When did Vax start ripping off Miele?

[turbo500]

When did Miele start selling their design to crap companies? Either that, or Vax have clearly ripped them off!

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/sto...dijcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&sku=585231

 

[vac-o-matic]

That looks like an exact dupe of the Hoover Anniversary Windtunnel to me..somebody in China making them for various companies?

 

[turbo500]

Look at the grill, the power and cord rewind buttons, the carry handle and tool compartment. It's a Miele with "Vax" written on it.

 

[andy]

No, it's not a Miele, but very similar appearance wise.

TTI is the company who owns Royal/Dirt Devil, Hoover and Vax. There's never been a more obvious copy of a Miele than this machine. I first saw it branded as a Royal at the VDTA trade show. It was so weird to see a Hoover Windtunnel powernozzle with the word "Royal" on it.

If you get a chance to play with one, you'll find the looks are about the only thing this has in common with a Miele.

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Well, that's good to know... this post was scary! That looks a lot like the new Mieles... wonder what the power nozzle and hand grip look like. My Miele Plus was made in China, but I still love it and it feels and behaves like a Miele. TTI is too big anyway....

 

[vintagehoover]

I saw one of these in Currys just the other day - our version doesn't even benefit from the Windtunnel powernozzle!

Vax has recently been rebranding various US Hoover models for the UK market: the Hoover Whisper was the Vax Turboforce Zero, and the Hoover Windtunnel +Cylonic is the Vax Mach 7.