn't bother me as I don't have room to store them at this point in time. I'd kind of wanted a Kirby with Tech Drive for a while, I had eyed some at another thrift store recently but wasn't interested at $45 each, and they had since sold. So I'm happy with this find. It needs some cleaning up, but overall looks fine to me. | ||
| Post# 452531 , Reply# 1 5/12/2022 at 19:52 (272 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
I just bought one today for also $10. But it does need some work though.
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| Post# 452532 , Reply# 2 5/12/2022 at 20:47 (272 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Great find... | ||
| Post# 452533 , Reply# 3 5/12/2022 at 21:09 (272 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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@ Alex, funny coincidince we bought the same machine for the same price today. lol
Mine does need some work, some polishing for sure. @ Edgar! I agree, I have not seen any this cheap. In fact, I paid more for lunch in the McDonald's drive thru across the parking lot after I left! I looked at the date, it was made in 12/2008. I will need to order some bags, there was no bag inside the unit (probably a good thing anyway). There's a service label stuck on the back, it appears this unit came to FL via Ohio at some point. (Probably from a snowbird who has since passed or had to go into assisted living.) | ||
| Post# 452552 , Reply# 4 5/13/2022 at 15:44 (271 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 452600 , Reply# 5 5/14/2022 at 18:20 (270 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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The Oreck has since been sold but the Sanitaire is still there as of today. Both of which were just on my "watch" items but something that I wouldn't buy like right away. But I did happen to buy this Legend II right off the bat for also $10 like the Sentria.
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| Post# 452615 , Reply# 6 5/14/2022 at 21:51 (270 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Oh heck yes! I would have grabbed that Sanitaire up in a New York minute! Like you, space comes at a premium so I concur. You did get the pick of the lot absolutely.May I be the first to welcome you to the ever growing Kirby family? | ||
| Post# 452619 , Reply# 7 5/15/2022 at 03:27 (270 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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| Post# 452667 , Reply# 8 5/16/2022 at 15:33 (268 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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I think you will like the Sentria. I do like mine I really like it with the fixed length 12 foot hose. I can really get things done. I use the Sentria more than my Heritage II. | ||
| Post# 452729 , Reply# 9 5/17/2022 at 22:37 (267 days old) by whiteley03 (Tulsa, OK) | ||
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| Post# 452750 , Reply# 10 5/18/2022 at 16:17 (266 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 452841 , Reply# 11 5/20/2022 at 22:24 (264 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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I will get to polishing it up hopefully. I did try some Mother's polish I had on hand already but it did not do a lot. I'll probably have to get a buffer or drill attachment to get through the spottiness of it.
I also learned from experience how to use the belt lifter and take the floor nozzle off. It is far easier to put on and off than I would have imagined, and the belt lifter is a very nifty idea as well. | ||
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