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

How right you are 'turtle1."  Men were the worse.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

HI CARMINE

So true..but i wouldnt have it any other way....lightens up things on a busy day.....hard to beat a good  laugh with a customer.

turtle1

Actually Carmine having a look at your salient points there is some truth in them and some not so near enough the truth. For example;

Point one - Vax is a popular selling brand of vacuums in the UK and has been for 30 years.

Only in terms of its canister tub vacuums which are completely different to the uprights - the sales of their canisters were hit badly when Numatic's Henry came onto the market in a domestic version and fully internationally available from 1990 onwards. Consumers only bought Vax canisters because of their carpet shampoo patent; Electrolux and Hoover et al remained more popular for compact sledge pull along cylinders and upright vacuums.

Point two - Vax has widespread availability in all the UK retailers - yes completely true but unlike Hoover and Electrolux, Vax have limited models in UK retailers so you can't always get the same model and research on one you want may be difficult.

Point three - Current Vax models from the TTi era (recent) have not been rated Highly on all grounds of performance but in terms of the models Vax had initially before their involvement with Dirt Devil, they rated poorly on performance by Which?.

Point four - If Vax was solely marketed towards the budget minded / frugal consumers, their new Mach series from Hoover U.S wouldn't be so highly overpriced. Current Mach 7 costs around £200 which puts it into Sebo/Miele and Dyson terriotory. Other cylinder vacs in their family are also too over priced for what you're getting; compared to Vax rivals.

Point Five - Most Vax canisters are reliable because they are BAGGED; the bagless Dirt Devil inspired designs have had less reliability due to the main wear parts, those awful paper cone filters and clogging not to mention brittle plastic quality.

And my point on VAX history and the Severn River?

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Perhaps you did get 1 correct.

Still dancing the pay toilet shuffle.  No perhaps about it. 

Carmine D.

MM i dont think sucking water out of offices would make many consumers buy a Vax upright vac these days, maybe to promote their wash canisters, but thats about it!

Sunday I walked into the Church and noticed a pronounced smell of coffee.  Not unusual to smell but more so than normal.  After making a quick visit to the sanctuary and the Tabernacle, I headed right into the Church kitchen.  There was the Hospitality gal and a youngster looking perplexed and frustrated.  Apparently the 3 huge coffee urns, commercial size, were brewing and the person making the coffee forgot to ensure the handle spickets were closed.  One was open.  Fresh brewed coffee everywhere.  Counters, floor.  Guess what I used to get the bulk of it up before Mass started in 30 minutes?  I was the proverbial hero.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
I give up – did you use a straw?

Agreed, you’re the proverbial hero to an audience of one…  you.  Humble too.  After this heroism and “saving the day” did you then twirl your straw and safely place it back into your holster?  Good goin cowboy, now the townsfolk can sleep safe.


DIB

P.S.  Perhaps your role-playing cohorts here will be mighty impressed too…  being the [their] proverbial cowboy hero.

DysonInventsBig wrote:

Close DIB:  Be more specific:  Paper or plastic straw?  

Carmine D.