Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Seen the new VAX line of bagless yet? better quality and performance?...at a far lower price.

Some say its stolen Dyson tech...some say its VAX xposing Dyson as a rip off [over priced] over hyped vacuum......that dyson is slipping[sinking brand]...that a dyson can be had at a fraction of the cost and with a warranty thats actually useable.......solved all the dyson flaws.....without the dyson shaft at the register. That VAX has zeroed in on dyson and plans to come at him head on.  If this is true ..then some drastic changes are due at dyson ....and another dyson [im a victim] lawsuit will come.......as always.

turtle1

HARDSELL wrote:

HS:

Dyson prices are not just high.  They are, as you said in the past, not worth the prices.  Keep the free toilet shuffle.  Dysons are no better than any of the other big box rip off store vacuum brands.  Except for prices which are the highest.  Dyson is made in malaysia, a third world country, by contract staff, who obtain the dyson contract by bidding on it with the lowest labor and overhead rates.  Thievery, HS.

ORECK is made in the USA with a network of 550 authorized ORECK stores nationwide to service/warranty ORECK products.  If it is overpriced for performance, then you should consider the higher price as the same as paying extra for extended service plans.  It's an insurance policy.  You can identify with this concept.  You paid extra for an ESP on your dyson.  Or did you get a dyson refurb free?  Besides, wouldn't you, like most all Americans, be willing to pay a little more for home grown American products to keep jobs here in the USA?   Especially a company like ORECK with a brand name that has been in existence for almost 50 years in the USA. No, I forgot you just bought a HOOVER TTI knock off of ORECK, made in China, for $299, or was it $399?

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Where are those cheapie Hoovers made that you buy in the big box stores?  How about that Fusion that failed to kill Dyson and destroy all your predictions?

I paid $19 for and extended warranty.  Not $500 or more like on the XL21.

Mexico and China HS.  The difference is that they are worth the $54-$75 paid for their performance. 

My ORECK, made in the USA, costs $199 on sale without the giveaways.  Bought 4 like it at the same price.  Maybe you should be a better shopper/buyer for your vacuums. 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

What difference does performance matter.  Not made in the USA and not bought at an indy.  You are still a hipocrite

I am a better shopper.  I do not listen to biased opinions.  Would rather make my purchase based on my needs.  I only had to buy 1 Oreck to realize how poorly they perform.  Now you have been through how many Hoovers and Orecks ?

HS:

True to form.  When you lose the argument on its merits, you resort to name calling.  

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

I am not the one who criticizes bb stores and its products.  THEN BUYS THE JUNK FROM THEM. 

You said buy USA made products and then you by imports from those stores that you call rip offs.

Yes. TRUE TO FORM for you. 

HS, it's so simple even you should understand.  The best vacuum brands are sold by indies.  The most popular, most profitable, and best selling vacuum brands are sold by big box rip off stores.  If you want the best brand for the money, buy from a vacuum store.  If you want the most popular brand for the money, buy from a big box rip off store.  I do both for my own personal and professional reasons.   

Carmine D.

I say good luck to Vax for producing good products at low cost.  Yeah I like Dyson but they are overpriced and are not any better then other models out there.  The wands are now made out of plastic so this will be even cheaper for them produce, they are made in Malayisa yet the prices are not going down.  The Vax cylinder which seems to have a quiet noise level is a huge welcome as Dyson are generally noisy.  The metal wands are also a welcome as I dont like the alluminium and plastic wands on Dyson cylinders.  i wish they would go back to using steel like on the DC02 and the first lot of DC05's. 

The last round of Vax bagless vacuums was rather mediocre in the CR evaluations.     If I remember correctly, they were difficult to push and didn't clean all that well.   One of the ways that cheaper bagless vacuums compensate is by forcing the consumer to pay a fortune for replacement filters.  I would want to know the expected cost of filters before I would buy any bagless vacuum. 

If I recall correctly, and its been awhile, the VAX X3 and X5, both pre-TTI ownership, used soft bristle full tuft brush rolls.  I recall opining that this style of brush roll is more suited to Euro rugs and carpets than USA.  The HEPA filter in these are lifetime like the other bagless brand.  The price for the VAX HEPA is $25-$30.  A feature that women find desirable is the scented filter liners for $8-$10 in 4 different fragrances.  I liked the cord winder feature on them.  While initially priced high, the prices came down precipitously, before the big box rip off stores culled them from their shelves.  It will be interesting to see the new line post TTI takeover.  I suspect the brush roll tufts will be a tad more agressive for better pick up and grooming on USA carpets.

On a positive note, while these old VAX models are still available new at reasonable prices, I could not find any VAX X3 and X5 refurbs on the internet.  None.

Carmine D.