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Has anyone ever heard of "If it ain't broke don't fix it?" Why would Oreck stay with practically the same design all of these years if it did not work? As I have said the classic Oreck's may not clean the best, but to the average consumer it does not really matter. Someone earlier made the statement of when people go to the store for a vacuum they are looking for one with "sleek designs or a specific brand." That is how it is at my store when people come in for... hold your breath...Oreck's! Or even Simplicity. People have heard of these names somewhere either the internet or a friend/relative. Also the number of younger people who buy Oreck's or Simplicity Freedom surprise me. It is not just the elderly who make these purchases. And yes, Oreck's can last as I have seen numerous come in, some that are in cleaning services, and some that are in the 15+ life span. Lastly what has been hurting Oreck financially other than Katrina is Oreck themselves. Oreck did not help their dealers out hardly at all. If Oreck ran a special sale on an item online or by direct selling, none of the stores could match that price, they always had to stay above it. Oreck was not to fast at shipping out product to their dealers either. Dealers would have to wait for product to be sent that has already been paid for thus holding up sales. Also Oreck was so far into direct selling that they had not ventured into the big box market until recently.


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