Wife spent $900 on a...

[Baldanders]

Vacuum! So The wife spent $900 on a Kirby Vacuum Cleaner system today. To say I was a bit pissed is a understatement. She says the part of the demo that sealed the deal for her was when the guy put the pet attachment on it and he vacuumed the dog!!!! :angryteet

 

[Mitch]

That's a lot of cigar money wasted.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Where were you when this "sale" was going on?

 

[Baldanders]

Where were you when this "sale" was going on?

I was sleeping I work nights.Her sister got one a few days ago and told me she was getting a demo and was getting the livingroom floor done but was not going to buy one.

 

[Jfire]

Tell your wife that her sisters husband just bought a new cabinet humi. Your going to have a demo but not buying one. Seems the world will be right then!:chat:

 

[Baldanders]

Tell your wife that her sisters husband just bought a new cabinet humi. Your going to have a demo but not buying one. Seems the world will be right then!:chat:

I like how you think!

 

[Electric Sheep]

I know their sales methods are a bit....uh....suspect? And I don't know if the price is really worth is (but worth is dependent on what you value it at, and is a personal decision) but at the very least, you can take comfort in the fact that it is a very good vacuum that should last you forever and ever and ever. It's also a fairly versatile machine, so it can do quite a bit more than just clean the carpets.

I'd never buy one myself since I only have 1 small room with carpet in my house, but I'd surely consider one if I had a big house with lotsa carpet and a bunch of rugrats and/or dogs. And of course, if I had a spare $900 to toss at a vacuum. And if I could convince myself that it would be a better purchase than an Orek XL (which would be tough).

But in the end, you did get a damn nice vacuum.

 

[Mast3r_Shake]

I can't even fathom that.

Good luck?

 

[jre]

Those jerks came to my house too. I played along till he handed me a piece of paper with the price on it and I asked him why I should spend that money on a vacuum and not a dirt bike. After that he got the point.

 

[Patrick B]

Damn I'd return that thing quick. Yet another example of why I haven't gotten married yet.

 

[Baldanders]

Told her she can keep it as long as she uses the dam thing

 

[cashedash]

I hear that kirby vacuum's are real good but high price I think for the name. I have never used one but I think that dyson makes a much better vacuum and are definitely worth the money (no more than 500). My mother bought one a few years ago and it worked really good for picking up dog hair.

But I just hate how she pushes it so fast it doesn't pick anything up. I could go back over what she does and get twice as much hair out of the carpet. But what ever its her carpet her vacuum.

 

[TexaSmoke]

That is at least cheaper than paying for a house cleaner which is what I do. But at least it saves me from have the fight..."Why don't you ever help clean the house!!!"

 

[GoingPostal]

Yes $900 seems steep but I can vouch for how long they last. My grandmother still uses her Kirby she bought back in 1963. she has gotten it serviced at least twice. I know cause it's pretty heavy and i take it to the shop for her, charged her $30 each time.

I asked how much she paid, she doesn't remeber exactly but knows it was a lot cause my grandfather was upset after she bought it, but with eight kids running around she needed a good vaccum.

 

[indyrob]

Yes $900 seems steep but I can vouch for how long they last. My grandmother still uses her Kirby she bought back in 1963. she has gotten it serviced at least twice. I know cause it's pretty heavy and i take it to the shop for her, charged her $30 each time.

I asked how much she paid, she doesn't remeber exactly but knows it was a lot cause my grandfather was upset after she bought it, but with eight kids running around she needed a good vaccum.

That's the feeling I get from the Kirby.

We had a salesman come over once. It was funny...I thought he was going to "clean" the whole living room. I even started moving stuff around to make it easier on him.

He cleaned one spot and I'd be damned if it didn't make a huge difference. I know for a fact that I had cleaned the area a few days before with a bissel.

Didn't make me want to buy a kirby but sold me on what a POS the Bissel was.

 

[Baldanders]

He wanted the sale bad.he did the living room floor,the sofa,my chair all the heater vents on the first level of my house,the drapes and ended up grooming the dog before she caved.

 

[elderboy02]

I don't know the laws of your state, but I believe in most states, if someone comes to your house and sells you something, you can return it within a certain time frame.

 

[goin' fer smoke]

Besu=ides it being a good vacuum it coulod have been worse. It could have been a rainbow vacuum cleaner!
http://www.aaavacuumcleaners.net/product/RAIN8?meta=FRG

But they throw in free shipping!

 

[kaelaria]

Dog the Bounty Hunter was a top Kirby salesman!

 

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