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

DysonInventsBig wrote:
HARDSELL wrote:
Yes.  As well, the insincere “Dyson Dealers” who become dealers for the repairs and steer vacuum sales to more profitable vacuums.  Do you remember the woman who told the story (posted) here of walking into an Independent Dealer/Dyson Dealer and was told the DC24/25 Ball would hurt her wrist and was steered to another [higher margin, collection sack] vacuum.


DIB

DysonInventsBig wrote:

Sorry, I don't.  Was it here or another board?  I recall my Best Buy store directing customers from a DC24 to a DC18. 

Carmine D.

It was here on this forum.  DIB

Missed that one when it previewed here.  Couldn't find it here for an encore.

Carmine D.

It's there, the post reads something to the effect...  hey buyer, you do not want a Dyson and/or the nations only {exclusive only to Dyson] steerable.  And was instead pointed towards and/or purchased a collection sack/filter machine?


DIB

Thanks for trying, but can't say this scenario rings even a vague sound of a bell for me here on this Forum. 

Carmine D.

It makes no difference to me.        DIB

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

"Oreck gets a mention too........."

I haven't viewed, but the above jogged my memory to note the following.  As I mentioned, ORECK [Tom Oreck, the CEO] was pleased with its 2008 sales.  Probably, the first to go public with a statement about 2008 results of all the vacuum makers.  And he thought it fared much better than most other brands.  He's probably right.  Why?  Read on.

HOOVER/TTI has ORECK in its sights with the latest bagged lightweight upright and companion compact canister.  DC18 Slim and DC24 are no doubt dyson's product competition directly against ORECK and the lightweight vacuum market.  And now, BEST BUY stores is giving away a free DDC16 [$149 MSRP] handheld with purchase of a DC25 Ball Animal for $549.  A page right out of the ORECK playbook.  Hard times call for desperate measures.  What works and let's get on board.

Carmine D.

Witvac.com and BestVacuum.com are also giving away DC16 handhelds with the purchase of any Dyson vacuum. IMO, the DC18 would have made an excellent Oreck competitor it they could have dropped some weight, added a lighter weight DDM motor, and perhaps jettisoned the Telescope wand altogether. Too bad it's discontinued with no chance of return; the DC24 is too much of a novelty vacuum to me, and is too expensive in comparison to other more capable machines in the line up.