Miele is definitely not what it used to be for sure. They have some neat designs, the weight is great, and some of the power nozzles are pretty cute, but you'll never have the same quality as the Blue Moon/Aluminum era. That said, we find it very difficult in our stores to properly sell the Riccar cans at full retail. Early this year, we noticed a lag from last year in our canister sales, so we decided to bring in the Lindhaus Aria line. We already carried the uprights, so we figured the canisters were worth a shot. Our canister sales are back up beating out last year's sales at this time. We still sell the Impeccable and Immaculate, but the Lindhaus definitely beats out the Riccar in consumer appeal in the mid-sized category.
We get way more Mieles in for repair than Riccar canisters, but I will add, there are far more Mieles saturated in our market than Riccar canisters.