Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

A famous German Vacuum soon to be available at your local Oreck Dealer.....Hummm.

CarmineD wrote:
How much does the motor in an Oreck, Hoover or similar vac cost?  I suspect the luxury vacs such as Miele have an inexpensive motor also.  They just sell the parts at high prices to make buyers think they are getting higher quality.

Did you mention that the $800 Oreck uses a very inexpensive motor.  Not to mention all the problems with the brush rolls and belts on their $800 vacs.

HARDSELL wrote:

Uprights: ORECK Edge, Pilot, and Element just to name a few.  All from ORECK and made in the USA.

Carmine D.

HARDSELL wrote:

And think you bought a HOOVER Platinum bagged lightweight Power Team for $599 from BEST BUY that is made and sold as a direct copy of ORECK.  And boast about it here.  I luv it!

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
My point is that you are the one who first mentioned the 500 engineers and have done so at each opportunity.  If they do not exist you should cease the talk.

So what if they have reduced the work force.  Who hasn't with this economy.  I think Oreck never had engineers.  As I said, the money goes to those named Oreck.

I find more Dysons in local stores and when I travel than I do other brands.  Speaking of success.  Oreck was successful at getting Costco to take all those over stocks off their hands.  Next they got in Target.  Business is so good they can't seem to sell in those rip off Oreck centers.

HARDSELL wrote:

Dyson said and printed it first as promotion to boast.  Not me.  As dyson products have disappointed users, been discontinued, come up short with defects and flaws, pulled off shelves and from the market, dyson and you have taken umbrage as others like me remind you of the boastful dyson claims.

I suspect ORECK products will soon be sold in more than just COSTCO and TARGET stores too. 

The 550 network of Clean Home ORECK Centers are a plus for ORECK products going retail.  Too bad Sir James didn't follow the ORECK business model when it comes to its product parts and service.    Must stick in Sir James craw just as it does yours.

Carmine D.

Check out the scores of Which 2011 survey report - DYSON IS AT THE BOTTOM. SEBO at the top and ORECK second in the upright vacuum category!!

Regarding the 500 engineers, I was wondering if that referred to the repair techs.  Over the pond, do they refer to the guys/girls who fix Dysons as engineers?  I'm not sure the term is used the same in the US and UK? 

Severus wrote:

Hello Severus:

Scrolling up you can read an excerpt from the USA web site about the mission and motives of dyson's engineers and scientists.  Below in response to your question, I excerpted this verbage from the dyson UK web site: It reads exactly the same as the USA dyson site:

Research, design and development

New ideas are the lifeblood of Dyson. Every year, we invest half our profits back into harnessing them at our research and development laboratory in Wiltshire. There are 350 engineers and scientists based there. Thinking, testing, breaking, questioning.

Carmine D.

vacmanuk wrote:

Hi vacmanuk:

ORECK is in very good company.  Thanks for the info.  Very interesting.  Nice to see and hear that American made vacuums are holding their own with German made SEBO amd MIELE brands. 

In contrast, when you relocate to a foreign country to save 30 percent in labor costs then outsource to contractors, it's not surprising that quality tanks [no pun intended]. 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
As usual you present what yu want others to think and not the truth.  I paid less than $300 at WM. 

I also brought an Oreck home from target for comparison.  I RETURNED THE ORECK.

Hoover may have copied the style but they far exceeded the Oreck performance.

LUV it too.