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From: wjm@whuxl.UUCP (MITCHELL)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Vacuum Cleaners
Message-ID: <65@whuxl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Jul-84 09:11:01 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 26 09:11:01 1984
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For the best all-around vacuum cleaner, it is hard to beat the Kirby.  I have
one that is currently pushing 30 years old and was only in the shop once after
25 years of HARD use.  They have the advantage that one does not need paper bags
for them, the dust goes into a trap that you dump into a trash bag.
They are built like Sherman tanks and can take almost any conceivable kind of
abuse without complaining (except picking up construction/demolition debris
and wet pickup - if you want that kind of machine get one of Sears' wet/dry
shop vacs - they can take anything - I've used them as emergency sump pumps on
occasions and they work quite well)
The only drawback is the $600 price tag.
If you want something a bit more reasonably priced, look at the recent Consumer
Reports vacuum cleaner article.
BTW - Electrolux has a good machine but their high-pressure sales tatics are
straight out of a textbook on sales.
Bill Mitchell (whuxl!wjm)