Delphin Vacuum Demo Review

Okay, I went to Star Vista with my friend for a meal. Then while walking past a pushcart, I was approached by a woman who passed me a free gift before speaking to me.

After telling me that they’re offering me a free non-obligatory demo service for their services, she proceeded to ask me to fill in my details on a form purely for contact purposes.

I filled it in but was surprised why I needed to fill in my nric no, which to me is pretty private. Anyway she was really smart, she actually purposely called me on the spot to verify that I had given her my real hp no. She then proceeded to force me to fix a date for the demo guy to come to my house in a very nice way.

After verifying and such, she left me alone. Anyway, I was told that it was a non-obligatory free demo that is only supposed to last between 45-60mins and it was for a cleaning service that their company provides.

At the appointed time, this very friendly and nice guy arrived very punctually at my doorstep. He was carrying a backpack and a big trolley bag. The documents and stuffs were in his backpack while the whole Delphin vacuum cleaner was in the big trolley bag.

He proceeded to the room I showed him to and proceeded to explain about the functions of the machine, how it works, coupled with a bit of demonstrations. He exhibited the air purifying function, complete with a demo using dettol and aromatherapy oils using the machine.

Thereafter he started to talk about the cleaning functions, especially dust mite stuffs and how the machine can help us purify the air, how it can be used to clean the mattresses, sofas and curtains etc and of course about its vacuuming function.

So in all, the demo only included a 2 mins demo of purifying the air and a max 5mins of cleaning one queen size mattress.

After all the explanation etc, the salesperson kept trying to persuade me to buy and I was really tempted, but the price really made me balk.

I was told that the Delphin vacuum cleaner costs $3745. I was so shocked! That was really ultra expensive!

He then proceeded to tell me that there was a one time offer for first time demo. That it is now offered at only $3424 if I were to buy on the spot. Also, the usual 3 years warranty would be extended to 10 years. Upon further questioning I found out that the 10 years warranty actually meant 3 years full warranty and the 7 years are only for servicing. There would also be free gifts and perks if I were to buy the machine straight away.

I kept telling the person I needed to think it over as it was really costly and he actually proposed the instalment plan. I hated to do instalments and told him frankly I needed to consider. He told me that if I buy it after he leaves, he would not get any commission etc etc.

Anyway he kept pressurising me to buy, even to the extent of taking out the purchasing form etc. He told me the person manning the van could come up and deliver the machine straight away and that the person could bring up the machine for facilitating the credit card transaction on the spot. And all the while, he did it in a really friendly, persuasive and non-threatening but still pressurising way nonetheless.

I disliked being pressurised and him doing that made me more determined to decline buying instead. He kept trying to persuade me for the next 45 mins. I started getting a bit frustrated especially since he kept insisting money wouldn’t be an issue for me, especially since it is for the health and wealth of my family. In my mind, I was thinking, do you mean to tell me that most Singaporeans are so rich that they can spend $3500sgd without blinking an eye?

I told him to use his eyes and look around my flat then I asked him straight, “Look at my flat, do I look like the kind of person who can afford to immediately pay up and buy such an expensive piece of equipment without the need to think through carefully?

I then took out my hp to google for reviews and once he saw me doing that, he told me that the reviews online can’t be trusted as they are just fake allegations and complaints posted by their competitors. I told him that I’m not some ignorant fool who believes everything I see but I like to be informed about stuffs.

Anyway, he was pretty unlucky because I’m usually easily tempted into making impulse purchases. However, I had just spent tons on my dec holiday to Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan and was in a real tight budget constraint at this point. That was why I said I would consider, because my finances were really tight at the moment.

Anyway, after 2hrs 45mins of trying to convince me and getting me to buy the vacuum cleaner, he finally gave up, got me to fill in a customer feedback form, packed up and went off.

Luckily I had cancelled an appointment later else I would have been super late for my appointment. I never knew they could be so persistent.

Also, I might have been very lucky. The guy was still very nice and friendly while going off and I really appreciate that, especially after I had read about some downright scary experiences posted by other people online.

In all, I have to admit that the machine did seem impressive and seemed to work very well and I would have bought it if I were rich or had lots of spare cash to spend. However, I’m not. So, too bad. I’m not so irrational as to spend beyond what I can afford and I absolutely do not wish to ever be in debt. I never spend beyond my means.