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New lightweight with OBT in town for $250 with free bags for life and zero cost maintenance warranty for life.  Anything goes wrong, a new vacuun is shipped to you.  

http://www.garryvac.com/

Taking a page from ORECK on the giveaways:  Free Steam Mop to keep if not satisfied with purchase and returned.

https://www.garryvacuum.com/order_form.html?country=CA

Comments?

Carmine D.

Hello carolinadewitte:

Thank you for posting this info.  I agree with you, I would not be buying one soon either save the curiosity factor of how well it works in tool mode.

I am not a big fan of arbitration/arbitrators.  My experience is that they know nothing of the products and people involved and don't really care to know.  They get paid to do a job.  They  view their roles as bringing both parties to a mutual agreement and save legal fees/damage awards for the company.  My experience is also that the arbitrators are in bed so to speak with the companies' managements/legal counsels.  Why?  An individual has little clout against a company.  Hence the reason in part no class action suits are permitted.  In arbitration hearings, I have always turned down the arbitrators' terms.  ALWAYS!  Only to be threatened by them with the end of the world if I refused to agree.  Well, the world didn't end and I usually resulted with a better deal in the end than the arbitrators brought to the table.

Carmine D.

In looking for more information of the company I found ENVION . Garry Vac -Vacuum &  Purify Air , Ionic Pro - Air Purifier , Pure Pro - Professional Air Purifier, Humidiheat - heat,Humidifier, Air Washer and Therapure - Ultimate Air Purification System using HEPA  like filters.So far nothing sounds good to me. I am still looking for more.   Oh One bag coming with the cleaner sounds fishy. How much is Shipping and Processing? Specs sound odd and confusing.

                                                                                         Procare

Hello Procare the Man:

I believe Venson posted that the cost of the bags are free for the lifetime of the Garry vacuum.  But there's a hitch.  Shipping costs!  Which if there like some of the charges out there for mailing and handling takes 4 weeks and costs $15.  Upgrade to reduce the wait and the price doubles.

CArmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
Howdy Carmine,

Because you mentioned, I went back to the Garry site and indeed bags are "free . . . just pay shipping and handling." Per the website, free replacement of the cleaner, even if the owner is at fault re the damage, the same deal applies --you pay shipping and handling.

If it costs $15 to ship a pack of bags I can only imagine what they'll ask to ship a replacement vacuum.

Venson

Also, in their commercial. they show the Oreck Gold vs Dyson vs Garry vac. All of the comparisons are skewed (of course) for Garry. Why did they not have an example of the Oreck when emptying the bag? Why was it stated in parethenses about the weight being for the upright & canister? I know Oreck has it's faults, but after having used many other vacuums, I know it's worth saiting for Oreck to have their "sales". No vacuum is gonna be perfect, but how can you argue with warrantys that last from 1-21 years? There IS an Oreck and a payment plan for ANYONE. I'm disgusted by all the false claims Garry has made about Oreck and Dyson... and I don't even like Dyson. I would never give my CC # for automatic payments for "Free bags for life" that cost more than BUYING bags is from Oreck. Ugh!!! Vacuuming is supposed to be my peaceful time!!

cjnyusa wrote:

While I understand the slick TV marketing to sell, I had a problem with the company's use of the CRI when it was not on the CRI site.  This was a biggie for me.  Of course, Garry got around this by stating that its machine was still in the queue for testing for the CRI seal and it expects approval.  Stretching the truth?  Overly optimistic?  Either way Garry got the CRI approval seal: Silver Category.  A huge selling point for buyers/users.  Much to Garry's credit.  So Garry is in good company.

Carmine D.

Anyone considering a Lightweight owes it to themselves to try the Simplicity Freedom series. Outstanding vacuum and even better company.

It's well worth paying a little more and buying from a reputable company like Oreck/Simplicity/Riccar than to buy a Gary.     I wonder if Gary is suffering from a cash flow problem, and is thus unable to make the refunds that it should be making.  It's tough to take on an established product like Oreck.   

Lucky1 wrote:

Severus wrote:

Both RICCAR/SIMPLICITY lightweights are awarded the CRI seal also, like ORECK and Garry.  While they give ORECK comparable competition, consumers are more familiar with ORECK's thanks to Dave and his vacuum advertising presence. 

Carmine D.

Carmine,

The Garry may be a decent concept, but it's tough for an upstart to take to succeed, particularly when it doesn't do well in Consumer Reports testing.    I wonder how it compares to a Dirt Devil Featherlite or Hoover?  Because Oreck has the ability to charge a premium for their products, they have the deep pockets to allow generous return policies.  

If the Garry were sold at El Big Bog Store, you could at least return it without being stuck with paying the shipping and handling charge twice.