Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

M00seUK:

Dyson is too late on the robotic vacuum market in the USA.  Rhomba iRobot, which launched in October 2002, has a lock on it now.  iRobot is on it's 5th generation of robotic vacuums.  Prices range from $100 for the garage dirt dog to $279 for it's top of the line.  Dyson missed the boat with this emerging market in a big way.  Why?  Let's see: What was dyson working on?  Failed contra rotating washer, scrubbed in 2005; the $1400 airblade hand drier with languishing sales for the past 2 years.  Both products a huge waste of time and resources IMHO.  [Sorry Airblade-Matt mmc].

I didn't miss your point.  I disagree with your point.  If a company is content to increase yearly profits solely by expanding the same old products to new markets, it's heading on a collision course with the competition.  And it will eventually lose.  Look at the decline of dyson vacuum sales and market share since 2004 in the UK for the proof. 

Carmine D.

I said this about Hoover just re introducing the same old junk and you disagreed.  Of course you now agree since Dyson is doing similar things. 

HARDSELL:

I never said I invented the reasoning.  I'll agree that you said it about HOOVER.  And I'll say it about dyson now.  You should have no problem agreeing with me/Mole, since you are the originator of the observation.  

One might opine that Mr. Dyson is worse off than HOOVER by not profiting from the HOOVER errors.  Instead, Mr. Dyson is taking the same path.  Living off his laurels.  I don't take credit for making the latter observation either.  Mole said it a few posts up in number 322.  His later question to me about TTI and HOOVER is directly related to that post's point and this subsequent series of exchanges.

Carmine D.

HARDSELL:

To validate your and Mole's concurrence on the dyson-HOOVER comparison, I took the liberty to quote Mole's words in post 269 on this thread.   I didn't disagree with him. 

Fact is that later in post 331, I say that Mr. Dyson has not produced any improvements to the dyson vacuums in the last 6 years in the USA.  Save finally revamping the brush roll on the DC25, according to comments provided by posters. 

Are there products and/or improvements that you want to site that I missed?

Carmine D.

Carmine,

Dyson UK sales:  According to British newspapers, clones and resentment hurt Dyson sales..  The Guardian and, “Dyson’s Domestic Dilemma.”         DIB

Thanks for the articles.  I've read both before but despite their age were worth a reread.

Carmine D.

Hello Mole:

I have mixed feelings about the TTI buyout of HOOVER and future HOOVER prospects.  Certainly, Maytag ruined HOOVER.  But HOOVER didn't help matters going back to the 60's.  As a dealer, it was evident to me and others in the business that HOOVER made the decision to cater to the bog box retailers, at the expense of the independents who were their faithful flock.

It appears TTI may have proved me wrong on the Anniversary HOOVER edition.  I'm still waiting to see this model and scope it out at BEST BUY.  I hope it's a contender.  HOOVER is still a widely recognized and renown name in floorcare.  It has many acclaimed floorcare products.  But the quality of these products like the HOOVER vacuums have deteriorated.  Will TTI improve it?  I don't know but I am hopeful.

Carmine D.

WRT Consumer Reports and its ratings and assessment of dyson vacuums, it's noteworthy and commendable that dyson was second in reliability in March 2008 to Kirby [which has maintained the number one spot for years].  Certainly this must make Mr. Dyson smile and feel good.  Even if only one of his dyson models in the last 6 years make the top 10 CR ratings [DC17].

Carmine D.

Carmine,

It seems that Mr. D has gone off the deep end.  I think the DC07 was his best vacuum.  He should have simply made some small improvements as opposed to reinventing a good thing. 

I used a DC14 and found no gain in performance.  I just do not like the other models, although I have no real experience using them.

I will continue to use my Royal and Kirby and buy a DC07 when they get rock bottom cheap or a decent new Dyson hits the market.