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Robert ... "Our washers use 1/3 to 1/4 of the water american machines use and we get better wash results." No you don't. Not by a long shot.

Brian ... GORGEOUS vac! Love that color!

Using "Hoover" as a verb ... ... is strictly a British thing. In America, you either "vacuum" or you "sweep" (in my part of the country, they're "sweepers", not vacuums).

Keep in mind ... ... we never really know anybody's motivations. It could be she just likes the LOOKS of the Dyson. Or she really can't afford anything more than a stick vac. Or there's a powerful childhood memory associated with bagless stick vacs. I think vintage Kirbys are the perfect...

Yep ... ... at the end of the day, if they ask for your opinion, give it ... explain it ... then sit back and pipe down and let them make their own decisions.

oliveoiltinfoil ... ... you have touched on only a tiny part of a much larger and deeper problem. The one-word answer, unfortunately, is "no". Why? I can't speak for the U.K., but only for what I see here in the U.S. (which is most likely the same dynamic going on in all Western economies)...

OMG ... ... cut the guy a break. Divorce, even for adult children, is traumatic. I'm sure he's focused on that, but in the context of a VACUUM CLEANER forum, he wanted to share another frustration. Best wishes to you, Nick.

Doggone it! Did I miss yet ANOTHER convention?? :( Looks like you guys had fun!!

There are a lot of variables ... I'm not a collector, but I just spent thousands last year on an Aerus. I appreciate quality, and I don't mind paying for it, particularly when I know in the long run I'll be paying less. That's how I am with everything. For years I held of buying "grown up"...

OK, but here's the question ... ... why do you suppose they don't like them? Presumably they were blown away by the demonstration, and most people are at some level excited about such a major purchase. I wonder what causes the "relationship" to go sour so quickly.

... honest question: Why do I see so many nearly-new Kirbys (with attachments that look like they've never been used) for sale on eBay, Craigslist, and on the pages here, of people posting great deals like that Kirby G5 for only $20 at a flea market or wherever? Why would people buy such an...

Welcome! :)

Looks like it sold ... ... for $500

I think ... Electrolux, the reason you didn't see very many Dial-A-Matics was because they were so darn expensive. I also didn't see very many of them, and the ones I DID see were in the "rich" households.

Well ... "I think people used to take better care of an appliance years ago, not expecting to replace it every year at a discount store with another cheap ,plastic, made in China junky vacuum." They DID. For two reasons: 1. They paid the equivalent of $926 for the Dial-A-Matic (as opposed...

When the time comes ... ... when Mom really can't handle her own housecleaning, I'll just hire her a professional housecleaning studmuffin like Rob. :)

Beautiful machine ... ... but yes, it SCREAMS mid-80's Montgomery Ward.

One word ... ... SHEERS!

John ... ... I LOVE that green Convertible! Oh, and you look really yummy in that white t-shirt. ;)

LOL I love you guys ... ... nowhere else could a discussion on the merits of vacuums escalate into a political dispute even more divisive than abortion. ;) Lotta passion here!