Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Dyson is in the news frequently and so a dedicated thread.

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Actually, DIB, I did.

James Mccain, the Chief of Operations at the Electrolux factory in Bristol,VA had me flown in to address his engineering team. I am the only person ever accorded that honor in the 80yrs Lux was an a vac company on North American soil. I gave them an earful! I had the idea for the Sebo Felix in 2002. Customer demand would have put 3 shifts running 24/7 for probably 5 years. I wanted to make the PN usable on the canister or the lightweight. That was only the tip of the iceberg as far as ideas from me and my fellow sales people. 

I also had some tremendous ideas for tweaking the Dysons into better looking, more user friendly vacuums for American women. I also wrote four very eye-catching commercials for Dyson, and spoke to Mike Monte (the marketing liason between Dyson and their American advertising agency) several times. James is as resisitant to input from outside his organization as any of the vac manufactureres he tried to sell his invention to. Amercans love good advertising, but James, I was told, did not "believe in the way Americans advertise." So Dyson is no more receptive to innovation that he did not create than anyone el

Venson,

With the exception of plastic ware (rubbermaid, tupperware0 the condesnsation drying works just great in my Bosch d/w

About the cost of bags, it is a well-nown fact that Electrolux mage more money off of bag sales than cleaner sales for a good many years.  A 3.00 tube of toothpast costs what, .25 to make? A 1.50 fountain soft drink is .003 or something like that? Everybody needs to be paid for his/her contribution to whatever the product is. I really get tired of people disparaging 'the middle man" . The wholesaler to the supplier to the retailer are necessary steps in the chain of distribution. Call up the Kirby factory and say "I'd like to but ONE Kirby, please, at Area Supervisor cost! Yeah, right! Direct from the mill or direct from the factory outlets are often not that much cheaper than discount stores because there is still a storefront to be mainatined, sales help to be paid. People walk into a 'factory direct' operation and expect the same help they would get in a full-service department store. If it's a factory direct operation you should have done your research, know what you want, and be able to say, "I want that one!" and hear "Yes,sir, will that be cash, check, or charge, and did you want the extended service plan for just xx.xx?

Trebor wrote:
Hi Trebor,

I'm glad your Bosch is working you and I'm sure the company won't miss my money. 

Regarding prices, I have never said that I expect anything to be given away -- just to be sold with a reasonable profit in mind.  In past I purchased a new fully acoutred Kirby far below what the door-to-door guys were pushing them for and -- no -- it did not "fall off the truck."  I also got the new Miele at a considerable discount.  Persistence and adamance sometimes pay off.

By the way, I don't do expensive toothpaste --  I have been using peroxide and baking soda for years.

Best,

Venson

M00seUK wrote:
"This important judgment confirms Dyson’s view that inventions should be inventive. Samsung had tried to protect arrangements which were not inventive"... Article here.

900 UK business managers said...  "James Dyson once again topped the poll as the most admired business leader with 47% of the vote..."
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/04/22/4146366.htm

"The lovely and super intelligent James Dyson..."
http://www.realbusiness.co.uk/business-comment/5617536/the-godfather-named-best-business-film.thtml

DysonInventsBig wrote:

I like and admire the man Dyson.  His products [vacuums and hand blowers] leave alot to be desired from performance and price perspectives.  Just my opinion no offense to his admirers and fans.

Carmine D.

28 million viewers (more or less) watched the Dyson Ball Commercial (DC24) during the American Idol final last night.        DIB

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j383-6w3LgLNBPk16aZ1gxTw5hZgD98AOPPG0

DysonInventsBig wrote:

So.......... that was the thunderous laughing roars that I heard last night here in the Valley.  Thanks. 

Carmine D. 

Dyson DC25 to feature in this summer's Transformers movie

Dyson's product placement in TV programmes such as Friends and CSI has often felt tedious at times, but there's no doubt in my mind that it's been very effective at raising the profile of the vacuum cleaner brand since the DC07 launch on the US market. I even noticed the Dyson Airblade in the new Star Trek movie recently; a number of units can be seen in the background of scenes in the sick bay.

It's rumoured that the DC25 will feature in the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which is out this Friday.

http://www.t3.com/news/dyson-dc25-transforms-into-robot-for-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen?=39131

As I kid of the 80s myself and a keen Transformers collector back in the day, this all sounds quite fitting. It's perhaps the 'Transformer style' qualities of the Dyson vacuums that endears a 'big kid' fascination of the vacs for me and for others.

Hi M00seUK:

Careful with the choice of your words, some may interpret them to mean that dyson vacuums have a toy-like appeal.   WRT dyson's Airblade I read recently that dyson secured contracts in 2008 with two major US vendors:  The LA Dodgers' Stadium and Carl Jr. restaurants in California.  Now may be the time to divest the hand dryers from the vacuums to the highest bidder.

Carmine D.