Oh dear, we've been vacuum shopping...

[turbo500]

Don't you just love that moment when a relative, friend or loved one says "I could do with a new hoover"? Well that's precisely what happened. My boyfriend has a 10 year old Panasonic that wasn't expensive when it was new. It's an ok cleaner, but past it's best and was sounding a bit tired. It's also a little bit weedy to use as his house has quite large rooms. Pic below.

 

[turbo500]

And me being me, we came home with this. Well I say "came home with", he tried it out in store and we bought it online for £175. £40 cheaper than in the store.

 

[turbo500]

Ta-dah!!

 

[madabouthoovers]

Your BF has good taste! I bet the store was disappointed when you tried out their demonstrator then walked out without buying one. I had a feeling I knew what he'd be getting before I even saw the picture below your first post. Sebo rocks!

 

[turbo500]

Now, Roshan (my other half) vacuums weekly. He has no pets and lives alone. The Panasonic has a floating head, but it has beater bars and strong suction, so it's not a bad little vacuum at all. He also borrows his Mums Kirby Ultimate G twice a year to blitz the place.

I've just vacuumed from top to bottom and THIS is what the Sebo pulled out of a combination of medium pile carpet and 4 shag rugs. I've not vacuumed anything that isn't normally vacuumed or anywhere that would be excessively dusty.

 

[turbo500]

Steve, he chose it himself. He'd used mine and liked it. I narrowed down a list of decent vacuums to get, including the Miele s7, Dyson DC41, a recon Kirby G4 and a newer Panasonic. In the end, he went with the Sebo as he thought it was the easiest to use and would be fairly quick to do a big clean with.

We would've bought it from our local independent store but they were asking £210 for it and wouldn't budge. We couldn't justify the difference really. Even £199 and I would've gone for it, but sadly they stuck at £210.

 

[madabouthoovers]

Its VERY tough for retailers at the moment. Many are struggling to survive, and are cutting their margins to the absolute bone. Everyone wants Dyson, Dyson, Dyson, so I'd imagine that Euronics don't get much of a look in where vacs are concerned, as they don't stock that many Dyson models. They have overheads that many online only retailers don't, so cant compete on price. They lost the sale over £10, its very sad, but customers are getting savvy, and want the best prices nowadays due to being strapped for cash as a result of the economic climate.


 

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Notice the box of Ariel in #1!

 

[turbo500]

Beckham, that Ariel was £10 in Sainsburys on offer

 

[hi-loswitch98]

What size? TESCO have the 22 wash box for £5.

 

[madaboutsebo]

Turbo500 your other half has very good taste! Gosh that's some dust and dirt you have removed with the SEBO just shows you. Can't believe that well I can love my SEBO Felix. Hey you definitely can't say the SEBO X skims the surface of the carpet pile and rugs. Thats evidence it deep cleans for sure. Did you notice a difference in the carpet pile? Was it more groomed?

 

[turbo500]

It's 65 washes

 

[turbo500]

Jon, I completely agree. After the recent surge in unsatisfied Sebo users, this has completely reiterated my belief that Sebo make the best uprights you can buy on the market today.

 

[madabouthoovers]

And after just using my new K3 again, I'm convinced its one of the best cylinder cleaners on the market too.

 

[sptyks]

Turbo500:

I would respectfully disagree.


The Kirby Sentria series are the finest upright vacuum cleaners on the market today!

 

[turbo500]

I beg to differ. The Kirby Sentria has an excessively large price tag and is not particularly convenient to use. Whilst I agree that it is an amazing performer on carpet, the tools are a faff to get on and off, especially for quick use. I couldn't be bothered with taking half the cleaner apart just to use the hose. They weren't even convenient by the standards of old when dirty fan cleaners were a common sight on the market. They're also far too big and bulky to maneuver around or under furniture, whereas the Sebo is light to use and works completely flat to get under beds and sofas etc.

On balance, whilst the Kirby may be a better carpet performer, the Sebo offers a much better all round package IMO.

 

[madaboutsebo]

I agree SEBO certainly do make the best uprights you can buy today. So glad I discovered SEBO I don't miss washing filters and emptying the dust bucket!!!

Madabouthoovers I do love the SEBO K range I wouldn't mine getting one, although not a big fan of cylinders but would have one of these no doubt. Like you thread on your new K3 Vulcano like this model in particular.

 

[madabouthoovers]

Don't forget that SPTYKS lives in America, and over there, Kirby are held in very high regard. They are also cheaper to buy in the US, and more Americans have thick shag pile carpet which Kirbys are excellent at cleaning.


I have a G7e and a Sebo X4 Extra, and whilst both are just as easy to push and pull, and do a great job on carpets, I have to agree that the Kirby is more inconvenient to use the hose, and is a great deal heavier to carry than the Sebo. The price of a new Kirby in the UK is astronomically high, and with tales of dreadful high pressure salesmen hassling old pensioners to part with their savings, Kirby are just not held in high regard here.


I like Kirbys, but I don't like their sales tactics. They are a top quality product, there's no argument there, but people nowadays want versatility combined with convenience. The Kirby is VERY versatile, but not the most convenient.

 

[hi-loswitch98]

I can't remember who said this, but someone commented that Sebo & Miele are like how Hoover & Electrolux used to be, Hoover for an Upright, Electrolux for a Cylinder. It's now Sebo for an Upright, Miele for a cylinder. Both companies have the whole range but Sebo are definitely the best Upright I've tried. If I found one on the Carboot again I would happily buy it. Hardly any effort required to clean the last one I had. It all just clips apart which makes it so easy.