That's an eternity with no vacuum cleaner.
Our vacuum died recently and we bought a Bissell from Kohls. (Bought while it was still hanging on.)
They were offering 30% off at the time plus a $10 off 50 coupon which could be stacked online, along with a free shipping code. All that and they still allowed me to earn SWA points by entering Kohls.com through the SWA shopping mall.
It was originally around $130 at Kohls, around $110 on
Amazon and I got it for $85. No way would I pay $500 for a vacuum unless it came with the
real Jack Sparrow to vacuum for me.
It's sad but everything is junk anymore. Our oven died over the weekend. We bought it when we remodeled our kitchen. At the time ds17, who will start his senior year next week, was in kindergarten. We looked in Sears and the salesman said now manufacturers have cut their warranties down to 90 days. Sheesh, you would think even a year or 2. So what does that tell me when they don't stand behind their products after 3 months? To me it says it's junk. Probably made in China.