I Sold Appliances for 40 Years. Here’s What Really Happened to Maytag

🛒 Everything I learned in 40 years on the selling side of the counter, in plain words. 📘 BUY IT ONCE - get it here: https://askvincentthomas.com If you've still got an old Maytag running in the basement, or you're wondering whether the new "built to last 30 years" Maytag is worth $1,549, this one's for you. I'm Vince Thomas. I sold televisions and appliances for 40 years, and for most of them, Maytag was the washer I was selling against. In this video: How a company that made threshing machine parts became America's biggest washer maker "The Dependability People" and the Lonely Repairman, from the other side of the sales floor Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge and the Hoover free flights fiasco that cost about $70 million The Neptune front loader, the smell, and the lawsuits Galesburg, the Korean-built Maytags, and the bidding war Whirlpool won The birthday party in Chicago and the last washer out of Newton, Iowa Who builds a Maytag today, and what the new 30-year washer's warranty really tells you No gimmicks here. Just what I saw, what the records say, and an honest answer on whether that name still means what it used to. Tell me the year you bought your Maytag, what color it is, and whether it's still running. I go through every comment. Chapters: 00:00 Maytag's new 30-year washer 00:19 The washer that ran all winter in Hank's window 02:57 From threshing machines to the Gyrafoam 05:00 Dependability: the word that sold Maytag 07:50 The guide I put all of this in 08:38 The Lonely Repairman 09:40 Losing to a commercial where nothing happens 10:59 Maytag goes shopping: Magic Chef, Admiral and Hoover 13:03 The Hoover free flights fiasco 15:33 The big stores take over, and Maytag goes into Sears 17:39 The Neptune and the towel in the door 19:56 Record profits, then the cuts 21:41 A Maytag made in Korea 23:09 The bidding war for Maytag 24:50 Whirlpool closes Newton 25:38 A birthday party and a funeral 27:53 The harvest gold lady calls 29:24 Who makes a Maytag today 31:22 The 30-year washer, from the sales floor 33:14 What really happened to Maytag Watch more: I Sold TVs for 40 Years. Here's What Really Happened to Zenith and RCA    • I Sold TVs for 40 Years. Here's What Reall...   $733 Million in Sales. Then Two Guys Closed Every Store on Purpose    • $733 Million in Sales. Then Two Guys Close...   $720 Million in Sales. Then Korvettes Closed for Good on Christmas Eve    • $720 Million in Sales. Then Korvettes Clos...   #Maytag #WhatHappened #Appliances #MaytagRepairman #VincentThomas