Goth Vacuum Cleaner?

[sessifet]

Went to do some shopping for dinner tonight and saw one of these in a shop window.

Yes, gentle reader, AEG has developed a vacuum cleaner called 'Vampyr'. Now, I don't like vacuuming at all. I think it sucks like a convict at the crack of the gas chamber door. I also think I'm not the only one with a healthy dislike of this particular household appliance, so I can see why they'd want to glamorise said appliance. But 'Vampyr'? 'Vampyr'? Is AEG hiring dyslexic goth marketing directors now?

I wonder what went on in the wonderful minds in the marketing department. Something like this, perhaps?

'People, tests show that people loathe vacuuming. We need to make it more fun! Let's re-vamp the humble vacuum cleaner! Anyone have any ideas?'

*someone in the back of the room going 'ohohohoh! Pick me! Pick me!'*

'Yes, you in the back?'

'Well sir, we know vacuum cleaners suck, don't we? So I'm thinking: wouldn't it be cool to call it 'Vampire'? They suck too...'

*silence*

'I like it! But it needs something else. Something...different. Something edgy. Yes, Johnson?'

'How about we spell it differently? Maybe with a 'y'? And drop the 'e' as well?'

*more silence*

'That's it! Well done! This will revolutionise the vacuum cleaner business!'

'Vampyr'...Really, what's next?

Comments

[happydisciple.livejournal.com]

AEG have had the Vampyr line of vacuum cleaners for yonks. I bought one back in *calculates* 1998 or thereabouts, and it's still going strong (slight spot of bother trying to find bags for it here in the UK, but hey, the interwebs is your friend).

A mild case of the googles shows that AEG introduced the Vampyr in or before 1926.

Ah. I didn't know that.

[sessifet25.livejournal.com]

It was the first time I saw one over here.

Thanks for the info :)

[ahruman.livejournal.com]

“Vampyr” is the correct spelling here. In German, it seems to be “vampire” with “vampir” as an accepted variant (few minutes of research in a language I don’t know, mind; dunno about pre-spelling reform). “Vampyre” is the original English spelling (1819). HTH

[sessifet25.livejournal.com]

Yes but!

Whaa! You ruined my rant! *pouts at you* :)

[ruthi.livejournal.com]

i'm disappointed to see a bright torquoise-blue machine, it should be all black with red.

[sessifet25.livejournal.com]

They have them in loads of colours. The one in the shop window was black with white go-faster-stripes on it, which just made it even sillier. :)