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Saw this today. Thought someone might be interested! http://www.atomicwarehouse.com/more.cfm?productid=1721&categoryid=11

Sweet! Love it!

Clever!

Cool! :)

Well ... ... "The big thing that I don't like about the Kirby is it doesn't fit under my bed, couch, or the legs of my end tables. I have to use the floor brush for that. So then the carpet does not get the use of the carpet brush." This is why I opted for the Aerus Guardian Platinum over...

OK, after following everyone's considered advice on my recent vacuum purchase (Aerus Guardian Platinum, which I love), I'm soliciting advice for my next major purchase: a washer and dryer set or washer/dryer combo unit. This one might be more appropriate for the Europeans, but Americans feel...

Far cry ... ... from the toy sweeper I played with in 1974!

David ... $1,000 for a console stereo in 1970, in today's dollars, would be $5,832.29!! Can you imagine paying nearly $6,000 for what was, at the time, a mass-produced mid-range stereo system?? On another note, I've found it interesting that with the proliferation of iPods, iPhones, and other...

ANTHONY! I LOOOOOOVE that Danish Modern look! And the Garrard turntable! With that distinctive pickup head shell. I still have my 1967 Garrard model 40 MK II. Those Garrards had a very distinctive "click" just as the needle was setting down ...

Not sure how they are to work for ... ... but I'm lovin' my new Guardian Platinum!

John ... ... thank you kindly!!!

One of these days ... ... I'm going to surprise you and drop in! ;)

Looks like fun!

WOW Fred! I just ran the numbers from that ad you posted for the Hoover Model 29 from 1950. That $87.95 retail price back then would be $827.56 today. How many people would pay that today for a middle-of-the-road vacuum??

In their defense ... ... including my own dear mother ... back "in the day" Hoover Convertible users like our household DID buy replacement bags from the grocery store, but even the non-"genuine" Hoover bags still showed the Hoover "H" and said they "fit" her make and model. Most consumers...

How fabulous! Wish I had the floor space to justify a Kirby. But I'm lovin' my Aerus!

Greg ... ... I hear you about the typing skills of people today. I took "typing" in high school in 1983 -- and I practically had to beg to get into the class. My guidance counselor actually refused to let me register for the class, saying I was an "academic" student (honor roll, gifted...

Fred ... ... I saw the "Personal" Selectric for the first time at a friend's home this summer. SO wish I knew about them sooner! I have one of the corporate-sized Selectric beasts at home. But their extra width does come in handy for addressing manila envelopes!

Dysonman ... ... you're right. Post-1980 is when we saw the rise of the conglomerate and the "globalization" of production. This is why today's mass-produced products are uninspired plain vanilla: everything is churned out of a central factory for the entire WORLD, so it has to be...

LOL I can't imagine being "nostalgic" for anything post-1990! Born in 1969, I grew up with quality (long-lasting stuff from back in the '40s, '50s, and '60s -- even as far back as the '20s - as well as contemporary stuff in the '70s), and I saw a definite decline in quality starting in about...