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Venson
Joined: Jul 23, 2007
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Re: Miele
Reply #5 Aug 10, 2009 10:04 am |
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I like the S7 but I think it is too big for it's own good, I found it a real struggle to keep hopping on the pedal to get it over rugs on existing carpets and its neck wasn't as light as I had hoped. Of course I know Americans will love it generally as even the UK struggles with the size of the Kirby machines. It wouldn't surprise me if Miele were redesigning the S7 however as it hasn't received the best reception in the UK.
Hi vacumanuk, I have carpeting from heavy to light to deal with but have not had the same problem. The S7's 20-pound weight has not been an issue for me either. There are lots of heavier vacs on the market. Besides which, I remember old Hoovers I used that weighed as much as five pounds more that would be pressed to match up. More for posterity's sake than use, I own a Royal PowerCast -- a "bright idea" from about four or five years back. It's a good cleaner that unfortunately weighs in at 30 pounds. That to me is heavy. As well, the size of the S7 is about the same as better upright models sold here by Hoover, Bissell, Kenmore and any number of other manufacturers. The good thing about Kirby is that you could probably own one for the next fifty years and only end of getting rid of it out of boredom. That I think that is what still sells them though they are far from ruling the market. However, Kirby's problem is not only size but inconvenient and old-fashioned conversion for attachment use. Albeit about the best rug cleaner there is and easy enough to push due to its transmission for self-propulsion, it is not of contemporary design. Thus you have to systemize your manner of cleaning -- above the floor duty first and floor cleaning last just as back in the day of just the broom and dust cloth. In any event, I've become so comfortable with my Tango upright that I use the Capricorn canister I have less -- even for stairs and above the floor. I think its nice idea come at the wrong time and, in business, timing is everything. Venson
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894
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Re: Miele
Reply #8 Aug 10, 2009 1:05 pm |
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Hello Venson: Thanks for the reports on MIELE and BOSCH. Good detective work Sherlock Holmes. WRT BOSCH vacuums no longer being sold in the USA: Not the main product for BOSCH so easiest to cut costs and expenses by divesting itself of vacuum sales in the USA. Appropriate time also. Bad economy, exchange rate matters, falling off sales all in concert to dictate cutting overhead. Least profitable markets and products are usually the first to go. Carmine D.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: Miele
Reply #9 Aug 10, 2009 8:10 pm |
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For the record, I spoke with Jim at Miele today. (Remember him, Sally, the Cat Lady and the mangled test model?) He claims that the S7 series is not going to be discontinued. Jim also claimed that sales are going well. Fact or fiction? I dunno . . .
Venson Hello Venson:
WRT management speaking the truth: Here's a non-vacuum related story of recent and similar note. I posted about it and will add the results here. The latest Casino/hotel to open in Las Vegas is within walking distance of us. Opened Nov 11, 2008. In June 2008, the CFO [Chief Financial Officer] appeared before a panel of reps from the the banks, gaming commission, gaming regulators and several big time stockholders. It was a session for questions and answers. The property costs over $600 MILLION. Of which 450 MILLION was financed. Best of everything. Marble and chandeliers imported from Italy. Absolutely gorgeous. THe biggest screens for movies and entertainment in all Las Vegas. The question was finally posed to the CFO: Will the projected and anticipated gaming and hotel revenue from the property pay off the debt financing? He answered: We don't know. I stored that in the back of my mind. On the soft opening of the property, several days before Nov 11, my dear Wife, her best friend [a hot shot NJ lawyer] and I were exiting the Casino and were met on the elevator by a muckety muck from Personnel. We chatted briefly and I posed the question: How long before the new property declares bankruptcy? She looked at me and laughed. Her retort: No way. Not this property. Perhaps others in LV but not this one. Sure about that I asked. Absolutely she said. Okay I said. And stored it in my memory. I posted here at that time that despite her reply I thought by the spring-summer of 2009 it would go into bankruptcy. Management declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy/reorganization last week after missing 3 months or so of bond debt payments. Carmine D.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894
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Re: Miele
Reply #10 Aug 10, 2009 8:19 pm |
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I think its nice idea come at the wrong time and, in business, timing is everything.
Venson Hello Venson:
A hard learned lesson for many of the best and brightest! Whether vacuum makers, financial moguls, and/or gaming giants. Carmine D.
This message was modified Aug 10, 2009 by CarmineD
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