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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 6 2012, 06:41 AM (293 Views) | |
| Regineman96 | Feb 6 2012, 06:41 AM Post #1 |
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When Fantom (formerly known as Iona) launched their new models within 1994-2000, they were dual-cyclonic models (Original Fantom, Thunder, Lightning, Cyclone XT, and dual-cyclonic Fury) with HEPA Filtration (the commercials seen on VHS prove so). But by 2001, when Dyson didn't pay for the royalties, the newer models were downgraded to single-cyclonic with electrostatic filtration (those units were the single-cyclonic Fury, the Crosswind, and the Wildcat), and became a mess to clean (Wildcat was the worst). But by fall of that year, the company went out of business, and the name got sold to Euro-Pro, with the magic of the real Fantoms getting sold to Westinghouse. I know for a fact when Euro-Pro got Fantom, they made cheaply made products with atrocious suction, bad filtration, lacking customer service, and advertising scams (proof the brand did worse). But it wasn't until I found out that the Euro-Pro Fantoms were not entirely discontinued. Turns out why no one sees them on the store shelf anymore is due to Euro-Pro paying more attention to Shark products. Post your theories on this Fantom/Euro-Pro excerpt. |
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