At 23:54 17/10/2005, you wrote:
$400 is about the equivalent of what you'd pay for a newer version of a dyson
over here these days - but from my experience they're probably not worth the
outlay (we've got one - can't remember which model). Was brilliant for a few
months, but it just couldn't cope with cat hair, cat litter and
thread. There
just seems to be too much that can go wrong (with the uprights at least).
We now have a vax (don't know if they're available in the states). It's
fabulous - picks up the cat hairs and litter, the thread, my hair
(which is quite
long usually), the mud etc. from the re-enactment stuff, and al the dust. It
even manages to suck the chalk dust out of my worn out flattened old sewing
room carpet. All that and it washes too (not that I've actually ever used the
washy bit).
Comment from my husband. He works at the Barbican Theatre as a
technician and they use Dysons there all the time. (Apparently
exactly the same as my domestic one.) He says they "knock the
b*ll*cks" out of them all the time" and they don't go wrong.
Occasionally some of the plastic bits and pieces break, but they are
easy to replace. They are used on carpet, wood floor, and various
anonymous substances, and they are excellent for everything. ( I only
discovered this today!)
Suzi
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