Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

1)  Nov 21, 2007 James Dyson t.v. commercial parodied on Saturday Night Live.

2)  March 17, 2009:  While many independent vacuum dealers bad-mouth, lie of and/or dismiss James Dyson and his teams contributions, many others champion the man.  Watch James Dyson in his element - in his Malmesbury Headquarters.  NBC’s “Today Show”  http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=71fa9222-10d2-413c-bf31-0007895697ac

2)  Older video news:  I could not resist...  A Hottie car-news chick mentions the rumor of Dyson working with car makers, and Oreck gets a mention too (funny).

www.blinkx.com/video/hamann-stallion-audi-a7-fast-lane-daily-24jun08/JQ18e2m7y5hiULCgEQWSvw

On the UK Dyson Website they have a section where you can email then for a specific reason or just a general one.  I have emailed Dyson in the past with suggestions on improvements in certain areas on certain Dyson machines I have used.  I have always got a reply back thanking me for the input and suggestions and that it would be passed onto the Engineers for future reference.

Dyson does like customer feedback from customers who use their products.

DC18

Hello DC18:

Thank you.  Dyson did the same with me here in the USA.  Emailed back quickly and said it would pass my recommendations/suggestions to engineers for future consideration [height adjustment for carpets]. 

Despite the critical comments on the shortcomings of the HELPLINE support and inherent design weaknesses of the DC07 pink with respect to its difficulty in use over my carpets, the dyson email was very gracious. 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Naturally the indepenents push bagged.  How else could the continue to sell accessories after the vacuum sell.  You have always been a proponent of an annual tune up.  All this isn't necessary with a Dyson.

As for the decline in Dyson sales.  Most consumers have recently confined spending to only the necessities.  Not much left after froceries and gas.

Regardless of brand the local big box stores have not replaced bagless with bagged in any store that I have visited.  I do understand that that is probably not true in LV ( or any palace that you may reside ).  I realize that you have probably convinced all to convert by now.  Careful though.  Remember how Dyson already made a clown out of you.

One thing I have noticed in the last year or so... The dealers who started when I started are no longer in business or don't carry the full "Dyson" line anymore. Most of us got out of the Dyson business for same reason.

Acerone wrote:

What brands do you sell and what reason are you referring to about Dyson?

HARDSELL wrote:

Hello HARDSELL:

We finally agree regardless of the reasons.  We can argue the specifics butas you say new dyson sales are off in 2007 and 2008.  Gas will probably go to $6-$8 a gallon at the current price of $140 for a barrel of crude oil.  Food prices will follow the upward trend too.  Why?  Inflation has reared its ugly head according to Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve.  No more interest rate cuts this year to stimulate the recession.  Dysons sit on store shelves unsold.  Retailers are cutting their losses and culling dysons off the shelves to make room for other merchadise and make money.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

That is what I have been saying.  You try to twist it so everyone thinks that it is due to poor performance.

HARDSELL wrote:

It's both HARDSELL: Fair to middlin performance at the highest vacuum prices and consumers' cutting back.  Put the two together and dyson goes to the mat with a one-two knock out punch. 

You're living proof of it.  A former dyson buyer and user.  Rave over it.  Won't buy another dyson now.  Returned the one you did buy because you were unhappy with it.  Went with a $299 Royal Eminence instead.  BAGGED no less!  Talk about doing the twist!

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

I am a former owner of many, many brands of products.  Only you have said that I would not buy another Dyson.  I only said that I would never buy another Hoover or Oreck.

Pay attention.

HOOVER is a best seller and ORECK has the lightweight and hotel motel market locked down.  They aren't depending on you.  Dyson is.  With supposedly 9-10 percent of the vacuum market in units, you let them down.  Bought a bagged Royal for $299 and sold off your DC07.  Nice twist. 

Carmine D.