From: "siskuwihane" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Simplicity Freedom upright vacuum any good?
Date: 9 Mar 2006 20:49:17 -0800
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me@privacy.net wrote:
> "siskuwihane"  wrote:
>
> >
> >me@privacy.net wrote:
> >> Does any own one of these upright vacuums?
> >>
> >> see link
> >>
> >> http://tinyurl.com/jbery
> >
> >Hey me, it's me, the person who gave you that site. I don't own a
> >Simplicity, but in this months CR, they have the "biggest test ever" of
> >vacuums and the Simplicty upright vacuums are rated number one in the
> >"more repairs" catagory. Not good news I'm sure.
> >
> >FWIW, In the ratings charts, they are also listed as "Riccar". The
> >Simplicity Freedom F3500 (Also known as a Riccar Supralite RSL3) came
> >in at number 8 in the ratings and retails for $350.
>
> Hi how are you doing?
>
> Well I did go look at the Simplicity units at local
> dealer
>
> They are what I want as far as being simple units with
> no tools but I also saw the CR report you mention above
> and was concerned they placed dead last in reliability.
>
> have any idea what's up with that?

I went and took another look at that chart and then checked the repair
history for some other items

The same issue of CR shows that 21% of Gateway desktop computer owners
report having needed repairs, that's the highest for desktop computers.
It also shows the desktop needing the least repairs is an Apple @ 11%.
So an 11% repair rate is listed as the best for a desktop computer and
the worst for an upright vacuum. After taking another look, I would say
that an 11% repair rate is acceptable and would not keep me from making
a purchase, 15% or more would make me look for something else.

> Also.... why are Riccar and Simplicity placed together?
> Are they made by same manufacturer?

As another poster said, same factory. Sort of like a Ford Taurus and a
Mercury Sable being almost the same car.


> I'm on the verge of buying one but the CR ratings have
> me a bit spooked. hence the recent post.