Is the Hoover Elite really no-more?

[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.

 

[sebo_fan]

Thing is though, retro sells. Whether its a car, or a coffee machine. There's no excuse for a brand NOT to follow the lead. Whilst it may not make business sense for models to fly off the shelf, it only takes ONE brand to do a retro 'heavy' for others to follow suit.

Though I can't speak for the U.S buyers, owners and market trends, Kitchenaid's retro mixers are a big hit in the U.S - they're heavy after all, as is our more modern British Kenwood Chef that is still an industry favourite - why should it therefore be different for vacuum cleaners? After all, Aerus is hardly modern when you look at their canisters vacuums.

 

[thevacuumman]

Well, I have to agree with Tom. If Hoover gave the collectors what they wanted(A new version of the Celebrity or Convertible for example), they couldn't really sell it say next to a very modern looking Eureka,Dyson,Bissell,etc. The fact is that TTI will make a vacuum that they can sell that appeals to buyers and I think that the new Hoovers are also great. It may not last as long as say my Model 825 of my Model 61, but I really like them. My sister got a Windtunnel Air and she really likes it. She did say she would take her Royal 880 over it any day, but at the moment she needed a vacuum because her ex stole the Royal from her. I also like it, the last time I was at her house I tried it out and for her needs it works great, If I liked having a bagless vacuum(I don't really care for bagless), I'd Probably get one too.