Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

First upright from Miele

29 February 2008 This summer, Miele will launch its first range of upright vacuum cleaners – the S7.  It will consist of about six models, all of which feature ultra large dust bags and  “a unique swivel body, which makes it easy to manoeuvre in even the trickiest  of room layouts”. According to the company,  the decision was made following  numerous requests from customers that wanted to buy Miele  but would only use  an upright model. Text: courtesy ERTweekly.com Picture: courtesy Miele.co.uk, 2009 Edited 21st March 2009; reason: loss of original image.

Why don't I feel comforted by that?

Lucky1 wrote:
Maybe because you wont make a reasonable profit on them,did you know that miele will sell direct to the consumer,they will tell you different,call customer service and ask about all the wand and hose breakage,i know they will tell you that their stuff doesnt break and are unaware of any problems,Im getting real tired of this outsourced junk.Ditto for BOSCH. made in germany with parts sourced from other countrys just like the rest of them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Although there is great money in the parts and filters and bags,These guys like dyson have a nice long story behind them. Their new canister line looks a lot like BOSCHES does it not?

  THE MOLE

Hello Mole:

What's a reasonable profit on a Miele?

Do you do your own business books and records and/or have someone do it? If you prefer to message privately, do.

Carmine D.

mole wrote:

Quite true.  Miele has a "Buy Online" page at its website.  The S5980 (the Capricorn) sells along with the SEB236 power nozzle for $1,195.  Mieles are vacuums I like a lot.  It just the price that makes me skittish.

The best points in reference to the brand are usually wonderfully low noise levels, very good suction and optional tools, though often expensive, that help you fine tune your manner of vacuuming.  However, I must say that I didn't feel I was missing anything when using a top-of-the-line Kenmore canister I had. 

Nonetheless, there's a guy at the following link who swears by Miele. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5NLlCWNF6U&feature=related

Venson

Hi Venson,it's at the point of downright price gouging,must be taking lessons from the oil companies,and the government,I busted you and now i will have a book written about me telling the world what a wonderful person i am.I know many different dealers in the floorcare and automotive industrys that cant even buy at these prices[wholesale].Heres a typical management quotation when dealers complain about profit margins,if there lucky to get anyone even interested in what they are selling,JUST HIT THEM WITH THE OLD BAIT AND SWITCH ROUTINE.It seems the industry is going to pot.........

MOLE

Im real glad im in the parts and service end of the industry..............

The test markets for the upright should be determined in the next week or two. It will (supposed to be) available to dealers in October.

Miele uprights look interesting.  Will be fun to check them out mid to late summer.
Only reason I like Miele is that they run quietly. 
In a room with hard surfaces vacuums can generate an awful lot of noise because no sound is absorbed.
Even the central Vacuflow unit with powerbrush can be an ear bender in those situations.
Not so Miele.
Still, Mieles remain very pricey compared to most vacs.  The appreciated Euro isn't helping them any.

vacomatic wrote:
Not so actually...sales are stronger than ever. Might be that many customers are tired of all the 6 MO-2 YR vacuums they have previously bought.

I hear it very often from my customers.

Ask anyone who spent what was considered PAYING TOO MUCH for a quality vacuum like an Electrolux 20 years ago if they regret it.

I just bought a new Miele S7280 from my local Vac Shop on Saturday.  They got in 6 to sell under a testing phase.  I paid $599.99 for it. 
Pros:
It looks cool.  I have the black/red model.  My husband said it looks like a vacuum cleaner Spider Man or Iron Man would own.  I am hoping that it looks "cool" enough to make him want to use it.
It has a 40 foot cord.  I have a small house and I can vacuum my entire first floor without having to relocate the plug.
It swivels and it's self propelled.  That makes it super easy to maneuver around the house.
It leans all of the way down to the floor.  I haven't actually had to use that feature yet so I have no real opinion of it.  But it's nice to have in case I need to do that.
It has the suction control and switches from floor to carpet.  That has come in handy quite a bit for me as I vacuum carpet, linoleum, curtains, cat trees, and different pet toys.
The vacuum cleaner does an excellent job cleaning up my home.   I have 10 cats and 4 dogs so there is a constant battle with pet hair around here.  The Miele has made vacuuming it up easy and my carpets look better than they have in years.  I was previously using a Dirt Devil Reactor so there is a huge difference in the quality of vacuum I was using.  I expected to fill up the bag by now, but I the indicator is only half way over.  That's a plus for me.
It comes with 3 tools: a crevice tool, a dusting brush, and a upholstery tool.  The wand is telescopic and allows me to reach the corner of my ceilings where cob webs collect.  The vacuum hose disconnects from the wand allowing you to use the tools much easier.
The head lamp is all LEDs.
Also, I can reach the top of my steps with the hose, so no more pulling the vacuum up the steps as I clean them.


Cons:
I hate the dusting brush.  It's too small and gets all clogged up with pet hair since the bristles are too close together to allow for proper air flow into the hose.
The foot pedal to recline the vacuum is difficult to use.  I step on it and I have to move the vacuum around a bit to get it to lean back.  Usually is slams to the floor as I lean it back.
At the Vac Shop I asked them to test the air emissions of this model.  We first used the tester on the Miele Capricorn canister.  It went down to 0 in just about a minute. 
With this vacuum it stayed between 2 - 3000.  However when we tested the Sebo X4 (which is what I was going to buy), it was over a million.
It doesn't edge as well as the Sebo X4 when I compared them using clean cat litter from home at the Vac Shop.  My local Vac Shop let me bring down cat litter and my own pet hair to do some real tests to make sure I was getting the right vacuum cleaner for me.

I hope this review helps.  I really love this vacuum so far and my home looks and feels much  cleaner.  It has made vacuuming much easier for me.  With my old vacuum I usually had to go over things several times to get the pet hair off.  Now I only go over everything once and it's clean.  Even my cat tree looked brand new after a good vacuuming with the Miele.  I shaved my 2 long haired dogs down on Monday and the living room was covered in hair.  We picked up the big chunks and let the Miele do the rest.  We only ran it over the carpet 1 time and all of the hair disappeared.  It also does an excellent job vacuuming my cat litter (World's Best).  I would highly suggest this over the Sebo X4.

Thank you for the review. 

I hope you will post this on the review page here on the site under the Reviews Tab at the top of the page.  I'm sure readers will find your comments and analyses very useful.

Carmine D.