New Oreck Bagless

[ultraperformer]

I quiet like this hope it comes to the UK! the emptying mechanism on the dirt bin is a great idea!

 

[super-sweeper]

I got to try one out,

and it's not all that bad!

It's nice that it swivels, And has excellent cyclonic action. The hose is there for quick and easy reach, and appears to groom and clean nicely.
While the motor is on the "Loud" side, I find it to be more tolerable than that of an XL2.

Just my 2 cents.
-Alex.

 

[madaboutsebo]

Hello all

I'm new to this forum!

I can see why Oreck have gone down the bagless route as that seems to be the most popular choice for the consumer these days! Oreck want a share of this market!

I've gone back to a bagged vacuums after years of using bagless and for me thinking bagless was better I've personally find this not necessary to be the case! I don't really miss the emptying and cleaning the messy bin out and washing the filters!

 

[turbo500]

Hi Jon,


 


Welcome to the forum . Nice to see another Sebo fan around. 


 


RE: Oreck. What complete hypocrites!! Remember those "bagless is a dirty word" infomercials? Bloody sell outs! I really cannot stand the company. The vacuum wasn't even David Oreck's original idea or design! And I've never been impressed with the performance of the cleaners either. Completely over-rated. 

 

[turbo500]

Just an FYI, these are sold in a shop in the UK called Poundstretcher for £24.99. 



http://www.oreck.com/Oreck-Little-Hero/164,default,pd.html?start=1&cgid=handhelds-canisters

 

[madaboutsebo]

Hi Chris

Thank you

 

[vintagerepairer]

Market Share

I think it's just a case that someone at Oreck thinks their core design is not what people want. As I understand it, a good deal of people still want a bagged cleaner. As for that Oreck Hero, what can I say. I've seen similar on the shelves of Tesco.

 

[sebo_fan]

Hi Jon - great to see another Sebo fan! I second that welcome too!

Or it could well be that Oreck are realising that there are other U.S companies who are offering the similar kind of upright, cue Simplicity etc. Oreck need another product that is going to bring in sales. Also I see the UK have finally got a new cylinder vacuum in by Oreck, called the Quest.

http://www.oreck.co.uk/product/mc1000uk

 

[jmurray01]

And yet another manufacturer has deviated from the design which made them so successful.

What next, Numatic?

 

[vacuummorgan]

I really want one but I don't think you can get them in the uk

 

[sebo_fan]

Funnily enough I phoned Oreck UK yesterday and they say it hasn't been released "yet to the UK," which is a possibility that it may well come here eventually.

 

[sebo_fan]

Jamie - it is hard to deviate from one original model unless you're a big corporation who doesn't worry about making a loss. I know what you are saying, but when you're an appliance brand, it is hard to just keep producing the same formula and wrapping it up in a new body time after time. Effectively this is what SEBO did with their X1 Automatic, morphing it into their X1.1 and X4 with a few updates here and there - but like Numatic, SEBO also produce other machines to widen their appeal to customers.

To be fair, Oreck in the UK at least have stuck to their guns in making bagged vacuums with the only exception being the odd Chinese cordless dust buster or that awful cordless Elecktricbroom/Starlyf cyclonic vac they had in the UK for a short while. Im not a fan of Oreck but I do like some of their design ideas - their brush rolls are second to none and they lack beater bars.

The new Touch upright has me interested though - it could well be a return to Oreck in the future.

 

[madaboutsebo]

Hi Ryan

Thank you, nice to know there is other SEBO fans here!

 

[sebo_fan]

No problem Jon. I've always adored SEBO since my parents took on my uncle's X1 14 years ago; prior to that I was a big Hoover fan of the old classic uprights and the Turbopower 2 and 3 series. Good to share info, ideas and whatever!

 

[djtaylor]

Normally, I don't like change and most of the vacuums that I love are old styled. But I have to say that I DO like this new Oreck. It looks VERY stylish, sleek and just kinda fun. I'm sure that my Kirbys will out clean it, but I just looks fun. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to find one in a pawn shop or thrift store one day, unless someone wants to buy one for me (hint, hint). No? Oh, well. It never hurts to ask.
Justin

 

[hi-loswitch98]

As someone said in an Amazon review,

If you want an Oreck, buy it now while the old mans still alive!