DC02

Dyson DC02, still going strong after 20+ years

I had a first gen Dyson canister that was awesome. Lost it in my divorce lol. The one I bought five years ago was an absolute piece of shit. Would never buy another one.

This argument has been exhausted ad nauseam. Yes Dyson’s are better made than Sharks but they pale in comparison to brands like Miele which have models similarly priced to Dysons. I have owned several Dysons (an OG canister and a later V8 stick) and neither were good experiences. The plastic was brittle and I had to replace several parts on both within several years of purchase. The cordless one went thru batteries annually. Both were pretty beat up after 6-7 years. I now have a Miele… one of the cheapest versions. Have banged it around for a decade and one of my kids dropped it down the stairs. It looks and performs like new. I’ve never had to dissemble anything for clog issues… just pull off the roller. The secondary issue with bagless vacuums is that emptying them is messy and releases a plume of dust. I still also have a cordless… a Samsung Bespoke Jet. It has swappable batteries and a self emptying base that cleanly sucks the dirt into a bag in the base.

Sharks are good, but I’ve found that the only vacuum that “works” works is my dinosaur. First gen Dyson. I have cordless ones that do the trick (ish), but none of them hold a candle to my dinosaur.

I have an OG Dyson (the chonky yellow one) that I got in 2004, and it’s still going strong. I also fixed one that a friend found on the street in 2015 by taking it apart and cleaning out a clog. Not sure if they’re still made the same, but those older ones are tanks. Edit to add years.