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HARDSELL
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Re: GE Canister Vacuum Model 169072 VC-396 Info?
Reply #13 Dec 13, 2008 8:29 am |
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Hello Lazaruspup: Apparently many Americans feel like you about Wal*Mart. It is the only retailer in the US, save COSTCO, that has held its own and even appreciated in stock price value in the last year despite the 40 percent loss in the market. It's selling for $53 a share. This is higher than its stock share price at the same time last year. The GE cann vacuum, launched by Wal*Mart stores in 2000, has been one of the best selling vacuums in Wal*Mart history. Some stores can't keep them stocked on the shelves, they are sold so quickly. WM stocks and sells Arm and Hammer brand bags and filters exclusively now in all its stores too. For the interested: HOW BIG IS WAL-MART?
At Wal-Mart, Americans spend $36,000,000 every hour of every day.
This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th)
than Target sells all year.
Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco +
K-Mart combined.
Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people and is the largest private employer. And most can't speak English
Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the World.
Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger & Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only 15 years.
During this same period, 31 Supermarket chains sought bankruptcy (including Winn-Dixie).
Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are SuperCenters; this is 1,000 more than it had 5 years ago.
This year, 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at a Wal-Mart store. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 billion.)
90% of all Americans live within 15 miles of a Wal-Mart. Carmine D.
Why did you leave this off your WM list?
13 . Let Wal Mart bail out Wall Street
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: GE Canister Vacuum Model 169072 VC-396 Info?
Reply #18 Dec 14, 2008 7:09 am |
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He postulated that Riccar may be using some of the same factories as Eureka to manufacture their Harmony/Oxygen units and vice versa, the Moonlight and Sunburst. Its possible that Wal-Mart stepped aside from the manufacturers and commissioned their own vac from the manufacturer and passed up the middle man all together. Maybe this is just the start of Wal-Mart using the GE brand to go beyond just vacuum cleaners, and small kitchen electrics.
Hello Drew:
Both postulations, his and yours, are excellent and reasonable. Thanks for the follow up info. Carmine D.
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CarmineD
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Re: GE Canister Vacuum Model 169072 VC-396 Info?
Reply #21 Dec 14, 2008 8:09 pm |
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Did this canister use cn-1 bags??? mole
Hello MOLE:
The [CN-1] are the paper bags for the first green GE Wal*Mart canister. Here's a pic from the W*M site for the CN-1 bags: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4066646 By comparison, here is a pic of the paper bags for the latest Wal*Mart GE canister [bronze] model 169072. From the GoVacuum Web Site. [Not on the W*M site yet]. http://www.govacuum.com/gecavabaform.html Also, W*M carries the replacement bags for the bronze GE 169072 cann under the Arm & Hammer brand name for $5.97 for 3 bags. Decent made allergen bag too from the appearance. Click on the "GE cann bag" http://www.armhammervac.com/prod_cats/ge.html# As Dusty indicated, the GE 169072 bag appears identical to the RICCAR Moonlight and Sunburst bag. Tho, the Arm & Hammer replacement specifically cites the GE 169072 model with no reference to the RICCAR. There was no A&H replacement on the W*M shelves for the RICCAR Moonlight and Sunburst models. At least not in the W*M store I was in and looking at. Not yet. Carmine D.
This message was modified Dec 15, 2008 by CarmineD
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lazaruspup
Joined: Dec 11, 2008
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Re: GE Canister Vacuum Model 169072 VC-396 Info?
Reply #22 Dec 14, 2008 10:20 pm |
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Mike,<BR><BR>Enlighten those of us that weren't around when these were released and tell us what you said?? What is so wrong about the info in the thread? Edit: Actually I looked up Mike's assertions and as I stated in the above info, I don't doubt that TTI might have manufactured this vacuum, but if they did, they are using some Electrolux/Eureka parts, as well as borrowing ideas from Riccar/Simplicity. The stamp on the motor inside the vac clearly stated Electrolux Home Care, Bloomington, IL and the bags are obviously interchangeable with the Moonlight/Sunburst/JackandJill. Honestly as I said, out of curiosity, I would like to know where these are coming from, but do I care?? No. Its a pretty good product for the price.
This message was modified Dec 15, 2008 by lazaruspup
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