Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Airblade wrote:

Hello Matt:

I seems from my memory, which is not always good, that the UK Airblade went to market in late summer 2006 in UK.  This is May 2008.  Close enough to 2 years for my feeble mind.  I could be wrong. 

As of the Fortune magazine article, March 2008, 100,000 dyson A/B-s were sold.  Pretty sorry sales showing for such a long time on the market. 

When you first mentioned that dyson moved you from vacuums over to the dyson A/B-s, my thought was that they didn't like you very much.  From the clothes/coats closet to the wash closet. 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
Nope, October of 2006...........

LOL - I think they like me just fine..........and it was partly my decision as well.

Airblade wrote:

What were you thinking?  Or should I say: Drinking?

Carmine D.

Are we going to have all out war discussing the merits of unit numbers of the AirBlade product line as well?

As I see it, the Airblade isn't meant as a mass market item - it's a premium, item designed and priced to make as much money as it can to recoup the investment for both the digital motor and the Airblade unit they wrap around it. It is also to try to show people that Dyson isn't just a one trick pony.

Fact is, some people will spend stupid money on home fittings these days... I've seen faucets for 2,000 USD!

If I was planning a build, with say 30,000 USD to spend on fixtures and fittings, I'd certainly spec an Airblade.

This event is taking place in a few days, just down the road from my office here in London :-

http://www.granddesignslive.com

Dyson are exibiting and as I'll be going along to see a friend's company who will also have a stand, I might check out the Dyson set up as well.

CarmineD wrote:

Carmine,

Go take a cold shower.  Those Las Vegas cuties seem to be making you horny.

HARDSELL wrote:

You have it backwards.  The LV hotties say that about me [I make them frisky]. 

Carmine D.

HSN’s DC24 launch looks to be this Sunday.   http://home-solutions.hsn.com/dyson_c-hw_a-2699_xc.aspx?prev=hp&ocm=sekw

 

UK guys:  This broadcast steams live and then (typically) the video is archived for later viewing.        DIB

DIB:

In the last 2 weeks, I've received 4 emails to obtain a free DC25 with minor user stipulations.  I deleted them all.  Every one. 

I can't get use to that hideous looking stupid yellow ball wheel.  It is larger than the DC24 [the ball].  It's the size of a bowling ball!  In my opinion a complete and utter waste.  Like an appendix only much much larger.

I will probably tune in for some of the HSN launch just to see the HSN reactions [as I did with the Dirt Devil Kruz for $99 which BTW I bought and will gift away soon].   

Sorry for the brutal honesty.  I can't see what you/others see and Mr. Dyson is thinking with these things [I hestitate to call them vacuums for concern of insulting the integrity of the industry].  The industry needs a governing body to approve the launch of new vacuums to uphold the century old standards.  If there were one, these monstrousities would never have seen the light of a US home.

If Mr. Dyson is pinning his vacuum legacy on these, I hope he has very thick skin.  I think these things are destined to be the laughing stock of the industry.  Give me a HOOVER Z any day.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Carmine,

Well you just described the “perfect storm”.  Inventing in an antiquated industry (vacuum innovation as a whole) is much better than inventing in a highly innovative and motivative industry.  Dyson’s success can be compared to “taking candy away from a baby”.  Nobody out-invents this guy.  And no single person has profited more from innovative and patentable vacuum cleaners.  The DC24 and DC25 were most likely brought to market primarily based on the highly desired DC18's [success?] and after the toy-sized Japanese DC12 hugely profitable success.  Do the math, the $800 USD DC12 only sold in Japan and added 32% to the Dyson bottom line.  The $400 USD toy-sized DC24 can potentially go into many of James’ 45 markets/countries.  Make no mistake, the DC24 is going to sell huge, due to its size, weight and manuverability.  Maybe James should name his new $25m school… “The school the DC24 built”.       DIB

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DC12 story > http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/japan/article1083197.ece

DIB, thanks for the information.  Will try to tune in this Sunday and at least catch a bit of it.

mole wrote:

Nope, still here.  Just observing more, not really anything worth posting about with the exception of Dyson and related news.  Maybe when there's more activity I'll be inclined to participate more often.  Nothing exciting yet as of now.

CarmineD wrote:
I can't believe anyone could possibly be so blind, but wonders never cease.  Hoover as it was known 20-some-odd years ago is, for all intents and purposes, dead.   I have to admit, though, you are quite brave; I think if you said this in front of any ex-Hoover employees (who were suddenly laid off, and some who did not even receive the mediocre severance packages offered) you would likely be drawn and quartered on the spot.  The only reason that TTI did not drop the Hoover name is that out of all of the brands they swallowed up, it happens to be the most popular out of those brands.  That is completely different from being the most popular big-box machine, Dyson holds that distinction as you very well know

Now what we *can* say is that hopefully TTI will make Hoover a good name again, it does look very promising though only time will tell.  That is one of the few things I agree with you on.  In fact I'll go out on a limb to say the Mach series or Nano Lite is more of a Hoover than the horrid WindTunnel design.  Whether or not you want to believe it, the last of the pre-TTI Hoovers were (and are) complete $#%*; dated and uncompetitive.  It's no surprise Hoover went to China because of this, and I predict that TTI will not be producing these machines for much longer.

CarmineD wrote:
 

-MH