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What are the models?
Wel.....
What are the models?
web idiot wrote:
Congrats on being duped by the marketing.
And what imbecilic idiot only vacuums once a month?
Well, honestly, I don't vacuum ever. My wife does. I was guessing on the once a month thing. The carpet looks clean enough for me, so I don't complain or care how often she does it. She wanted the Dyson. It was on sale at Costco and we had a $200 rebate check there, so we bought it. If Momma ain't happy, no one's happy.
So, there's my honest answer on why someone would spend $650 on a freaking vacuum cleaner.
skeptical consumer wrote:
I don't get it. What's the deal with Dyson vacuum cleaners? Are they really worth spending that much cash? Does the thing come with some fantastic gentle dick sucking attachment?
http://www.dyson.com/vacuums/uprights/dc65/dc65-animal-complete.aspxAnyone ever used one of these?
Yes.
have to ask wrote:
As this guy unknowingly points out, some people try to make themselves feel more successful & well-off by buying unnecessarily-expensive things. Not because they need it, or because it is a superior product, or because they don't even flinch to drop $600... It's because they think their perceived social status & self-worth will rise in the eyes of others if it is known that they bought the expensive product.
Most people don't display their vacuum cleaners for others to see.
How are others going to know they have this so they can rise in social status?
I am going to be the odd man out here and say that I was dramatically underwhelmed with our Dyson. Our situation is a bit different, though. When we got married, my Mother-in-Law gave us an Electrolux canister vacuum that was amazing. I mean really, really good. I think it was $500 at the time, but this was like 12 years ago. Anyway, we moved to Washington DC and lived in a small apartment. After a little while, we sold the canister vacuum on CL for $400 and switched to a Dyson stand up. It fit our little apartment better and we didn't spend much new money since it was like $425 or something. The performance level was nowhere close to the Electrolux. We figured we were getting an equivalent - or possibly better - product, but no way.
When we moved out of the city and into a house, we went back to an Electrolux. In my opinion, if you are going to go over $400, you might as well spend a little more and get an Electrolux. I feel like Dysons are decent vacuums when compared to typical Wal-Mart and Target brands, but they do not compare to the real deal brands like Electrolux, Miele and even some higher-end Hoovers.
Anyway, this kind of thing is kind of stupid to argue about, but we have a dog and I like a clean house, so we vacuum a lot.
exthrower wrote:
Get on Amazon and read the reviews on the "Shark"....I bought one and did the classic test. I vacuumed the house with my almost new Eureka and then vacuumed with the Shark. I was amazed, the Shark picked up about a cup and a half of gunky crud. Sold my Eureka at a garage sale.
Okay, but how many people do the test the other way around as well? Could it be that regardless of the vacuum used, you'll never get everything at one time?
I would be interested to know what would have happened had you used the Shark first, and them the Eureka.
I am not saying you're wrong, just wondering.
I have this Dyson and I love it:
">Dyson DC65 Multi Floor Upright Vacuum Cleaner
I own 2 dysons. One for the first floor and one for the upper floors. Maybe they're not worth twice the cost of the competitors, but they are the best. If you just want a clunky, noisy, powerful sucking machine, go with the Hoover wind tunnel. If you want a superior all around machine go with dyson.
You do need to clean/replace the pre and post filters every now and then to maintain the out of the box performance.
Star wrote:
have to ask wrote:As this guy unknowingly points out, some people try to make themselves feel more successful & well-off by buying unnecessarily-expensive things. Not because they need it, or because it is a superior product, or because they don't even flinch to drop $600... It's because they think their perceived social status & self-worth will rise in the eyes of others if it is known that they bought the expensive product.
Most people don't display their vacuum cleaners for others to see.
How are others going to know they have this so they can rise in social status?
It's not only about how others will perceive them, but how having nice, expensive things makes them feel about themselves (without the approval of others). Star makes a good point, but self-worth is a two lane road.
I got rid of my Shark after it stopped picking anything up after about 2 years.
The real answer if "because I can."
After many years of looking for the cheapest of everything I am in a financial situation where I can purchase quality items. If I go to a sporting event or concert, I no longer sit in the nose-bleeds. I am not rich and not arrogant or a jerk about it, I am tired of spending money on crap. I probably spent well over $650 on $hitty vacuum cleaners over the years. I doubt I would spend $650 on one, but maybe. It is possible that those that spend $650 are tired of terrible cheaper products that are a complete waste of money, and can afford to do so.
We own two Eureka vacuum cleaners (one for each floor) and they were less than $100 each and they are both AWESOME. We have a black lab who sheds a ton, and these pick it all up in one pass. When we got the first one, we were replacing an old Hoover. The Eureka picked up so much dirt the first time that the old Hoover missed that it was unbelievable.
No way a Dyson is any better than these Eurekas of mine, and it appears the comparison tests bear that out.
NHRRe wrote:
Why would anyone spend over $3000 on a bike? Why would anyone spend over $2500 on a set of golf clubs? Why would anyone spend over $40k on a car? Why would someone spend over $70 on a pair of running shoes that wear out every 6 weeks?
Answer:
Because, when you become an adult, and make good money, and establish yourself with a nice house, you want to get things that are quality and will last. You feel that after 10 years of college, getting promotions, and making a nice living, you can afford some of the better things, and maybe instead of buying a $300 vacuum every three years, you would like to buy one that lasts more than 6 or 7 years like you mom's did. so, a $650 vacuum cleaner is not that much. An Electrolux is more.
No matter how much I made, I'd never spend $3000 on a bike or $2500 on golf clubs or $40k on a car. I have spent $70 on running shoes and they lasted me a year. I think I can budget $70 a year on running shoes.
I have a 300€ Sebo and I love the 14m cord and the power it has.
On the plus side it doesn't sound like an airplane trying to take off from a...
...well, you get the idea!
cpr wrote:
On the plus side it doesn't sound like an airplane trying to take off from a...
...well, you get the idea!
"Trying" is the key word here. There is no way an airplane could ever take off from a giant treadmill.
oiurt wrote:
No matter how much I made, I'd never spend $3000 on a bike or $2500 on golf clubs or $40k on a car. I have spent $70 on running shoes and they lasted me a year. I think I can budget $70 a year on running shoes.
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One pair of running shoes lasted you a whole year? When most shoes are said to last between 400 and 700 miles, before the midsole is worn out. So, this begs the question of how many mpw do you run? 10? 12?
I'm not talking about shoes that you still use for mowing the grass.
Local parasite wrote:
cpr wrote:On the plus side it doesn't sound like an airplane trying to take off from a...
...well, you get the idea!
"Trying" is the key word here. There is no way an airplane could ever take off from a giant treadmill.
You're wrong. Just turn the plane around and it will take off almost instantly.
have you ever used a kirby? most overbuilt, ridiculous vacuum ever. well worth it though.
you blow money, she blows you wrote:
skeptical consumer wrote:Does the thing come with some fantastic gentle dick sucking attachment?
Yes. A wife.
^ son go read the post nuptial shut off thread.
+1 on the shark. We bought one 4 years ago and recently bought another (old one is kept in the garage as a full-time car cleaner now), and both are wonderful. Especially with a lab and an aussie in a house that is 90 percent carpet. Absolutely worth the 200 dollars.
I previously used a 50 dollar eureka which lasted about 2 years, and then a 100 dollar dirt devil which lasted 6 months.