Originally Posted by Mike Frezon /forum/thread/152938/anyone-have-a-dyson-vacuum-cleaner/60#post_2648997
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I got home from work today...told my wife the guys on the HTF revived the Dyson vacuums thread with news of an exclusive Hoover vac at W-M. We checked out the Fusion at W-M.com and hoover.com. Then promptly went to our nearest W-M, checked out all the Vacs on hand...including the Dyson DC-7 ($399)...and purchased a Fusion ($128.88).
Got it home, had it built in 5-minutes-tops, and started vacuuming like fools. Could not believe what was being deposited in the canister!
As we headed to the checkout a woman stopped us and said, "oh, look...a Fusion!" I asked how she knew about them and she said she had just purchased a new Dyson but had a very hard time picking between the two of them. She admitted the Dyson was complicated to operate...but vacuumed like a champ. That just further fortified our decision which was pretty much determined by price. Plus, we figured if we were dissatisfied, there is no easier place to return a product than Wal-Mart. Also amazing was that two other people...including the checkout clerk commented on the "Fusion"...like we were making this amazing purchase! It was pretty weird.
But, honestly, the amount of dust and dog hair that the Fusion pulled out of just our downstairs carpets (two-canisters-full!) was enough to make us think we had made a good decision. My wife and I were married 23 years ago and were given a Hoover vac as a gift. It lasted 20 years! Of course, vacuums were made of much sturdier materials back then...much more metal, cloth, and rubber than plastic. But, the vacuum technology sure seems to have improved! Anyway, we had tried a couple of different vacuums since the ol' Hoover died (mostly Dirt Devils) and found them sorely lacking.
Thanks, Alf for posting about the Fusion!
Originally Posted by Mike Frezon /forum/thread/152938/anyone-have-a-dyson-vacuum-cleaner/180#post_3609184
If you've got a Big Lots store near you, you might check them out. I noticed my local store selling refurbished Dysons in the $260 range.
It killed me to walk away without one. I am still, somehow, making do with that POS Hoover Fusion. It is a major PITA to deal with...but I am still getting the floors clean, I guess.
Originally Posted by Mike Frezon /forum/thread/152938/anyone-have-a-dyson-vacuum-cleaner/180#post_3522100
I have a serious case of non-buyer's remorse!