Anything becomes collectible if you wait long enough....
As a kid growing up in the 90’s, I vividly remember my cousin getting a Hoover Elite Dual Purpose vacuum. I was mad with jealousy. To hell with our filter queen and Electrolux! I wanted what my rich family with the in ground pool and new Chevy Astro EXT had just bought for their new vacuum.
And then, Mrs. Doubtfire was released and that iconic scene of her dancing with an Elite (vacuuming carpet with the on-board hose inserted in the attachment port 
) just sealed it. Of course, my mother would hear none of it. And the longing eventually subsided. But one day last winter, I popped into Sans Souci and there it was....Mrs. Doubtfire’s Hoover Elite. Best $16 I’ve ever spent!
I think there are those who collect just for the sake of collecting. And if that’s your thing, mazel tov! But I find that I collect vacuums that I remember from childhood. Those that beloved family members had and I was fascinated with as a small child. And sometimes, those that featured prominently in movies where Robin Williams plays a nanny en travesti...
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