Keeping Product Boxes

[bagintheback]

How many of you keep the retail boxes of vacuums you buy and for how long? I generally will keep them until the warranty expires. In some cases I feel that the vacuum might become rare or wanted at some point and keep the box to increase the value if I ever sell.

 

[thekirbylover]

i do the exact same but i keep them even when the warranty expires i feel that even though i hope not to sell my collection , but that in a few years when the model is discontinued it will be even more of a collectors piece because it has the original box i also keep the user manuals and warranty cards

 

[blackheart]

Well...

I rarely buy new products but when i do i'd say about a week just in case i end up not liking it. When it comes to used products i sometimes keep the box i did for the kirby vacuette i also have the logo for the tradition (i think)

 

[brandon_w_t]

Well if a machine is new in box, like my Compact C8, then obviously I am going to keep the box.

With Kirby machines, its easy to store all the extra stuff, so the box can be a good benefit. Other than that, only if boxes are complete and mint would I keep it (unless maybe its exceedingly rare)

 

[kloveland]

I agree with Brandon

If it's a new in box vintage vacuum, I would keep the box around because getting rid of the box would degrade it's resale value. I've bought vacuums in the past and kept the box around for a couple of months or so. Sometimes I've been known to store things in their original boxes to keep everything together.

 

[tjhooverman]

Okay I get what you are saying

Yeah I kept my dirt devil vision power pak canister box until it got thrown away, after it was cut up into so many pieces.
What about that Eureka Express 8259-A box? I kept my Kenmore Progressive Canister box (black model) and had it thrown away. Because my room was so messy. Oh! By the way I have my boxes usually thrown away. But I always wondered what the Spectrum Canister ones looked like. We throw ours away in our house, to prevent messes to keep our house clean. I usually don't keep boxes, if ever.

 

[rugsucker]

vac boxes

If anyone wants a box that might go with one of their vacs I have a very few in the attic back to the 90s.Might include Eureka,Hoover,Dirt Devil,Rainbow,but no list yet.

 

[bagintheback]

rugsucker

I would love to see what those boxes look like. Would you be able to take some pictures?

 

[rugsucker]

boxes in attic

Will try for pics,but being an attic they are not quite 'ready for their close-up'.I remember a Hoover 2 brush shampoo box,some possible DDev/Eureka boxes & definately some Rainbow SE era power nozzle boxes that might be good for storage or display if someone doesn't have.