You corrected nothing. I never said that inides sell Dyson. I simply implied that all the other brands have so many problems that the indies make good profits keeping them running. OTH, Dyson seems to be non profitable because repairs are too few to support an indie.
More would say that the throw away Tempo is not as good as Dyson. Some also say that Oreck gives the least bang for the buck. I told Severus that cleaning performance (to me) was the most bang for the buck in a vacuum. I suppose I added another refurb t the Oreck list.
HS:
While it appears less likely to toss a $500 vacuum versus a $50, I have seen as many dysons in city dumps and trash as HOOVER Tempos. The decision to toss is a personal/people one based on costs to repair not necessarily a product one. Certainly from my own personal research, the brand most likely not to be claimed both before and/or after repair is dyson. Hence, the huge and pervasive sale of dyson refurbs. As you noted in the example, the vacuum store clerk said if the dyson repair exceeded $80, the customer would get called to get an okay to proceed. The dyson repair if filters were needed easily would have cost $120. $53 for the service and another $60 for filters for a total of $113 before tax. The price of 2 new Tempo's and one rebuilt Oreck.
Carmine D.
Spend a few $ and continue using the Dyson. The problem would not occur with Oreck because it would not pick up enough to clog.
Buy an Oreck to use electricity and live in filth. Buy a Dyson and maintain a clean home.
Or buy a Tempo and Oreck to half ast do as much as a single Dyson.
