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CarmineD
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Re: Sebo X1.1
Reply #11 Oct 21, 2009 12:29 pm |
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I can't think of any 'obvious' reasons myself...
The rumor of Dyson going bankrupt has persisted for years. They are still selling Dysons, for now. The problem is the longevity of the Dysons vs. their cost. For every person who is still waxing eloquent over the performance of their Dyson after 5 years, their are at least three who are outraged that a 500.00 bagless vacuum did not last long enough to pay for itself with savings on dustbags. Dyson is losing ground, but they are not done quite yet. A local vac shop was a Dyson dealer/service center who was cancelled for 'selling too many parts' This guy has three local vac shops and three different internet sites. He was not wholesaling to anyone. Most of his Dyson parts sold at ABOVE msrp and were snatched up by buyers happy to pay. So what was the problem? Dyson wanted new machines to be sold instead of the customer's old one being repaired and continuing to function. What Dyson has done is drive sales of Mieles and Sebos through the roof! The customer is told the cost of the repair and the wait, and is shown a durable, QUIET, powerful true HEPA vacuum, and another Dyson bites the dust and another customer converted to a different brand. The latest chapter in the saga is Dyson USA called the vac shop owner and bought back ta huge quantity of their own parts so they could resell them. If you look at the history of the Fantom, massive initial sales, more model intoductions, loss of warranty centers, lack of available parts, bankruptcy, all but the last item on the list has repeated itself with Dyson. The question is not if, but when will Dyson finally go belly up. M00seUK: Sometimes what is obvious for some is not so so for others. Let me assist. Trebor provides a few so I took the liberty to post them verbatim rather than except or repost. I was thinking of these when I posted to you. I would add too that dyson's move to Malaysia is another big one. The move and Sir James' lame reasons have stuck in the Brits/PM craw ever since and still. All the above reasons in concert contribute to dyson's consistent loss of new vacuum market share in the UK since its high of 43 percent in 2004. Sources tell me that dyson has 21 [liberal estimate] percent in the UK now. This percentage has been decreasing year over year since its high in 2004. My take, FWIW on this side of the pond, is that dyson employees and/or business partners don't want to be associated with the brand because they are ashamed of it. Years and years ago, I drove and ran shot gun on vehicles and trucks picking up/delivering new vacuum brands with the companie's names and logos proudly displayed. A Smith & Wesson was a huge deterrent to the ne're do wells who may have had other intentions for my loads. On one occasion I actually had to use it and more than just brandish. MIELE for example in the USA operates a mobile warehouse and display store cross country from its headquarters in NJ. It is stocked with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of MIELE merchandise. Not counting the cost of the vehicle. MIELE allows the vehicle to sit in the malls and shopping centers where its stores and dealers are located. Yup, blasted all over with the brand name and logo. Carmine D.
This message was modified Oct 21, 2009 by CarmineD
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