[Costco] Miele Complete C3 Edition $389.99

JRGUINNESS wrote: ↑ @The_Madz

You seem be be the Miele expert here, so I was hoping I could pick your brain.

There's alot of info here, and I got quick confused.

I'm getting one of these for my mom, and am confused which I should get. It seems there are 3 choices.

Costco in store, blue

Costco online, red

Canadian Tire, red

She's got a smaller house, mostly tile and hardwood, with a few area rugs. Grand kids are over a bit tho, and things can get messy.

Thanks for the recommendation.

RiCHC3 wrote: ↑ IMO, the most important thing for Miele's is the head attachment. The rest of the machine is generally the same outside of HEPA filter (allergy+pet) vs regular filter and whether the wand is powered or not (air suction vs air+electric).

There are 3 main heads

Please don't buy a Miele and use this, it almost defeats the purpose of having this machine and you may as well get an $80 Hoover or something. This head is terrible, imo. It's adjustable for hardwood and carpet, mediocre at both, and the most commonly found one on the cheapest Miele's. It doesn't push smoothly on carpet, unless you have low pile, and there's no agitator brush (no spinning brush inside) which would vibrate the carpet or more easily collect hairs and alike for a more thorough clean. You can get away with this if you have very little carpet or little hardwood, but generally you don't want to use it as a main head.

#2 is Parquet (hardwood)

This thing is soo smooth, you may as well be rubbing butter across your floors. It also swivels nicely whereas the other heads are more forward and back. If you have a lot of hardwood, grab one of these, it's also far less likely to scratch your floor like the adjustable one.

#3 Turbo or electric head (carpet + agitator brush)

Turbo is just air, but has a brush and it works great. If you want some extra power then you need the electric version and a Miele with that plug in the wand.
Unless you have minimal carpet in your house, you typically want one of these and you can get away using this on hardwood, although the ideal is the parquet.

Heads cost around +$80 or so that's why you may want to spend a bit extra on your Miele if it comes with the head(s) you want as it may be cheaper than buying separately.

GaryS048 wrote: ↑ I have the c3 for pets. Great vacuum and agree with everything you said. The head is magical

When it comes to the filters, can replacements be purchase from Amazon, as in generics? Have you purchased any?

RiCHC3 wrote: ↑ I was glancing at replacements on Amazon Canada and USA the other day, but I haven't tried them myself so I have no clue on how good they are. I know there was a good promo recently for official Miele bags + filter that a lot of people pounced on though.
If you didn't get that deal, it's worth trying the knock offs at some point just to find out. I still have 4 bags left and honestly these things last me foreverrrrrr as it is.

The_Madz wrote: ↑ comes down to the area rugs.. are they fluffy or low pile?
any pets around?

if low pile and no pets then the C3 Tayberry Red which is both online at costco and at Canadian tire (as well as many other places if you like to shop more local) would do.
if she ends up with a pet or there is more hair around that she likes then can always get the STB-305 turbo brush.
but since she has mostly hardfloor and tile the parquet twister in the box is a perfect tool for that and especially if it's on for $379.

however, in the end, can't go wrong with either one.

hmnd01 wrote: ↑ Looks like I Just missed the CT deal by a couple days . Could you confirm whether the $399.99 one on costco.ca (https://www.costco.ca/.product.100566578.html) is better or worse (and in what ways?) than the one in-store that started this whole thread? I have all hard vinyl floors at my current place and am looking to possibly get a pet sometime soon. Sorry, it just feels like there's a lot of conflicting information in this thread...

LauD14 wrote: ↑ Hey,
You're right about the packaging being a little bit banged up. The attachment looks brand new and works flawlessly. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it makes vacuuming more enjoyable. Glides and twists so much easier than the 2 in 1 head that it comes with. Must have attachment for sure for all smooth surfaces!

The_Madz wrote: ↑ the one in the link is the one canadian tire had on for a $379 special. identical vacuum.
if it's all smooth floors, aka hardfloor/tile etc. then this will do great.
if you do end up with some area rugs later on the STB-305 turbo brush can be bought at that time as it will give some nice hair pickup on the carpet vs the universal brush that is included which works better for low pile.
also this vacuum is available everywhere so if you want to support your local miele dealer they should have it as well.