You're right though madabouthoovers - my school bought a load of Dyson DC33's, they all broke withtin 1 month! Needless to say they tried to send them back but Dyson refused as they had been used in a Commercial Environment. They bought a loads of Henry's instead. Much cheaper & have lasted longer than 1 month!
Plus why buy a Dyson Ball when you can have a Hoover Globe...
Also, I have never seen a Dyson with 12.5m cord like on the Hoover Turbo Power!
