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I had to go to Kaiser Permanenty to order new glasses and frames. On my way in town, I stopped at Sallys and found a Royal Procision canister vacuum with the beater bar (chrome or stainless steel ) and all other attachments. The price was $8 50!!!!!!!!!!!!! There's a piece of plastic that...

Hassock not haddock

Hassock not haddock

Hassock not haddock

Back in the eighties,I acquired a nice red haddock at the local Goodwill for ten dollars. It was heavy and a cherry red fake velvet vinyl cushion surrounded it entirely. When I got it home,I noticed tape on the lining holding the top from opening. I was completely off guard when I saw the inside...

I found a great place near Orlando.Longwood Vacuum. They know more then any other place I'd been before.A husband and wife team.Their son has another location but I forgot where.Their number is 407 296 2822.The wife knows her stuff!!!!!! If you go there,tell them I said hi.

Among othr things we did today,Al,one of my favorite co-workers,and I drove to Hilo and went to yard,garage,and retail sales.At Starvation Army,I found a complete vacuum cleaner tagged at $25.We frequent this particular store and have helped the employees there in repairing different...

Thanks Joe! Do you know if there is a website for Metropolitan?

The best way to describe it is that it looks sourt of like a thermos and has two removeable ends. On one end, there is the motor. on the other end,there's the removeable filter. On the filter end,there's the molded out set up for the hose to be attached.there was a piece that broke off the...

My friend from O'ahu,Sheryl,went to a church bazzar and brough me back a small,hand heald Troy vacuum with extra filter bags and attachments. I have neither heard nor seen one of these before and,even though it has a piece broken off the end of the hose,it still works great!! Is there anybody...

I went and took my time for lunch yesterday and was a block away from the Goodwill Clearence Store so I decided to go take a stroll.I walked in to a deserted environment and low and behold there stood a Kirby model G5 in marone!! the belt was off track but not broken.I grabed it for $6 and took...

manufacturing date I am not sure how true it was but I was told that Lewyt had gone out of business in 1949 via a suit filed against them by Filter Queen for copying a pattent from them. Is that true?I vaigly remember seeing models back in the 1960's that said "Shetland-Lewyt" on them.Did...

Oreck I had a few of the Orecks in my lifetime but renamed them "A Wreck" they have to be the worst vacuum cleaner(other than Dirt Devils" I ever owned.Over rated and way over priced. I love the cordless iron thow!!!LOL

I have a Hoover model Z700 which was discontinued but it really works great and as long as I continue to clean it's"self cleaning"Heppa filter,it keeps all the dust from billowing out as I vacuum.It has great pick up and a long hose with great suction.I am promissing to give it to my Aunt Kathy...

A few months ago while I was minding my own business at work, A stranger came in from outside asking specificaly for me. Ash,one of my managers,brought him to my desk and he said he had something for me. I asked who he wqas and he said that didn't matter but he had a gift for me from a mutual...