Hey Scott - glad to hear it is the same product. But I would still be careful - even with the identical model number, Future Shop has been known to sell a product minus its standard features or with modified specs in order to bring down the price. It would be interesting to compare an S7280 sold by Future Shop for $300 with an S7280 sold by a vac shop for $600. The link below will take you to a store in Montreal selling the same model number for $600.
It looks like Canadian Tire is trying to compete with Future Shop - their price is $250!
I wonder if Miele is trying to clear out some of the uprights that have that "crushing hose" problem - where the hose collapses under high suction and is permanently bent out of shape and can't be properly stored on the vac any longer.
Just trying to figure out why FS can sell this for such a low price.
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