The base price for the Oreck in the U.S is equivalent to £127 in pounds - our base Oreck costs £219 which equates to 341.33 dollars.
The Graphite model in the U.S costs 349 dollars (£223) but the same UK model costs £249 which is a little bit more. However, the U.S has a far bigger range - the UK site only has 3 models on offer with the XL10 at £359-00 equates to 559.47 dollars. You guys have 5 models as opposed to our out dated 3 models.
The only high street franchise who used to sell Oreck was John Lewis who carry Sebo and Miele - but the Orecks have not been selling at all. I know this because I've only asked a few who work there as to how sales are doing in general and the Oreck has not been popular, sadly.
But then, I think the UK are a nation who prefer to have vacuums with everything on board. Gone are the days where you could buy an upright vacuum with no other tools on board. The Hometek Light n Easy was probably one of the last for that kind of design and if buyers want an upright only without tools, they usually end up going down the commercial route.