Kirby Vacuums ::::Another UPDATE >:(::::

[therealsilkiechick]

my husband used to be a kirby salesman. $1250 is the price they want u to pay after all it is a top of the line sweeper.

if u call them and tell them u want to return it because after thinking about it u really just cannot afford that price, he said they should be able to drop the price in half, they don't like to loose sales.

he has seen salesmen sell them for half price but he says only the manager has the power to drop the price that low. u have that 3 days to decide because of high pressure sales which is what they do which is what they train them to do. he couldn't pressure people to buy a sweeper he couldn't afford so he quit said it wasn't right. in all honesty i'd return it and buy a bissel at walmart but that is just me,lol. if u really want a kirby which they r a good sweaper and they won't come down put an ad on like craiglist or something looking for one to get a used one cheaper. hubby says the higher the generation the better more advanced they are. he said with all attachments when he worked for them they weighed about 40-50lbs they r made of cast aluminum so they r very heavy. newer generations maybe a little lighter now not sure.
hope that helps ya some.

 

[Stumpy]

Boy, do I have a Kirby story, but I'll spare you the long story. I was young, single and naive when a pushy Kirby salesman came by. I had yet to learn sales resistance. That was 1985 and I paid an outrageous amount for it, but it gets used almost daily. A few parts have been replaced over the 25 years, but I want to keep it going as long as possible. No other vacuum I've owned cleans like this one.

 

[SarahFair]

I do really wanna keep it...
Just cant after trying to push some numbers around.


....I know it cleans super well and all but alas....
Id rather keep that extra $50 a month and do something fun with my family. We are already so tight on money

 

[CheshieChick13]

DEAR GOD YOU LET THOSE PEOPLE INTO YOUR HOUSE DIDN'T YOU!!!

Yeah we ended up with a Kirby cause DH let them into the house, LMAO! You can go to a Kirby or vacuum store and buy one outright for cheaper. I wish we knew this before we were suckered into one. Is it a good vacuum? Yes. Is it way better than say a top grade vacuum you would buy at home depot for half the price? It's about the same.

I got suckered in because they defurred our cat tree with one of its "fabulous" attachments......

(the "fabulous" attachment that doesn't work anymore)

Just my experience for what it's worth.....

DH is not allowed to let solicitors in anymore, LOL!

~Steph

 

[happyhensny]

My niece just bought one last summer. She hates it. It is so heavy she can barely carry it upstairs. The bags are a pain because they need to be ordered. It is for sale on CL as I type this.

 

[Lobzi]

My mom swears by Kirby vacuums. That is all she has ever owned but then she is a clean-freak. Me, Im satisfied with my rainbow that I purchased used for $60. I like that it filters the air through the water cleaning the dust. I also like the ease of emptying it by just tossing the water. Im not an antiseptically clean house keeper but for those that are the Kirby sure has the power to nearly suck up the rug let alone the dirt on it!

 

[FarmGirl01]

I bought one at a pawn shop for 75 dollars. Then I took it to a vacume shop at had them to clean and grease it up. (tune up)

about 40 dollars. I have replaced the cord once. about 25 dollars I have had the same one for 17 years. Its an old one. But I love it. If they break you can get them worked on, to me that just great. No plactic parts.

 

[Tinted]

Ok this is horrible and slightly off topic but hilarious. In my family it is tradition to let the Kirby people come and clean our stairs once a year when they visit our little town. We get the same demo every year, with a new (adorable) untried Kirby salesman each time. They stay for 3 or so hours and we get all the demos (AKA they vacuum the house for us) make the poor guys work their butts off with us smiling the entire time. Then at the end of each demo we smile walk them to the door, and tell them we have used ESP communication and decided against buying the vacuum. The looks on their faces…

We would never actually but the vacuum; believe it or not we blondes are not as dumb as we look.

Alas cute sales men your 4000 attachments could never melt the chains binding my wallet…but my heart is a different story.

Edited to fix spelling and Wc.

 

[Southernbelle]

After I had those people come through the house once, I said no to their vacuum, but they did make me dissatisfied with my old vacuum, so I started shopping around. I checked Consumer Reports and was surprised they listed the new Kirby's suction as "very good" not "excellent." Hmmmm, for $1250 I'd want "excellent." I went to talk to a vacuum cleaner repairman to get tips and lo and behold he had a used Kirby vacuum for sale in his shop for $250 with all the attachements! He said those high prices you pay door-to-door line the pockets of upper management and you can get a used one MUCH cheaper.

I ended up buying a Riccar.

 

[SarahFair]

Cheshie..
Little did I know that a "few minutes" of my time would take 3 hours!

I mean I got a clean living room out of it!

Oh well...
I know what they do now and know to look for a used one