Kirby Accessories are kinda weird

[amtraksebo1997]

Juju93

Amen

 

[panasonicvac]

I agree with Edgar. Unfortunately I don't think things are looking very good with Kirby. As I've said before elsewhere, there's a reason why Scott & Fetzer sold off Kirby. There's also a reason why they're allowing them to be sold online and through big box stores like Costco. There's a reason why vacuum stores are now Kirby warranty dealers. There's a reason why Kirby is sticking with black as their primary color now. And there's a reason why Kirby is no longer allowing to rebuild for secondary owners. The way it all fits together makes total sense to me. We also could be seeing the end of Kirby which I seriously hope not but it wouldn't surprise me. At this point, I see no way how Kirby would come out with a brand new design of their own. They once tried and I've seen the design of what the new Kirby would've looked like but they couldn't get it to work right.

 

[amtraksebo1997]

PanasonicVac

Since when were Kirbys sold in Costco???

 

[kirbyg6]

Hi panasonicvac that’s cool what did it look like

 

[lesinutah]

Kirby

Avalir 2 were sold in costco iirc Christmas 2023.

 

[panasonicvac]

They started doing that a couple years ago. But my local Costco never carried any.

It's the one they've been working on back in 2009, there's a seperate thread about it. They also had another different prototype back in the 80's. But that's all I'm aware of.

 

[tolivac]

The problem with present Kirby plastic fans is not breaking-but melting when used in the blower mode with the inflator deflator attachment for a period of time exceedning a few minutes-not a problem with metal fans.Also deforming when Kirby users allow the bag to get too full and not replacing it.The deformed fans have a lower efficiency compared to non deformed fans.Again metal fans don't have those problems.Royal must have used some other type of laminum alloy in their fans after witnessing a Royal facrtory rep picking up several coims with their metal fans with now problems.That test would have destroyed a Kirby plastic fans.