New CU vacuum cleaner reviews.

[hoovercelebrity]

Very well made points, Eurekaprince... I always take those ratings with a grain of salt. When I worked at Hoover, it was always amusing to see customers walk in with their newest edition of "Consumer Reports" in arm, and make their shopping decisions based solely on those reviews. Of course, when there was a Hoover in the #1 spot, that was good for us... but #1 or not, we would always try and explain to the customer that no test they perform is true for every single household/situation, and that people should use those reports as guidelines when making their decisions... not base their decision solely on what CU said to buy. We won some, we lost some. LoL

Alaskabob: How's Anchorage this time of year? I have a friend who lives in Anchorage.. always wanted to visit. I agree with you about the Tempo. When the Windtunnel first came out, what you know as the Tempo these days was the BOL Windtunnel model. You couldn't get one (even the BOL model) for less than $200. If one has only carpet to clean -- the Tempo and the Bagged Windtunnel that's a step up from that Tempo (the $119/$129 model) are usually what I recommend. The SP Windtunnel has even fallen to $159 at Costco ... just can't beat them for carpet cleaning, if one wants a bagged cleaner.

 

[eurekaprince]

Hey there Fred and Bob,

I have now had my Hoover Tempo for a few months, and as a carpet cleaner, it really offers amazing "suck for the buck."!!! It really is lightweight and not too noisy. And the initial flashes of light on the cheap switch seem to have disappeared! I even use the hose with a wand and the little dusting brush for spot cleaning of a corner near my night-table, or the base of a floor light, or even a quick dusting of my office desk. The hose and tools could never replace what I have with my new Hoover Connie, but these two vacs make a great team. I bought the stainless steel Constellation for 180 Canadian dollars (at the Bay department store) and the Hoover Tempo for 130 Canadian dollars (at Home Depot). Though they both have their minor faults, I am amazed at the cleaning team I managed to put together for CAD310.00!

And I would not have given these vacs a first look had Consumer Reports not provided some very good test results for these two Hoovers!