Look at this ad for a Riccar canister

[kirbyloverdan]

It's VERY

Obvious DT doesn't know how to read or only reads what he wants .

P.S Kirby puts an American flag on the box the Kirby comes in even though
many parts are globally sourced .

Dan

 

[DesertTortoise]

To be honest I have never seen a new Kirby vacuum. I think I have maybe seen two Kirbys of any vintage in my whole life, one farily beat G at a thrift shop and another well used example for sale in vacuum shop. I don't know anybody who has one, or any other expensive vac for that matter. The thrift store Electrolux Epic 8000 I bought is the one and only Electrolux I have ever seen.

As for Taconly products I have only seen the mid priced Korean stuff with the little US flag stickers. That is what turned me off to Tacony. It has this American made sticker on it but you flip it over and it says Made in Korea (Made in China on the floor brush). Maybe some stuff really is made here but don't try to misrepresent a Korean made vacuum as being US made. That's bull crap. Like we say in the Navy, one awshit cancels all attaboys. If they can be phoney about that, what other misrepresentations can they tell? I don't want to feel like I have to visit the plant and take their effing product apart to see if it really is made here. I don't trust them now, never will. You can do what you want with your money and have whatever opinion you care to have. You don't have to like my opinion of Tacony. I don't care. The Desert Tortoise has a thick, hard, sun baked shell.

 

[jaker15]

kirbyloverdan,

Obviously you enjoy bashing other members as much as we like bashing Tacony. Everyone has their own opinion, and if you don't like it, then you don't have to reply. Don't complain about others "bashing brands", because you are doing the exact same thing. My Kirby will put your Tacony machine to shame any day.

 

[jkbff]

Tacony doesn't put the stickers on any of the machines not assembled in America... The dealer has stickers they can put on whatever they choose to... It is their property.

Tacony puts the stickers on what they assemble here. When the machines come in, the boxes are opened and kitted with an assembled in America power nozzle... The boxes don't have the sticker on them, only the power nozzle. The boxes the machines are shipped in are very clear where the product is coming from. Even CarpetPro machines say Made in China, underneath it says Another fine product from Tacony...

Something else to keep in mind... Tacony owns most of the companies that do their production. They own the company in China and they own Truvox... They are still recovering from the company that ripped off the Pristine Molds which is why they are bringing out the Prima and the Wonder.

The last little bit, when Tacony started their dealings with Ametek / Lamb, the motors were made in America... Tacony didn't force them to move to Mexico or China, they did that on their own... Tacony chose to stay with Mexican-Sourced. They are at least still in North America... Also the Central Vacs are made in Canada... Still North America.. and they are fitted with an American Made power nozzle.