According to the website of one of my local vacuum cleaner stores, the manufacturer (DVC) has gone out of business. The supplier I found here is no longer listed. So I happily stocked up (6 packs) for less than 1/3 the best local retail price I could find. The current best price is still less than half that amount. In every way, these bags are as good quality as anything you will find on the market. This is the only brand I have been buying for my 40 year old Electrolux model 1205 for almost 20