On Dysons and other expensive vacuum cleaners
Thought this was interesting: expensive vacuum cleaners (like Dysons) are becoming a kind of status symbol.
"View of vacuum cleaners as status symbols is picking up"
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06050/656646.stm
I must confess to being tempted to get a Dyson – I guess the subtle hype was getting to me.
I ended up not getting a Dyson but getting a replacement hose for our old vacuum.
"View of vacuum cleaners as status symbols is picking up"
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06050/656646.stm
I must confess to being tempted to get a Dyson – I guess the subtle hype was getting to me.
I ended up not getting a Dyson but getting a replacement hose for our old vacuum.
posted by Jonathan at
2/21/2011 09:09:00 p.m.
3 Comments:
:) It's not a status symbol to me. Then again, it's not a Dyson. Still, the extra up front cost of our bagless vacuum cleaner has more than been covered by now because it sucks more, I don't need to buy branded, hard-to-find bags and it's less dusty to empty and clean. Any (bag) vacuum cleaner that I ever used before sucked badly and made the room feel dustier after use, even with newly replaced bags.
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Anonymous, at 3/19/2011 12:50 p.m.
Hey Jon,
I did get a dyson hand-held vac not because of status but because I was impressed by the "cyclone" marketing ploy. I don't regret it because I got a free 38" tv from a lucky draw. However, as hand vacs go, I would much recommend shimano's 600W handvac, RM199, stronger, not battery powered.
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Ning, at 4/13/2011 5:08 p.m.
@Anonymous - Good point - the bags cost quite a bit.
NG - You're lucky to have one!
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Jonathan, at 7/21/2011 7:30 p.m.
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