Vacuum display at Target

[vinvac]

I would agree, the only vacuum that would interest me is the Oreck!!!

Everything is bagless....not one I would want as a main vacuum for my house..not even the Dysons.

I am surprised there is a canister on the line.....what is it? We don't have any canisters at our Target.

Wal-Mart carries a Eureka bagged, a Bissell bagged and an Eureka/Electrolux bagless...canister.

And both Target and Wal-Mart only carry generic bags...


What is the world coming to.

Morgan

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Morgan, they had 3 canisters.... a straight suction bagless Dirt Devil, a Dyson Turbinehead something or other and a cheap bagless Hoover with power nozzle... I think it's like the one Chase bought... maybe he got his at Wal-mart... I can't remember...

They used to have some decent Eureka canisters with quick release power nozzles, but no more!

They used to have 2 Orecks at Target, now only one.... Even though I'm not crazy about Orecks, the one they have is an attractive model.... I like the shape of the bag and the headlight lens.

I can't believe Target has been around long enough to have had Convertibles and Dialamatics! Wow!

They have like 3 of the same Bissell bagless upright, just in different colors... awful! I liked their selection better when they had the entire Platinum Force lineup, the Dyson Blueprint and two Orecks...

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Oh yes.... I sometimes do put the machines back together.... re hook the hoses, replace the attachments, unfold the handles, replaced the bag doors and dirt chamber lids.... I didn't think any of those vacuums were worth it though! I tried to put the bag door on the Eureka Smart vac when I was at wal-mart the last time, but someone had stolen the bag and it won't on on w/o a bag!

Nobody has self propelled vacuums anymore!

 

[vacu-finder]

cheap junky plastic vacs.!

I wonder if there is a way we could boycott these junky Appliances and get rid of them from the Market alltogether..?

I can definetly see it happening in the near future.
Seriously think about this for a minute guys, why would we want a future of total junk for our Grand kids.....Are We that stupid and Gullible..?

Throw-waway disposable crap has become a disease in our society and a menace to our Planet.

 

[tolivac]

Lets see-with the new "plastique" vac trend-and bagless.Ok-we fill the vacuum,its now dusty and yucky-put it out on the curb.it gets taken to the landfill with the dirt it picked up.Funky way of getting rid of dirt from the house and keeping our landfills well stocked with junky vacuums.Used to be you had a bagged vacuum-or dump bag vac that LASTED-and you just got rid of the dirt or disposable bag or dirt in the trash-NOT the whole vacuum.

 

[floor-a-matic]

Tolivac, I AGREE with U about the landfills "stocking up on plasti-vacs!" What happened to vac mfrs these days now, where people throw out the WHOLE vac instead of just the dirt/bag?

I don't like that Wal-Mart, Target & Home Depot tie down their vacs onto the shelf! How can customers check out the new vacs if they're tied down?!

Actually, I wouldn't touch these plasti-vacs, not even with a 100 ft pole! Instead I'll buy a vintage vac like a GE Swivel Top, Apex, or Convertible.

 

[sanimatic]

That Target display is exactly identical to the Vacuum display I saw at my Target in Pittsburgh this morning. The exact same vacs in the same order. Slightly off topic, but has anyone seen the vacuum display at Kohl's. It is the worst display of any store. The vacuums are up so high with huge display signs blocking the view of the base of each machine. Not sure what Kohl's executive thought that was a good way to sell vacuums. Chris

 

[floor-a-matic]

Target pics #2 & 3

Very similar to the one in Laredo (San Dario Ave. location)

Plasti-vacs, WHAT A PEST!

 

[tolivac]

Its to the point I just walk buy the pretty plastivac displays and move on.Or is it that the landfills will be well stocked with the pretty,colorful,dusty plastivac REMAINS?Doubt any of those plastivacs will survive a trip thru the trash trucks compactor.On the "Classic Refuse Trucks" videos on Youtube-they show Leach trash trucks crushing pianos-imagine what that would do to a plastivac?Then the poor unfortunate vac has to withstand the gear-tooth wheels on the landfill dozer-pactor type tractor.-that machine compacts and spreads the waste in the landfill.I also prefer the vintage vacs-esp Hoover,Eureka-what those build now are truely trash truck food.I guess the "Big Box" store now tie down their vac display models-those may not be functional,anyway-and I note the cords are cut.Even if you got the vac in your hands--the cord is often cut,and no outlet to plug into even if the cord is intact.Guess the "static" displays are for liability reasons?-the store can't get sued if someone gets hurt by a "plastivac" falling on them or breaks.

 

[henry200]

Target

I used to work for a division of Target Corp, and everything in the company is according "to plan,"  From how products are merchandised on the shelves, to which stores carry a full-line or selected lineup.  From the day products are added to their list of offerings there is a plan for how long they will be offered, when they will go on mark down and when they will be withdrawn.  The company is all about their brand image and keeping their offerings "fresh, new and exciting."  The questionable quality of what they sell in terms of vacuum cleaners is a whole different matter!  It's all about trend for their under 40, upper middle class target market.

 

[henry200]

landfills

Landfills are so old-school and primitive in this neck of the woods.  Plasti-vacs don't get buried here, they get incinerated!  By law, all trash haulers here are required to take what they collect to a resource reclamation facility where it is sorted to remove things like steel etc, and what remains is turned into fuel pellets which are then sold to power companies, etc.  The power companies then are required to use highly sophisticated filtration equipment to prevent noxious/hazardous compounds from being released into the atmosphere during combustion.  It's a very expensive way to deal with trash, but that's just an added incentive to take advantage of recycling programs and keep as much as possible out of the waste stream. 

 

[thevacuumman]

If i bought a new vacuum i would go to a vac shop and buy a Miele or Riccar and i dont buy bags or belts at any dept. store i go to the vac shop in borger or amarillo

 

[floor-a-matic]

Too bad for me, since there aren't any vac shops here where I live. Looks like I'll have to go to SA, Brownsville or Corpus.

 

[mark40511]

Yea. Those isles are sickening aren't they?

I used to love to look at the vac isle's back in the day when I was little. I ignore them now too.

I have my Rainbow and a Lux I'm happy.

Every last one of those vacuums (or most of them) will be in a landfill in 2 years, or the back room of some vacuum shop that accepted them as a trade in.

 

[tolivac]

Some areas do use the "trash to energy" conversion-Baltimore did this.However-the ash from the furnaces still has to go somewhere-usually goes to a ---landfill.It is often used to cover a landfill "cell" when filled-then dirt put over the ash cover.Most places still use landfills becuase they are low cost-places that use the incinerators don't have the space for landfills.so they are still around-and probably will for some time.so whatever-the plastivacs can end up being crushed,shredded,or burned.What a final life for a vacuum!At least the more expensive and higher quality vacuums may find another home and will continue to be used and enjoyed-esp by us collectors!Be that as it may--whether it feeds a landfill or incinerator-the compaction trash truck is doing the duty.Rear loaders and side loaders seem to have the most visibly "brutal" compactors.FL trash trucks the compaction is hidden-unless someone climbs up on the body roof and films the action-there are some shots of that on the "Classic Refuse Trucks" site.

 

[gsheen]

wow you guys have so much choice over thier , we have such poor choice of upright vacuums here, people like cylinder model here( those thier are hundreds of models ) , we have toms of those but uprights , if you take the mainstream , hoover electrolux( you guys call it eureka) dyson lg samsung bissell, sebo thier are only about 17 differant models.
hell electrolux only has one upright model, here its a much smaller market