Posted by Doug Miller on October 16, 2008, 12:34 am
>> I don't think you can go wrong for
>> normal household use getting a good cheap one.
>One?
FWIW, I am still using an Electrolux canister vac which my parents bought new
-- in 1961.
Posted by tweeny90655 on October 16, 2008, 1:06 pm
On Oct 16, 8:53 am, zekfr...@zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote:
Often when I
> look at Consumer reports, I scan
> down the list comparing price with overall rank. If an item is in the top half
> and cheap, its a winner.
Have you found this to be the case with their CR Best Buys?
FWIW, relative has an in-the-wall system, hates it, and hauls out her
Hoover.
Posted by GregS on October 16, 2008, 3:09 pm
tweeny90655@mypacks.net wrote:
>On Oct 16, 8:53 am, zekfr...@zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote:
>Often when I
>> look at Consumer reports, I scan
>> down the list comparing price with overall rank. If an item is in the top
> half
>> and cheap, its a winner.
> Have you found this to be the case with their CR Best Buys?
>FWIW, relative has an in-the-wall system, hates it, and hauls out her
>Hoover.
Not generally. They don't go for the cheapest, its more of a midpoint price and
their
own judgements.
CR has not been consistant or products have not been consistant.
They do listen, and I was surprised when I received a letter back from them.
Kirby has been up and down the list.
One time they voted Strohes beer best and Miller last. Then another time
the reverse.
One time they say is best to buy natural peanut butter, then the next
time mention nothing.
I have never found a test relating to a previous test. Seems like they forget the
old tests.
They have been very usefull to me, but you have to know exactly what they are
testing
and their own preferences.
greg
Posted by KLS on October 17, 2008, 7:20 am
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:06:21 -0700 (PDT), tweeny90655@mypacks.net
wrote:
>FWIW, relative has an in-the-wall system, hates it, and hauls out her
>Hoover.
Is this because the long hose is more difficult to manuever than the
vacuum cleaner? That's what I imagine would be the case.
Posted by tweeny90655 on October 21, 2008, 10:01 am
> On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:06:21 -0700 (PDT), tweeny90...@mypacks.net
> wrote:
> >FWIW, relative has an in-the-wall system, hates it, and hauls out her
> >Hoover.
> Is this because the long hose is more difficult to manuever than the
> vacuum cleaner? That's what I imagine would be the case.
She has a two story house. She likes the central system because she
hated to drag the heavy upright upstairs. She keeps an old
Electrolux upstairs for that reason. She did say the central system
is good for the hard floors, but it just doesn't have the suction
needed if you have deep pile carpeting to tackle.
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>> normal household use getting a good cheap one.
>One?