Dyson Animal?

Do any of you own the purple Dyson vacuum (the animal)? I seem to remember hearing that it is a good vacuum and effective against corgi fur. Costco is selling them for only $349, which sounds like a great deal to me. Before I commit I was looking for reviews from other corgi owners.

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on December 3, 2008 at 12:27pm

After a lot of back and forth, I just could not bring myself to spend $350 on a vacuum, even one I've heard almost 100% rave reviews about. It was a tough decision, but I felt better walking out of the store without it.

At Target I got a Bissel called the "Pet Hair Eraser". IT was $149 but you got a $20 gift card with purchase, so it was essentially $129. It has an extra "bumper" in the front you can flip down that is supposed to corral all that pesky fur for disposal. It is a bagless vacuum. It's a lot heavier than my old Oreck, but it seems to be self-propelled and ...bonus!...it has a headlight for scaring the cats!

After a quick trial run last night, I was amazed not only at the amount of fur (I had to empty the bin twice for just the living room) but also the very fine dust it gathered. It also has those attachments for reaching those creepy ceiling cobwebs. Early Christmas for me!

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Permalink Reply by Renee on December 29, 2008 at 6:39am

Got a suggestion for us poor people?

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Permalink Reply by Nicola Porter on December 29, 2008 at 6:41am

Yeah lots of back breaking sweeping!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on December 29, 2008 at 12:57pm

My Bissel Pet Hair Eraser works well and was just over $100 (on sale at Target)

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Permalink Reply by Ginny and Diggory on December 29, 2008 at 7:33pm

My mom has the Dyson and personally, I don't think it does a really great job. As I vaccuum over some areas, I can see a lot of stuff that it misses. I just don't think the suction is great. I have a Hoover Wind Tunnel and I think it does a better job. It doesn't look as fancy, but as far as picking up dirt goes, I've been really happy with it.

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on January 2, 2009 at 5:04am

Find the best local rummage sales. I've always had an El Cheapo. Wear ear plugs; most vacs are loud enough to damage hearing.

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Permalink Reply by Bonny on January 2, 2009 at 5:08pm

We bought the Dyson as grad students, and so did one of our fellow students...I don't know who's broker than a grad student! :) I guess the timing worked out for us.

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Permalink Reply by ZdogZ on December 29, 2008 at 1:31pm

I have the purple Dyson and the Bissel Pet Hair Eraser. My Dyson works so much better than the PHE. I bought my Dyson for $500 and don't regret it at all!

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on December 29, 2008 at 1:41pm

OH, now I'm jealous! Maybe I'll get the Dyson next time. Rough time to be buying a $400 vacuum for us, unfortunately.

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Permalink Reply by ZdogZ on December 29, 2008 at 6:17pm

Well, I did have some of my income tax refund! LOL!! You'd be surprised at how much better the Dyson is than the Pet Hair Eraser. I'm going to take the PHE to our lakehouse.

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on January 2, 2009 at 4:59am

Consider noise when you purchase a vacuum. I always wear ear protection and insist that my daughter the musician does, too. Most vacs are loud enough to damage hearing, and it's not just the vac -- it's all that vacuumicidal barking, too!