this is a hooey...
more than repulsive to me.
Gold may possibly still be ok in the burgundy color scheme of the G5 or hopefully be acceptable with black and yellow (G6) but it is a disgrace to any other model or series (speaking of blueish or grayish colors).
At the same time I do not believe Kirby to really make their vacs out of gold, rather do I think they gold plate regular Kirbies. (A real drawback, once it comes to good taste I think).
Making something look "gold" to make it look more valuable is just like paying a cheap wonder bra to some teenage girl to make her look more "adult" (which may
be true for some odd-minded contemporaries).
For me: A disgrace, a gruesome oddity hardly to be exceeded. A shame, hardly a joke. I know that these are given to Kirby salesmen reaching a certain goal, but if I were one of them, I'd be more than embarassed.
More than embarrassed...!
Imagine you are a (serious and honest) teacher and some strange authority assigns that highly wanted and envied "Sesame Street" seal of approval to you (cookie monster XXL in blue PVC) whatever...... (what a terrible blame) - such as a golden Kirby.
To put it in German, I'd say *kotz*
(sorry for the rude langugage)
) I'd use it though!
