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Moved company to Singapore to pay less taxes while pushing for Brexit because UK's lost sovereignty and the "EU tax". Good vacuums but he's a douche.

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Good vacuums? Where? Reliability issues and the plastic chassis broke not long after purchase. I won't pay the premium again, that's for sure.

I agree, have you ever seen a cleaning company use a Dyson vacuum cleaner? If they were the best and most reliable then they would all be using them.

Yep. They all use Numatic units here these days.

And they are made in the UK still, unlike Dyson.

I've seen Disney use the stick vacuums at Disney World hotels.

Totally, have a V-something cordless and the whole thing is just plastic. Even the hinges and stressed parts on the charging dock, I'm just waiting for it to snap.

Their design mantra seems to be "plastic everything".

I could understand if they did it to keep prices low... But they aren't cheap products.

I could maybe understand it if they did it to keep things light or eco-friendly, but dysons structural plastic parts are thick and heavier than a metal equivilent part.

Unfortunately their marketing success has led to others copying them.

We went through two Hoover brand vacuums, same crap.

Same. Motor and general engineering seem to be sound but oh so much weak, creaky plastic.

It’s a shame there seems to be nothing better in a similar form factor. Clearly possible at the price.

My wife bought two. I couldn't convince her otherwise. They are a marketing company masquerading as a vacuum company, and she fell for it. They cost about 500% of the other vacuums they are comparable to.

I saw the headline about Dyson making electric vehicle batteries. I clicked the link. I was not surprised by what I saw. Yep, anybody can solder a bunch of panasonic cells together. I wonder if their packs will come in a futuristic looking plastic mold and cost 500% premium.

If you want a good vacuum, I'm quite happy with my Shark.

I really don't get the Dyson hate for their vacuums, are the newer models rubbish or something?

My folks have old the DC02 (bought in 1996 or so and still running) and I own the DC25 (11 years on and still works great).

My father's Dyson vacuum is like 15+ years old. He hid it in the trunk of his car during the divorce. Still enjoys using it. I have a battery powered stick vacuum that's 4+ years old by now and still runs great.

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