Sure glad you did both! That’s my issue with varying stores. Some include a bag for storing,while one I got, didn’t have the bag. One must pay close attention to model numbers.it’s hard to trust reviews mainly because of that issue. I wouldn’t necessarily pin it on the reviewer, maybe they didn’t realize it either. Surely the stores should know. Maybe they are ripping us off on purpose? Thankful for Just A Dad! 👍
@@robertbutler8004 No, they're not. Walmart's been forcing manufacturers to make lesser versions of their products specifically for Walmart just so that they'll sell those manufacturers' products instore. Walmart has the sales volume to leverage that, and companies have went under just from losing sales when Walmart dropped them, like Rubbermaid (the name got bought out, the new parent company plays ball)
Thank you for your helpful video, this actually just saved me some money and kept me from buying the wrong one at Walmart which is currently more expensive than the original one on the shark website.
This is much more of a Walmart issue. If you're a large company that makes everyday products, like vacuums, Walmart makes too significant a percentage of your sales to ignore. Walmart also has a strong tendency to go to manufacturers and say "make a cheaper version of your product for us that looks like the expensive version, or we won't carry any of your products."
Awesome comparison. To make it even more complicated the Costco version in Canada no longer has that odour pod thing the auto empty has a heap filter the sleep button is moved to close where it docks. The battery is 3750 mah 18v 67.5 wh. The wand has a feature to bend so it can easily go under furniture. It comes with blue head instead of that cool purple one. It has the nice copper colour like the non Walmart one. They must have so many variations. All of them seem to have flaw with the little triangle piece in the canister that fills with dirt. Only way to get dirt out so far is to use compressed air but I’m not sure that will always work… Really loved your video and comparison. Thanks for the great content I’ve subbed and liked your awesome vid.
I've found at least 6 different model numbers, each with different combination of accessories/features/batteries. Very anti-consumer! Thanks for bringing attention to this!
I never buy appliances (or anything if I can avoid it) from Walmart. Walmart has very aggressive negotiators with their vendors to maintain their price advantage/margins and that often means cut corners (and often not noticeable like the color differences here). Maybe marginal differences at times, sometimes serious, but for the usually trivial price differences, its a hard pass.
The blue brush roll is from the Vertex the main brush behind the soft roll. The plush velvet part of the roll allows Shark to keep a wide open front for debris where no plush roll or on the roll they have to make breaks in front to prevent suction loss. That walmart vacuum would be exactly the same with a soft roll in front of it, like the Vertex but alone it's just like any other vacuum, they have to vent the front to keep suction loss to a minimum. With EVERY vacuum it's all about the head design. You can create a vacuum to suck the dust off the moon, but if the head design is like that, you're losing suction - period. Which means more vacuuming for longer, less battery life. If you're single, no animals and rarely home - the Walmart version will do you just fine. If you're any thing else... get the Shark site vacuum, stock up on filters, brush roll, and batteries at time of purchase They don't keep those makes and models around as long as they used to. If this thing has a motorized pet tool, get it. I've been buying Sharks for over 15 years now and that strategy has never failed me. Was a Dyson fan before that but Sharks dual brush roll was a game change in vacuum industry. It helped control the power(suction) so you don't have to stop and change heads. Dyson you do or you'll ruin your throw rugs. Uncontrolled suction power is as useless as none. Can't tell you how many throw rugs Dysons ruined with my cleaning business and personal... talk about expensive!!! Bells and whistles are nice but since Dyson first reinvented the suction design, pretty much everyone has a well. Now it's just a race to see who can create the most convenient vacuum with all that power. So far, Shark still has the lead. Changing heads is out dated, Dyson is going to have to do something completely new without copying sharks fuzzy roll add on to complete and lighten their load. Ugh they are heavy!!
Bought one with from Best Buy, for context we have 60-40 carpet to floor and it just didn’t clean, we passed the shark first, it was light and felt good. However it was obviously dirty. We passed out $120 Hoover vacuum which were getting rid cuz it doesn’t pull it pulled more from the carpets then the shark did. We just got Dyson instead it’s way better for roughly the same price
Great video Dad! Lol. Thought I'd add additional info to your video, I too have the purple version which came from home Depot in case anyone is shopping locally. I guess I lucked out having not seen this difference issue. So far I've been very pleased with mine, I've had a few small hiccups with it but overall it's a great little machine. Curious though, what's the cord running up to the Walmart version? PS always check the front door after lifting it from the base, mine sometimes remains partly open causing a small loss of suction. I'm talking about the very front end door that releases the dirt when set on the charger base. Theres a small bevel on the base that pushes the button unlocking the door. Thanks!
Wow I was at the store and they only had the purple one on the shelves, but I asked an associate to get the rose gold one from the back-store, I did not realize that there was this much difference!
3000Series Bought: Costco Winch, Va 11/11/2023 IW 3615 T $319.99 Model# XBTR625KSL S/N 522SA 1112 HOF6 Kinda hoping for even lower in price but maybe around Christmas time? I really needed one like this. Have used for floor a few times. Not the attachments yet. It really does suck the contents down into the bigger bin. For us, with 2 dogs (both shed esp the Shib/Shep mix), then spouse and me with hair and food crumbs. I haven’t had to empty big bin yet tho spouse is wanting me to. I just wanted to see when I would get that light lit. There was a crevice and another in the box. I’m sure to use in the near future. Maybe somebody else will get in soon to add?
The Dust Bin Full indicator will illuminate when the dust bin is full of debris and needs to be emptied. To reset the indicator, removethe dust bin and empty it.
In Germany we have the version with a flex adapter for hard-to-reach places. This adapter makes it very unstable. it looks like it could break at any moment. I don't know if you can leave out the adapter, but if not I'll buy a dyson
I just bought one from canadian tire and they give me the walmart version but it was on sale for $450 the other one with purple brush is $599. do you think the sale is worth it? or should I just return it and get the $599 one?
If you need, you can use T10 Security Torx to remove the extra plastic that blocks big chunks on the Walmart version. I might look to buy a purple replacement roller at some point since they fit, but so far the blue roller seems to get the job done well enough.
Two weeks back I bought the blue one as that was on sale at Canadian Tire for $399, down from $550. The only difference between the blue and purple was the light detect feature as indicated on the box and I thought I did not really need this feature. The very next day , I saw this review, and luckily last week the purple one went on sale for $399, down from $600. Had it not been for this review, I would most likely have kept the blue one .
Thanks Just A Dad! This was very helpful! Do you or anyone know the difference with the Costco one? They have the model number as IW3615. Price is 379 at Costco. 🧐🤔
This stinks of a money grab🤔🙀😠....selling an inferior model for the same price! Shark and Walmart should be so ashamed!...Thank god there is content like yours, available to inform buyers of such unscrupulous selling ploys ❤👍🏽 By the way, I actually have the Detect Pro straight from Shark👍🏽🙂 Have to admit, its a great machine, but what would make it great would be a larger capacity battery and more tools 🔧😀
Sure glad you did both! That’s my issue with varying stores. Some include a bag for storing,while one I got, didn’t have the bag. One must pay close attention to model numbers.it’s hard to trust reviews mainly because of that issue. I wouldn’t necessarily pin it on the reviewer, maybe they didn’t realize it either. Surely the stores should know. Maybe they are ripping us off on purpose? Thankful for Just A Dad! 👍
So true!
Wow that’s shady of Walmart to have the same price, yet major difference in features.
@Jade_902 correction the Shark company are the shady ones!!
@@robertbutler8004 No, they're not. Walmart's been forcing manufacturers to make lesser versions of their products specifically for Walmart just so that they'll sell those manufacturers' products instore. Walmart has the sales volume to leverage that, and companies have went under just from losing sales when Walmart dropped them, like Rubbermaid (the name got bought out, the new parent company plays ball)
Thank you for your helpful video, this actually just saved me some money and kept me from buying the wrong one at Walmart which is currently more expensive than the original one on the shark website.
Shark shouldn't be doing this shady shit. It's close to false advertising.
This is much more of a Walmart issue. If you're a large company that makes everyday products, like vacuums, Walmart makes too significant a percentage of your sales to ignore. Walmart also has a strong tendency to go to manufacturers and say "make a cheaper version of your product for us that looks like the expensive version, or we won't carry any of your products."
Thank you so much for your reviews. I was going back forth with vacuum cleaners, just too many versions and different from one to other.
Glad I could help!
Awesome comparison. To make it even more complicated the Costco version in Canada no longer has that odour pod thing the auto empty has a heap filter the sleep button is moved to close where it docks. The battery is 3750 mah 18v 67.5 wh. The wand has a feature to bend so it can easily go under furniture. It comes with blue head instead of that cool purple one. It has the nice copper colour like the non Walmart one. They must have so many variations. All of them seem to have flaw with the little triangle piece in the canister that fills with dirt. Only way to get dirt out so far is to use compressed air but I’m not sure that will always work…
Really loved your video and comparison. Thanks for the great content I’ve subbed and liked your awesome vid.
I've found at least 6 different model numbers, each with different combination of accessories/features/batteries. Very anti-consumer! Thanks for bringing attention to this!
Same here! I guess the "buyer beware" adage is truer than ever nowadays...
Thanks for sharing
THank you so much for the comparison. This helped tremendously!!
I never buy appliances (or anything if I can avoid it) from Walmart. Walmart has very aggressive negotiators with their vendors to maintain their price advantage/margins and that often means cut corners (and often not noticeable like the color differences here). Maybe marginal differences at times, sometimes serious, but for the usually trivial price differences, its a hard pass.
I got a Cuisinart coffee maker from Walmart. It lasted 4 years. My old one from Macy's lasted 10. I don't buy any appliances from Walmart anymore.
The blue brush roll is from the Vertex the main brush behind the soft roll. The plush velvet part of the roll allows Shark to keep a wide open front for debris where no plush roll or on the roll they have to make breaks in front to prevent suction loss. That walmart vacuum would be exactly the same with a soft roll in front of it, like the Vertex but alone it's just like any other vacuum, they have to vent the front to keep suction loss to a minimum. With EVERY vacuum it's all about the head design. You can create a vacuum to suck the dust off the moon, but if the head design is like that, you're losing suction - period. Which means more vacuuming for longer, less battery life. If you're single, no animals and rarely home - the Walmart version will do you just fine. If you're any thing else... get the Shark site vacuum, stock up on filters, brush roll, and batteries at time of purchase They don't keep those makes and models around as long as they used to. If this thing has a motorized pet tool, get it. I've been buying Sharks for over 15 years now and that strategy has never failed me. Was a Dyson fan before that but Sharks dual brush roll was a game change in vacuum industry. It helped control the power(suction) so you don't have to stop and change heads. Dyson you do or you'll ruin your throw rugs. Uncontrolled suction power is as useless as none. Can't tell you how many throw rugs Dysons ruined with my cleaning business and personal... talk about expensive!!! Bells and whistles are nice but since Dyson first reinvented the suction design, pretty much everyone has a well. Now it's just a race to see who can create the most convenient vacuum with all that power. So far, Shark still has the lead. Changing heads is out dated, Dyson is going to have to do something completely new without copying sharks fuzzy roll add on to complete and lighten their load. Ugh they are heavy!!
This is the best comment. This video is someone misleading
Bought one with from Best Buy, for context we have 60-40 carpet to floor and it just didn’t clean, we passed the shark first, it was light and felt good. However it was obviously dirty. We passed out $120 Hoover vacuum which were getting rid cuz it doesn’t pull it pulled more from the carpets then the shark did. We just got Dyson instead it’s way better for roughly the same price
I wish you would try it on area rugs then right to hardwood floors. Overall love your reviews!
Great video. Just the information I was seeking!!!
Great video Dad! Lol. Thought I'd add additional info to your video, I too have the purple version which came from home Depot in case anyone is shopping locally.
I guess I lucked out having not seen this difference issue.
So far I've been very pleased with mine, I've had a few small hiccups with it but overall it's a great little machine.
Curious though, what's the cord running up to the Walmart version?
PS always check the front door after lifting it from the base, mine sometimes remains partly open causing a small loss of suction. I'm talking about the very front end door that releases the dirt when set on the charger base. Theres a small bevel on the base that pushes the button unlocking the door.
Thanks!
Thanks for the great video. Would you take this vacuum over the Shark Stratos cordless?
Thank you
Peter
I like this system, the purple is the one I would get!
Wow I was at the store and they only had the purple one on the shelves, but I asked an associate to get the rose gold one from the back-store, I did not realize that there was this much difference!
Wow. Who knew?! Very informative. I wonder what the difference is with the Costco version.
I second this ! I want to know the difference between the Costco and Amazon version
3000Series
Bought: Costco Winch, Va
11/11/2023
IW 3615 T
$319.99
Model# XBTR625KSL
S/N 522SA 1112 HOF6
Kinda hoping for even lower in price but maybe around Christmas time? I really needed one like this. Have used for floor a few times. Not the attachments yet. It really does suck the contents down into the bigger bin. For us, with 2 dogs (both shed esp the Shib/Shep mix), then spouse and me with hair and food crumbs. I haven’t had to empty big bin yet tho spouse is wanting me to. I just wanted to see when I would get that light lit. There was a crevice and another in the box. I’m sure to use in the near future. Maybe somebody else will get in soon to add?
The Dust Bin Full indicator will illuminate when the dust bin is full of debris and needs to be emptied. To reset the indicator, removethe dust bin and empty it.
Thanks, I must have missed that in the manual
The quad clean is a more premium floorhead with better hard floor and carpet dual use. The powerfins is better for carpets and not hard floors.
Qvc (UK) have these for 299. The purple one too!
What about the one from Costco?
Does the wand flex like older models or the model from Costco?
In Germany we have the version with a flex adapter for hard-to-reach places. This adapter makes it very unstable. it looks like it could break at any moment. I don't know if you can leave out the adapter, but if not I'll buy a dyson
Pick one up 2 weeks ago. Sick tech. I got the non walmart one.
The battery mah is the same in that case I prefer the smaller one
Do you have any suggestions on cleaning out the triangle shaped container inside the dustbin?
I think you are reviewing different products, which is why one is for the quad clean, and one is for the power fins, different products.
I just bought one from canadian tire and they give me the walmart version but it was on sale for $450 the other one with purple brush is $599. do you think the sale is worth it? or should I just return it and get the $599 one?
for that price, I might keep it, but if the other one goes on sale, I would send that blue one back
@@JustADad Thank you for your opinion!
If you need, you can use T10 Security Torx to remove the extra plastic that blocks big chunks on the Walmart version. I might look to buy a purple replacement roller at some point since they fit, but so far the blue roller seems to get the job done well enough.
I just got the purple one on amazon for 359! With dust bin too. Canadian tire is more expensive I checked before I bought it
Two weeks back I bought the blue one as that was on sale at Canadian Tire for $399, down from
$550. The only difference between the blue and purple was the light detect feature as indicated on the box and I thought I did not really need this feature. The very next day , I saw this review, and luckily last week the purple one went on sale for $399, down from $600. Had it not been for this review, I would most likely have kept the blue one .
I think they are different vacumes. One of them says quad cleaner and the other says power fins
How does the Shark Cordless Pro compare to the Shark Detect Pro based on performance?
I bought this exact unit at home Depot a month ago and it already stopped working.wont charge🤬
very good review!
Thanks Just A Dad! This was very helpful! Do you or anyone know the difference with the Costco one? They have the model number as IW3615. Price is 379 at Costco. 🧐🤔
this look from the pictures to be the same one on the Shark clean web site that I love.
great video!!
I ordered the purple one on the official website and I got the blue one…
I think its the 2L vs 1.3L version
I thought kne was the Pro Pet and the other is just the Pro.
Shark company must have approved the making of the inferior model, which is quite misleading.
Shark IP3251 PowerDetect
I bought this exact unit at home Depot and it already stopped working today.wont charge or auto empty.400dollar piece of crap 🤬
High way Robbery
This stinks of a money grab🤔🙀😠....selling an inferior model for the same price! Shark and Walmart should be so ashamed!...Thank god there is content like yours, available to inform buyers of such unscrupulous selling ploys ❤👍🏽
By the way, I actually have the Detect Pro straight from Shark👍🏽🙂 Have to admit, its a great machine, but what would make it great would be a larger capacity battery and more tools 🔧😀
I bought this exact unit at home Depot and it already stopped working today.wont charge or auto empty.400dollar piece of crap 🤬
I bought this exact unit at home Depot and it already stopped working today.wont charge or auto empty.400dollar piece of crap 🤬