... Uh

Qonfused · Jan 31, 2006

My mother just bought a vacuum for $1000. What the hell.

Some people came to the door and wanted to show it off (I thought they stopped selling vacuums door-to-door a long time ago...). So they came in and talked for a long time (I've been in my room). I finally come out and she shakes her hand with the guy. I whisper to her, "How much?" ... "A grand..." "... ... ... /walks away." I mean, seriously, $1000 on a vacuum? A vacuum. Sure, from what I saw, it picked up a lot -- but it's loud and heavy as ****. Maybe this is normal for other people but $1000 to us isn't exactly pocket change.

Discuss.
(Or don't, and get this thread closed.)

And yes, I know... alerttheinternet.ytmnd.com.

Hectic Glenn · Jan 31, 2006

Would be acceptable if i labelled your mother 'easily lead' 'naive' 'silly' or diagnosed her with a cleaning obession?

Dysons all the way!

Qonfused · Jan 31, 2006

Hectic Glenn said:
Would be acceptable if i labelled your mother 'easily lead' 'naive' 'silly' or diagnosed her with a cleaning obession?

Dysons all the way!

Easily lead? No. She's been in Real Estate for 25 years. The rest, yeah.

Edit: Meh, I guess that doesn't make a difference vs. vacuum sales but...

The Brick · Jan 31, 2006

Well what's so good about this vacuum to make it $1000?!?!

JNightshade · Jan 31, 2006

Hm. I know nothing about vacuum cleaners, so I can't say how much the average one costs or anything, but that does seem extremely overpriced. I guess you just have to sit back and tell yourself that mother knows best.

Ikerous · Jan 31, 2006

You can get the crazy kewl tv vacuums for like a hundred bucks

weird

I'd buy this
http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default...z=0&sf=&dept=&cat=&subcat=&gs=&attr=&ocm=sekw

~JNightshade

xombine · Jan 31, 2006

Wow...but then again some people would probably say that 2000 for a computer is a waste. But a vacuum, no, that really is a waste.

Ren.182 · Jan 31, 2006

Hmm, we have a dyson, the carpet has never been cleaner. $1000 is a LOT of money on a vacuum :| Make her send it back.

losermeetsworld · Jan 31, 2006

Wow... She could have bought you a car for that much.

JNightshade · Jan 31, 2006

Oh, dude, by the way, put your mom on XFire. I've got a bridge to sell.

StardogChampion · Jan 31, 2006

Hoovers cost loads nowadays. My mum bought one for around £300 4 or 5 years ago. It was a dyson.

TechnoHippyChic · Feb 1, 2006

You can get a top of the line Roomba for about $280, and it'll vacuum for you...

OvA · Feb 1, 2006

How cliche......

Kamikazie · Feb 1, 2006

TechnoHippyChic said:
You can get a top of the line Roomba for about $280, and it'll vacuum for you...

my mom got one of those, i havent vacuumed for ages

(yes she makes me and my brother do everything around the house :angry

Dan · Feb 1, 2006

A lot of places have laws against high pressure sales tactics. You could probably still get the money back in the next week or so.

Murray_H · Feb 1, 2006

Whoop whoop!

Que-Ever · Feb 1, 2006

^agreed.

bryanf445 · Feb 1, 2006

my vacuum is a pos and smells terrible, but gets the job done

Fliko · Feb 1, 2006

Oh... Rofl...
We are talking about door-to-door vaccum sellers over at School in Social Studies to pass time. Think of the chances of that.

_Z_Ryuken · Feb 1, 2006

Is it a Kirby? My mom did that shit a long time ago as well.

But check this. She got rid of the Kirby beast and got a smaller stupider vacuum that costed even more because it had a sensor that knew if there wsa dirt on the floor.

Dr. Freeman · Feb 1, 2006

wowzers.
$1000? hmm...hey, while your mom is at it, can i have a couple hundered? i want to have some money for the March 6th show

joule · Feb 1, 2006

It better do a lot more than suck.

JNightshade · Feb 1, 2006

For some reason, that last post reminded me of Spaceballs:
"Megamaid has gone from suck... to blow."
good times.

15357 · Feb 1, 2006

She has the right to spend money on whatever she desires as long as it doesn't hurt anyone.

Commies.

j/k :E

Naudian · Feb 1, 2006

One zero zero zero dollars? Make your mother return it and get the money back NOW!

Yuri · Feb 1, 2006

dude you can buy two spare penises for $1000!!

BabyHeadCrab · Feb 1, 2006

Maybe you can install hl2 on it, ask her..

Dumb Dude · Feb 1, 2006

EDIT: I have nothing to say.

Neutrino · Feb 1, 2006

While we're on the subject I happen to have this nice little bridge for sale...could you put me in contact with your mom?

Qonfused · Feb 1, 2006

_Z_Ryuken said:
Is it a Kirby? My mom did that shit a long time ago as well.

But check this. She got rid of the Kirby beast and got a smaller stupider vacuum that costed even more because it had a sensor that knew if there wsa dirt on the floor.

Yeah. It is.

Now, I told you that this thing was ugly:

The old one:

Evo · Feb 1, 2006

One ugly wasts of $1000 dude

D:

Sulkdodds · Feb 1, 2006

Jesus that thing is ugly.

Dyson Telescoping Hoover Flash Game ftw.

Darkside55 · Feb 1, 2006

A cousin of mine used to sell these things. It was ridiculous how many people actually bought them. The salesmen come into your house and start spilling dirt everywhere and try and show you that your vacuum can't pick up what the Kirby can, but it wouldn't be a problem if they WEREN'T SPILLING DIRT ON YOUR CARPET.

Qonfused · Feb 2, 2006

Darkside55 said:
A cousin of mine used to sell these things. It was ridiculous how many people actually bought them. The salesmen come into your house and start spilling dirt everywhere and try and show you that your vacuum can't pick up what the Kirby can, but it wouldn't be a problem if they WEREN'T SPILLING DIRT ON YOUR CARPET.

Ahaaahahaha... replace dirt with baking soda. Rofl.

_Z_Ryuken · Feb 2, 2006

Kirby is one hell of a vacuum though. Spose to last forever.

Shodan · Feb 2, 2006

Shit, $1000?

I'd buy one of those road sweeper things and just drive round the house with it.

That hoover better clean the whole house by itself, put itself away, not make any noise and not use any power.

That or it should be made of gold.

Anthraxxx · Feb 2, 2006

Oh shit! I'd buy a Kirby for $1000. We've had a kirby that we bought for about $400 used and refurbished. The damn thing is freaking powerful! It definitely an awesome vaccum cleaner.

Raziaar · Feb 2, 2006

For 1000 bucks it better be able to clean up the motehr****ing cosmos.

Greatgat · Feb 2, 2006

Raziaar said:
For 1000 bucks it better be able to clean up the motehr****ing cosmos.

The Black Hole Vacuum Cleaner... Sweet. It'd convert your soiled rugs into a hyperdense mass in SECONDS.

Sulkdodds · Feb 2, 2006

"Dad, will you shut off the artificial singularity, I can't hear the TV!"
"I can't, son! It's grown too powerfuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuul!"

... Uh

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