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- From: GA.MCL@forsythe.stanford.edu (Mark C. Lawrence)
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- Subject: Re: Central Vacs
- Date: 22 Nov 1992 21:12:19 -0800
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- In article <445@vega.iii.com>,
- danny@vega.iii.com (danny) writes:
- >I just have an in house demo of the Tri-Star vacuum ( they don't call
- >this a vacuum ). Basically, they have me vacuum all I want and then
- >he use the Tri-Star to pick up a lot of dirt. This demo show how
- >in-effective my current vacuum is.
-
- I'm not familiar with the Tri-Star but I do know that you can do this
- demonstration with *any* vacuum cleaner. Try it, clean your floor,
- then put in the filter paper or whatever, and clean again with the
- *same* vacuum cleaner. You will get more dirt.
-
- >I have to said I am impressed with this little thing (weight about 15 pound).
- >The Tri-Star cost $2089 at full retail with a 25 year full replacment
- >warranty and clean my house carpet 25 time within this period using some
- >dry chem stuff. He did come down to $1589 but we decided this is too
- >steep for my blood. If you consisder a good vacuum cost 200-300 dollar
- >and a new one is in order every 5-10 years or so, $1589 is not much and also
-
- A good vacuum at 200-300 dollars will last 25 years too. If you pay
- $2089 or even $1589 for a vacuum cleaner you are being robbed. For
- that kind of money you could hire someone to come and clean your
- house with *their* vacuum cleaner for some number of years. Or
- vacation in Tahiti, you won't care if your floor is clean.
-
- Mark C. Lawrence
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