CIRCUIT CITY, which is suffering from poor sales like many big box retailers, has dropped the dyson vacuum line from its stores.  Keeps the old/to be discountinued dysons [nothing new from dyson at CC] on the Web Site [at least for now].  All dysons at CC are at reduced/discounted prices from MSRP.  

Carmine D.

Hope it's not tax payer money.  The income tax credits were used for purchases of hybrids too.  Also hybrids were allowed to use high occupancy vehicle lanes without having the required passengers.  Both perks expired recently and to my knowledge were not renewed.  Even at the local levels for traffic laws. 

With the high gas prices, these incentives will not be needed anymore to get people to buy.  As usual the economics of the market place work much better than governmental intervention.

Carmine D.

Bottom Line: Great for its intended use of quick pick ups, but if you need it longer than a few consecutive minutes, you are out of luck...

Carmine D.

HS:

The BEST BUY on-line site has added and culled makes/models.  Next to ORECK vacuums which are now on sale at the BB on-line site, it appears the least carried are for dyson, while the most numbered are for HOOVER and EUREKA.  Here's a synopsis by brand and prices from the BB Site:

Brand
Hoover (138)
Bissell (59)
Eureka (113)
Dirt Devil (92)
Dyson (19) Price Range Below $70 (207) $70 - $130 (203) $130 - $210 (199) $210 - $390 (189) Above $390 (206)

All the dyson prices are discounted from MSRP.  The latest DC17 Asthma and Allergy which is certified approved by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation is not listed.  The older version DC17 [not approved by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation] is listed for $400. 

Also the DC16, probably the worse of all the dyson rated products, is listed for MSRP of $149.  Interesting?  My suspicion is that BEST BUY, like the USA dyson site, is gearing up to make this item a giveaway.  Possibly as soon as July 4.  Of note is that the latest dyson DC16 with the motorized brush bar nozzle is absent [MSRP is $199] from the Web Site.

If you combine the Dirt Devil and HOOVER vacuum products for BEST BUY the total is 233.  Why? All under the TTI tutelage.  That's alot of product.  How many stores does BEST BUY have nationwide?  That's alot of inventory of TTI vacuum product.   What does NPD use as it's measure of sales?  Shipments to retailers?   Lot of sales of vacuums just to BEST BUY for HOOVER and DIRT DEVIL. 

Carmine D.

Hello Dusty:

Thank you for the correction.  I was wrong on posting BEST BUY.  You are correct it is Bestbuy.com.  As you mentioned in the other thread, bestbuys directs buyers to products and retailers with the best prices.  Correct?  The bulk of the vacuum products advertised and trafficked to prospective buyers are from HOOVER.  Dysons, save ORECK, are the least number and all are discounted from MSRP. 

Bestbuy.com's 2.5 stars for the DC16, based on 40 epinions, is the worse rated dyson.  All retailers who carry the DC16, which retails for $149, may soon follow dyson's lead and discount the piece by $100 with another dyson purchase/giveaway?  Quite possibly as soon as July 4. 

Like M00seUK said:  Time will tell. Have to watch the events unfold as we officially enter the summer season, traditionally the worse time of the year for non-summer seasonal sales, like vacuums.

Carmine D.