Bagged thrift store sightings

[justjunque]

I haven't been seeing squat for bagged vacuums at the thrift stores lately.
I saw these two today. Actually, the Dirt Devil has been there for quite some time. I'm thinking it's probably on its way to the dumpster. There wasn't even a price sticker on it today. Last time I was there, I think it was marked down to 99 cents. I believe that's the last step before they toss them.
The Eureka is a new addition, as it wasn't there last time I was. That was marked $9.99.
The Eureka has its hose, but I don't think any of the tools.
The Dirt Devil has no hose or tools.

 

[panasonicvac]

Last week I picked up a Hoover Concept One Powerdrive and a Eureka Corvette Vac at the same day.

 

[justjunque]

Nice!
I'm at the point where I really can't bring anything else home. Otherwise, and maybe I'm crazy, I probably would have dragged the Dirt Devil home.
I've never owned anything Dirt Devil, except for a toy version. And, the blue color appeals to me. Of course, I'd probably never be able to find the hose and tools for it. But, it actually looks like it would clean up nice.
And that Eureka just looks huge! I was surprised at how big it looked!

 

[panasonicvac]

I think every collector should have a Dirt Devil 103 style hand vac if they wanted a Dirt Devil for their collection, those were really popular back in the day and they're one of the best cleaning hand vacs ever made.

 

[texaskirbyguy]

Darn - I saw a DD 103 at Goodwill last week - maybe I shoulda got it.
Oh, well - I already have a much newer one (that has the useless air-driven brushroll)..

 

[justjunque]

I have seen those 103s a few times while thrifting. I think I've even seen one or two with the box.
I always look at them, and I'm tempted, but I haven't had one follow me home yet.
One week, there was a Hoover Brush Vac, with its box. Really good condition too. But, even after I carried it around the store for a while, I ended up resisting.
It's not easy, but I really have to make an effort to control my buying urges.

 

[human]

I rescued a Dirt Devil Featherlite like that off a dumpster one time. It needed a bag and a belt. I kept it for awhile, then donated it to the church I was attending at the time. They kept it for a couple of years, then replaced it with some bagless POS.

 

[human]

'bagged' vacuum cleaner...

A few years ago, I found a 'bagged' vacuum at a thrift store. It was an Electrolux Epic 3500SR upright. When I first saw it, it was in a plastic garbage bag, with just the handle sticking out of the top. I recognized it by the handle and took a closer look, expecting to see something really gross inside of the bag, but it was just moderately dusty. I tried to talk myself out of it, but ended up buying it a few days later for $3. The thing had no price tag on it, and when I asked an employee about it, he went and got a manager, who had a pricing gun in her hand, and randomly slapped a price tag on it without touching the price adjustment knobs, then she looked at it and told me what it said. I didn't argue the point and made a bee-line for the checkout.

 

[jade_angel]

I spied a bunch just yesterday: A Simplicity Jill, a Cirrus (not sure which model), a Riccar Supraquick, a Kenmore Progressive with a power nozzle (not sure exactly which model, but it looks like one of the last of the Panasonics), a Eureka Imperial upright, a Kenmore bagged clean-air upright, and the star of the show, an Electrolux Guardian Encore with all the shinies. I wanted a bunch of 'em, but ended up with just the Electrolux.

The Eureka Imperial was really nice, basically a Sanitaire with a Eureka label, but it had apparently been used to suck up wissy cat litter, and not only stunk of pee, but was also rusted halfway to heck and gone, so I passed on that. I almost went with the Kenmore canister too, since it was in good shape (just dirty, but not AFAICT stinky) and really cheap, but didn't think I could spare the space.

When I got the Electrolux home, I found it was a little dirty, but in good shape otherwise. One of the wand latches was broken, so I glued the wands together - normally I wouldn't, but frankly, the creaky, plasticky wands of this era of Electrolux need a little help, so I thought it was no great loss. The clips on the HEPA mushroom filter were all cracked too, so it popped off the first time I powered on. But otherwise, so far so good!

There was that Eureka The Boss bagged upright too, plus some bagless Chinesium, but none of those were terribly interesting.

 

[human]

I have a slightly older Imperial than that, same color, but different bag design. You're right that it is about 85 percent the same as a Sanitaire, especially the blue Professional series, designed for household use. I've also got a Sanitaire S645 that's about 30 years newer than my Eureka, and except for the color schemes, there are only three major differences: the Eureka has a sliding Rugulator height control, instead of the Dial-A-Nap knob, a two-speed power switch on the handle, instead of a single speed switch on the motor unit, and the handle, which is painted white instead of chrome plated, has metal cord hooks, spot-welded into place, as opposed to the plastic ones that snap onto the Sanitaire's handle.

 

[luxlife]

Amazing!

I’m always surprised at what people are willing to let go of.

 

[fan-of-fans]

That Eureka Boss Smartvac is a good machine. Full size attachments, two wands and shuts off the brushroll for hard floors or when the handle is upright for tool use.

 

[lesinutah]

I have

The imperial and had a TOL sanitairre blue line early 2000s. There both made in Mexico. The sanitaire pulled 1 cfm higher than the imperial.
The thrift store is loaded there
I did see a sentria at my local thrift store for $15. I have 3 sentries I need to do something with.

 

[ilovehoovers]

Saw this Panasonic recently - £5!

 

[panasonicvac]

Love those European Panasonics! I wish we had more of them here. Anyways, last week on the 6th I picked up another bagged vacuum. It's a white Sebo X4. Although I didn't get it at a thrift store but just thought I'd share of what I've gotten recently.

 

[justjunque]

Saw this 40th Anniversary Edition Oreck today for $15.
I made myself leave it there, but I was tempted.

 

[justjunque]

I don't know why, but I've been having the opposite of buyers remorse for NOT buying the Oreck.
I know, it's not really anything special. But, I'm a sucker for special editions and such.
I'm going to go back to the store Monday, and see if it's still there. If it's gone, then I guess it wasn't meant to be.
I know it needs at least a couple of repairs. If I get it, I'm sure I'll be posting questions about how to fix stuff. It's also pretty dirty, but that's the part I kind of enjoy.
Can the outer bags on these be hand washed, like I've now done with a Kirby and a Royal?

 

[panasonicvac]

For $15, that's not bad for an Oreck and the price for the parts are so reasonable. If it's still there, I'd say go for it. These are super easy to fix and service, you can even take the outer bag off and wash it in the washing machine. Or hand wash it if you prefer (washing machines do a better job). Other than that, they're nice vacuums for what they are. I think these 40th Anniversary versions are a great addition for any vacuum collection.

 

[justjunque]

Thanks, Alex.
I'm weak. I found out that the store was open until 7:00 this evening, so I didn't wait until Monday.
Not only was it still there, but it was half price! With rounding up to the next dollar, I walked it out the door for $8!
I don't know exactly what it will end up needing. But, I got to plug it in at the store, and it ran great!