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If you all have a vacuum with a sticker from a vacuum store/repair shop, do you leave it on or remove it?

I'm kind of ambivalent about removing them. I think they can kind of look tacky and take away from the vacuum's appearance. On the other hand, they kind of tell the vacuum's history in a way and where it spent time. I also sometimes like to Google the address of stickers I see on vacuums to see if the shop is still there or what's there now.

I only have one vacuum with a sticker, which is on my Electrolux Grand Marquise. I decided to leave it on.
 
I have a couple, both serviced from the same shop. They put the sticker on my DD Deluxe on the back of the motor case, and on my Eureka canister they put it in front of the attachment holder. As long as it is not gaudy or right front and center, I leave it.
 
Not a fan.

I've gotten cleaners from out of state, and, I find the stickers to be amusing at times.
I always stressed NO stickers when I had cleaners serviced. I was asked, "How will you call us for service again?" I replied, "I have it recorded. There was a story going around about me... and stickers.
They're my machines, and I don't want them on my vacuums.
 
It depends on where the sticker is, how big it is, and whether or not I can remove it without causing any damage to the finish of the vacuum. And having been a Printer for many years, I know that the stock used for printing labels is (or at least used to be) available as permanent or removable. Unfortunately, the only ones who know which kind was used, are the person who actually takes the stock out of the package and prints the job, or the customer who may have specified one or the other on the order.
Jeff
 
I leave them on. It's about preserving history, especially local history. Also when they have the last service date written on. Pretty much every vacuum shop sticker on the vacuums I have went out of business decades ago. I think one of the vacuums I have came from a town of just 350 people.
 
My Silverado has a service sticker inside the bag door from when the salesman came to sell me a hose, bags and take the powerhead in for service. Have seen it so many times that name is in my head! If it needed something, I guess the # is still good, it's been almost 30 years.
 
I think.......

it's a matter of personal preference. It's nice to have provenance on a vac. Even if you don't want them on, you could remove them and drop them in an envelope along with the OM etc.

Kevin
 
I'm in the 'leave it on' camp. It's part of the machine's history. Besides, they're darned tough to remove. Ironically, I often remove the dealer stickers from my cars.
 
Sebo

I have a couple of vacuums with stickers on them. What I can think of right now are my two Sebos. My Automatic X4 and my X5 both came from the same shop, but I got them from totally different locations. It was cool to have them both because I thought of it like long lost siblings. I left the sticker on for this reason, to remember their past. I generally don't remove the stickers though. I used to have a Sentria II that came with a color matched sticker that was an exact match of that blue they used. 


 


Regards, Garrett
 
It depends. I'd say if the sticker adds something to the machine, then keep it. For example, if the machine came from far away, the sticker will remind you of where it called home. If the sticker looks attractive, maybe.

Ultimately, just do whatever you feel like.
 
Gone

Its the first thing that goes. I'm the owner of the vacuum and I'll service it. If any sticker goes on it will be mine.
If it's uses official kirby parts. If it's from manufacturing it stays. If it's vacuum shop it's gone.
 
I have a 1920s Hoover that has a decal on the handle, it's not a sticker.
It also has a metal card holder on the handle.

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Naaah...

I have three on a 75 yr. old Hoover and they are all on the back of the handle and not bothering me at all. They're part of this ole girls past.I'm not going to risk damaging that good old lead based paint trying to remove a sticker so worn down it now looks more like it was painted on or a decal.

One is black lettered on gold, one is red lettered on black and the third was put on by the shop I took it to about 15 years ago, so I'm going to let the next collector decide if they stay or go. If a shop had carelessly stuck a sticker on say the hood or headlight or anywhere that looked gaudy I'd peel it off right there in front of them, but otherwise they are proof the machine was cared for and not just used up and tossed .
 
Like this

When they are well placed the stickers do not bother me. Kind of nostalgic for me. Chad saved this convertible for me from the trash.

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If you can pull the top of the sticker off, goo-gone will work. Be sure to use a
soft cloth so you don't scratch the finish. Goo-Gone will work even if you
can't get the sticker off, but it will take longer.......Then use windex
to remove the oily residue......

PR-21
Bud
 
For me it completely depends on a couple things. Where the sticker is on the vacuum, and how old the sticker is. If it were a nicely placed sticker from a store that’s long gone, I’m leaving it. If it’s in a place where it’s crooked or just makes it ugly, it comes off. If it’s a more recent sticker, it definitely is gone. The sticker must add to the story of the machine in a way that doesn’t detract from it, if that makes any sense.
 
Cole,

I've also used a hairdryer on the stickers.
A lot of times, the service person will write the date of service on the underside of the base. That is nice to know the service the machine got.
I have a few interesting sticker from all over the U.S. but, generally, the sticker are gone.
Supposedly, the late Betty Fritz made a fuss when I reminded her... no stickers. That very well may never have even happened at all.
 
Betty Fritz!

Oh I wasn’t going to, but you served me this one on a silver platter! You apparently lost it in her store when one of your machines was returned to you... incidentally apparently after you were asked to leave, while you were en route to the next store, she placed a call to the next store giving that poor guy a heads up on what was heading his way. He’s the one who told me that story, and I believe him. I have heard many more fascinating stories as well. We could really have story time, if you’d like...
 
Looking at the vacuums I can get to, only my Kirby Sentria, one of my Gsixes, My little Eureka canister and my Electrolux Super J. have dealer stickers. The one on the Super J is actually hidden inside the bag door. My Silverado Deluxe has what appears to be a dealer sticker but on closer examination, it is a five-year warranty sticker that includes the machine's serial number.

As I mentioned previously, I see the stickers as part of the machine's 'pedigree' and with the exception of the Eureka, they're all in inconspicuous spots so I just leave them be.

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sometimes, the stickers are put in an awful place.

Every time I ever took a cleaner to be serviced, I kindly told them I did not want a sticker. At no time did I have an "instance" in a vac store. No one ever called other shops, either. Instead of stickers, I always kept the invoice. 2 local, now long closed shops had nice invoices, and I have them as mementos.
 

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