Carmine,
 
Thank you, thank you, thank you.  It would appear that buyers and management for many chain/big box stores, etc., don't seem to notice or have knowledge that people, once interested in a product, will return now and then to see if a high-priced item they have in mind to buy has been lowered in price a "little bit."
 
Severe drops in price do make many a would-be consumer wonder when a high-priced item, say the DC-15 with its  $600 market entry, drops markedly in price.  What else is one made to think except that maybe the item is not all it should be and maybe worthless at any price in light of even further lowered pricing.  
 
Dyson would have been much better off with more consumer friendly prices or possibly even venturing for a slow build of public interest by looking for a little exclusivity by limiting itself just to vacuum shops.  A vacuum shop at least usually offers demonstration by relatively competent personnel.
 
My Best Buy sets the box out on the floor and the cleaner on a shelf and now more than ever before don't bother asking specifics.
 
In any event, I reiterate the many times during my tours of the stores where I've heard shoppers saying, "I don't care what it does, I'm not spending $600 on a vacuum cleaner."
 
All the best for the holidays,
 
Venson

Hi,
 
On occasion but as I said, my local Best Buy doesn't let the goods touch the ground.  Every vacuum has to be viewed on a shelf that is somewhat higher than counterheight.
 
Vacuums have to be lifted down either by customers or salespersons for demos.  Everything is on the floor at my local PC Richards.  My Best Buy's thing with stacking must be some sort of perceived sales strategy.  Though it's a very large store they seem to want to pack it full with as many rows of merchandise as possible.
 
All demo vacuums usually suffer mishandling.  Machine's with bags improperly in place or missing are used for demonstrations.  Matter of fact I've begun to believe the vacuum to buy is whatever brand/model best survives the abuse of mishandling while on display.
 
Venson

You might be right (that you are going out on a limb).  Personally I like the dyson play toy for a replacement.
 
I'm not going to ask HARDSELL what he sells and why?  He won't answer.  I can make that prediction with 100 percent certainty.
 
Or, is he in the predictions' business or business of predictions now?
 
Here's mine.  The DC15 is history at BEST BUY.  Just a matter of time.
 
Carmine D.

Here's my prediction, best buy will still sell the dyson, but the price will be cut by a huge margin, they will sell it at under 300.00 for the dc-14, they will be in line with other high end bagless uprights, such as the vax, I'm sorry guy's but the trend for pricey bagless portable vacuum is almost over, from our stores retail experience not to many customers ask about dyson anymore, or if they do ask now the question asked is it worth it, this will be my last post for anything to do with dyson, till the start of the new year. I also know by saying this that it takes some companies rep's job a lot harder. But come to think of it we cant think of any company rep's, that didn't feed us a line of b.s.
 
regards, old-timer

As stated before, I don't think it is my enthusiasm for dyson that keeps me responding to your posts.  It is the smug condescending and dishonest way you treat dysons and thier users.   I happen to be online most days and to keep a page bookmarked for an oppurtunity to take on a schoolyard bully every now and then is quite entertaining.  To be honest had you acted the same way on any number of a variety of boards I like to read you would have made a regular poster of me.  I most often have seen this prediction brought up when you make other "predictions" while claiming some perfect past record.  It just happens to be a favorite example of you claiming something as fact that isn't and a wildly off target prediction.  I also believe when others disagreed with it you were eager to have it brought up again so you could "laugh last".  I for one just want to make sure you have the opportunity to have that last laugh in about a month when dyson is indeed out of Best Buy.