Weird Ugly plastic vacs...

[stricklybojack]

Here is one i've never seen before,
Eureka Vacuum Model 4885:

 

[stricklybojack]

Another...

this one actually is kinda cool, looks like a commercial unit,
Eureka Contour:

 

[stricklybojack]

Ge Dual Cyclonic

Pumped up lookin'...

 

[dysondestijl]

God people make some ugly vacuums

 

[madabouthoovers]

Plenty of ugly vacs to choose from, but I'd have to say that this is the most horrible vac ever made by Hoover - a universal flop here in England and terribly renowned for burning out quickly!

Hoover - The One:

 

[kirbylux77]

That GE upright appears to be made by TTI, & looks like a altered Dirt Devil Reaction.

Rob

 

[super-sweeper]

Always wanted one of those GE uprights...
But i do have the eureka in the first picture

-Alex.

 

[compamac]

Fantom Wildcat

These are great vacuums but are in my taste a little ugly

 

[dysondestijl]

If you want an ugly vacuum go for vax's power 6 cylinder machines, they aren't too bad but they aren't too good either...

 

[sbakerde]

I had one those GE vacs

I had one of those traded in at the store. After cleaning it and servicing it up really well i played with it for a bit and it was horrible. It isn't a full size vacuum more like an electric broom. The suction/ airpower was pathetic no matter what I did to it and it clogged up in minutes. I eventually trashed it because it wasn't worth trying to sell or use.

 

[thehooverman]

That eureka is the Whirlwind Ultra

 

[stricklybojack]

Toshibolux (see link)

Isn't ugly or plastic but i'll include it anyway because i found it when i googled "ugly vacuum".

Hoover The One, Abstract art vacuum gone wrong...or just wrong enough to be good?

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-escargot-the-vacuum-cleaner-you-wont-be-ashamed-89914

 

[aeoliandave]

As soon as the Escargot migrates to North America I will be snapping one up, as long as features are not de-contented or converted to a rechargeable.
Far from being ugly, I find this to be a stylish design statement that stores in very little room. This is a must in crowded cities with tiny apartment restrictions.

Something similar in concept is the Black & Decker ORB vacuum (known as the ORBIT overseas) that has made its way to our shores.

Although it is a rechargeable I think this softball sized unit would be perfect and stylish for touch ups in a car trunk, carpets and seat seams.

Dave

http://www.blackanddecker.com/power-tools/ORB4810B-CA.aspx

 

[superj]

What is the eureka in the first pic

 

[sebo_fan]

Robert, the Eureka Contour is also the Electrolux Hilight upright vac and typically in the UK, there is no headlight. Slightly flimsy plastic but does the job and feels heavy compared to the flimsier Powerlite upright I used to own and quite liked despite the build. John Lewis department stores in the UK had one under their own name for a few years - they were taken off line from their website but I spotted one on sale earlier this year in the Oxford Street branch, London. As with both, they have no piston valve indicators for the bag or any other measure.

 

[stricklybojack]

Commercial hit with the ugly stick

I love commercial vacs but this one, i dunno, i wince now but if i saw it at a thrift store i'd probably pick it up & grow to appreciate it's, "keep it simple stupid" design ethic.

I was so against plasti-vacs after a Target bought yellow Eureka bagless that burned through belts & 'hurt my eyes open' into the arms of a metal Royal. Fast forward to sometime later when i 'got' what makes at least some Orecks great while finding a new vac for my 84 year old mother...you have to consider what job the vac was originally built to do. Now i have a whole new appreciation for these big box everyman vacs, you just got to be careful what one you get & keep your expectations in check...and lastly, buy it after a massive mark down or two. Then sit back & enjoy all the 'ghee-gaws' & bright colors.

 

[dysondestijl]

A friend has an orb vac, it's really small

 

[thekirbylover]

these dont perform on carpets bad, but anything else you use it for is useless its build quality is pretty bad also

 

[director12]

That Eureka Smart Vac bagless reminds me of the machine I had when I was a kid.