Generic vacuum cleaner recommendation
So mine's kicked the bucket, well I kicked the power switch which then snapped and the hoover is rather old. Anyhoo I thought I might take the opportunity to buy a new one! Anyone care to make a recommendation? Apart from Hyma. He keeps trying to make me spend £160 on a Dyson and I can't fathom why anyone would spend so much on one.
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Nothing sucks like an Electrolux.
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I have to say that Dysons are extremely good at cleaning, but I don't think they're good value for money.
Even with shopping around and special offers, you're going to pay more of a premium over an 'average' brand than the extra quality is actually worth.
You probably still can't beat Hoover for best value for money.
I'm also interested in other comments as I'm thinking about one as a Christmas present for 'er indoors.
Even with shopping around and special offers, you're going to pay more of a premium over an 'average' brand than the extra quality is actually worth.
You probably still can't beat Hoover for best value for money.
I'm also interested in other comments as I'm thinking about one as a Christmas present for 'er indoors.
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I went through this process recently when I moved flat. Ended up going for a Which? recommended Miele cylinder. It's fantastic and has different settings for floor types/curtains/soft furnishings etc.
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Thought that might provoke a comment.tvmercia wrote:and who said romance was dead
It's become an odd sort of tradition here. The current Dyson, now knackered, was an aniversary present many years ago.
As someone once said, "romance is in the art of surprise", so what better surprise than a vacuum cleaner as a present for your wife?
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I like my Henry by NuMark.
Bloody powerful wee thing.
Nick - many years ago, before they had children, my dad asked my mum what she'd like for Christmas. She jokingly said, "oh just a packet of cigarettes", and that's what he bought her.
She's *still* talking about it.
Bloody powerful wee thing.
Nick - many years ago, before they had children, my dad asked my mum what she'd like for Christmas. She jokingly said, "oh just a packet of cigarettes", and that's what he bought her.
She's *still* talking about it.
We sell Miele products at work, a couple of years ago there was a staff promotion where you got points for selling their products which could be exchanged for vouchers or Miele appliances. I traded most of mine in for a top of the range Miele Revolution Powerplus 5000 vacuum cleaner. Excellent machine, with it's HEPA filtration, electrically powered floorhead and uber-powerful motor (2200 watts of it) - and of course the best bit of all, that the floorhead has a headlight on it so you can vacuum in the dark!scottishtv wrote:I went through this process recently when I moved flat. Ended up going for a Which? recommended Miele cylinder. It's fantastic and has different settings for floor types/curtains/soft furnishings etc.
There is a big price tag to get your head around (mine would have cost £350 if I'd have bought it, and you need to shell out around £200 to get a mid-range 'Cat & Dog' or 'Solution' model, but I can't recommend them enough. Brilliant machines, built to last. If cylinders aren't your thing, Miele do now have a range of uprights aswell.