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Thread Number: 44858
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Bagged thrift store sightings |
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| Post# 465680 , Reply# 1 8/30/2023 at 16:58 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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| Post# 465687 , Reply# 3 8/30/2023 at 20:14 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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I think every collector should have a Dirt Devil 103 style hand vac if they wanted a Dirt Devil for their collection, those were really popular back in the day and they're one of the best cleaning hand vacs ever made.
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| Post# 465694 , Reply# 4 8/31/2023 at 08:09 by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX) | ||
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Darn - I saw a DD 103 at Goodwill last week - maybe I shoulda got it. Oh, well - I already have a much newer one (that has the useless air-driven brushroll).. | ||
| Post# 465701 , Reply# 6 8/31/2023 at 14:17 by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 465795 , Reply# 7 9/3/2023 at 17:08 by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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'bagged' vacuum cleaner...
A few years ago, I found a 'bagged' vacuum at a thrift store. It was an Electrolux Epic 3500SR upright. When I first saw it, it was in a plastic garbage bag, with just the handle sticking out of the top. I recognized it by the handle and took a closer look, expecting to see something really gross inside of the bag, but it was just moderately dusty. I tried to talk myself out of it, but ended up buying it a few days later for $3. The thing had no price tag on it, and when I asked an employee about it, he went and got a manager, who had a pricing gun in her hand, and randomly slapped a price tag on it without touching the price adjustment knobs, then she looked at it and told me what it said. I didn't argue the point and made a bee-line for the checkout.
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| Post# 465806 , Reply# 9 9/3/2023 at 21:14 by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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I have a slightly older Imperial than that, same color, but different bag design. You're right that it is about 85 percent the same as a Sanitaire, especially the blue Professional series, designed for household use. I've also got a Sanitaire S645 that's about 30 years newer than my Eureka, and except for the color schemes, there are only three major differences: the Eureka has a sliding Rugulator height control, instead of the Dial-A-Nap knob, a two-speed power switch on the handle, instead of a single speed switch on the motor unit, and the handle, which is painted white instead of chrome plated, has metal cord hooks, spot-welded into place, as opposed to the plastic ones that snap onto the Sanitaire's handle.
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Post# 465820 , Reply# 10 9/4/2023 at 09:35 by luxlife  (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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Amazing! I’m always surprised at what people are willing to let go of. | ||
| Post# 465891 , Reply# 11 9/6/2023 at 17:17 by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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| Post# 465973 , Reply# 12 9/8/2023 at 22:58 by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 466166 , Reply# 13 9/14/2023 at 10:15 by ilovehoovers (England) | ||
Saw this Panasonic recently - £5!
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| Post# 466168 , Reply# 14 9/14/2023 at 10:55 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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