Comments on: Roundup for week of 25 November 2007: Dyson Animal edition http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dale http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-110802 dale Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:05:01 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/#comment-110802 Dysons are over-rated. My theory, other than people falling for the hype, is that they've never owned a good vacuum cleaner in the first place. I won't buy a bagless system myself since they are only going to make a mess when you empty them and bags are cheap on ebay. For those who want something that cleans as "well" as the Dyson for a much lower price, check out this thread. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/textthread.php?catid=18&threadid=652989&print=1 Dysons are over-rated. My theory, other than people falling for the hype, is that they’ve never owned a good vacuum cleaner in the first place. I won’t buy a bagless system myself since they are only going to make a mess when you empty them and bags are cheap on ebay.

For those who want something that cleans as “well” as the Dyson for a much lower price, check out this thread.

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/textthread.php?catid=18&threadid=652989&print=1

]]> By: thisisbeth http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-106498 thisisbeth Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:59:05 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/#comment-106498 I bought a Dyson (DC-11?) a year ago for one reason: the roller bar comes out easily. I have long hair that gets wrapped around the roller all the time, so this was worth the cost to me. I bought a Dyson (DC-11?) a year ago for one reason: the roller bar comes out easily. I have long hair that gets wrapped around the roller all the time, so this was worth the cost to me.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-106403 Kurt Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:16:52 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/#comment-106403 Yikes. They are that expensive? I thought my Roomba wasn't cheap ($145). Yikes. They are that expensive? I thought my Roomba wasn’t cheap ($145).

]]> By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-106382 fivecentnickel.com Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:50:23 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/#comment-106382 Yes, it has a bag. The bagless version was rated slightly lower for whatever reason. We didn't want self-propelled, and we have a lot of hardwood so we also wanted something that excels on both carpet and hard floors. The Kenmore rated out very highly in everything aside from "maneuverability," but pretty much ever vacuum on their list fell into the fair/good range for that. It's also relatively quiet, which is nice. Yes, it has a bag. The bagless version was rated slightly lower for whatever reason. We didn’t want self-propelled, and we have a lot of hardwood so we also wanted something that excels on both carpet and hard floors. The Kenmore rated out very highly in everything aside from “maneuverability,” but pretty much ever vacuum on their list fell into the fair/good range for that. It’s also relatively quiet, which is nice.

]]> By: mbhunter http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-106380 mbhunter Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:28:34 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/#comment-106380 My wife absolutely loves it. It's self-propelled, the telescoping wand lets her reach the ceiling easily (she's 5-1) and it's really super-easy to empty the canister and clean it out. She really wanted a bagless vacuum (the top-rated Kenmore you're talking about uses a bag, right?) and she had tried her friend's and really liked it. She had looked at others, but the Dyson was still her favorite. The prices for Dysons in the store are remarkably consistent, so I was glad we could find one NIB for $440. My wife absolutely loves it. It’s self-propelled, the telescoping wand lets her reach the ceiling easily (she’s 5-1) and it’s really super-easy to empty the canister and clean it out.

She really wanted a bagless vacuum (the top-rated Kenmore you’re talking about uses a bag, right?) and she had tried her friend’s and really liked it. She had looked at others, but the Dyson was still her favorite.

The prices for Dysons in the store are remarkably consistent, so I was glad we could find one NIB for $440.

]]> By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-106373 fivecentnickel.com Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:50:41 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/03/roundup-for-week-of-25-november-2007-dyson-animal-edition/#comment-106373 I'll be interested to hear how you like the Dyson. Our vacuum died Saturday morning, and I was ready to jump on a Dyson because of all the hype. However, a quick trip to Consumer Reports changed my mind. We ended up with the top-rated Kenmore for about half the going rate of a Dyson (all of which trailed by a good bit in the rankings). I do believe that the Animal was the best rated of all the Dysons, though. I’ll be interested to hear how you like the Dyson. Our vacuum died Saturday morning, and I was ready to jump on a Dyson because of all the hype. However, a quick trip to Consumer Reports changed my mind. We ended up with the top-rated Kenmore for about half the going rate of a Dyson (all of which trailed by a good bit in the rankings).

I do believe that the Animal was the best rated of all the Dysons, though.

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