I would suggest... Which is gospel/close to gospel to millions of readers (paying customers). CR claims to have 19m [total] sets of eyeball’s per month. Which and CR have the responsibility and a self-burden of getting the real-world facts straight.
As for most (not all) independents... would you suggest a buyer going to one of your friends...perhaps the guy who’s nailed his Dyson’s to the floor and bad-mouths them (per you)? Most vacuum buyers haul-as past their local independent and onto a big box out of distrust.
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dyson DiB:
WRT CR and Which? Just because you say that's the way it is/should be, doesn't make it true for all vacuum buyers. The world is not ruled by cold hard facts alone, despite your beliefs. Judgement and experience also factor into the facts. The pro's and experts in the industry provide the wisdom to correctly interpret and apply the facts.
WRT nailed down dysons, I know of no cases to back this up except your saying so here on many occasions and attributing wrongly to others.
Carmine D.