Hi Patrick and Rob,
I'm delighted you both enjoy my posts - my greatest 'vac fascination' has always been the vintage Hoover models - the older, the better! Dyson are the only modern company I find as interesting as Hoover. Rather than just following the crowd, they encourage their teams of intelligent, young, uni-grad engineers to push boundaries and come up with new technology, and I really enjoy being surprised at what they come up with!
Dysons aren't for everyone; I totally understand and accept that! However, I currently have 22 Dyson vacuum cleaners (and one Dyson fan!), and I've never had anything but great service from them. I like the constant performance, I like never, ever having to buy consumables, I like the thought that goes into the design and functionality... they just work for me!
Over the past two years, I've bought 6 brand new Dysons, not to mention all the older, second-hand models I've bought off eBay (the DC31 was a press sample, and the AM01 is a pre-production prototype). I wouldn't have spent a single penny of my money of any of them if I didn't believe in the technology and engineering. That's the most powerful proof I can offer of how much I like the products!
Also, this year alone, I've been fortunate enough to have (briefly!) met Sir James Dyson in person, as well as some of the most senior members of his Design and PR teams. They've all been extremely pleasant and interesting to talk to - and each time, I've come away feeling even more strongly about their work!
I thought these pictures might amuse you - I spent this afternoon cleaning at an office which belongs to a collegue of my uncle's. It's a great place to test out cleaners in a commercial environment, because it always gets really dirty! Most new cleaners I get are tested out there (to see how they handle 'office dirt' and low-pile carpeting), and the staff are always interested to see the cleaners I bring along!
Today, they wanted to know exactly how strong my DC08T was. So I showed them:
