Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Thought the Dyson discussion board would be interested in reading a small article about the Tacony Museum. Also Carmine's old friend.....

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/hit-the-road-jack/hit-the-road-jack/2009/08/new-museum-opens-at-st-james-on-historic-route-66/

Not hard for me to figure out for you HS!  I have your sign waiting. 

The two points [Dusty and mine] are mutually inclusive, not exclusive.  The indy's are the back bone of the industry, not the big box retailers that you frequent and buy from.

Carmine D. 

CarmineD wrote:
Carmine,

How big is this backbone?  How many independents are in the U.S.?

DIB

CarmineD wrote:

You should buy from the indies if you are going to preach the sermon.

According to the VDTA there are over 18000 vacuum and sewing centers in North America.

Dusty

DysonInventsBig wrote:
Like a clock with a pendulum it tends to swing one way then the other. I will grant you that, as I keep saying, people have been conditioned to equate "value" by price alone. This is especially true of the younger populace who have become accustomed to a disposable product mentality and who trust the Internet for information. A source that holds no one to task for faulty misleading information and shady dealings (note all the Ebay Problems and Craigs List scams) I can't help but to believe in the future they might just tire of being "SOLD/TAKEN" by a faceless, un-accountable entity that has taken advantage of them once too often. The problem... will there be a source remaining after the "Free Market" becomes a Monopoly?

Every week people come into the store complaining about some vacuum that isn't even a year old (yesterday it was one that was only used 3 times and that was a return/exchange by Lowes).

Lucky1 wrote:

They also get a lot of bad info from public forums.  I haven't seen the face of any of the pros on here.  I have heard their prejudices.  The pendulum does swing both ways doesn't it.

dusty wrote:

Thanks Dusty.  Quite a huge number which means business is booming for vacuum/sewing machine parts, service and repairs. 

Carmine D.

HARDSELL wrote:

HS here's something even you can understand.  There is nothing to keep sales clerks at a big box retailers from telling customers a host of false claims and misinformation.  They are not trained.  They don't know the vacuum business.  They don't have access to expert vacuum advice and knowledge.  The latter dwells in the indies.  If you want it, that's where you have to get it. 

Public forums where vacuum professionals read and post have the best and most current information in the industry.  The ready access of all industry pros to the information posted forces the best and most current to be provided.  Not like the loose cannons at big box retailers who say anything and everything to sell product for commissions and the buyers like you eat it up.

Carmine D.

HARDSELL wrote:

That's exactly what I do and recommend others to do the same. 

Carmine D.

HARDSELL wrote:

CarmineD wrote:

When did BB and Kohl's become indies?  Rember, all the indies on here are honest.