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Thread Number: 45286
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Unusual amount of vacs at Goodwill. |
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| Post# 469062 1/29/2024 at 20:34 by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
Usually my Goodwill might have 2-3 vacuums at a time, if any.
I went Friday and there was nothing. I decided to stop in Sunday afternoon, and suddenly there was a whole slew of them. I can say about 15. There were 3 bagless Hoover uprights, a newer blue bagged Self Propelked Windtunnel, a vintage orange Eureka Mighty Mite canister, Oreck XL upright, Dirt Devil Feathrweight upright light blue in very good shape, Bissell Proheat Carpet Cleaner, Bissell PowerForce mini bagless upright blue/black, Bissell bagged PowerForce upright blue/black, Kenmore bagless straight suction canister blue, Kenmore Elite upright silver and Kenmore Elite Ultra Plush canister champagne. I think I listed them all. lol It was very odd to see that many machines show up at once. Since I already have a SP Windtunnel just like that, as well as a Mighty Mite and bagged PowerForce, I didn’t need any of those. My temptation got the best of me, and I got the Kenmore Elite canister for $12. It needs a hood cleanup and a floor brush, but everything else was there and for a machine that retains for $400, $12 seemed a steal. The Kenmore Elite upright was very tempting to for $12, it had all the tools and extra HEPA bags, but I only allowed myself one machine. I also liked the Oreck and the little Bissell. | ||
| Post# 469065 , Reply# 1 1/29/2024 at 20:45 by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Nice | ||
| Post# 469066 , Reply# 2 1/29/2024 at 20:45 by EvolutionClean1 (Nampa, Idaho) | ||
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Oh man! I miss when the local stores would get huge lots of machines at a time. I would have snapped up that Mighty Mite so quickly 😂 | ||
Post# 469068 , Reply# 3 1/29/2024 at 22:29 by JustJunque  (Western MA) |
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| Post# 469078 , Reply# 9 1/29/2024 at 23:32 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Post# 469103 , Reply# 10 1/30/2024 at 15:06 by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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You brought me luck!
Hey Cole,
Between winter weather issues, and my health issues, I haven’t been thrifting in a little while. Even though I’m not feeling great today, I decided to try taking a ride to the nearest store. They’ve had nothing, the previous couple of times I’ve gone. Today, they had at least six vacuums! If I can remember all of them: A wet/dry vac, I believe it was a Craftsman. It was very clean, and had attachments. A small, yellow, bagless Eureka. Maybe a newer version of the little Whirlwind Lite that I have. An Oreck XL upright. I couldn’t find the date on the tag. It was dirty, but I would have enjoyed cleaning it up, now that I have a little experience with Orecks. And, it came with a package of spare bags. A green Hoover bagless upright of some sort. A Bissell PowerForce Helix, that looked like it had been used one time. Seriously…it was pretty immaculate. A blue Kenmore canister, with what I believe was all of its attachments. I don’t know my Kenmores, but it was old enough to be made in USA. And, finally, a Dirt Devil 103 in its original box. Even though I don’t do bagless, I really wouldn’t mind having a PowerForce Helix to play with. As clean as this one was, I was tempted. But, the sticker said $29.99. Granted, it may have been half price. I don’t know. I’ll try to get back there before too long, and see if they mark it down. The Oreck’s sticker was mangled, so I don’t know what they wanted for it. All of the uprights were either $19.99 or $29.99. So, I’m guessing the Oreck was probably $19.99. The last time I inquired about a vacuum without a clearly marked price at this store, they sold it to me for $5! Maybe I should have asked! I think I’ll post it in a separate thread, so as not to hijack this one. But…two of the aforementioned vacuums came home with me. | ||
| Post# 469243 , Reply# 11 2/4/2024 at 17:17 by Human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
There has been a dearth of interesting vacs at thrift shops around here, which is just as well, since I'm running out of space to put them. The last I saw was a trio of G-series Kirbys this past summer, a G4, a Gsix, and a standard Ultimate G. All were in rough shape, but the G4 was definitely the best of the lot. I ended up purchasing it, and then going back for the Gsix to use as a parts donor, as it was cheaper than buying the parts a la carte. Eventually, I broke down and fixed the Gsix up as well. Since that time, there has been absolutely nothing to even remotely stir my interest, just an endless parade of plasticrap.
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| Post# 469244 , Reply# 12 2/4/2024 at 17:30 by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
One thing is certain: the classic vacs from traditional American vacmakers are much heavier than newer counterparts. And the older the owner, the more difficult it is for them to push around and carry and store an old Kirby or Eureka upright or Kenmore canister. Unless they have a younger hired housekeeper who can handle the heavier machines.
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Post# 469246 , Reply# 13 2/4/2024 at 17:43 by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Building off of the last two posts:
I too, have been trying to limit what I buy. I haven't succeeded lately, but I try. And, two of my most recent purchases, were a Kenmore canister, as mentioned by Brian, and a plasticrap, as mentioned by Edgar. I was on a mission to save this little Bissell. And, it may still happen. But, I took it way farther apart than I usually do. And, by the time all the parts that I washed are fully dry, I don't see myself being able to successfully reassemble it. One part, specifically, that I think is some sort of automatic height control, I couldn't figure out how to reinstall immediately after I took it off. | ||
| Post# 469251 , Reply# 14 2/4/2024 at 18:15 by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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