Dyson pricing all over the place

reehsetin

ringo_24601 wrote: »

I'll be buying my next one from Costco. Those things don't last forever (mine burnt out it's brush bar after 4 years.. but Dyson have just replaced the part for free, which is nice). If I buy from Costco, i can return it after > 5 years if it dies

What about the DC19? Similar specs to the DC39 but it's £179.99 - i'm guessing it's an older model since I can't see it on the Dyson website.

A few years ago my family were told off by costco (first time ever!) due to replacing too many dysons, one for us and one for grandma and both broke regularly.

Bought a henry and he's invincible so far :cool:

warmhands.coldheart

ruggedtoast wrote: »

....Miele's are the Skoda of the vacuum world ........

Have you seen the price, spec and build quality of a Skoda now-a-day? They aint cheap on all three counts !!!

cynicalgit_2

Can't agree with the disparagement of Miele vac cleaners.
If Mieles are likened to Skodas then who do you compare Dysons to?
Fisher-Price?

ruggedtoast

imho wrote: »

Cant believe you have wrote that about Miele.Miele products are built to last where as Dysons are just plastic over priced rubbish

When you buy Dyson you are buying into a lifestyle, a dream if you will.

When you buy Miele you are buying into numbered sock drawers and weak lemon drinks.

ruggedtoast

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

Have you seen the price, spec and build quality of a Skoda now-a-day? They aint cheap on all three counts !!!

Yes they are very sensible. I dont think I have ever seen one that isn't either a mini cab or being driven by an off duty mini cab driver.

ruggedtoast

cynicalgit wrote: »

Can't agree with the disparagement of Miele vac cleaners.
If Mieles are likened to Skodas then who do you compare Dysons to?
Fisher-Price?

It's what the cool kids are buying.

cynicalgit_2

Dysons suck and their business is hardly picking up.

imho

ruggedtoast wrote: »

When you buy Dyson you are buying into a lifestyle, a dream if you will.

When you buy Miele you are buying into numbered sock drawers and weak lemon drinks.

No your not your buying into a nightmare of a rubbish vacuum cleaner and so over priced.

RichardD1970

ringo_24601 wrote: »

I'll be buying my next one from Costco. Those things don't last forever (mine burnt out it's brush bar after 4 years.. but Dyson have just replaced the part for free, which is nice). If I buy from Costco, i can return it after > 5 years if it dies

What about the DC19? Similar specs to the DC39 but it's £179.99 - i'm guessing it's an older model since I can't see it on the Dyson website.

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Looking at the specs from Curry's website I can't see any difference at all.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/home-appliances/vacuum-cleaners/cylinder-vacuum-cleaners/dyson-dc19-db-multi-floor-cylinder-bagless-vacuum-cleaner-iron-yellow-12061928-pdt.html?gclid=CLOj8dqS4LoCFSbHtAodyDgAiQ&srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~~~Exact&mc!!!!!gg_goog_7904&s_kwcid=AL!3391!3!32549000364!!!g!56994395105!&ef_id=@s5OSnqyZEsAAAHZ:20131112210241:s

It weighs the same and has the same number of air watts.

Should be good.

The DC19 is an older model and as far as I can see the only differance is that the DC19 has normal wheels where as the DC39 has "the ball".

ruggedtoast

Friends, just a quick update to say I am further bamboozled by Dysons's pricing.

They are up and down by £100 all over the shops. One is £239 in Curry;s, then £370 in John Lewis.

Then it becomes £240 in John Lewis, £330 in Tesco and £220 in Amazon. Blink and its £399 everywhere but the superior model is reduced to £250 in Argos.

I have never seen such shoddy control over a premium brand in my life.

Anyway, I forgot to mention that Curry's apparently gave us the Animal rather then the Multifloor (I thought I reserved the Multifloor but who knows). It sucks. It really really sucks. Its actually hard to push it over the carpet. Filled an entire bin full of dust in one room that had been futilely sucked over by our useless Vax. The Vax of shame, which now lives in the garage in case I ever need to try and suck up squirrel droppings or something.

Truly the suction is awe inspiring.