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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: clifford on November 29, 2004, 08:52:49 pm

Title: kirby
Post by: clifford on November 29, 2004, 08:52:49 pm

had some right d@#k of a bloke come round the other day trying to sell me a kirby came in my house and then said before he showed me anything that he was selling it for £2000 now im not saying it was a  crap machine it was good but 2 grand!is there anyone that knows anything bout these and if there is anywhere i can get 1 cheaper??????

Title: Re: kirby
Post by: paul@ctcs on November 29, 2004, 09:33:24 pm

What type of work would you use the Kirby for??

Paul

Title: Re: kirby
Post by: clifford on November 29, 2004, 09:49:47 pm

not sure he showed me what dirt was in my matress and believe me it was minginig picked up the sand in m y carpet do u have 1?

Title: Re: kirby
Post by: paul@ctcs on November 29, 2004, 10:37:58 pm

They are good but not worth £2000 :o
This crazy price tag as with any vacuum where a salesman visits your home is mostly commission.
 If you want a superb commercial upright look no further than a sebo and save £1800 or buy 10 sebo's ;D

Paul

Title: Re: kirby
Post by: The Great One on November 30, 2004, 10:17:26 am

Hi

Go to ebay and put in kirby as a search and there will be a few for sale.

A new one is very pricey but they are good machine.

Regards

Martin 8)

Title: Re: kirby
Post by: Big_Fish on November 30, 2004, 07:35:43 pm

Blimey,

There is an ancient, huge old Kirby complete with all the attachments sitting gathering cobwebs in our church.

Is this worth something? ???

Nicky

Title: Re: kirby
Post by: easi-kleen on December 02, 2004, 11:57:55 am

Hi I have a Kirby, had it 7 years still superb.

Haggle with them  and I bet you will get for £1000

Better still second hand, couple of years old £200 - £300

Phil

Title: Re: kirby
Post by: Ian Gourlay on December 02, 2004, 03:23:03 pm

Never had a Kirby. What makes them better than any over vac

Title: Re: kirby
Post by: The Great One on December 02, 2004, 05:13:04 pm

Hi

The Kirby was designed in 1929 and the head is offset. This makes the head vibrate and litterally shakes all the dirt and dust out of the carpet or matteress.

Amazing putting a kirby over a mattress, if you use their filter, blacken it with boot polish, so many dust mites come out the mass is almost moving. In fact if you put it under a microscope it would be!

Regards

Martin 8)