Does anyone else have trouble buying vacuums?

[jake1234]

MadMan

Unfortunatly its not like that over here. The skips at the recycling centre are owned by the council, and I dont know if the government has snything to do with making the rules for the council. Anyway, over here it is considered council property if the item is in a council skip, and of course all the skips at the recycling centre are council skips so its technically known as theft. Once a year or so ago I did get caught which was very unlucky and they jotted down my number plate and threatened to call the police! Haha like what they gonna do ring the police and see get over here ASAP there is a crime in action! Unfortunatly you cant take anything out of skips over here. I think there shoukd be signs saying you can do so at your own risk. Back in the 80s you used to be able to take what ever you wanted- even climb in at some places! But that all came to a stop about 20 years ago when, I dont know the exact story, but, somebody took an electrical appliance out of a council recycling centre skip and the appliance was faulty (obviousley why it was in there) and long story short the person got a shock off of the faulty appliance and they sued the council for thousands. And after that, they couldnt afford that to happen again so they said from now on nobody is allowed to take anything out of skips. But as if thats gonna stop me saving a vintage vacuum cleaner haha.

 

[madman]

Nanny state. Got it. Nice attitude though! You show The Man what for!

 

[electrolux137]

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Just take a good look at the crap other people are bringing up to the register and you won't think twice about buying vacuum cleaners!


 

 

[marks_here]

LOL I cringe when I see someone buying a Bissell, I was given a Big Green Commercial 13" bagged upright I used it once and it now stays in my storage unit. I don't see how they named it commercial the plastic is so brittle in some places.

 

[gregvacs28]

Jake1234

You are brave. The councils just protecting themselves from being sued again. We have the same thing in the U.S.

Some shops have sealed dumpsters/tips that are connected to the buildings temporarily that way people can't access the garbage and the shop isn't responsible if someone were to fall in or .....whatever. This seems especially true at foods stores.
Considering the U.S. throws out about 1/3 of our food, for various reasons usually having to do with liability fears, think of the stuff that's in those sealed bins.

Lowes has big semi's for their trade-in appliances instead of maybe just leaving them behind the store for people to take.

The merchants should just have a policy where if you come in and sign an agreement that if you IN ANY WAY suffer a lose from your activities in the dumpster, you won't sue the store. Who wouldn't be up for that?

 

[repairman]

Personally,

I don't really go to thrift stores anymore. I used to go every Saturday after work, but I got tired of buying vacuums that didn't mean anything to me. Plus, I have about 8 that I have been trying to sell for the last year and I'm stuck with excess "inventory".

If there's something I've always wanted, I'll eventually find it, get bored with it, and then sell it.