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Phentex

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18. Yep. They had good products but started cutting corners...

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #8)

Fri May 10, 2013, 09:35 AM

May 2013

and their bag prices were expensive. I think companies like Dyson took a bite out of business and from what I've heard, other vacuums like Hoovers and such have improved to the point it was not worth it to pay the high price of an Oreck.

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Oreck Vacuums Files for Chapter 11 [View all] The Straight Story May 2013 OP

How can you lose money selling plastic vacuums? DJ13 May 2013 #1

I love my Oreck! LeftInTX May 2013 #2

Love mine, too. narnian60 May 2013 #11

Sad - they are made in America. Marie Marie May 2013 #3

But the prices... Jeebus. DCKit May 2013 #7

That sucks. Renew Deal May 2013 #4

One suspects, with a vacuum company in bankruptcy, business didn't suck enough. . . Journeyman May 2013 #5

DUzy award winner right there n/t JesterCS May 2013 #9

That's terrible upi402 May 2013 #6

too much competition KT2000 May 2013 #8

Yep. They had good products but started cutting corners... Phentex May 2013 #18

i love my oreck madrchsod May 2013 #10

Oh no! I love our Oreck. Brickbat May 2013 #12

I was shocked when I first saw one...cheap crap. Atman May 2013 #13

Performs well for 6 months GoneOffShore May 2013 #14

Their Air Purifier is kind of snake-oily too. HughBeaumont May 2013 #15

Ah yes, Oreck vacuums is (or was) a huge Rush Limbaugh show advertiser. Lex May 2013 #16

i hope they a big number in the payables line at time of the filing..most of it due towards clear ch srican69 May 2013 #17

Their vacuums really sucked. Flying Squirrel May 2013 #19