Comments on: Vacuum

By: bbandjstar

bbandjstar — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:42:20 +0000

I am a Tristar distributor and have been for several years now. I originally started in our business when I was a full-time college student. I worked part time and it eventually became a full time career. I love our business! Let me share with you some basic facts about human nature. If someone is happy with something (i.e. a purchase they made, services rendered…) it rarely gets talked about. Let’s just say most people are happy to be happy. On the other hand, if someone is unhappy or upset about something you can be sure others are going to hear about it. If you don’t believe me turn on your television tonight and watch your local news. How much is negative and how much is positive? They’ll talk all night long about people or businesses that aren’t doing the right things, but when was the last time you heard about someone who IS doing the right things? Simply put, the negative gets a lot more attention than the positive. That seems to be the case with many of the comments here. THAT is why I’ve chosen to post a comment here. First, my priorities in life are this… 1.God 2.Country 3.Family 4.Career. I pride myself on being a completely honest and forthcoming, friendly, sincere and hardworking person. How else can you be successful in any endeavor? Can I say the same for EVERY person in our business… no. But understand that no matter what the business is, or the position within that business that someone holds, you are going to find people that aren’t honest, sincere, or friendly. Does that make the grocery store, gas station, department store, or restaurant that they work at a bad place to do business? No. It just means that there are a lot of different kinds of people out there. Some we enjoy dealing with

By: mhsparr

mhsparr — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:42:53 +0000

Just so everyone knows I am involved with Tristar as an independent contractor. Yes, I read the contract and agreed to the terms so I knew what I was getting into before I signed up. As a matter of fact, after doing a bit of research and finding this very site I still decided to see for myself what Tristar was about. I can tell you that I am quite satisfied with my decision and believe wholeheartedly in the Tristar cleaning system and believe it is worth every penny you pay for it, no matter what it is. For the people who can not get over paying $2000 + for a “vacuum,” all I can say is it doesn’t matter what it is. If it was a broom that was $2,000 +, as long as it does what it says it is supposed to, then it is worth it. If you do a cost comparison/price analysis you will find that in the long run the Tristar will save you more money and give you a cleaner home more efficiently than any other machine. Anyone will any comments/questions can feel free to contact me at mhsparr@yahoo.com. Any comments or questions containing profanity will be deleted and those senders blocked from my account.

By: laxgoalie43

laxgoalie43 — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:12:18 +0000

dont work for the cleveland akron or canton ofices in tristar. they lie to their employees. you get a 1600 month guarantee that is worthless. i know i worked for the company. the reason it is worthless is there is no way you can hit 55 demos. they will not let you. they say they will, but there was a guy named mark who ran 53 and sold 6, 4 were secondary(25 dollar commission, no 200)and he sat in the office all day hearing how slow we were today. you will not see any 3 demos a day like they promise. i once heard the akron distributor say to a rep after 90 days, if you want benefits find your own. paid vacations you have to earn by selling 8 tristars or 12 in a month. you spend your life chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. the only way to get it is to lie cheat or steal. ask charlie. you can sell drugs and still be own your own business. the girls lie to the people on the phone to set the appointment. it will take 45 minutes my ass.they sometimes say 5 to 10. the reason the job sounds so good is they can practice on people every other week to do what they dont want to. they make you go out and sell to your friends and family your very first weekend, and high pressure them on the phone and piss them off. they promise you the world but when you need them all that you will have is your friends and family whom you just pissed off.they take anyone who isnt smart enough to see them for what they are. crooks. charlie and timm are both crooks. how do they look in the mirror after what theyve done to people. i gave them my best and they gave me nothing. please dont get ripped off. you cant take the money with you when you die and the only way to make it in tristar at onyxx group 1 or mapas is to cheat. i wasted over 3 years and it was for nothing. i ended with less money than i started, and was broke the whole time. dont do it. just say no.

By: From the Outside

From the Outside — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:09:02 +0000

Ok, let me state that the price does seem steep. I was impressed with the demonstration, however I have never had an in home demo, by anyone previoiusly. The sales man did offer some finance options, but did not barter. When I stated that we were not interested in making a purchase today, there were no arugements or calls made, however I wish he would have left his card. I did ask what his sales ratio was and he claimed 53%. I felt the extra monies were for the bi-annual service, access to the carpet cleaner etc. In reading this lengthy post, I was shocked and disappointed that so many individuals could not express their passionate feelings without reverting to foul language and insults. I run a large call center (not sales) and am always embarrassed for both parties involved when someone can no longer express thier concerns without cussing or insulting either intelligence or status. Have some respect for your fellow human, you can express your frustration or passion without reverting to these improper, unethical tactics. If you feel that you were ripped off, post the reason. If you feel you love the product, tell us why. If you feel both, state it. If you experienced deceptive practices, explain what happened and what could be done to reduce this negative feeling. If you are going into the sales staff, remember all feedback is good. There is plenty of feedback here. If you feel that your morals are being compromised, leave. You can not have a sense of accomplishment in success without keeping your morals.

By: Dash_Riprock

Dash_Riprock — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:31:34 +0000

It took me 2 days to read this thread and now I want to put in my 2-cents about overpriced vacuum cleaners and the low-life scum that try to peddle them door to door..A couple of days ago, I was at my girlfriends house on the computer..I heard her talking to somebody in the living room and thought she had company show up..Then I heard a vacuum cleaner,I got up from the computer to see what was going on…A tri-star salesman was giving a demo..I waved my girlfriend over and asked her WTF is he doing here..She said she heard a knock at the door and 2 guys were there…She said only one of them was doing the fast talking and talked her into letting the quiet one in to do a demo..I told her to get rid of him or he would never leave…She said “ah, I’m too nice to tell him that”..I figured, WTF,I’ll just be sure she don’t buy it..Anyway, before the 2 guys showed up, my G/F had just put a meatloaf in the oven..Well, 2 and a half hours later, my supper was cold and the demo guy made a call and the fast talker showed up at the door..Me and my G/f started eating our supper and the fast talker started with all the high pressure tactics..He said the vacuum cleaner was $2900.oo and asked if the payment was gonna be check or cash..My G/f said WHOA,I can’t afford that and she told them she wasn’t interested..The fast talker then started asking all kinds of questions about her credit..I called my G/f into the computer room and told her thats it,get rid of em..She then told me that they wouldn’t leave..I am a prison guard at the state pen and trust me..They were fixing to leave one way or the other..As soon as my G/f went back in the living room, she received a call from her daughter saying that she was in the emergency room with my G/F’s 6 week old grandson..As we were getting ready to go to the hospital, the fast talker more or less told my G/f she was a liar about not being able to afford the vacuum cleaner..they finally left because they saw that we were going and it was no use anymore to sell the vacuum cleaner..All I got to say is..Unless you call one of these companies or you really want a overpriced vacuum cleaner bad..Don’t even invite them in your house..Be polite and tell them you are not interested..Slam the door in their face if you have to..I can get a tri-star Vacuum cleaner on e-bay for $200.00..Who cares about the warranty..Instead of paying $2900.00 for a new tri-star..I can buy 2 or 3 of em used on e-bay and when the 1st one tears up, use the other one and have the 1st one for parts or something..I know everybody has to make a living but why would anybody want to be a vacuum cleaner door to door salesman?..When they answer the ad in the paper about the job, they don’t even know what kinda job it is because the company gives a bullcrap description like a management job,air system or office job..The company don’t even have a sign outside the office of the company name, just a street number..Uh Duh..You see any red flags yet?..Can you imagine how hard it would be to sell a product that costs $300.00 new from the factory and try to sell it for $2900.00?..Might as well take a carnival barking job with a travelling circus or pick up coke and beer cans up off the side of the road..Thats like me buying a box of cookies from a girl scout for $3.00 and going door to door and resale it for $42.00..Unreal

By: jeremyw111

jeremyw111 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:28:39 +0000

yesterday, we received a scratch bingo card in the mail, and after my wife scratched it, we had won!!! Wow, how stupid do I feel that when I phoned to receive my prise they told me all I had to do was listen to a pitch about a vacuum, and I would get one of the prizes listed. I somehow knew exactly which prize I was going to win, but I figured that for a half hour demo, the worst prize wouldn’t be so bad after all. Anyways the guy came in the door and for the longest time he was the most pleasant ever, he started demonstrating the product taking his jolly old time, and to be honest with you I was getting interested in the product, because I will admit it does seem like a very good high quality product. So when he finally finishes his speech, he starts asking questions about whether or not we owned our house, getting hints about our income etc etc. stuff that the average sales person does not need to know. Then he finally presented the price somewhere in the range of $2600…but they would take our vacuum in trade (and give it to the needy) for $400. So I think to myself, this is starting to sound a bit weird. But more importantly, way too expensive. But since we had never purchased a vacuum, I didn’t really realize how much too expensive. Anyways, we told him it was too much money. So he asks what it would take for us to buy it, and I say at least $1000 less. So he asks to use our phone to phone his manager, and after some useless jibber jabber, all of a sudden they could sell us a demo vacuum for about 1600, but this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to get it at this price, and we would be the only people in the world who would get it this cheap. my wife and I go upstairs to discuss this new price, and I take a peek at Ebay to see what this vacuum is worth and if it is as good as he says it is. Wow same vacuum for 300 on ebay, thats interesting. So we go down stairs and tell him we are not interested. Then he starts getting really pushy almost to the point of “I’m not leaving till you buy this thing” So he has to do the phone the manager thing with our phone again and he starts asking how we will pay etc etc. I usually have a high patience level, but I was running out of patience, We no fully realize what kind of awful scam this is, and we give him a final NO. So he SLOOOOOWWWWLLLLY starts to pack up his vacuum. and then he gives us our prize…$100 travel certificate that we can only use by making a long trip and phoning 3 months in advance. Afterwards we felt sooooo stupid for allowing him into our house and wasting a total of 2 1/2 hours of my time which I could have spent using our other vacuum…O did I mention the only carpet we have in the house is a small area rug, the rest is hardwood. Never let one of these useless salespeople into your house, they will do whatever it takes to rip you off. Including Lying to your Face

By: taszka

taszka — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:40:47 +0000

oh and one other thing… your 3 days and two night vacation thing that got you into my door in the first place is also a scam. SCAM SCAM SCAM!!!!!!!! I can’t believe how many gullible people out there actually bought this thing. The salseman almost started to cry when we told him NO about a thousand times…

By: taszka

taszka — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:37:08 +0000

Why the hell do they have to use YOUR HOME PHONE to call “their boss?” The guy had a cell phone clipped on his hip. When they finally left (2 1/2 hours later) I Lysoled my phone and vowed to my husband that I would never let any salesman into our house ever again. We redialed the number when the guy left and someone said “hello…” we swear it was the salseman (who called his own phone from our house phone)…..I kept telling the guy that our 11 month old had to go to bed and he said “one more second..” One second turned into 2 hours!!! The lady on the phone who set up the appointment said this all would take 30 minutes… PFFFT!!! NEVER AGAIN. TRI-STAR YOU SUCK!!! And your vacuum is ugly. My 100 dollar vacuum does just fine.

By: afriendindeed

afriendindeed — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:38:50 +0000

Wow, I can’t believe what I’m hearing here…we’ve owned a Tristar for over 8years!!! It’s the best vaccum we’ve ever owned and my mother tried to “steal” it from me!!! I’ve used Rainbow’s, Kirby’s, Kenmore’s, and this is the BEST!!! I use it on carpet, tile, wood… I dust everything with it too!! Please don’t regret buying it, it’s worth every penny!!

By: dstar

dstar — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:51:53 +0000

oh and one other thing about when i was hired. before i went to my first interview i was told that there were a number of positions available. funny thing is that there weren’t any options mentioned. it was just to become a contractor under the company when everything was all said and done. and yeah, got the whole line about dressing “sharp” for training (why??) and after signing the contract was told that i couldn’t work for them if i didn’t have dress pants, and didn’t wear a hat. i realize that you want to look presentable, but that’s going a little extreme and to most customers in this area that i know, they would rather see someone in blue jeans as their equal, it’s more like buying something from a friend that way, not like getting hit up by “slick” tryin to sell the fake rolex’s.