On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:29:11 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Sat 17 Oct 2009 07:34:47a, Sum Guy told us...

Are the Dyson vacuum cleaners as good as they say they are?

Are they worthy of the tv-commercial air time? Or is this a case of "if
you advertize it, they will buy" ?

I can't speak to the advertising question, but I have a very close friend
who bought the "ball" type Dyson model designed for pet hair. She's had it
for over a year now and swears it's the best vacuum she's ever owned. She
has two dogs.

I borrowed it for a weekend, as we have five cats, and I was curious how
well it did. Before using it I thoroughly vacuumed our carpeting with our
Bissell upright. I couldn't believe how much more cat hair and general
dust and debris the Dyson picked up.

If I could afford one right now, I'd buy one.

Try the same experiment again, but use the Dyson first and then note
how the Bissel then picks up a lot of what the Dyson missed, too.