Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Happy New Year everyone and best wishes to those that departed us in the last year.. Tanker, Mental et al. I have a Dyson vac, I got caught up in the hype, but have since realised there is actually nothing to beat 'ol Henry and it is a fraction of the price of a Dyson.

Happy New Year ...

iturama your right , the Henry has no filters it's straight through ,the builders use them to suck up fragments of brick and brick dust when working in houses , all for a hundred quid , can't beat them .

And kittens too?

Henrys are for chavs, IMHO. ;-)

Dysons are much more fashionable and have a much, much bigger second hand market too. (Don't forget to keep the box)

Why would you sell your vacuum ?

where's the market for a 2nd-hand sucking thingy?

Why would you sell your vacuum ?

1. Well, it might still have some good life in it. But if it's kept much longer it might become much more difficult to sell to anyone.

2. You have the money and want to try something new. It's also a bit of fun and helps to defray costs to knock the old one out on, say Ebay. (Don't forget to keep the box).

Look on eBay and you will find loads of second hand vacuum cleaners including lots of Dysons and Henrys.

I suppose there is a market for second hand vacuums at the car washing joints. But all that I have seen are Henry's. They know better than to use a useless Dyson that gets clogged if it sucks up a fruit gum.

this dialogue could rapidly go down hill :-)

We haven't got on to Hetty yet...

The dysons are ideal for your own home carpets.....(not for rental purposes) : they are a little fragile but just use them carefully are they will last years, don't knock them over or bang into things.......little henry's are ideal for tougher jobs.....

Upgraded to a 'Handheld - Dyson V8 Absolute Pro' just after Christmas. I'll give it 5* too. Haven't even needed to switch to 'Max' yet.

Our 3 yr old previous 'Handheld - Dyson DC35 MutiFloor' is still in absolutely excellent condition. I'll give it 4*. We take care of all of our stuff and this for example, is kept scrupulously clean and has its filter washed regularly too. It was immediately spoken for in that my daughter has quickly nabbed it for her caravan before I can sell it on.

Anyone think we could start a 'MoneyAM Classifieds' thread? I reckon we could sell our used PCs, monitors and other stuff, like Dysons on it and maybe even more. Perhaps, we might need a moderator (volunteer?) for it if and when it became fairly popular.

my beloved won't touch dyson .... she reckons they're rubbish - too expensive, too heavy and (i think) likely to throw dust everywhere when you empty them

Certainly heavy

and expensive, and rubbish :) Good marketing though. I think a pink Hetty would be just the job for that caravan EL. Student proof.

I'm really impressed with my cleaner. She only charges 13 € an hour.

:-)

She obviously brings her own vac' then, Hils. Yes? No?

Fortunately for us, our cleaners don't charge the other anything. However, we do show lots of appreciation.

I think we've got one somewhere, Doc, but I've no idea what it's called.

The DT gave the new BBC drama McMafia a bit of a slating yesterday. I had recorded the first episode and didn't find it that bad. Likes to travel a lot so a bit like the Night Manager in that respect. Anything that holds my attention more than 10 minutes is worth a few stars from me. Very few US programs get more than a minute. At least to my taste, european made tv drama is streets ahead.

hils - an indication of how damn expensive switzerland is

mcmafia - perhaps not quite as good as the night manager, and can be somewhat confusing, but i think it's great