Does anyone else have trouble buying vacuums?

[human]

I've been resisting posting this but I just can't hold back any longer:

I have no problem buying vacuum cleaners. I give them the money, I take the machine and nobody gets hurt.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Of the trouble I am having with buying vacuums, it is these vacuums:
Kirby Janitronic (1967-1968)
American-Lincoln Super-Sweep (series 1) (1968-1972)
American-Lincoln Super-Sweep (series 2) (1972-1979)
American-Lincoln Super-Sweep 180 (series 3) (1979-1982)
American-Lincoln Super-Vac 180 (1982-1985)

~Ben

 

[kirby519]

Just passed up for the second time at the salvation army store a Kirby G3 model that was available. Both were $50.00 or less. the second one was said to be complete with accessories.

Just yesterday picked up a Kirby 2001 limited edition complete with attachments and shampooer head and zip brush for 50.00 will be sending to a friend in Georgia that has wanted to try out a Kirby based on my recommendations and his own knowledge of them. He is done with the disposable vacuums available today.

 

[rivstg1]

nice job!! thats a good buy and you'll help a friend forever do away with junk vacs!

 

[huskyvacs]

All I have been finding lately is just bags or random attachments. No vacuums.

 

[amanadeluxe]

Fraser Crane might have said your guilt is causing you to manifest feelings of paranoia, as well as an overdeveloped tendency towards fastidiousness overblown to the point of borderline germaphobia.
No. I personally have not suffered giving a squat what people think of my purchases, nor do I let a few harmless (though, admittedly disgusting at times) mystery soils cause me to lose sleep.
If I did, I would take a moment to enjoy any new cannabis laws my state may have passed, shake it off, get back on that horse and continue to buy whatever I wanted.
Unless, of course, the guilt catalyst has a point. If you have vacuums lining your halls, in your shower, under the bed, etc,... you may want to pull back and ask a professional to help you figure out what void it is you’re trying to fill with vacuum cleaners.
And try not to worry about bringing in fleas. They’re all over every lawn ever, and they don’t survive indoors without a cat or dog. Of course now our pets take pills for that, Riiight?

 

[jo]

I don’t worry about people looking at me oddly buying anything...likely I’ll never see these people again anyway. As far as hesitating to buy because a collection is large and you are running out of room or money then sell some on Craigslist or ebay. Especially any duplicates. My mindset it...I’ve enjoyed it now it’s time for someone else to use or enjoy it. I usually just give them away to friends or donate back to Goodwill or habitat or sell if I have a garage sale. Money isn’t tight for me so I just do t bother with selling unless it’s something I can easily get $100 or more for.

Best to live without regrets so if you will regret passing up on a vac or something else...get it. You can always sell it if you decide later you don’t want it. Goodwill and Habitat offer 10 day or 7 day return policies on electrical items so if you want to get it then decide it’s not for you you can return it just keep the receipt.

 

[jake1234]

Think about how I look!!!

If you get embarrased just about buying used vacuums, then fear no more! When I go to my local tip about 7 times out of 10 there is a Vacuum Cleaner that I want in the used electrical appliances skip. Is it legal to take stuff out of a council skip as it is now the councils property? NO! Do I take the stuff and vacuums I want anyway? YES! Damn well I do! If I see something I want in the used ekectricals skip then I run over and grab it! I call it grab and go haha. Think how I must look! As long as none of the tip workers see me then I am ok as they would stop me straight away as it is illegal to take stuff out of there skips. But the general public see me. Not that they are bothered I dont think and I have never been reported. People must just think what the hell is that man doing! Some people who have seen me even think I work there because I constantly get asked, where does this go? And where does that go? So I must give off the impression that I work there. I have even seen people carrying Vacuums towards the skip and I have ran after them and said stop right there I will take the vacuum cleaner! So basically people, dont be afraid. Especially not if it is perfectly legal in a charity shop. So next time you think your getting anxious, nervous or paranoid just think of me running away from a skip with two vacuum cleaners under my arms with people watching.

 

[rdwdcp]

If you have trouble finding a vacuum just buy a Dyson DC07 there amazing!

 

[madman]

Jake1234 - Is the skip owned by the government? Here, at least in Chicago anyway, city garbage bins are considered 'public domain' and thus it's perfectly legal to take anything from them. Private waste companies' skips or dumpsters are technically private property, but since it's just garbage, nobody really cares if you take stuff. I'm betting at least that part is that same over there.

 

[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.