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Posted by Rod Speed on October 18, 2009, 2:06 pm
Sum Guy wrote
> Kuskokwim wrote
>>> Are there any reviews by an objective, unbiased source (e.g.,
>>> Consumer Reports)?
>> Yes, CU has rated vacuums:
> I bought the Nov CR issue last night, but apparently it's not the
> issue that contains an indepth review of vacuum cleaners - just a
> table showing a handful of best performers. This is the Canadian
> version, and the special Canadian insert that shows the equivalent
> cdn models isin't even showing the correct model numbers.
> I was going to buy a one-month access to CR's online website, but
> when I got to the point where I was filling out my CC information, it
> said that it was a _recurring_ one-month charge unless or until I
> cancelled it, which I immediately swore at them. They just lost some
> direct revenue because I wanted a one-time charge to my card, not to
> have to deal with cancelling it so I wouldn't be charged for a second
> (etc) month.
> It would be nice if there was a code inside the CR magazine such
> that if you bought CR at the news stand that you could use the
> code to access the CR website for a limited time (one month?).
And just how long do you expect it would take before that ended up on the net ?
> I purchased a Sears Kenmore "Elegance" model 23107 (black color) which
> is same as 23106 and 23105 (purple and yellow). The Elegance black
> model ($399 CDN, on sale) is the same as the US Ebony 28614 model
> ($288 USD). We get screwed up here in Canada over the exchange rate,
> seeing how the CDN dollar is almost at par with the USD.
> All of the sears vacuum cleaners (including the really expensive
> "Blue" (US) or Intuition (Canada) have the same canister unit and
> beater-bar roller brush. The Blue/Intuition has a beater bar unit
> with a detachable hard-floor cleaning head, but all units have a
> small powered accessory head for cleaning stairs and furniture.
> There's a lot of talk about suction and hepa, but it's all noise. How the
> beater-bar interacts with carpeting is where your real cleaning action is.
Not if you dont have carpet.
> All vacuums have enough suction to bring dirt/hair into the capture
> bag or container once it's been dislodged by the beater bar.
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