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I just checked.. My Upright isn't Pet Lover. It's a Pet Pal.
I just checked.. My Upright isn't Pet Lover. It's a Pet Pal.
Lazy engineers?!
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aquarius1984
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Somehow like European models?
What model numbers did Electrolux use? Were they produced in Brazil?
Had another look Thomas and I see no reference to the Mondial 1500 anywhere - apicture would bemost welcome.
Very nice of you to give your old Mondo to your boss to clean his office, I guess in these money tight times even the top bosses in companies cant access funds to buy equipment.
You mention Electrolux had the best VC's. What makes you say that? Suction? Dust and grit removal? How many homes in Brazil use VC's? Whats the most popular type, cylinder or upright and whats the most popular kind of flooring?
Who was electrolux competing against in the 80's? Did Hoover have much of a presence?
What model numbers did Electrolux use? Were they produced in Brazil?
Had another look Thomas and I see no reference to the Mondial 1500 anywhere - apicture would bemost welcome.
Very nice of you to give your old Mondo to your boss to clean his office, I guess in these money tight times even the top bosses in companies cant access funds to buy equipment.
You mention Electrolux had the best VC's. What makes you say that? Suction? Dust and grit removal? How many homes in Brazil use VC's? Whats the most popular type, cylinder or upright and whats the most popular kind of flooring?
Who was electrolux competing against in the 80's? Did Hoover have much of a presence?
@ Aquarius1984
What model numbers did Electrolux use? Were they produced in Brazil?
I don't remember the model numbers, but i Can get them the next time I go down to the parking (it's stored in my hobby box). They were produced here in Brazil.
Had another look Thomas and I see no reference to the Mondial 1500 anywhere - apicture would bemost welcome. I can take a picture... for now, i can send you a link to a website that still sells the fabric dust bag for it. Check the link.
Very nice of you to give your old Mondo to your boss to clean his office, I guess in these money tight times even the top bosses in companies cant access funds to buy equipment. Actually he didn't need a VC desperately. Our office was really small and honestly, using a VC is much more messy than using a mop. Actually, it was so small that many times I didn't even used a mop, but simply got down on my knees to wipe the floor with a cloth. He would never buy a VC and I was almost tossing it away. Why throw away a VC that still works if it can be (perhaps) useful to another person?
You mention Electrolux had the best VC's. What makes you say that? Suction? Dust and grit removal? How many homes in Brazil use VC's? Whats the most popular type, cylinder or upright and whats the most popular kind of flooring?
Until a few years ago (when Electrolux started bringing the chinese crappy VCs) Electrolux was the best brand here in Brazil. The main competitors were Philips-Walita (but Electrolux used to make some of their VCs too) and Arno (Groupe SEB) with their ridiculous cheap models that had ultra thin hoses and looked like toys.
The most popular type here were the cilynders until late 80's. then the most popular vaccum clean in Brazil was Electrolux Hidrovac A10. (canister). It was very cheap, used to last for many years and it had the vantage to be a wet/dry VC.
The flooring changed over the times. During the 70's and 80's, carpets were almost everyshere and almost everybody had a VC at home. Luxury houses usually had wood floor (made with real wood, not those sinthetic laminated floors) or marble. Then hard floors became more popular in the 90's. Most of the houses had standard ceramic floor tiles, just like in bathrooms.
on the beginning of 2000's the Porcelanato became cheaper and even more popular. New houses (no matter if they are luxury or not) have porcelanatto floors. and the patterns are amazing. some can look like wood and they are so realistic that sometimes I have to look closer to notice the difference. Porcelanatto is also a little bit cheaper than marble (marble and granite were always very cheap here in Brazil). Standard ceramic floor tiles are still used on cheap houses. (It's much cheaper than porcelanato, but the result isn't the same)
Who was electrolux competing against in the 80's? Did Hoover have much of a presence? The only relevant competitor was Arno (before being bought by Groupe SEB).
The other competitors were WAP and Prosdocimo (but using Electrolux's technology and paying royalties for it) and Philips-Walita (but their VCs were manufactured by Electrolux) We had Hoover here in Brazil only on early 60's, but they were imported, very expensive and sold only by very few importers. Probably less than 1000 units were sold here and the brand disapeared forever.
We didn't have any upright model until late 90's. Philips-Walita had a floor polisher that also vaccumed on the 70's and Electrolux launched an upright model made in the U.S. by Eureka, but it was so expensive that it lasted on the market only for a few months and very few units were sold. The replacement dustbags for it costed more than 75 dollars (box with two bags). Consumers hated it and returned the vaccums to Electrolux. The VC itself used to cost something around 1000 dollars. It was launched for the luxury market, but it was a big marketing disaster.
Even worse, it was one of the BOL Eureka models.
What model numbers did Electrolux use? Were they produced in Brazil?
I don't remember the model numbers, but i Can get them the next time I go down to the parking (it's stored in my hobby box). They were produced here in Brazil.
Had another look Thomas and I see no reference to the Mondial 1500 anywhere - apicture would bemost welcome. I can take a picture... for now, i can send you a link to a website that still sells the fabric dust bag for it. Check the link.
Very nice of you to give your old Mondo to your boss to clean his office, I guess in these money tight times even the top bosses in companies cant access funds to buy equipment. Actually he didn't need a VC desperately. Our office was really small and honestly, using a VC is much more messy than using a mop. Actually, it was so small that many times I didn't even used a mop, but simply got down on my knees to wipe the floor with a cloth. He would never buy a VC and I was almost tossing it away. Why throw away a VC that still works if it can be (perhaps) useful to another person?
You mention Electrolux had the best VC's. What makes you say that? Suction? Dust and grit removal? How many homes in Brazil use VC's? Whats the most popular type, cylinder or upright and whats the most popular kind of flooring?
Until a few years ago (when Electrolux started bringing the chinese crappy VCs) Electrolux was the best brand here in Brazil. The main competitors were Philips-Walita (but Electrolux used to make some of their VCs too) and Arno (Groupe SEB) with their ridiculous cheap models that had ultra thin hoses and looked like toys.
The most popular type here were the cilynders until late 80's. then the most popular vaccum clean in Brazil was Electrolux Hidrovac A10. (canister). It was very cheap, used to last for many years and it had the vantage to be a wet/dry VC.
The flooring changed over the times. During the 70's and 80's, carpets were almost everyshere and almost everybody had a VC at home. Luxury houses usually had wood floor (made with real wood, not those sinthetic laminated floors) or marble. Then hard floors became more popular in the 90's. Most of the houses had standard ceramic floor tiles, just like in bathrooms.
on the beginning of 2000's the Porcelanato became cheaper and even more popular. New houses (no matter if they are luxury or not) have porcelanatto floors. and the patterns are amazing. some can look like wood and they are so realistic that sometimes I have to look closer to notice the difference. Porcelanatto is also a little bit cheaper than marble (marble and granite were always very cheap here in Brazil). Standard ceramic floor tiles are still used on cheap houses. (It's much cheaper than porcelanato, but the result isn't the same)
Who was electrolux competing against in the 80's? Did Hoover have much of a presence? The only relevant competitor was Arno (before being bought by Groupe SEB).
The other competitors were WAP and Prosdocimo (but using Electrolux's technology and paying royalties for it) and Philips-Walita (but their VCs were manufactured by Electrolux) We had Hoover here in Brazil only on early 60's, but they were imported, very expensive and sold only by very few importers. Probably less than 1000 units were sold here and the brand disapeared forever.
We didn't have any upright model until late 90's. Philips-Walita had a floor polisher that also vaccumed on the 70's and Electrolux launched an upright model made in the U.S. by Eureka, but it was so expensive that it lasted on the market only for a few months and very few units were sold. The replacement dustbags for it costed more than 75 dollars (box with two bags). Consumers hated it and returned the vaccums to Electrolux. The VC itself used to cost something around 1000 dollars. It was launched for the luxury market, but it was a big marketing disaster.
Even worse, it was one of the BOL Eureka models.
