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"It"s a high-speed dry-foam cleaning system from the USA.."
I used to work for one of the UK branches of Kirby Cleaners, so I can write a balanced review...
Looking back with hind-sight-I can honestly say the actual cleaner is very good.
It will deep clean almost any soft-furnishing, carpet or upholstery in your home-there"s no disputing that.I had the experience of using and demonstrating it too many people in my 2 years working for them.
The pros....
A powerful vacuum cleaner that will pick up anything from carpets-be they standard or deep-pile.
The dry foam add-on will deep clean your carpets, furniture-even you bed matress-we used to attach a "test-glass" when demonstrating this, and "UGH!!"-YOU WOULD not believe how much dead skin and dust mite goo this machine can collect in a matter of minutes.
Great for anyone who suffers from "house-dust-mite-allergy", asthma, or any breathing related ailments-it really does get all the gunk up that many cleaners simply leave behind.
Its relatively easy to operate-once you have practised putting the various hoses, brushes and attachments on-if I can do it-anyone can-I"m possibly the least dextrous person ever born!!
Its fairly light-weight-handy for when you want to vacuum or dry-shampoo your stairs.
It has many specially designed attachments and different-sized nozzles, so you can go from cleaning a vast expanse of carpet, to getting deep into all those annoyingly "hard to reach" nooks and crannies, around your home-I find it a gem for reaching down the narrow sides of my cooker-to suck out all those stray crumbs congregating there!
The Cons......
OK-number one obvious downer has to be the cost-when I was working with Kirby, a good 10 years ago-the machines went from a price range of about £999 upto £1,500.
This all depended on the model you bought-but more so on how talented a salesman you had turn up to demonstrate the thing!
Fair enough, all sales firms have to market their product, and make the best sale they can....but theres a limit to what I feel is justifiable...and what is down-right immoral.
This was my reason for choosing to leave Kirby after 2 successful years.
I got sick of hearing all the horror stories of what various reps did to flog the machine-one where a rep had a poor woman in tears-as she really wanted and indeed needed the cleaner-as she suffered from severe asthma and dust allergies-but after being pumelled and sold the idea that she could"nt live without it-the rep then came back to her a day later to say she could not have one-she had failed the companys credit scoring and as they would not offer her finance options.. and she could not afford to pay the full amount-and therefore would not be a proud new Kirby owner.
Its such a shame that a great product like the Kirby Cleaner has now a some-what "tarnished" reputation.
If they lowered the cost and made it affordable to more people out there-they could do away with their ludicrous credit options-"Buy now...pay back forever"........
If you are wealthy, a lotto winer or come into a large inheritance, then by all means-go out and treat yourself to this fantastic cleaner-its actions will easily speak louder than a million rehearsed sales pitches that its pumped-up sales force will shove down your throat.
If however you are, like myself on a budget-then please do not feel you are missing out.
I have found many decent Vacuum cleaners over the years that are a small fraction of the cost of the Kirby-and whilst they may not offer as many unique functions, they work perfectly well...and you do not have to spend the rest of your natural life paying for them.
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I'm sure there must be cheaper cleaners that do the job just as well, its certainly an expensive machine!! :-)
Nar 14.02.2005 00:54
The fact that Kirbys are made in a country where everything is bigger than it should be to European tastes show that Kirbys are one of the better uprights you can buy - I wouldnt though as I find them too heavy and cumbersome to use. Look out for a member called Gavman who has is a Kirby fan and owners. Like Buckingham Palace and The Kremlin though, Ill stick to my Sebo X1 Automatic. A lot more info on the product itself, changing the bag, filtration and optional accessories will inform anyone who is in the market for this model. Nar
ilusvm 13.02.2005 17:55
blimey that really is expensive!! sounds worth the money though. EM x
Advantages: so many machines in one. motor driven lightweigt to use Disadvantages: A bit heavyto carry upstairs (you just need to carry it by handle base)
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Advantages: Superb cleaning power, loads of accessories Disadvantages: heavy, a bit awkward sometimes and bags and cleaning liquids are hard to get and expensive
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