Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

The "d" brand may get your personal kudos for its graphics when it comes to the "animal" moniker BUT..........for actual performance the December 2009 Consumer Reports recommends the HOOVER WindTunnel bag and bagless Anniverary upright models for households with pets/animals AS WELL AS all other rug and bare floor cleaning.  The EUREKA upright pet series product line does well for pet/animal cleaning and overall rug cleaning but falls short on bare floor performance, leaving it off the CR list of recommended.

Carmine D.

For those with 4 legged family furry friends, you are probably familiar with Dr's. Foster and Smith, veterinarians, who have an extensive pet healthcare products line for over 26 years.  They typically sell their pet supplies and products through a web site and home delivery catalogues.  I noticed just recently that the good doctors have added a vacuum brand for its pet [dog/cat] owners: BISSELL, which also gets an honorable mention from Consumer Reports in December 2009 for pet hair removal.  Here are the BISSELL products from the web site for those interested.  The unshown product, which can be viewed by clicking on the view all icon, is the BISSELL SpotBot, a favorite of mine and a popular seller among most big box retail stores.

Carmine D.

Dogs Showing 4 of 5 products Bissell® Pet Hair Eraser® Upright Vacuum As low as $169.99 Bissell® ShedAway Pet Grooming Vacuum Attachment As low as $24.99 Bissell® Pet Hair Eraser® Corded Hand Vacuum As low as $39.99 Pet Hair Magnet As low as $11.99 Cats Showing 4 of 5 products Bissell® Pet Hair Eraser® Upright Vacuum As low as $169.99 Bissell® Pet Hair Eraser Corded Hand Vacuum As low as $39.99 Pet Hair Removers As low as $9.99 Cat Trackmat As low as $14.99

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DysonInventsBig wrote:

I read the copy... Stiff Bristle FORCED into the carpet....whoa BOY! Sounds like a disaster for carpet wear in the making. INNOVATIVE!

DysonInventsBig wrote:

I read the copy... Stiff Bristle FORCED into the carpet....whoa BOY! Sounds like a disaster for carpet wear in the making. INNOVATIVE! Should fool another whole bunch of saps... I mean consumers.

DysonInventsBig wrote: Lucky1 wrote:
5 out of 5 stars is what Dyson DC28 owners are reporting/reviewing on BestBuy.com.  Of course that could all change when the vac-whacks post phony reviews - after reading this and following this post date. 


DIB

Lucky1 wrote:

Hello DiB:

The Best.Buy.com reviews are impressive in terms of the star ratings.  Almost all 25 reviews give dyson's DC28 a 5 star rating.  Having used a display DC28 at Best Buy in June 2009, I was impressed by its rug's performance vice all other dyson uprights to date.  But, it is the most expensive of all dyson's to date at $599.  And, if adjusted even correctly, especially on medium to high pile carpet, I noted dyson's DC28 is hard to push/pull.  This is same critical comment made by Consumer Reports for its DC28 review. 

So, I gleaned the 25 BestBuy.com reviews quickly.  In defense of Lucky1's comment, I noted that a substantial number of these 25 reviews make note of DC28's heavy weight, difficulty to push, lack of maneuverability, need for personal muscles to use, and/or physical work out routine despite the 5 star ratings granted by these reviewers.  These comments are directly related to and/or a direct result of Lucky1's observation/conclusion: "Stiff bristle forced into the carpet ...sounds like a disaster for carpet wear in the making. 

Friction in pushing/pulling a 21 pound vacuum over the rug in time leads to pile/rug wear.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:

Hello DiB:

The Best.Buy.com reviews are impressive in terms of the star ratings.  Almost all 25 reviews give dyson's DC28 a 5 star rating.  Having used a display DC28 at Best Buy in June 2009, I was impressed by its rug's performance vice all other dyson uprights to date.  But, it is the most expensive of all dyson's to date at $599.  And, if adjusted even correctly, especially on medium to high pile carpet, I noted dyson's DC28 is hard to push/pull.  This is same critical comment made by Consumer Reports for its DC28 review. 

So, I gleaned the 25 BestBuy.com reviews quickly.  In defense of Lucky1's comment, I noted that a substantial number of these 25 reviews make note of DC28's heavy weight, difficulty to push, lack of maneuverability, need for personal muscles to use, and/or physical work out routine despite the 5 star ratings granted by these reviewers.  These comments are directly related to and/or a direct result of Lucky1's observation/conclusion: "Stiff bristle forced into the carpet ...sounds like a disaster for carpet wear in the making. 

Friction in pushing/pulling a 21 pound vacuum over the rug in time leads to pile/rug wear.

Carmine D.

Thats all a potential customer has to read, heavy. hard to push,hard to use,Another big money dyson product that of to never ,never land, I;m not dissing metalica.

mole wrote:

Hello MOLE:

Always best to read the actual reviews and not just look at the star ratings.  In fact, I noted at least one of the above reviewers, despite giving dyson's DC28 a 5 star rating, knocked it for its plasticity. 

Carmine D.

DIB,

  As there are more reviews the number will go down.If you looked at the rest of the 5 Star reviews you would see Electrolux Versatility. One reviewer said they couldn't wait to get rid of their Dyson because of their problems with it. Another reviewer had a salesman that owned a Dyson and said the customer could bring her cleaner back for a Dyson but she  liked the Versatility.

  When you get  more reviews than what you have we will see if the 5 stars stays. The stars were not based on ease of use, which is one of the key things I ask a customer when they talk about buying a cleaner. They say best Vac ever but don't always say what they had before. There are many brands out there that get the same remarks when new but what will it be like in 6 months,a year?

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CarmineD wrote:
Did they 'knock it' because the use of plastic caused them a problem, or because they *thought* it might cause a problem?