Danny’s Vacuum Sales and Repair

Not happy camper here with Danny’s Vacuum. I was waiting for a new unit to go on sale and stopped by to purchase a refurbished from him figuring I’d use it at office later.
He sold me a Eureka stating he had just serviced it completely and it worked great. For $ 40 I was glad to have a vacuum as my apt has primarily carpet and needs attention almost daily.
There was little to no suction when I first tried to use it. I hauled it back to Danny’s and dropped it off while going to work. I called him the next day as he hadn’t called me and he stated it was ready. Upon picking it up I asked what exactly was wrong as I had a 30 day guarantee he’d given me and wanted to rethink the purchase if I should. He said it needed only a belt.
Hmmm, if that were the case — wouldn’t that have been part of his original «service» before I purchased? The vacuum has a home now at my office and works well enough for the limited entry carpet but I feel as though Danny is a bit «shady.»
He also only accepted cash. My receipt and «30day warranty «was handwritten as his signature on the printout from register.
You decide, but keep this in mind… for $ 45.00 I got a brand new dirt devil on sale at Big Lots. I think vacuum repair is a tough business and perhaps would assume the target market for him is in high end servicing and janitorial. Think he should stick to that.

Waaaay overpriced for the repair they performed.
I brought in a broken hose for my upright vc. The very polite gentleman called his supplier who told him the hose was obsolete.
He cut the damaged part off and reattached. (I could have done that) Took approx. 5 minutes and charged $ 15.00. Be sure to ask how much they charge before committing to any repair.

After a very unpleasant contact with Ralph’s Sewing and Vacuum in Palm Desert, I searched for another vacuum repair shop. I found Danny’s Vacuum in Indio on the Internet. I called and was treated respectfully and courteously. He said he could do the repair today while I wait. (Ralph’s said it would be at least a couple of days.) I took my vacuum and it was repaired on the spot at a VERY reasonable price. I will definitely be using Danny’s Vacuum Sales & Repair in the future!