2011hoover700
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Hi, I've been using a hoover convertible model u4019 a lot and am wondering how much they cost back when they were new?
Thanks so much.
2011hoover700
Thanks so much.
2011hoover700
hoover convertible u4019 $ question
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2011hoover700
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<span data-reactid=".7x.1:3:1:$comment1505243156378246_1512182489017646:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:0"> I just found out via a Facebook page t</span><span data-ft="{" data-reactid=".7x.1:3:1:$comment1505243156378246_1512182489017646:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".7x.1:3:1:$comment1505243156378246_1512182489017646:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".7x.1:3:1:$comment1505243156378246_1512182489017646:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">hat my u4019 was sold by Turnstyle and Service Merchandise in the Chicago area, $79.95 new in 1974. I'm sure It would have also sold for around that price in other areas like near where I live.</span></span></span>
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You are right.
That was about the going rate then.
That was about the going rate then.
2011hoover700
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I ran into an additional questions, did the Hoover u4019 also sell at Kmart and other such department stores or just in mail order catalog such as Service Merchandise?
Thank you very much
Thank you very much
human
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Not a mail order company...
Service Merchandise may have published annual catalogs but it wasn't exactly a mail order company; it was a retail beast known as a catalog showroom, a concept which is now pretty much extinct. Catalog showrooms flourished in the '70s and '80s, as they attempted to couple a somewhat upscale, service-oriented shopping experience with discount prices. Chains operating with this concept back in the day included Sam Solomon's (which Service Merchandise eventually absorbed), Best Products (no relation to Best Buy), and Brendle's (where I worked briefly after graduating from college). Service Merchandise hung on a little longer than the rest, but they were all pretty much out of business by the end of the '90s. High service and discount prices are a difficult combination to maintain, especially with the rise of discount retailers like Walmart and Target and the breaking tidal wave of e-commerce.
Service Merchandise may have published annual catalogs but it wasn't exactly a mail order company; it was a retail beast known as a catalog showroom, a concept which is now pretty much extinct. Catalog showrooms flourished in the '70s and '80s, as they attempted to couple a somewhat upscale, service-oriented shopping experience with discount prices. Chains operating with this concept back in the day included Sam Solomon's (which Service Merchandise eventually absorbed), Best Products (no relation to Best Buy), and Brendle's (where I worked briefly after graduating from college). Service Merchandise hung on a little longer than the rest, but they were all pretty much out of business by the end of the '90s. High service and discount prices are a difficult combination to maintain, especially with the rise of discount retailers like Walmart and Target and the breaking tidal wave of e-commerce.
