Dyson vac - worth it to buy a refurbished one?
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Anonymous
| I have bought used ("preowned" cars, but never any other refurbished device. Should I take a risk for a good price? |
Anonymous
| I don't know about refurbished, but we recently got a good discount on a new Dyson through Costco |
Anonymous
| FWIW, we have a Dyson, and it seems no more effective than a traditional vac. Not bad, but nothing special. Maybe we have a lemon. |
Anonymous
| I got a refurbished dc41 for $279. I love it. It seemed to be in nearly brand new condition when we got it. Plus it comes with a 6 month manufacturers warranty. |
Anonymous
Interesting. I know at least one vac store that does not push Dysons, mainly because they are a real pain when requiring repair. We burn through vacs - combination of dog and cleaning lady, who just seems to be rough on them. Looking for the magic one. |
Anonymous
|
Nope.
I've had two Dysons and both died. I would not buy another one. |
Anonymous
| I hate ours. The ball makes it hard to push. |
Anonymous
| We have the Dyson Animal and it's horrible. We have 2 cats so I thought it made sense to pay more for a better model this time around, but it was a total failure. It has great suction and is a nice color, and those are the only nice things I can say. It needs to be emptied constantly (virtually every time it's used). The crevice attachment has a brush on it that's supposed to be movable so that you can actually vacuum crevices, but it won't budge. And now, after 3 months of use, the brush thing that you use on rugs or carpets is already broken. It's going back to the store as soon as I can get it there. |
Anonymous
| I'm not sold on my Dyson either. We have a long haired dog (golden retriever) and a short haired cat, plus I have long hair, and I'm always having to give that thing a hair cut because hair wraps around the brush rendering it useless. It fills up almost instantly, it smells like my dog who died 3 years ago whenever I run it, the attachments suck but not in the good way, the hose/extension is hard to get back onboard, and the suction has been problematic lately. We have the purple Animal one without the ball. We bought it new. |
Anonymous
| And they're really heavy |
Anonymous
| I love my Dyson. Bought it refurbished which was the only way I could afford one. I have two cats and a kid with allergies. It was worth the expense. |