Covid-19: Are your local vac shops open?

[scvacuumguy]

You’ve just fully answered my original question as to whether or not you’ve ever owned a business. The absolute stupidity of your last post is beyond measure. You should visit my stores sometime and you’ll understand why your “garage showroom Internet store” is stupid. Most dealers that sell (non junk) online are required to have brick and mortar stores in order to prove they understand how to run a business and have the financial wherewithal to order $$$$s of dollars in merchandise to resell at a MAP price. If you have any further questions about the vacuum business or business in general, you’re welcome to private message myself or any of the very few other business owners on here before you allow yourself to appear moronic, yet again.

 

[dysonman1]

Business has been incredible these past three weeks we've been reopened. People are bringing them in 2 at a time. They broke the shark or rice car (or whatever wuhan machine they're using) and got the Kirby out of the basement. They break the fan or belt on it too. I'm in business to make money, so I will work on whatever vacuum they bring in that I can get parts for. Bagged or bagless.

I'm not worried about the dirt. I wasn't worried about it when I was five, shaking my aunt's filthy Hoover bag (model 28) outside and getting covered with dust. I didn't worry about it in my 20's when I would have to empty the filthy Kirby bags and get covered with dust. I don't worry about it now when I empty the filthy Dyson bin.

I'm also not worried about my customers. I stand at least six feet from them while talking to them. If they wear a mask, great. If not, it's OK too. What color is their money? Some vacuum shops are bagging up the machine brought in for repair and quarantining it for days before they work on it. I have a 24 to 48 hour turn around time because - once again - what color is that money?

It will be many times more difficult to sell vacuum cleaners when the unemployment cuts off. Sales will go down drastically, but the repair side will go UP. If you're a great vacuum repair man, who knows how to make repairs make money, you'll survive beautifully.

 

[gregvacs28]

There are fewer and fewer dedicated vacuum stores each year it seems.  People buying online and buying throw aways.


 


I wonder how many more shops won't survive this virus attack.