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Acerone


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Oreck XL Pro-Plus @ Costco... Now with pictures...
Original Message   Jun 24, 2009 1:30 pm
Saw today the Costco now sell the Oreck for $299 something I really didn't pay close attention just noticed a black charcoal color vacuum that everyone seem to have in the shopping cart...<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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CarmineD


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #4   Jun 24, 2009 5:45 pm
Venson wrote:
Oddly enough, there's no listing for Oreck online at the Costco site. They still must be going strong. The online listing, I believe, shows the total vac brands and models that Costco carries as opposed to what may show up store to store. Maybe it was the Pre-Oreck Halo that was spotted.

Also, I happened to be in my local store today and the line-up has not changed including the Dyson DC17.

Venson



Hi Venson:

I thought the same when I read Ace's post:  It was the $99 halo and not the $299 ORECK.  But Ace mentions colors that are vintage ORECK and not halo.  ORECK may be testing the waters in several strategic stores and locations.  COSTCO store managers have discretion to add/subtract products different from the Corporate guidance and recommendations.

Carmine D.

CarmineD


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #5   Jun 24, 2009 5:51 pm
DysonInventsBig wrote:
Worth mentioning...  the Oreck appeared at Cosco *ONLY after the TTI introduced their Oreck copy-cat vacuum and copy-cat marketing.  IMO, it is only a matter of time before Oreck is forced to close down all/most of thier American assembly....   aka, "The high cost of low price".


DIB

*Assuming Oreck has not sold in Cosco and at this pirce point before this time.



DIB:

After KATRINA hit in 2005 and leveled its headquarters and vacuum plant, it was a perfect opportunity for ORECK to move production to a cheaper labor country outside the USA.  Like most other vacuum makers have done.  Many predicted ORECK would too.  Some here even predicted it was the death knell for ORECK.  They were wrong.  ORECK moved to a state less prone to storms and more readily able to fend them off.  But stayed rooted in the USA for production of its uprights.

Carmine D.

CarmineD


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #6   Jun 24, 2009 5:58 pm
DIB:

BTW, given a choice of the Platinum HOOVER lightweight WT upright and companion canister for $399 vice the ORECK upright and canister for $299, I would buy the ORECK and recommend others to do the same.  Not just for price.  But for performance too.  The HOOVER's are okay for the money and the 6 year warranties are nice selling features at the big box stores.  The HOOVER cann has loads of power, nice size HEPA dirt bag for a compact and very quiet operation.  But ORECK is the real McCoy for upright lightweights and at $299, it gets the edge over HOOVER in my book.  ORECK upright is better quality too than the HOOVER TTI lightweight upright.  ORECK's made in the USA speaks for itself.

Carmine D.

Venson


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #7   Jun 24, 2009 6:14 pm
CarmineD wrote:
Hi Venson:</p><p>I thought the same when I read Ace's post:  It was the $99 halo and not the $299 ORECK.  But Ace mentions colors that are vintage ORECK and not halo.  ORECK may be testing the waters in several strategic stores and locations.  COSTCO store managers have discretion to add/subtract products different from the Corporate guidance and recommendations.</p><p>Carmine D.

Geez -- I wish mine would.

Venson
retardturtle1


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #8   Jun 25, 2009 12:07 am
CarmineD wrote:
DIB:

BTW, given a choice of the Platinum HOOVER lightweight WT upright and companion canister for $399 vice the ORECK upright and canister for $299, I would buy the ORECK and recommend others to do the same.  Not just for price.  But for performance too.  The HOOVER's are okay for the money and the 6 year warranties are nice selling features at the big box stores.  The HOOVER cann has loads of power, nice size HEPA dirt bag for a compact and very quiet operation.  But ORECK is the real McCoy for upright lightweights and at $299, it gets the edge over HOOVER in my book.  ORECK upright is better quality too than the HOOVER TTI lightweight upright.  ORECK's made in the USA speaks for itself.

Carmine D.

hi carmine


I second that ....altho i love the look of the hoover ..it will never outlast the oreck..or come close to its durability ...you can take an oreck from ' in your home use ' into   a commercial use, day in day out  without a hitch...cant see that with tti or any bagless whatsoever.....except the sanitaire comm. dump cup type.

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DysonInventsBig


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #9   Jun 25, 2009 1:36 am
Exactly what Oreck or equivalent is selling at Cosco?

DIB


retardturtle1


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #10   Jun 25, 2009 6:00 pm
DysonInventsBig wrote:
Exactly what Oreck or equivalent is selling at Cosco?

DIB


HI DIB

the hoover lightwgt platinum in question might be the one ...but the closest one id have to say was, that discontinued mod. from hoover  that looked like an oreck. whatever happened to it.....[cause] of its vanishing act.

Lucky1


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #11   Jun 27, 2009 12:28 pm
Buyers should ask IF BBS vacuums are sold with FULL warranty coverage. I'm hearing dealers won't service or honor warranties on them.
CarmineD


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #12   Jun 27, 2009 3:29 pm
Lucky1 wrote:
Buyers should ask IF BBS vacuums are sold with FULL warranty coverage. I'm hearing dealers won't service or honor warranties on them.



Thanks Lucky1.  Interesting point.  I don't know for certain about the ORECK's sold new at COSTCO, because I haven't been to my local COSTCO store to see and hear about the sales of ORECK's.  I suspect since ORECK has a manufacturer's warranty of usually 1, 3, 5 or more years that the authorized ORECK stores would honor the ORECK warranty regardless of place of purchase as long as the owner bought the vacuum new and is the original owner.  What are your thoughts? 

Carmine D.

retardturtle1


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Re: Oreck @ Costco
Reply #13   Jun 27, 2009 4:40 pm
CarmineD wrote:
Thanks Lucky1.  Interesting point.  I don't know for certain about the ORECK's sold new at COSTCO, because I haven't been to my local COSTCO store to see and hear about the sales of ORECK's.  I suspect since ORECK has a manufacturer's warranty of usually 1, 3, 5 or more years that the authorized ORECK stores would honor the ORECK warranty regardless of place of purchase as long as the owner bought the vacuum new and is the original owner.  What are your thoughts? 

Carmine D.


yes...a very good point indeed...you would think yes..i mean you buy a car [gm] on the west coast... you move to the east coast...you develop car problems and take it to a gm dealership..they fix it....because your covered by the warranty...so the same should apply. if your an authorized svc/store and reguardless of where it came from..if its under warr. u fix it....i just dont see an authorized oreck svc/dlr not honoring it....ive never once heard anybody complain about the service they recieved from oreck ..or how they did business....id be blown away if they didnt or wouldnt honor it.
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