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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: On-line User Reviews
Reply #3 Oct 1, 2009 9:24 pm |
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Hello Procare: Like me, most who read and post regularly here, know that you are a vacuum industry professional with over half a century experience. It's a testament to you and the company whose products you sell that you are a loyal and faithful advocate for the same brand after all these years. More importantly all the while not impugning the competition in the process but being an honest broker for your brand. Contrast yours with other self-proclaimed industry pros who in a quarter of the time have jumped from one brand to another and every time they do proclaim that the latest is the best. Casts doubt and credibility on their sincerity. I value your posts. Thank you. WRT the FTC's research/findings. Apparently one of the areas where it is cracking down is the practice of giving away new products to users during product launches and marketing blitzes. The companies veil the freebies under the umbrella of "market testing." Not true according to the FTC. These exchanges, according to the FTC, are in actuality quid pro quo exchanges. Give us good product reviews and you get the products for free. The FTC considers this form of endorsement as a form of paid advertising. Under the new FTC rules, the users who get these products and post reviews, positive/negative, have to disclose the product exchanges that they have with the companies. An excellent idea to maintain an even playing field. Carmine D.
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HARDSELL
Joined: Aug 22, 2007
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Re: On-line User Reviews
Reply #5 Oct 2, 2009 7:53 pm |
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Hello Procare: Like me, most who read and post regularly here, know that you are a vacuum industry professional with over half a century experience. It's a testament to you and the company whose products you sell that you are a loyal and faithful advocate for the same brand after all these years. More importantly all the while not impugning the competition in the process but being an honest broker for your brand. Contrast yours with other self-proclaimed industry pros who in a quarter of the time have jumped from one brand to another and every time they do proclaim that the latest is the best. Casts doubt and credibility on their sincerity. I value your posts. Thank you. Carmine D. You are the perfect example. HOOVER HOOVER HOOVER, FLIP ORECK, FLOP ORECK
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: On-line User Reviews
Reply #6 Oct 2, 2009 7:59 pm |
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HS: Your lips are still flapping but as usual nothing intelligent is coming out of your mouth. Here is a simple, statement of factual opinion, that I and others have preached and posted here for years. "The HOOVER Windtunnel is the gold standard for rug cleaning and grooming and the ORECK upright is the industry icon for lightweight uprights." I have concluded that the HOOVER and ORECK brands are so stuck in your craw, even your fave bagless vacuum brand can't do anything about it. Carmine D.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
Points: 5894
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Re: On-line User Reviews
Reply #8 Oct 3, 2009 7:40 am |
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Did the mention manufacturers that only post the positive reviews. Oreck must delete all the negative ones. That is as bad as any other. I provided a very positive review about my XL Classic to ORECK. It didn't use mine either. So I posted it here on this site: http://www.abbysguide.com/vacuum/reviews/305-0-1.html Since this was imported from a previous site, the poster name is 'admin.' But it's me. If you read it, you see much of the same verbage I've posted here about my ORECK experience so even you and DIB can make the connection accurately and be correct. Did you actually post/message a negative review after using your ORECK free in your home and returning? I looked here on this page and didn't find one by you. In fact, I don't see any reviews by you even for your fave dyson bagless. Why not post your ORECK review here instead of complaining that ORECK deletes all the negative ones. Carmine D.
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procare
Joined: Jul 16, 2009
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Re: On-line User Reviews
Reply #9 Oct 3, 2009 1:38 pm |
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Carmine and friends, I am a a salesman that over the years has had an opportunity to sell other brands that I have competed against. A State Sales Manager job for Rainbow income $150,000 a year , Selling for Kirby, TriStar, Eureka, Dirt Devil, Royal,and Dyson. No one could give me a product loyalty, Fewer services, customer satsfaction and overall good product that I sell. If money was all I was after Rainbow would have had me years ago. A 39 page canned speech to the consumer that was filled with half truths was not for me. I went for 90% sales made in the home. 99.97% of customers are satisfied. 98% of my customers are willing to buy non floor care products. Even in this weak economy sales are up. Procare
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retardturtle1
Joined: May 16, 2009
Points: 358
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Re: On-line User Reviews
Reply #10 Oct 3, 2009 2:10 pm |
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Did the mention manufacturers that only post the positive reviews. Oreck must delete all the negative ones. That is as bad as any other. ID say online reviews are very helpful....but this forum and the people in it are actually the real deal. Hundredes of years of knowledge...just a question away.......will weed out the hype and send you in the right direction. Knowledge based beyond that of the average ....collector/groupie/manufacturer.....cant get any better than the people who work/worked on them...thousands and thousands of them..and love doing it ....no how no way youll ever get that at a bbx store or review site....
A review site used also with this forum.....and a good vac shop is a winner...youll come out ahead of the rest because youve bought the best from the best. turtle1
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: On-line User Reviews
Reply #11 Oct 3, 2009 5:58 pm |
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Hello Procare: In all the years I had my store [almost 43], I became friends and business associates with 2 sales people from your company. If I mention their names, you would probably know at least one and probably both. They were loyal to their brand and their customers. And the vacuum industry. Like you, they relished the challenge of matching their products to the competition. They thrived on it. I also knew many sales people from the other vacuum brands. Most came and went quickly save one who rose to the mangement ranks at HOOVER. For most, it was a job and a livelihood only. Not a life long passion. I also knew sales people from other professions who I became friends with over the many years. The great ones were the ones who liked people from all walks of life, and liked selling their products, and really enjoyed bringing both together at every and all opportunities. It was never about the money. It was about a way of living life. Carmine D.
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