collecting appliances
I think for everything out there, someone collects it. I like vacuums for a few different reasons. I'm a blind person, so I focus on sounds quite a bit, I'm facinated by all the different sounds of vacuums, that's one reason I don't like the trend that a lot of vacuums have gone, The trend now is that most vacuums use smaller motors that spin much faster, they are known as screamers. A vacuum that uses a larger two stage motor is very rare now, I have read that the screamers do produce as much cleaning power as the larger motors, but I would think motors spinning that much faster would wear them out faster as well. My second reason for enjoying vacuums is all of the different designs. Each vacuum is slightly different, I prefer canisters of all types, whether backpack, central vacuum, round, or tank type. Uprights just don't appeal to me which is why I don't have any in my collection, but it just shows that there's a vacuum out there for everyone. Kind of makes me wonder, has the quality of other appliances gone down the way it has for vacuums? You can still get good quality vacuums, but you have to either get it on line, from a vac shop or get one of the vacuums that is sold door to door. You won't find anything decent in the department stores now besides Sears perhaps. Has the quality of mixers, blenders, drills, saws and other appliances decreased as well? The problem is that no one is willing to pay for quality anymore, buy it cheap and replace it every couple of years is how many consumers think.
Mike
