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I have 3 different friends that bought $3K vacuum cleaners from D-T-D salesemen
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:19 PM Author: Bull Headed National Striped Hyena I think they're all idiots.
Vacuum cleaners are disposable. When they break or don't work as well after 4-5 years, just go buy a new one for $150. |
Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:23 PM Author: copper messiness I know a prole who did that for Kirby (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759251) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:23 PM Author: Bull Headed National Striped Hyena Sounds much worse than working in a grocery store, tbh. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759252) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:28 PM Author: tan heaven My goy family all did this in the 80s lol Kirby was a big deal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759284) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:29 PM Author: copper messiness Many of the complaints involve "older customers who lack the will to stand up to grueling sales pitches."[3] The Wall Street Journal records examples where an elderly couple was unable to remove three Kirby salesmen from their home for over five hours; in another example, a disabled woman who had been living alone in a mobile home on $1000/month in Social Security payments and suffering from Alzheimer's disease was discovered to own two Kirby vacuum cleaners, having paid $1,700 for the second one.[3] In 2002, the Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner obtained $13,000 in refunds for 13 senior citizens.[16]
According to the Wall Street Journal, the device "costs more than four times what other top-of-the-line vacuum cleaners do."[3] Kirby compares the price difference to that between luxury and economy cars, yet "luxury-car dealers don't make house calls in trailer parks. But Kirby dealers do."[3] The Kirby vacuum cleaner is "marketed exclusively door-to-door — often to people who can ill afford a $1,500 gadget, but succumb to the sales pitch nonetheless."[3]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Company#Criticism_of_marketing_and_sales_practices |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:32 PM Author: tan heaven Holy shit. I need to get power of attorney asap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759309) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:34 PM Author: copper messiness I can just imagine some guy opening his elderly parents' closet and finding twelve Kirby vacuums in there ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759320) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:35 PM Author: Bull Headed National Striped Hyena (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759331) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:36 PM Author: Confused Self-absorbed Hospital Multi-billionaire Oh fuck, my parents bought a fucking Kirby. It is probably still somewhere in their house. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759341) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:42 PM Author: purple garrison fat ankles My parents bought a Kirby way back when and my dad just recently got suckered into buying another one. The guy kept lowering the price, but instead of calling bullshit my dad said “what a deal!” He paid like $500 or $800. Something ridiculous. Even Dysons don’t cost that much. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759376) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:44 PM Author: Soul-stirring Hell that’s truly insane. I thought my gf was crazy for wanting a $500 Dyson vaccum. at least it comes with a 3-year warranty from Costco. never even heard of “Kirby” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759390) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:48 PM Author: purple garrison fat ankles Dysons are SPS. Ask any repair shop. “Don’t buy a Dyson.”
Meanwhile my $200 Bissell from 8 years ago still works great. |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:50 PM Author: copper messiness I had a Bissell that lasted almost a decade. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759411) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 10:52 PM Author: purple garrison fat ankles I love it. I had a dirt devil that kept breaking the belt and i could never get it back on right. My Bissell has a lifetime belt guaranteed for 25 years. No issues. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759418) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:13 PM Author: Crawly corner My grandmother did this in like 1980. They came to the US in 1979 and her first major purchase was some fancy Electrolux vacuum cleaner that cost $800 in 1980. It was a 180 vacuum cleaner and it lasted until 2008. It was so 180 that we bought another one in 2008 when that one finally died. The basic model is still in production and costs the same $800.
https://www.electroluxappliances.com/Homecare/Vacuum-Cleaners/Canister-Vacuum-Cleaners/EL7083ASG/
The only thing that's changed is the color and the shape a tiny bit. Otherwise they've been making the same model since the 70s and it rocks.
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:15 PM Author: Crawly corner Oh, fuck, they took it out of production! Bastards. This was a 180 vacuum. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759558) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 2:29 PM Author: Contagious University The old ones had basically zero filtration and would blow dust all over your house (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34762765) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:24 PM Author: frozen laser beams Kirbys actually do have some of the most powerful suction of any vacuum and will last forever. A good buy used from someone who got suckered. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759613) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:29 PM Author: Confused Self-absorbed Hospital Multi-billionaire I remember they had some propulsion system where if you pushed it they would do all the work and even though it is heavy as hell it would move easily. It wasn't a terrible vacuum (though the bags were expensive and constantly needed to be changed and hauling it up the stairs was a bitch), just the door to door salesmen were obviously scammers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759639) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:43 PM Author: frozen laser beams We own one, it is heavy as fuck but it is self propelled and our home is a ranch, so no stairs. It has a nice accessory pack that let's you vacuum out your car, shampoo fabrics like your couch, and for an all hardwood home like ours an extension for that as well, etc. Again, used they're a pretty good deal.
Dysons are definitely GC flame. At least Kirbys are industrial as fuck, made in AMERICA, and will last a lifetime. |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 1:07 AM Author: Confused Self-absorbed Hospital Multi-billionaire We have one cordless Dyson. It isn't bad for what it is. We also have one of these: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B015NZGV2C/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34760097) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:27 PM Author: purple garrison fat ankles Pretty sure all vacuums have self-propulsion now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34764421) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:45 PM Author: hairraiser overrated karate (guy who's stuck his dick in a number of vacuums) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759735) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2017 11:49 PM Author: frozen laser beams More shameful, I actually read threads on a vacuum forum before buying...yes, there are people who post as enthusiastically about vacuums as we do about nude bodybuilding. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759748) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 1:40 AM Author: Bull Headed National Striped Hyena I lol'd (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34760240) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 12:19 AM Author: bateful bronze cruise ship I don't answer the door unless I'm expecting someone. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34759876) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 1:07 AM Author: Confused Self-absorbed Hospital Multi-billionaire I absolutely do not talk to D2D salespeople. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34760101) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:25 PM Author: Geriatric Private Investor Resort Yep, I don't answer the door unless I'm expecting someone. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34764410) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 5:37 PM Author: copper messiness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34763778) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:21 PM Author: Mind-boggling Hairy Legs Miele Sealed System is what you should have minimum and they go for at least $500 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34764381) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:23 PM Author: Swollen green native yarmulke Some vacuum repair dude dud a couple of AMA’s on reddit. Google when you need to buy one. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34764394) |
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Date: November 24th, 2017 7:26 PM Author: Geriatric Private Investor Resort How much vacuuming are you people doing? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3807293&forum_id=2#34764412) |