Hello Dan:
 
Lowes has 20 percent off.  Not 30.  Good thru May 27.  JimB posted the link.  The Web prices reflect the 20 percent off already.  Interesting that Lowe's does and Kohl's don't.
 
Your exactly right on all the others save the part about paying more.  While that may apply to Indy's, it doesn't apply to the big box retailers: Dyson's bread and butter sellers.  Right now if dyson even suggested that it would monetarily penalize one of these retailers for violating its MAP (like Lowe's is doing RIGHT NOW ON ITS WEBSITE--caps added for emphasis) the retailer would drop the dyson line in aheart beat.  
 
Carmine D.

Quote from RAT on 05/18/07 at 11:37am:

RAT's statement is an example of a criticism that is fair, and I agree with what he says above. Bagged vacuums clearly have a drop in suction, but how much drop, and how quickly, is dependent on the dirt type. This is one reason I have speculated that Dysons will sell better in regions that have a lot of fine clay, and fare worse in areas with sandy soil. Sand and dog hair do not block bags, but fine clay can do so fairly quickly. One reason that I have been happy with the Dysons is that I have used them to pick up a lot of fine soil.
 
I also agree that agitation is important, and that the DC07 did not have the best agitation. That's one reason I don't use a DC07 at home where I have deep carpets. On the other hand, agitation isn't as big a factor on glued down commercial carpet, because agitation works by "bouncing" the sand up into the airflow, and glued down carpet doesn't "bounce". Thus airflow is more important than agitation on that type of carpet, and the DC07 has worked very well for me on that carpet type.
 
Regarding the statement that the DC07 won't lose suction "for a little while", I would disagree. Looking at the long term, my 4.5 year old DC07s still have the same suction as when new, so long as the premotor filters have been washed. As far as losing suction over the short term, keep in mind that a brand new Dyson actually starts with lower suction, and as it gets a coating of dirt on the inside, friction with the air decreases, and suction rises. Then, as the pre-motor filter starts plugging, the suction starts falling again, eventually reaching the level that it had when new. In real life, it is essentially constant, so long as you don't fail to clean the pre-motor filter. Thus I believe that the Dyson advertising claim is accurate.
 
On another topic, I found when I tried to buy a Dyson at the Loewes site that at first it listed the MSRP price, but when I entered the zipcode, the price suddenly changed to 20% off. Thus, it appears Carmine is corret on the issue of whether Loews is giving a 20% discount, but it seems that it is dependent on where you are located.

Quote from JimB on 05/18/07 at 3:35pm:

 
Hello JimB:
 
Here to serve: 20 percent off at Lowes just as Carl and I said.  
 
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productList&Ne=5000&category=Floor+Care&N=0+1000041
 
Didn't you say previously that you agreed with the Lowe's discounts of 20 percent.
 
Quote from JimB on 05/18/07 at 2:34pm:

 
$319 on your link and $319 on my link is 20 percent off at Lowes.  We agree.  I know.  You're trying to "punk" me.  
 
Carmine D.

How about the 9 pages of new and reconed dyson's on ebay,are these people going to be shut off, or are they going to get more?
 
How's those prices working for you?
 
can you match there prices ,it looks to me like the box stores are really getting hamered by dyson,and ebay.
Want to bet that that cant be stopped????????
good luck boy's your going to need it...................
O.T.

Quote from Carmine_Difazio on 05/18/07 at 3:40pm:

 
 
Hi Carmine, Carl, and Jim -  
 
Yes - you are all correct - After I put in my zipcode, all the vacuums came up at 20% off the price - They all had a green star next to them and at the page bottom it stated "reflects lower local price".
 
Thank you for the info...
 
Dan