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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 10:37 AM
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I need a new vacuum cleaner. No more Orecks (R-Bushmoonie) for me.
Anyone know a good quality vacuum (D-Bushloather) that works well on hardwood floors?
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 10:39 AM
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1. Those Dyson vacuums are supposed to be great.
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movie_girl99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 10:41 AM
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2. yeah they are for around $500.00
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 10:44 AM
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4. We've easily spent $800 in the last 10 years on vacuums and bags.
Next time, we vow to get something more substantial than a Hoover or a Dirt Devil.
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Ready4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 10:48 AM
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6. I know several people who love their Dysons.
Seems pricey to me, but they say they are far worth it. Not only do they empty easily and not require bags, but they clean for better and easier than anything else they've had.
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 11:21 AM
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7. I know people with cats
who have the Dyson and say they no longer wear fur.

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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 10:42 AM
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3. I don't know who they support
But I sold Filter Queens in college and now own one myself. They have more sucking power than Rainbo, Kirby, etc. One of the demonstrations we did was to tie two knots in the hose then suck up a fifty caliber bullet with it. You could hear it zoom through the rubber hose before clanking into the tank.

TlalocW
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Gothic Sponge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 10:46 AM
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5. I have a big Electrolux that works great, but it cost me $900.
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 11:26 AM
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8. That's wierd. Heard an Oreck commerical on Air America yesterday.
At the time I was proud of having one! Oops!

Mine is a hand-me-down, though. I didn't buy it.
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 11:37 AM
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9. My wife swears by our Dyson.
I find it a little clunky to maneuver, but it sure as heck picks up better than anything else we have ever had. Also, she bought it at eBay for a LOT less than $500. (I think it was around $300). And of course, the best part is no bags or filters.
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 12:21 PM
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12. $275 "Buy It Now" at Ebay
Just saw it there. Seller has about 20 of them.

$35 shipping.
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 11:41 AM
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10. Get a Miele! "Anything else is a compromise"
We love ours.



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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 11:48 AM
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11. Thanks all...sounds like its Dyson or Mielel.
Edited on Fri Dec-03-04 11:49 AM by blm
I have purchased three Orecks over the past 13 years.

Fock them. Not one dollar more for Bushmoonies.
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MISSDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-03-04 01:49 PM
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13. Just be sure there is a repair store for them nearby. That can
be a problem if you should need work done on the machine and no one knows anything about it.
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