The Truth Behind Door-to-Door Vacuum Sales

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This sign was invented just for the door to door salesman. Once they get their way into your door, they often try and sell you something of questionable quality you never knew you needed. In the case of Kirby however, the pretty much  unquestionable leader in vacuum cleaner technology only sells through door-to-door in-home demonstrations. The company does not allow anyone else to sell their vacuums, which usually cost over 1,000 US dollars. These top of the line vacuums out-perform their competition in almost every category... except maybe price and sales tactics. 

Unfortunately these salesmen use a variety of unscrupulous tactics to push their Kirby vacuums. One thing they do is promise financing with only a dollar down. What the customer does not realize is that they are actually entering into a potentially credit-damaging loan agreement. I have friends that have been ripped off by the Kirby company while trying to work for them. The managers use similar tactics to lure in salesmen that they do to sell vacuums. They promise work at high monthly wages for those without experience, when the job actually turns out to be commission only door-to-door selling. Usually the only employees who will stay on these jobs are ex-felons.

It is funny that the Kirby company chooses to sell this way when their vacuums are actually some of the most reliable out there. After working in a Denver vacuum repair company, I almost never saw a customer needing a Denver Kirby vacuum repair. And when they did come in, usually the job was simple and the vacuum was back to new working order. Of course at that price you would expect them to last a long time. Many Americans buy vacuums for less than $100, but these cheap plastic things often fall apart within a few years. This may be good for college students moving around the dorms, but most consumers cannot afford a new Vacuum motor, or to be sending their vacuum off to a Denver Kirby repair company. When the price to repair the appliance is more than the appliance itself, you know you have a lemon.

There are many stories about these and other door-to-door salesmen who make verbal contracts, but have something else written in the final ink. Because these salesmen know that they will probably not be working long, and that they will not get paid if they don't make a sale, they will do pretty much anything to stay longer and try and convince you. The best advice: do not let any salesman into your home, and call the police if they refuse to leave.

Battle of the $1000 Vacuums

Most consumers are happy with their $100 Hoover vacuums from Sears. But some have fallen victim to a little marketing tactic called the door to door salesman. After an amazing product demonstration showing a vacuum that can suck the hair off your head, the happy couple goes home with an amazing piece of technology. But is it really worth it? And what can these high-end vacuums do?

Kirby is well known at the upper end vacuum market. These products not only perform well, but rarely need to be taken into a Denver Kirby vacuum repair technician. The new upscale competitor for Kirby is Dyson. The Dyson is very good, but when it comes to the common vacuum clogging problem, Kirby is ahead because their suction tubes are much wider. Their suction pressure is also higher despite the fact that a bigger, longer tube generally equals less pressure. Dyson vacuums have unique technology in that they do not loose sucking power as they fill up with dirt. However, Kirbys will still work harder and pull in more air even with a full bag, although they do lose some suction.

The bagless technology is very popular now and the leader in our little competition so far still goes with old-school vacuum bag technology. Kirby vacuum repair is less common because the frame is sturdier than other brands. This makes them a little heavier and unwieldy though. However with proper care, and maybe a little help from your Denver vacuum repairs company, Kirbys will last over 25 years.

All brands at this price scale come with all kinds of attachments, tools and doodads. While the usefulness of some can be questioned, carpet shampooing and duster applicators are unquestionably positives you should find in anything that costs this much. Some of these brands can only be bought from those door to door salesmen, who won't accept less than $1,000 for a new cleaner. In any case, these products should have an ironclad warranty before you buy. Some will let you choose your own vacuum repair company as part of the warranty should anything go wrong, while others just make you send it back to the manufacturer.

Evolving Vacuum Technology

The Kirby vacuum cleaner was on the cutting edge of the revolution that brought American housewives from beating their rugs with tennis rackets to vacuuming carpets once a month with their made-in-america cleaners. Whether or not this was really a step forward may be up for debate, but the fact is almost every home in America now has at least one vacuum cleaner. The exercise in beating a rug is out, but the new round of cheap vacuum cleaners has put the Kirby vacuum repair services in business. Of course the top-end Kirby vacuums are selling for over $1,000 and can suck the white out of rice, but many families today resort to the $29.99 Wal-mart special.

These cleaners are basically identical to the 1950's cleaners in terms of vacuum power, but the Chinese assembly is not always up to the same quality. If you have one of these cheap things, simply replacing it is probably cheaper than taking it to a Denver vacuum repairs shop. This is probably the company's selling strategy anyways.

Those Kirby vacuums on the other hand are so expensive that taking them to your Denver Kirby vacuum repairs shop can be seen as an investment. Most damaged vacuum cleaners have a simple problem like a broken belt or clogged filter. Some college students and new owners do not even realize that their cleaners have bags that need to be replaced. And "bagless" versions have been challenging consumers for years. It is as if they think this technology puts a black hole in the vacuum that will suck up everything into an infinitely small space. The fact is that there is a lot of dirt on your floors and when you are vacuuming it up, it means you want it to go somewhere. Bagless technology still concentrates all that hair and skin into a container.

The next step up in difficulty in a vacuum repair job is electrical problems. Frayed wires and burnt out engines are the most common problems. Wires can be replaced easily by vacuum repair techs. A burnt motor is also easy to replace, but the cost of the replacement can be steep. Vacuum cleaner motors are more similar to air conditioning compressors than blenders or other appliance motors.