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Trebor
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New Oreck vacuums
Original Message May 5, 2010 5:19 pm |
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Today I fortuitously stopped at the local Oreck dealer.
Mike, the owner of several Oreck franchises and a few multi-brand stores had brought his new Edge upright from home, as stock had not arrived yet.
It has a more powerful motor, with a true floating head. LED lights, infinite speed control AND and on-board stretch hose with a permanently attached telescopic crevice tool that is automatically active when the handle is in the upright position. It lacks the Pilot's pivot head and the Halo's germ killing light. A model incorporating all three features is under development. It is still easy to push, although it weighs 10 lb and requires a bit more effort than previous models.
There is a commercial OBT upright made by Stein (Sebo) that is very nice at only 450.00. Oreck WILL be offering a bagless upright, but dealer participation is optional. The new canister is color matched to the Edge and designed to be leaned on as the user vacuums stairs. Odd looking bare floor/crevice tool, no swivel neck. The bristles fold in to form the crevice tool, and the wand is inserted into a neck that curves more than 60 and less than 90 degrees, much like the OLD bare floor tools made of wood with the metal neck screwed on. A turbo tool is included and a dusting brush.
A cute little bagless canister is available for 49.99 Oreck has increased market share and has 89% brand recognition as a vacuum cleaner. They have become #1in air purifier sales. (Mike did not say if that was dollar volume, or units or both.
The price of the Edge and matching canister will be about 750.00
Oreck is still marketing, still developing product, and still building a loyal customer base.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: New Oreck vacuums
Reply #165 Jun 14, 2010 1:21 pm |
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vacmanuk, I'm sorry to nitpick, but the last vac always wins in the test you describe. That is why it is a favorite demonstration tool of door to door salespersons. I'm not saying that the Dyson doesn't clean better than the Sebo. More rigorous testing is needed to know. Given your job, you might be in a situation where you could compare the average weight of dirt picked up with a Sebo and Dyson per hour of cleaning on similar carpeting. By the way, I don't think of bagged or bagless as being superior to the other. It is a matter of personal preference.
Hi SEVERUS:
The only person/company pitching bagless over bagged UP UNTIL this point is dyson and Sir James. It's idiocy to make the bag/bin containment system the be all and catch all of a vacuum's rug cleaning performance. Let alone clear versus colored bins. Absurd. In addition to outright wrong and untruthful. Let alone, backs him into a corner on any designs/partnering with products and companies for bagged vacuums. Not a bright business maneuver. Downright dumb. Writes off all customers and users who prefer bags over bagless for whatever reasons. Health being one of the most significant. As stupid as saying in 2006 that bags would be a collector's item. Carmine D.
This message was modified Jun 14, 2010 by CarmineD
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vacmanuk
Location: Scotland UK
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Re: New Oreck vacuums
Reply #166 Jun 14, 2010 3:12 pm |
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vacmanuk, I'm sorry to nitpick, but the last vac always wins in the test you describe. That is why it is a favorite demonstration tool of door to door salespersons. I'm not saying that the Dyson doesn't clean better than the Sebo. More rigorous testing is needed to know. Given your job, you might be in a situation where you could compare the average weight of dirt picked up with a Sebo and Dyson per hour of cleaning on similar carpeting. By the way, I don't think of bagged or bagless as being superior to the other. It is a matter of personal preference. Rigorous testing isn't what I'm prescribing here. I'm only relaying MY findings and whilst you point out that the last vac comes first analogies, I tried the reversal. Upon ripping open the Sebo bag, the bag was completely clean. Infact I have a BS36 clear canister demonstrator that clips onto the top near the hose. When swapped over to do carpets, the Dyson was used firstly and then the Sebo afterwards. You can't tell me then that the last vacuum comes first in this case. All I'm saying is that in commercial cleaning businesses Ive worked in, the Dyson picks up first time. Regardless of however ASA and other stats that Carmine wishes to throw into the fire, I'm not interested in that - I could mention other companies that ASA have been in dealings with and that wouldn't really support anything. Im not looking for support, I'm just relaying fact from my own findings. Whether you choose to agree with me or not isnt something I'm looking for, or condoning.
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HARDSELL
Joined: Aug 22, 2007
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Re: New Oreck vacuums
Reply #167 Jun 14, 2010 4:58 pm |
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Hi SEVERUS: The only person/company pitching bagless over bagged UP UNTIL this point is dyson and Sir James. It's idiocy to make the bag/bin containment system the be all and catch all of a vacuum's rug cleaning performance. Let alone clear versus colored bins. Absurd. In addition to outright wrong and untruthful. Let alone, backs him into a corner on any designs/partnering with products and companies for bagged vacuums. Not a bright business maneuver. Downright dumb. Writes off all customers and users who prefer bags over bagless for whatever reasons. Health being one of the most significant. As stupid as saying in 2006 that bags would be a collector's item. Carmine D.
Seems like 99% of new vacuums being introduced are bagless. No manufacturer is attempting to improve bagged vacs. All the ads are pushing commercial. Look on the shelves at all the new bagless models. Can't find bagged ones. Bags are also not as plentiful on the racks. BTW it is idiocy to state that Dyson and Sir James are the only ones pushing bagless. Of course we have become accustomed to your outright wrong and untruthful comments.
Now are all those other companies writing off bagged? The writing is on the wall. DYSON, THE BRAND MOST IMITATED. SIR JAMES, THE ONE CARMINE SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: New Oreck vacuums
Reply #168 Jun 14, 2010 7:16 pm |
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Rigorous testing isn't what I'm prescribing here. I'm only relaying MY findings and whilst you point out that the last vac comes first analogies, I tried the reversal. Upon ripping open the Sebo bag, the bag was completely clean. Infact I have a BS36 clear canister demonstrator that clips onto the top near the hose. When swapped over to do carpets, the Dyson was used firstly and then the Sebo afterwards. You can't tell me then that the last vacuum comes first in this case.
All I'm saying is that in commercial cleaning businesses Ive worked in, the Dyson picks up first time. Regardless of however ASA and other stats that Carmine wishes to throw into the fire, I'm not interested in that - I could mention other companies that ASA have been in dealings with and that wouldn't really support anything. Im not looking for support, I'm just relaying fact from my own findings. Whether you choose to agree with me or not isnt something I'm looking for, or condoning.
Didn't mean to disagree with your theories with the ASA facts.
Feel free to post any ASA findings you like that you disagree with. I'll read and respond. On at least the two I mentioned, ASA is on the money and dyson didn't dispute/seek appeals. I have to conclude if so, that dyson and his army of legal beagles decided not to lawyer up against ASA's findings and recommendations. Good enough for me. Carmine D.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: New Oreck vacuums
Reply #169 Jun 14, 2010 7:17 pm |
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Seems like 99% of new vacuums being introduced are bagless. No manufacturer is attempting to improve bagged vacs. All the ads are pushing commercial. Look on the shelves at all the new bagless models. Can't find bagged ones. Bags are also not as plentiful on the racks. BTW it is idiocy to state that Dyson and Sir James are the only ones pushing bagless. Of course we have become accustomed to your outright wrong and untruthful comments. Now are all those other companies writing off bagged? The writing is on the wall. DYSON, THE BRAND MOST IMITATED. SIR JAMES, THE ONE CARMINE SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED.
If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
Carmine D.
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Severus
If my vacuum can remove even one spec of dirt that yours misses, then mine is better than yours - even if there's no proof that mine would have picked up as much dirt as yours...
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Re: New Oreck vacuums
Reply #172 Jun 15, 2010 10:18 am |
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Hi SEVERUS: The only person/company pitching bagless over bagged UP UNTIL this point is dyson and Sir James. It's idiocy to make the bag/bin containment system the be all and catch all of a vacuum's rug cleaning performance. Let alone clear versus colored bins. Absurd. In addition to outright wrong and untruthful. Let alone, backs him into a corner on any designs/partnering with products and companies for bagged vacuums. Not a bright business maneuver. Downright dumb. Writes off all customers and users who prefer bags over bagless for whatever reasons. Health being one of the most significant. As stupid as saying in 2006 that bags would be a collector's item. Carmine D. Both bagged and bagless have advantages and disadvantages. Hardsell's new Hoover Platinum lightweight uses bags that cost nearly $5 a piece. Yes bags are convenient. Yes bags are sanitary. Rainbow and Filter Queen have also pitched bagless over bagged. Certainly most shop vacs are bagless. Many commercial vacuums have shakeout bags. There have always been people willing to get up and personal with dirt to save a couple bucks. Compared to some of the pleated filter in the canister models by some competitors, Dysons are relatively easy to clean and maintain. While I prefer the convenience of bags, I have no problem with someone else preferring a bagless system. My mother in law is certainly happy with her 30 year old Rainbow. If you vacuum up a small toy with a bagless vacuum, it's likely easier to retrieve from a bagless vacuum than a bagged.
The smart tyrant writes his own story to ensure that it is favorable. The lazy will repeat lines from the book without fact checking.
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