A co-worker of mine, asked that the Dyson piece be published over on this blog. Even a couple of years later, Dyson is still 100% dependable and I LOVE IT!You would think by the title of this piece that Dyson is a person. Dyson is a vacuum. He was photographed in Vanity Fair.
It comes in many different “specialties” and a variety of crazy colors like purple, orange, and red.
It costs enough, that it should be parked in the garage next to the Taurus!
First things first: which Dyson to buy? Once I decided, I loaded the box into my cart and off to the checkout. I don’t know about anyone else, but I do think I was the most popular person in the store. Everyone was whispering and pointing and making comments. I just smiled and went on my merry way. There were stupid comments that resonated from people in line. Here’s my pet peeve of the day:
Don’t examine the items in a person’s cart.
And if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Everyone seemed to have a comment about how over-priced it was…consumer reports didn’t like it. Did I know it didn’t have a head-lamp? Who cares? I don’t usually vacuum in the dark, nor do I have tons of things on my floor hidden in a dark crevice that I would necessitate the expense of having a head lamp. If I’m really worried, then I will actually get down and LOOK before I vacuum. Someone said it’s really hard to push. Did she have one? No, but that is what “they” say. If I ever meet this “they” person…well, I don’t know what I would do. Yes, it is actually a little harder to push than our Hoover, but what I am doing is called house WORK! I gotta get a workout somehow. Anyway…finally after escaping the PX, I brought my prized possession home.
Right off the bat, they had instructions on the proper way to open the box. I was started to get nervous. I had to assemble it and there were at least 10 pieces! Now, being a geek like I am, the last option I utilize before giving up is to look at the manual. Well, that manual is the size of my computer manuals. Needless to say, got it together, and fired it up. WOW! It really does have suction. Poor Tucker lost an ear when I got too close! Okay, not really, but it has eaten several area rugs. It reminds me of the vacuum cleaner in the movie “Mr. Mom” when it attacks the “woobie.” Dyson’s favorite meal is doggy fur, cookie crumbs, and stuffing from Tucker’s toys.
It is a great invention and I believe it was worth every penny.
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**Update: 8/23/05
I used the bare floor attachment today. Okay, it almost sucked up the entire piece of linoleum! I think a board got sucked lose on on the dining room floor, too. I swear it almost ripped my arm out of the socket and I don't think I can handle using that again. I will resort to the broom.
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**Update 8/28/05
Okay, this bugger sucked up a pair of tweezers! A pair of tweezers, people!
3 comments:
Okay, I will comment about my Dyson. If you get the one with the ball, it makes it that much better. A little pricier but worth it because you can go around furniture so much easier. You're right the suction is amazing!! I know I can't get to close to things because it will suction it right up. You can't be lazy with this vacuum and just push things out of the way with it, because it will pick it up like a tornado. I have had mine for almost 4 years and going strong.
Oh, and the Dyson car attachments are like getting you car detailed. We got that as a free gift when I bought mine.
Okay...I love my Dyson! I love this post! I have mine for about 6 months...the best thing I ever spent my money on!
I agree about meeting "they". I think people use poor "they" to give their own UNWANTED advice!
I didn't know it had car attachments...what else don't I know! :)
Happy vacumning!
I have heard rave reviews about the Dyson..so now I am pinching pennys to get one of my own!
Now I can say "They all say it's a great Vaccuum"
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