End of the day though Carmine, are cordless vacuum cleaners really a good thing? The best dust buster I had was an original Black and Decker. Lasted me about 10 years until the battery completely died. Could I get hold of a fresh battery to keep the old model going? Not at all. Then the internet arrived and there's the *$%@ battery made in China that I could have bought, only the B&D model had been chucked out 5/6 years before hand for the lack of getting a new battery - even B&D couldn't give me proper advice. Consumer outsourcing just came too late and so much for recycling.
I know that Dyson batteries are now available etc etc, but just how big are we going to get in terms of being an infinitely disposable global nation?
Vacmanuk: You pack a lot in a little. Not sure where to begin but I'll give it the college try.
Are cordless vacuum cleaners really a good thing? Yes. It is the new frontier in the vacuum industry. After 100 years of electric powered vacuums battery powered is calling. All things being equal [meaning the battery powered vacuum performance is comparable to corded], and we know they never are equal, some consumers, possibly many, would opt for the cordless over cords.
...but just how big are we going to get in terms of being an infinitely disposable global nation? Most consumers in the USA are oblivious to "green/conservation" issues. The only way this will change on a large scale is to infuse tons of guilt into consumers to go green. Mandating through laws only angers us and causes a backlash. The guilt trip hasn't happened yet for consumers. Not sure it ever can and ever will.
Carmine D.
This message was modified Oct 30, 2010 by CarmineD
