Simplicity Freedom Upright Vacuum

18 years ago

I don't usually post here because we don't get new vacuums very often, but I just wanted to post a comment about a Simplicity Freedom upright vacuum we got about 6 months ago.

I waited 6 months so we could get a good idea of the quality, etc. of the vacuum. We previously had an Oreck which we thought was good, for about 10 years.

When we went to get another Oreck, we tried a new one for a few months and it was terrible on our low pile carpet and fair on our tile floors. I don't know what they did, but the quality was not equal to their older models. I must compliament Oreck for refunding our money after a few months with no problems. They were very understanding, but then we had no vacuum.

We looked at many uprights and finally went into a small, local chain and they recommended the Simplicity. I had never heard of Simplicity, but it looked sturdy and very well built. They said it's more of a commercial product, and a little more expensive than Oreck, but we wanted something good, so we got the Freedom, a two speed model.

I just want to say, if you need an upright which does carpet and bare floors, is light and easy to handle and just works great, I think you should try one of these vacuums.

I don't work for them, am not a spammer, just a very satisfied customer of a brand I had never heard of.

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geguymw
18 years ago
The Simplicity brand, and its sister brand Riccar, are vacuum cleaner brands owned by Tacony Corporation. The two brands are only available through vacuum cleaner shops. You will not find these at Walmart. This is a reason why many have not heard of them. They have been around for a few decades. They introduced Simplicity after Riccar though. People hear of Oreck, because they do so much advertising.

The Freedom is indeed a very good liteweight upright vacuum cleaner. It cleans very well. Tacony is coming out with a new model, under the Riccar and Simplicity nameplate, that is very impressive. What is really impressive is the longlife belt, that does not need to be changed like the previous models. The regular belts on the previous models need to be changed about every year(depending upon its use).
sds333
18 years ago
Hi!
We had the exact same problem with a new Oreck that you did when our old one died. I am going to test Simplicity vacuums tomorrow.
Which model did you buy?
Thank you!!
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sds333
18 years ago
Ok, apparently my eyesight is terrible! I just re-read your post and saw that you purchased the Freedom model. Sorry about that!!
roserx
18 years ago
I have had my Simplicity 6 Series upright vacumn x 5 yrs and only had to change belts. Plus it's American made, at least it was when I bought mine.
i_dig_it
17 years ago
This review came at a great time for me. Today I went to the local vacuum shop to inquire about the Oreck vacuum that I had been considering. The guy there showed me the Simplicity Freedom model and explained it's benefits over the Oreck.

I was quite impressed with the Simplicity and like the looks of it over the Oreck, but wanted to do my own research on them too.

I haven't found a lot of reviews on them, but those I did find were all positive and this thread was very helpful as well. If anyone else has anything to add about the Simplicity Freedom Vacuums, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts.

Janet
sugarski
17 years ago
I have tried out the Simplicity and was really impressed. I also did a bunch of research on it before buying my vacuum- though I ended up with a canister. The only negative thing I've seen in reviews of this vac is that its very noisy- noisy enough to call for earplugs (which I found to be true). Otherwise it seems to be a great choice, roughly as light as the Oreck, but a better-built machine, and better at cleaning.
luckyparker
17 years ago
I've had an abysmal experience with my Oreck and with the Oreck company.

What's the price range for Simplicity vacs, and do the uprights have on-board tools? If so, are they sturdy?
debs3
17 years ago
Yes, Simplicity vacuums are sturdy. I have worked in a vacuum and sewing store.

Check out their website. The store I worked for sold them for less than the listed MSRP on the website.

Here is a link that might be useful: Simplicity Vacuums
geguymw
17 years ago
The Simplicity brand is a very good floorcare line. You might look in your area for Riccar vacuum cleaners also, because they are the sister brand to Simplicity. As you can tell from the link, they have similar models.

There are going to be different models of uprights that have onboard attachments or do not. The so called 8lb. uprights will not have attachments onboard.

Both these brands come with a decent warranty. Performance is very good for both these brands. The Riccar Supralite and Simplicity Freedom clean carpeting much better than the Oreck uprights.

Go to you local vac shop and test one of the lines out for yourself.

Here is a link that might be useful: Riccar
roserx
17 years ago
I have had my Simplicity 6 Series unit x 5-6 yrs and I would buy another one if I had to repeat the process. It's well-built and American made. I assume the new ones are still mfrd domestically?