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If you can find an old Kirby on Craigslist or elsewhere definitely check it out. They truly are the rolls Royce of vacuums. I found mine on the curb during one of those large object collection days the waste management people have once a year. Some idiot sucked up a bunch of drywall dust and gunked everything up. A few minutes of cleaning and its been an awesome machine. Terrific suction, built like a tank and the self propulsion is an amazing luxury. On the downside its as heavy as a tank and it requires bags that are a shade more expensive than most. I wouldn't pay the $1200 or so that they charge for a brand new one but if you can find a bargain check it out for sure.
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grover posted:We have a Kirby and hate it. We actually got it, because my wife's mom bought it and hated it, and gave it to us, but my wife used it for a bit before deciding she hated it and went back to an old cheap vacuum. Her Kirby works well enough, but it's too damned heavy and takes special bags that cost a fortune. Even when her favorite cheap vacuum died, she refused to use it. Long story short: it's WAY overrated. I think most of the positive reviews are psychologically tainted from people who don't want to admit they got scammed out of $1200 by a slick salesman, and others who think "more expensive" = better. I'm gonna have to disagree with you. Kirbys are over engineered like crazy. Mine is at least 20 years old and still runs like a raped ape. The thing is constructed like some sort of turn of the century steam powered torture implement. The suction and power is legendary. Its definitely heavy. I wouldn't want to have to lug it up and down stairs. The bags are $3 more than other brands and its a bitch to hook up the attachments but I love it the same way people love classic cars. They just don't build em like that anymore. Like I said, don't pay the outrageous price for a new one. But if one can be had for the right price there isn't really anything that compares to it.
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