does the uk care about deep cleaning? WHAT DO YOU THINK

[delaneymeegan]

OK, ... OK, ok, ok. right, I mean there is the ASKING PRICE, but no body ACTUALLY pays $3000 to $4000 for a vacuum.................. do they?

I'm just a cheap bastard because, there is no way in HELL I would spend money like that on a single vacuum.

The most I ever spent on a brand, spankin' new vac was in 1993 and that was for the last metal Electrolux, the Ultralux Classic, AND it was also the last one the dealer had. So I got the last of the last. (At that time I had no idea of the significance of that, I just felt like a king with my new lux) I spent like $675. No regrets, wish I still had it, though I've since found a replacement at a fraction of the cost.

In about 1985, I threw money down the drain on a NEW, cool looking , TOL, gray Hoover Dimension 1000. They were nice and quiet, but HEAVY and big. I think I spent upwards of $400 +/-100 ? Fun for a week, but....

Before that I bought, as a kid so my parents bought it for me, a 1980 Sears Best TOL canister vac, then a 1982 TOL Sears Best canister vac, then another Sears Best TOL (variable speed w/wand power switch) canister from 1984. Each costing about $365, or less. No regrets. Wish I had them back.

Other than a few other cheaper, new machines in the $50 to $150 price range, everything else has been used and either came from the curb, Goodwill, or similar. I've owned at least 100 vacs in my life. Wish I had them all back.


But it's just jaw dropping, some of the ridiculous prices posted. One can buy a like new Kirby, Rainbow, Filter Queen, and others for ..... $50, $100, maybe $150 on line. It may, or may Not need a simple clean up/wipe down and polish, but, whatever.

Some people don't know how to do that, I suppose, and have money to burn, so.....

 

[sebo_fan]

Some people are led by marketing promises such as quietness, deep cleaning and so forth too.

Same with buying any appliance I would imagine.

 

[delaneymeegan]

Chris/Turbo500



You state "...Whilst it's almost unheard of the in the UK to pay anything over about £600 tops ($910 USD)..."

I'm just curious, are you saying people would just not go for paying anything more, or are you saying there is no stock or inventory available for people to buy?

Do you have central vacs in the UK?

 

[sebo4me]

My Sebo X4 cost just over £200 and my Miele C3 cost £150. Both do a fantastic job.
There's no need to pay more.

The prices in the US are ridiculous!

 

[turbo500]

are you saying people would just not go for paying anything

Precisely that. The prospect of paying anything over £500 for a vacuum in this country is largely unheard of, with the exception of Kirby and other D2D sale vacs, but even those are cheaper to buy here and are no where near as popular as they are in the US.

The general public would likely laugh you out the door for paying such prices.

The most expensive vacuum currently available on the UK market is the Dyson Cinetic upright at £459.99/$700.15 and even that is considered very expensive.

I have never spent more than £200/$305 on a brand new vacuum and my mother was hesitant to spend over half of that.


 


And no, we don't have central vacs in the UK. I think you can get them, but I've never seen one in person and never actually known of anyone who has one. They'd be very difficult to fit in UK homes.



http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/home-a...ess-vacuum-cleaner-iron-red-10116605-pdt.html

 

[turbo500]

the cheapest vacuum I could find was this. Argos Value cheapo bagged cylinder thing. Very budget store brand. £26.99/$41.



http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2473185.htm

 

[delaneymeegan]

Wow, that's so cool.  Briton's have the money to spend, but they won't because it doesn't make sense.


 


(North) American's may or may not, have the money to spend, but they apparently will buy over priced vacuums.


 


I was at a vac store the other day and saw Miel's, all in a line.  They all look the same, but in different colors.  Like they're trying to say: 'the decision isn't should you buy a Miel, but rather what color should it be?'


I seem to remember prices in the $600+ range.  I didn't give it much thought, but am now intriqued. 


 


I didn't think central vacs would be big.  Briton's homes tend to have a lot of concrete walls, which are difficult to run pipes.  Central vacs are not a really good idea anyway.  It's not like you're missing anything.   My parents install central vac in their newly built home 30 years ago, and its really been a hassle.  They don't even use it anymore.


 


A quick glance a Miel prices.

 

[delaneymeegan]

 


Sebo quick glance.

 

[delaneymeegan]

 


Similar cheap U.S. vac. 


Frankly, I like Bissell.  I have several floor care products from them that I haven't paid much money for, and they work very good.


 


 

 

[Mike81]

Finland Doesn't care about deep cleaning. We don't have any uprights for sale. Only is Kirby, but it's very rare someone to own a Kirby.
So we have two canister vacuums with full-size powerhead. Those are Electrolux UltraOne QUATTRO and Miele Complete C3 Electro Ecoline. Both cost 499€.

So as a vacuum cleaner enthusiasts this is a ridiculous situation.

 

[defleppard11]

deep cleaning in europe

This was an interesting thread. Just from poking around in the European market, I found very few cylinder vacs with power nozzles supplied by the electrical mains. Most power nozzles for cylinders were air driven. I must say that I'm not a big fan of the smiley faces on the Numatics, like Henry or Hetty. I don't recall the exact model but I saw a Numatic with a smiley face in the Generator Hostel,where I stayed, in Camden London, during my 2010 holiday.

 

[citroenbx]

hi there I like Defleppard too glad I 80s/90s music all the way

 

[reo580]

Watch Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

Does the UK care about Cleaning?

I'd say watch the show Obsessive Cleaners / Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners- my favorite UK show!!!
I'd say they do.

 

[turbo500]

That show is far from an accurate representation of British people. And as the intro on the show says, the most of us aren't that clean.

I have high standards but nowhere near the level of the people on that program. Most of their cleaning compulsions don't make any sense anyway.

 

[parwaz786]

Does the UK not care about deep cleaning?

Perhaps some people don't know? Some people on OCC use straight suction machines. Think about all the deep-down dirt and grit in their carpets and rugs lurking in there, their vacuums have no agitation whatsoever. I'm sure they care, but they will have to be informed.

 

[vintagerepairer]

That TV show is nothing but an attempt to get two people who bother suffer with the same illness, albeit at different ends of the scale, to make some cheap veiwing which benefits neither of them.

OCD sufferers who have cleaning compulsions are in the minority when compared to the remainder of those with the condition. They neither represent their fellows sufferers nor the UK population.

 

[godfreys_guy]

Do people really buy $3999 vacuums...

Yep, Godfreys has already all but sold out of its first shipment of Vorwerk Kobold VK150s and there is a waiting list til mid jan.

The fact is, that is what it costs -do you want it? yes then hand over the money.

 

[delaneymeegan]

This ?

 

[delaneymeegan]

The canister looks kind of scary. Apparently eats dogs.

 

[pinkge]

Deep cleaning...

I'd say,deep cleaning would be the same in England or the USA.One must realize their
floors are hardwood,tile and and the carpeting is very flatweave.Not like our plush's shag's.Most have nice area rugs.
I know for me my home is all parquet and the one room has wall to wall very short naped berber.So,deep cleaning is a canister straight suction Pink GE easy roll around.And yes,it deep cleans very well.So,in short deep cleaning would be the same in country.

Michael