Quote from Carmine_Difazio   on 03/12/06 at 3:47am:

 
To correct some of these erroneous claims.  I never claimed to know dysons strategy on the Ball or dyson product positioning strategy.  I only gave a possible strategy.  Either way the fact is (true for both before and after the Ball price drop) that dc 15 gave the dyson consumer more choice (good for the consumer), raised average vacuum price (good for the industry), and brought  the dyson top selling machine from the 07 animal to the 14 animal (good for dyson).  
 
I know some here seem to come from the hoover spin and company line of driving average price points down is a true sign of success and companies that drive price points up are somehow failing.
 
I still can not comprehend a vac shop diehard ripping a company bringing more consumers to the higher price point that can open eyes to quality machines while singing the praises of the hoover fusion.  It must have become personal at some point because it certainly does not make sense.

Quote from JimB   on 03/13/06 at 9:45am:

 
Neither, just astute vacuum industry research and review.  I do like the spins that you spin on the Forum about dyson.  I anxiously await the explanation of the 20 percent discounts on dyson products in violation of dyson MAP by some retailers with no consequences while holding other retailers to it at the risk of pulling dyson out.  
 
You equate high dyson product pricing with high quality and vacuum cleaner stores' desirability.   What is the evidence for both these conclusions?  
 
Carmine D.
 

The thing that's REALLY CRAZY (as in 'insane') is that anyone believes anything Carmin says.  He is NOT a 'consultant' to the 'vacuum industry'.  What a hoot. He really has you guys believing his line of B.S.  He's nothing more than an old, failed businessman, wasting his last few hours upon this earth typing into this forum, making people believe he is something he is NOT.
 
Dyson has NOT discontinued the DC07.  The big box stores have stopped carrying it in favor of the higher priced DC14 and DC15 models.  The DC07 currently is the model favored by independent dealers (vac shops) who carry Dyson, as the shops make the SAME profit selling the lower priced DC07 as they would selling the higher priced DC14 models.   Together with Dyson's promotional pricing for dealers, the DC07 (Full Kit, All Floors, Animal, etc.) is a very good deal, both for consumers and dealers alike.
 
I can just picture the little veins popping out of Carmin's head as he reads this.  The grave is yawning before him and he better watch out, heart attacks are very common for men at his ADVANCED age.

Confronted with the facts and asked to expalin, the dyson clan obfuscates and gets personal by attacking my integrity and professionalism.  Whose name calling  and character bashing now?  You can't win with the facts digress with the insults.  
 
The facts are incontravertible: Dyson's failure to take action against several retailers who consistently violate dyson MAP by advertising 20 percent off dyson products.  MAP is 10 percent.  Yet on the same hand they claim dyson pulled out of a retailer for a 15 percent MAP violation.  
 
And the DC15 marketing strategy failed miserably and quickly.  Who ever heard of a vacuum maker reducing prices by $100 on its premier hyped model (the greater dyson we were told imitating HOOVER's trademark slogan) five short months into the market?  
 
All the diversion and subterfuge you want to use doesn't change the facts.   The DC15 Ball is headed into vacuum oblivion.  The ball is counting down.
 
Carmine D.

Quote from dualcyclone   on 03/13/06 at 3:59pm:

 
Dual:
 
On several occasions on this Forum Matt mmc agreed with me when I rated the DC14 All Floors a better product for the money than the DC07 All Floors if the prices are $439 and $399 respectively.  Not once but twice we made this point with you when you praised the DC07.  
 
You are imputing your dyson product values to the rest of the vacuum cleaner stores in the USA and making a grossly inaccurate generalization.  It's your opinion and certainly not indicative of all other vacuum store owners and operators but you.  You can't and don't speak for them on any matters including this one.
 
Carmine D.