Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: leesmac78 on October 14, 2011, 06:03:45 pm
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I have been spending my holidays as you all know thermomixing myself into a frenzy. I had two friends of today, a couple, one of which is British and the other German. Sarah clapped eyes on my bench top to see the Thermie Twins and shrieked with excitement, she now wants one on her bridal list. No problem, as I can sort that out no problem. Carsten, however, remarked on the Vorwerk brand. He ooed and aaahred about Vorwerk saying that his parents have owned a vacuum cleaner for more than thirty years and it is as good as the day they bought it. He also said there are German brands like Miele and mercedes and then there is Vorwerk. He indicated that it is simply the best German brand that is so well known here for its quality and durability and stands the test of time.
Interesting and pleasing all at the same time. I will be using this statement in my demos. But until morae recently, I had never really heard of Vorwerk, which is a pity that something so wonderful doesn't get the publicity it deserves. Oh well.
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Must admit I had never heard of the name Vorwerk pre-Thermie either Lee. Don't know if there are any of their other products on the market here in Australia.
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It is just nice to own a quality product that is so useful. Yesterday I made the best chocolate chip cookies from my new German baking book, cream of chicken soup, hungarian goulash, bread rolls, a salmon quiche, a yummy salad and something else, can't remember what else. My grandmother is worried that I am not resting on my holidays but I tell her over and over again with Thermomix I am resting and having a wonderful time. I can't wait to be hungry again!
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Wow lee, did well. Shame we can't purchase translated German books, suppose we wouldn't be able to access all the ingredients.
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The only ingredients that would be hard to find are the many extra dairy ones we have here like quark, schmand and other funny things. I will post my choc chip cookie recipe as it is super.
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We can get Quark here Lee, not everywhere but it is certainly much easier to find nowadays. I've even used it myself ;D ;D
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Yep...i've seen quark in my local Woolies!
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You know, all my friends who have a Vorwerk vacuum cleaner have bought the Thermomix without any hesitation at all - amazing, isn't it that the brand is known for its reliability so much so that people will buy just based on the brand alone.
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since I moved out of home 30 years ago I cannot keep count of the many vacume cleaners I have purchased. hate buying these items and then throwing them out a couple of years later. The most we have spent is about $500 but its a waste of money when they cark it. such a shame that maybe we couldn't purchase other vorwerk products from TM HO here in Aus if the brand is known to be trustworthy elsewhere.
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I had a Dyson vacuum cleaner for years but when it died I bought a upright Sebo.The only fault with it, it falls down when I have the extension hose out to it's full length.Drives me insane. :-))
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I hate vacume cleaners! why do they make them to be so frustrating and so short lived???
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I hate them too. I have a Hoover upright which is good but doesn't get into corners or under low furniture and a Dyson that gets everywhere but I crash into everything when I pull it around. I once went looking for one to carry on my back as I thought that would be ideal but the salesperson told me it would be too heavy for me. Maybe the ducted system would be perfect for me but too late in life for me now.
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When we got married we were given an Electrolux vac. cleaner - one of the cylinder types (for want of a better word) and it was fabulous. It just lasted and lasted for years but finally died a death after about 25 years. Since then it was a succession of useless ones of various brands. We got a Dyson several years ago and it is very good, but it's strange shape makes it difficult to get under low furniture, etc., which is frustrating. It's an upright model and I had never had an upright before, I don't think I would get one again, though.
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i got rid of my vac and carpet about 10 years ago, problem solved ;D
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I have a friend in Sydney and I am 99% sure that her company has imported the Vorwerk Vacuum cleaners for many many years ( they used to do the Tm 21 too ) So as far as I know ther are available in Australia.
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Many years ago my x BIL also imported Vacuum cleaners from Germany.
Trying to think of the name, i know it was thermo-something
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I checked the website and evidently they is no distributor in Australia. So sorry everyone. Funnily enough, they are cheaper than Thermomix too. Haven't converted all to australian dollars but the upright is around €550 and the barrel is €800' ish and Thermomix here is €985. They are releasing a dust buster sized rechargeable vac and a robotic one later on this year. Sorry everyone, would love to bring them back for you when I come to Australia but I don't think I have that much baggage allowance. I am just looking forward to dyson dying so I can complete the matching set. The vacuum is in the same colors as Thermie.
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Around thirty years ago I bought an upright Vorwerk Vacuum Cleaner when we lived in Patterson Lakes in Victoria. It was demonstrated in-home by a salesman and not sold in shops at the time. Not sure how I found the salesman. Could have been one of those shopping centre demonstrations or something. It was a great vacuum and lasted for years. About the only thing I didn't like was that it had a cloth dust bag.
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure I saw them in Godfreys a couple of years ago. Wonder if they still carry them.
The vacuum is in the same colors as Thermie.
Ohhhh Lee, that would be enough to make me get one :D :D ;)
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A guest at a demo told me her husband used to sell the vacuum cleaner by vorwerk by demonstration in Oz.