More "bush-ism' from the mouth of Carmin.  He loves the 'fusion" (his quote "very good") yet it's the worst cleaner for spewing dust from the exhaust, so bad that Communist Reports rates is unacceptable not once but twice.  I guess that means Carmin likes the WORST vacuums. Any cleaner he recommends can be said to be horrible.  Or he just doesn't know what he's saying (I prefer to think the later).
 
I'm very surprised Mike W didn't mention what a hunk of junk the new Shark Infinity was.  He could have saved me three hours of driving to the Linens and Things store, buying the cleaner, taking it home, discovering that it was HORRIBLE JUNK, and returning it to Linens and Things for a full refund, less than 24 hours later.
 
The first thing I did when getting it home (bought the blue one) was to suck up two cups (16 ounces) of bar b que pit ashes.  This tests the limits of the filtration system.  A Dyson handles it well, with no dust in the exhaust.  The Shark was horrendous.  Filled the room with white ash dust. Clogged up both filters (pre and post motor).  The 24 cyclones on the Shark do NOT WORK PROPERLY (I wish Mike would have mentioned it), since they are NOT tapered. They are simply low efficiency cyclones, removing almost none of the fine dust.  The Shark is NOT a copy of the Dyson, because a copy (which is a form of flattery) would have worked properly IF they would have copied the Dyson exactly.  
 
The Shark is like any other Euro-Pro product - terrible.
 
So far, ONLY L.G. has copied the Dyson and made a machine that works PROPERLY (the Kenmore Iradium canister and forthcoming Dyna-Clean upright).  After all these months, I still think the world of the Kenmore Iradium canister. What a fantastic machine.  Unlike the waste-of-money that the Shark Infinity is.

Quote from Carmine_Difazio on 10/02/06 at 5:35pm:

 
I also wonder why Dyson would put premium vacuum in a bargain store.
 
CR is not the Bible,             unless it proves your point.

Quote from dualcyclone on 10/02/06 at 4:27pm:

 
You know this is getting ridiculous.  You are commenting that Carmine recommends the Fusion series yet you have done the same.  There have been at least two times that you have recommended the Fusion.  To add to that, when you recommend this vacuum cleaner, none of the others who complain to Carmine for recommending the Fusion complain about your recommending the machine. All that is being done is spend time trying to find fault w/ Carmine.  That is such a waste to this forum.  This is not the find fault w/ Carmine forum.  
 
 
Quote from dualcyclone on 10/02/06 at 4:27pm:

 
Take responsibility for your own actions.  You are the vacuum “enthusiast”.  If you want to drive to get the vacuum, that is your issue.   It is not like you do not have a vacuum cleaner to use.  It is very common for you to go purchase a vacuum cleaner, “play w/ it”, then return it coated w/ what you used.  This is not the first time, nor will it be the last time you do this.   I think everyone can see clearly how I felt about this machine.  Please reread my comments.
 
As for your way of “testing” a vacuum cleaner, well, dyson would even be upset by what you used.  No one recommends sucking up two cups of ash into the vacuum cleaner.  If this vacuum cleaner were used for regular, “real world” use, it would clean fine.  No vacuum cleaner, not even dyson, is perfect.
 
I think regulars know how I feel about Euro Pro.  I really have not changed that much.  I have noted some changes w/ regard to Euro Pro.  To make comments about this machine, knowing how I feel about the brand, shows an unbiased attitude.  Do you realize that you are putting down this “junk”(your words) when you were selling them, in your shop, under a different name, a few years ago?  Do you remember the brand name?  
 
Why have you not mentioned positives regarding the Infinity?  You are always talking about how an upright should have a long hose.  Well, they have long hoses.  This vacuum even has a stainless steel telescopic wand.  The handle can even be adjusted for people of different heights.
 
 

The Infinity bagless is on sale at Kohls from October 4-9 for $199.99 before 10, 15 and 20 percent off stickers (on the sales catalogues).
 
Carmine D.

Quote from Carmine_Difazio on 10/04/06 at 7:57pm:

 
Good for Wal Mart and Sam's does not relate to a quality product...  Wal Mart sells HDTV's, DVD players and HTIB.  I am sure that they have boosted sales for the manufacturers products that they sell.  This is good for Wal Mart, the manufacturer and those consumers who either can not afford better, do not know that there is better available or simply do not know better.  Still, the products that they sell are far from the greatest.
 
I have serious doubts that most well educated or upper income people care about a brand.  As long as the vac is operable they are content.  I have some very wealthy relatives with a Dyson.  It is always overfilled.  As long as it sucks why empty it.  Brilliant mentality.