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DysonInventsBig


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The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Original Message   May 29, 2008 12:41 pm

ORECK - The business, the history, the machine, the man and related.

(Below: Oreck 1979 to 2008)



  < yr. 1979  < yr. 5/2008


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DysonInventsBig


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #181   Jul 5, 2008 4:35 pm

Maybe I should of said he wants it both ways with messaging - cyclonic is bad and cyclonic is good.        DIB


CarmineD


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #182   Jul 5, 2008 5:29 pm
Sounds like he's right.  Most good things taken to the extreme are bad.  That's where the saying comes in:  Too much of a good thing is bad!  Too much suction power is bad.  Too aggressive brush rolls are bad.  Balance is good.  The right things in the right measures all working together in harmony for the best outcome.   Which is the ORECK.  8 pounds.  Excellent brush roll.  Full sized bag.  30 parts.  All made in the USA. 

Carmine D.

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CarmineD


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #183   Aug 3, 2008 8:11 am
This responds to a question raised here about the uses of the ORECK-s that are returned within the 30 day home trial period.

According to several of my ORECK sources, these returns are shipped to ORECK Clean Home Centers nationwide and used as loaner vacuums when non-ORECK brands are brought in for repairs.  In hopes of converting the vacuum users to the ORECK brand after using.  Apparently, the sales technique/promotion works.

Carmine D.

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mole


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #184   Aug 3, 2008 8:26 am
Hows the pricing on the repacks.

MOLE
CarmineD


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #185   Aug 3, 2008 9:05 am
The ORECK Clean HOME stores I've visited sell used ORECK-s.  These are usually ORECK trade ins.  Tho, I suspect at some point the loaner ORECK-s are also sold as used vacuums, if a customer is interested in buying and doesn't have the funds to buy a new one. 

I recently saw a used XL Classic [made and sold in 2004] priced and bought in an ORECK store by a customer for $100. 

Carmine D.

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mole


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #186   Aug 3, 2008 9:11 am
A great buy,how can you go wrong for 1 bean..............


MOLE
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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #187   Aug 3, 2008 9:52 am
mole wrote:
A great buy,how can you go wrong for 1 bean..............


MOLE


By purchasing an Oreck.
dusty


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #188   Aug 3, 2008 11:24 am
CarmineD wrote:
This responds to a question raised here about the uses of the ORECK-s that are returned within the 30 day home trial period.

According to several of my ORECK sources, these returns are shipped to ORECK Clean Home Centers nationwide and used as loaner vacuums when non-ORECK brands are brought in for repairs.  In hopes of converting the vacuum users to the ORECK brand after using.  Apparently, the sales technique/promotion works.

Carmine D.


They are also sold to dealers as "show" specials at a reduced rate and a 1 year warranty and are never in short supply.

Dusty
CarmineD


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #189   Aug 20, 2008 7:49 pm
FYI:  Recently there was some discourse about the new CRI green label seal of approval and which vacuum brands are approved.  A question was raised about ORECK's certification.  At the time, I opined that ORECK, which has always received the CRI seal of approval since CRI's inception, was on the vendors'  list of brands with vacuums submitted for the new CRI green label seal of approval.  But, the final ORECK-CRI test results probably were not available yet and ready to publish.

Well, here's the final results and the latest on ORECK's XL and the CRI green label approval/cert:

http://www.vacuum-ratings.com/carpet.cfm

BTW, the above site came from the side banner of this Web Site.  It is an ORECK advertisement.  But, imbedded in the write-up is the actual CRI Web Site which the reader can click on to view/verify ORECK's CRI Green Label seal of approval/cert.

Carmine D.

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CarmineD


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Re: The Oreck vacuum and everything you wanted to know (hopefully)...
Reply #190   Aug 22, 2008 7:14 am
I went to the snopes Web Site recently to research a subject of an email I received.  Lo and behold plastered all over the snopes site is Dave and ORECK with sales ads through Sept 1.  Here's the site.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/dollarcoin.asp

He's everywhere!

Carmine D.

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