Compare Central Vacuum System Dealers

At Central Vacuum Stores we encourage our customers to compare central vacuum systems.  In fact, we have one of the best comparison tools on the web for doing this.  However, I may have been remiss by not urging you to compare central vacuum dealers on the Internet.

If you have read much of this blog, or our About Us page, you know we are a real company, with real employees, who have real experience.  Unfortunately, when you get out there on the web, this just isn't always the case.  Last night I was looking at a competitor's website and I thought I would die laughing.  Then I thought about the customers who think they are dealing with a legitimate company and I knew I had to blog this as a warning.

This company is located in the Northeast, in an area where Google street view is available.  So the first thing I noticed was the fact that the building pictured was not their place of business.  The next thing I noticed was  their "About Us" page.  There they had photos of their employees and I couldn't believe how beautiful they were...even the men!  Well, there was a good reason I couldn't believe it, it wasn't true.  When I right clicked the images and looked at the properties it was clear that the majority of these pictures were taken from stock photos.  Our competitor obviously did not think to change the names on the images nor did he think to remove the links.  When I clicked one of the photos it was a link that opened up a portfolio page for a male model and if you follow the properties of another photo it opens up a site called "Free Colombian Women" which features a picture of Celia, the woman this company claims is their tri-lingual employee.  My question is, if a company is that audacious, do you really want to trust them to sell you something like a central vacuum system?

June 28th, 2008 update:  I recently checked out this site and the phony pictures are all gone!  The best way to protect consumers on the Internet is to expose companies who are trying to mislead the public.

This particular competitor also claimed to be the largest vacuum dealer on the Internet...but he is not alone, there are plenty of others claiming the same thing.  At Central Vacuum we are one of the major players in the industry, but no one really knows for sure who is the largest...we just aren't going to lie to get your business. I do know that on May 12th we will be making an announcement on this blog about our place in the central vacuum internet industry.

June 28th, 2008 update:  In case you missed it, Central Vacuum Stores is listed in Internet Retailer Magazine's 2007 Top 500 Internet Retailers in the country. 

You need to know that you can trust us and we will be here if you need assistance.  So, before you buy, be sure you are dealing with a company that you can trust...a real business, with real employees and real service.

Signing off for Central Vacuum,
Roger and Renee (see our photo below)