Is the Hoover Elite really no-more?

[fantomvacuumfan]

All I can say...

Not to be a jerk about it, but if you don't email them, then you can't really complain about it. Its like voting for the President. If you decide not to vote, you can't complain about whoever the President is, since , assuming you didn't like his platform, you didn't do your part, and vote against him. If you want Hoover to bring back a certain model, and you don't tell them, then they have no reason to do it. If you do email them, and they don't listen, well at least you tried.

 

[thehooverman]

Its A Lie

No They Still Carry Them.

 

[bagintheback]

Not a Lie

Production has ended, but distributors still them in stock. If you want to buy new, do so before they run out.

 

[kirbyultimateg]

TheHooverMan, It is the truth sad to say!

 

[bagintheback]

That should read "distributors still HAVE them in stock." Sorry.

 

[floor-a-matic]

Who owns Hoover Australia? Candy? TTI?

 

[thehooverman]

Hey Guys

Should I buy this...

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/hsh/3494154351.html

 

[thehooverman]

Hoover

Hoover Convertible Launch (Print Ad)

 

[super-sweeper]

@hooverman,

At $10,You're buying yourself a good quality,Well built machine,A model that served homeowners and Hoover well.

If i was you,I'd go for it.
Good luck.

-Alex.

 

[thehooverman]

super-sweeper

Yes I Will Try To Get It

 

[durango159]

They're great machines!!

I agree, go for it, it's only $10. My grandmom had a hard bag Hoover Elite Supreme for 17 years. At that point she moved in with my parents and gave the vacuum with the sale of the house to the new owners. I checked it over and put in new bag and new belt prior to sale, it still runs quite well!!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Not to start a war, BUT,

I stood in the room and SAW the LAST one built!.  HOOVER still has a lot of them,  you can still buy them,  but,  production of them has ended. Trust me:  sadly,  very sadly,  I was THERE.  This stack is the end of the line!! I saw them carry the spcial box into the office. You DON'T see me smiling,  do you?  There's a reason for that.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

This woman

put the last one in the box,  shortly after this photo was taken. She smiled for US.  Trust me:  no one was happy.  NO ONE!

 

[sebo_fan]

Hoover Australia are owned by TTi.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

Elite

Wow a sad day indeed! Lets hope a domestic Elite and Convertible can make a comeback in the near future and for sure every Hoover fan needs to make there voices heard to TTI as stated above.

 

[thevacuumman]

I love my Runabout (Soft-Bag Elite) Its been my daily driver since I got it

 

[decade_800]

Why

Why are them @*# damn idiots from TTI ruining a beloved brand? And why doesn't anyone on this forum have enough balls to either write them a very strong letter, email or call them personally. I know I have written them a letter and posted on their Facebook page, I even mentioned this forum, and how 90% of us adore hoover until TTI killed Hoover. I own a cleaning business and have spent many of hundreds of dollars on commercial vacs including the elite's over the years, and I spelled out for TTI I would take my business and money to their competitor Sanitaire. I wish everyone in this forum would petition TTI and get results, we are heard in numbers not just one or two, this forum and the members here have the power to get them bastard chinks of TTI to listen. Come on let's start a petition ill be the first to sign. thanks lets get TTI to respect a beloved name in floor care for decades.

 

[director12]

I feel Hoover needs to revive the Elite.

 

[super-sweeper]

What doesn't Hoover need to revive,

Is a better question!

 

[dysonman1]

Companies, sadly, don't work that way. They listen to what the average person wants (bagless, brush shut off, cord winder, etc.), look at their competition (swivels), and have engineers build something that looks fresh and modern so that people at wal-mart will put it into their cart. Hoover sells millions of vacuums each year, and they are always trying to give the consumer what they want tomorrow, not yesterday. It's just how it works. Trust me, I talk and talk to Tacony management about what they 'should' be making, and while it doesn't fall on deaf ears, they make decisions about what makes the company the most money. Bringing 'back' retired models (like the heavy and bulky Celebrity) won't make Hoover the kind of money they need to survive as a manufacturer. You have to look at it from a business standpoint instead of a collector's standpoint.