kirby vacuums

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

it should work good but I think the rainbows are better...not as bulky and no messy filters....

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Kirbys ****, and I don't mean in a good way.
Dyson > *

Yes a stainless steel vacuum thats indestructible over a cheap Chinese piece of plastic. Great logic.

The Rainbows are good, but they are meant for people with allergies. Thats why they use water to trap crap in the floor so it doesnt float in the air. My mom has one and she hates it. I like the shampooer it has. Its easy to clean car carpets with.

My dad still has a Kirby that he picked up at a garage sale in '87 for $15. Has only had the power cord replaced to match standards with a ground for safety. Other than that its never been broke and still works perfect.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Yes a stainless steel vacuum thats indestructible over a cheap Chinese piece of plastic. Great logic.
The Rainbows are good, but they are meant for people with allergies. Thats why they use water to trap crap in the floor so it doesnt float in the air. My mom has one and she hates it. I like the shampooer it has. Its easy to clean car carpets with.

My dad still has a Kirby that he picked up at a garage sale in '87 for $15. Has only had the power cord replaced to match standards with a ground for safety. Other than that its never been broke and still works perfect.

My dyson is not cheaply made. Plastic doesn't automatically equate to poor build. And you call my logic into question? Nothing I do with the vacuum calls for it to be made out of bomb-proof metal. It does what it should in a more convenient package for me.I need less weight in the vac and convenience. My Dyson beats the snot out of a Kirb in that dept.

I also pointed out that I hate their business model. I don't buy from companies that piss me off. Seems fairly straightforward as logic goes.

 

[AVSTANG02]

has anyone ever been a "sales dealer" for them? i got a job doing it, almost done with "challenge week" and I'm slowly starting to wonder if i am wasting my time?

Selling vacuums? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Get a life.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

My dyson is not cheaply made. Plastic doesn't automatically equate to poor build. And you call my logic into question? Nothing I do with the vacuum calls for it to be made out of bomb-proof metal. It does what it should in a more convenient package for me.I need less weight in the vac and convenience. My Dyson beats the snot out of a Kirb in that dept.
I also pointed out that I hate their business model. I don't buy from companies that piss me off. Seems fairly straightforward as logic goes.

What about the Oreck? I don't think the dyson is lighter than that.

I also don't know about the value of that "swivel ball".

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

What about the Oreck? I don't think the dyson is lighter than that.
I also don't know about the value of that "swivel ball".

The ball sucks. Mine is not a ball.

The office I clean has an oreck and that ***** is sooo ****ing light. However, I have issues with it too. Attachments aren't readily available and the head is so big it doesn't fit under cabinets. kind of a retarded design. Is has good suction and definitely light enough for those who use vacuums for a living. Which is why I think you see them so often in hotels and such. If weight were the only concern then it wins easily from any vac I have used.

 

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

We use to have one than we got a dyson it picks up soooo much more than the kirby or any other vac for that matter.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

We use to have one than we got a dyson it picks up soooo much more than the kirby or any other vac for that matter.

Real life proof? Have you used both?

Personally I have and the Dyson doesnt touch what a Kirby picks up.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I honestly think my moms old *** filter queen has the most suction from any vacuum, I have ever used. All attachments are located on the cannister so easy retrieval, but it is a cannister and quite frankly just not as easy to lug around room to room like uprights. But it is a beast. I hear tri-stars have a lot of suction too, but they are cans as well.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Real life proof? Have you used both?
Personally I have and the Dyson doesnt touch what a Kirby picks up.

Then I don't know what you are smoking because I have used many and as far as pickup, they are about the same. I think cannisters do better pick up, but lose in every other facet. I don't see either the kirby or Dyson picking up more than the other. I just find Dyson much more convenient. maintenance/cleaning is a cinch too.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

I honestly think my moms old *** filter queen has the most suction from any vacuum, I have ever used. All attachments are located on the cannister so easy retrieval, but it is a cannister and quite frankly just not as easy to lug around room to room like uprights. But it is a beast. I hear tri-stars have a lot of suction too, but they are cans as well.

Ooooooh suction.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Ooooooh suction.

Yes, that is what draws me to the vacs. That **** FQ nearly had me for good one day. I couldn't get it off.

 

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

Yep real prof my mother tested it she vacuumed with the kirby than used the dyson OMG almost a whole container full.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

My moms 30 year old filter queen still runs too, but I am not using it daily to clean a house. It is a big fat inconvenient pig. By todays standards with cyclonic tech being place in many mainstream vacs, Kirby is outdated. I don't necessarily need it to last 30 years over other attributes I care about. From those standpoints, the kirby sux. Now go in the corner and ******** to your kirby.

WE HAVE A WINNER!

look at the cost of a kirby vs a royal and the royal has independant government rated benching that proves it it more than 2 x's superior to a krappy errrr kirby. and brand new they cost about 500$ vs a kirby at 2k$ go ask anyone that repairs vacuumns for a living and they will tell you that kirby and dyson are both junk.

My dyson is not cheaply made. Plastic doesn't automatically equate to poor build. And you call my logic into question? Nothing I do with the vacuum calls for it to be made out of bomb-proof metal. It does what it should in a more convenient package for me.I need less weight in the vac and convenience. My Dyson beats the snot out of a Kirby in that dept.
I also pointed out that I hate their business model. I don't buy from companies that piss me off. Seems fairly straightforward as logic goes.

and even I traded our 40 yr old Kirby for a newer dyson and our dyson isnt quite as good but it does what it needs to, so now we have a royal as well. $500 and it came with a free $200 canister vac as well.

the royal is a similar design to the kirby but far superior to it in every way. go to most any school or government building and see what they use, most use Royal's for a reason.

as far as the OP:

If you can get paid do it man cuz if not they will find someone else anyway, just don't be a dick like they teach you too. I speak from experience, I have sold almost all of them and the kirby and rainbow are the 2 worst vacuumns on the planet. you will be selling a $300 unit for close to $2k to people and ripping them off.

 

[dynamcpunk 10+ year member]

Did your mom do it the other way around (dyson first and then Kirby)? My mom has had kirby's for as long as I can remeber. I like the vac for what it offers I use on my car and it works better then vac's a car washes plus I can also shampoo my car with it and the seats don't get damp like a normal shampooer. If they weren't so expensive I would buy one for my self.