Brand New Meile Upright!

charles~richard · Jun 8, 2008

Last week I got a call from my friend Ron at Boulevard Vacuum here in Los Angeles. He had some very exciting news: Meile has come out with a brand new model, an upright! The machine is so new it has not yet been introduced to the general public, but 200 of them have been sent to key distributors around the country. Each of the selected dealers was given five of them for pre-sales. Ron has 10 of them because he owns two stores. These are the only ones that will be pre-sold until the full release of this new model.

One of the most interesting features of this new model is a "ball-joint" at the base -- you can swivel the base of the machine simply by twisting the handle.

Now here's the most exciting part: Meile is offering these first users the chance to review and critique them. They will receive two surveys from the Meile company to fill out and return, and for their efforts they will get a $50 ATM card each time. Furthermore, Ron is offering these first sales at nearly his cost. I don't want to discuss the price publicly but suggest those who are interested should contact Ron directly. His store number is 323-938-2661.

If you do call, please let him know I referred you. I don't have anything to gain financially from this; am not on his payroll or anything. I just want him to know I've helped him out by sending a few customers his way. He has done me many favors over the years I've known him.

Here are the first-look photos of this marvelous new machine!

tolivac · Jun 8, 2008

VERY NICE looking vacuum-MUCH better than the other "Meile" uprights-will have to see if Greenville vacuum and Sewing has 'em-I am assuming its bagged.What sort of bag does it use?I want one!!Will be GREAT for my Meile collection.

logan · Jun 8, 2008

Andy??

Hey Andy if you are reading this thread...have you gotten these in your store to sell yet? How do you like them?

charles~richard · Jun 9, 2008

Followup on the Meile Upright

I was just talking to Ron at Boulevard Vacuum again and he told me more about the Meile upright.

There has been a special, preliminary release of them purely as a test-market move. There are only 120 of them available anywhere in the U.S. 10 units were sent to 12 dealers. They are not being advertised; the only way to get one is by word-of-mouth referral. That's all there will be until (if) the machine is actually released.

Tentative release date will be January or February 2009. Actually, whether or not the machine is released will depend at least in part on the results of the survey that the purchasers (*) of these machines will submit to Meile.

If the results of the survey are negative, the machine may not be released at all, or not until later on after modifications are made. Either way you look at it, this is destined to become a collectible machine. I'd get one in a second, not even being particularly interested in modern machines, just for its colletcible interest, but that's just not in the budget at present (as usual, sigh).

Oh, one other thing, I mistook what he said the other day about the gift cards for participating in the survey -- there will be two $25 cards, for a total value of $50, not two $50 cards. But that is really just icing on the cake. The best part will be being the "first kid on the block" to have one!

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(*) Again, in the case of Boulevard Vacuum, Ron is offering them at his cost.

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CRL

charles~richard · Jun 9, 2008

oh, and, yes, its 120 that are available and not 200 per my first posting. I was setting down the information from memory.

lux1521 · Jun 9, 2008

That looks really cool. I talked to my local Miele dealer about it a few weeks ago and they don't plan on stocking them. The guy told me that they don't sell uprights that expensive.

For that matter, they decide not to stock the high end canisters either. They stated that the higher end cleaner's fancier features are a service problem and make the cleaner less reliable and they perform no better than the base models.

charles~richard · Jun 17, 2008

Revision on Meile Upright Pre-Release

I misunderstood what Ron said about the cost -- I was going by a verbal discussion and may have inadvertently misrepresented some of the things he said about pricing and availability. There is a set price by Meile for the machines and they do have to be sold at that price. All the other elements of the situation are as I represented them, it is a pre-release and you will be the first ones to receive one. Again, any questions on this contact Ron directly.

charles~richard · Jun 17, 2008

oh, and p.s., my misspelling of MIELE was also corrected!

*duh*

chestermikeuk · Jun 17, 2008

Miele - Immer Besser!!!

Looing forward to reading the reviews and seeing how it performs...

Interesting that Miele have taken this stance of a pre-release,all their other products have been produced with an "Air of Greatness" -which people then flock to buy.....we`ve never had "Testing of the Water`s" before!!!

buffster · Jun 18, 2008

My New Miele Upright Arrived Today!

I'm thrilled and lucky to be part of a small pilot group (only 120 people) here in the U.S. who will be providing feedback to Miele on their new S7 series upright vacuum.

Charlie, thank you for referring me to Ron at Boulevard Vacuum - 323.938.2661. He was extremely helpful and very patient in answering all my questions.

I was on the phone with Terry Lattz during my maiden voyage. Terry, thank you for indulging me as I tried out my new toy for the first time.

Here are some snaps of the Miele. Enjoy.

First a few glam shots...