Dyson - V8 Animal
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"I live in a 2700 square foot cookie-cutter tract house. First floor is laminate with an office that has carpet. Then there’s the stairs which leads to 5 carpeted bedrooms, two tile bathrooms, a laundry room, and a walk-in carpeted closet. I can get all of that done one charge."
"being cordless and effective for what I need. ... For some the tradeoff for cordless, no bags, good suction, etal means we vacuum more than we otherwise would. ... I never would have thought I'd defend a near $1,000 cordless vacuum but I got one as a gift and will never buy anything different now."
"I love the dyson stick vacuum for quick pickups."
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"It comes with a bonus smaller motorized head for furniture, which removes my cats hair really well."
"Mine sheds consistently so the lightness and suction power makes it easy to do a few quick pickups a day vs long, thorough cleans that last all of 2 hrs."
"takes cat hair off of stuff like nobody’s business"
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"I also used my Dyson stick vacuum for my 1000sf house, cleaned weekly plus as-needed clean ups. It’s still going strong 5+ years later."
"The first one lasted five years, which was good enough for me, considering the price & the intense use. ... Two dogs (one a husky), two cats, and my thick, long hair. I vacuum daily, hardwoods and carpet."
"We've had our Dyson V8 for almost 6 years and it still works amazingly."
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"I replaced the battery with an aftermarket one when the original’s battery life went way down. Works like brand new again."
"Bought a $20 battery on Amazon last year and it runs like a champ."
"I've replaced like every part except the motor in my Dyson stick vacuum over the last 10+ years and it works great. ... Being able to get cheap replacement parts is a huge benefit"
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"the battery life is still good enough to clean my entire 3B2B."
"I've never run out of charge on my stick vac. ... It will go for about 45 minutes or so. ... I'm never vacuuming for nearly that long."
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"Our Dyson V8 stick vacs have last around 2 years tops. ... We've been incredibly disappointed in the quality."
"My cordless Dyson lasted 3 years. ... not worth having to replace every 3 years"
"battery died just months after warranty expired."
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"I hate to hold pressing the power button all the time."
"I couldn’t get over having to press the button down the entire time vacuuming."
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"The thing would not suck up the bigger chunks of dog hair on hard floors bc the head sits too close to the ground, so it ends up pushing bigger debris out of the way. ... I kept having to lift it up then drop it on top of the chunks of hair to suck it up. ... Sometimes it would kick the dog hair out instead of sucking it up. ... I was getting so mad and was very tempted to drive 20 minutes to my place for my Shark."
"the amount of dog hair / ETC it can get out of the carpet vs the Dyson Cordless cannot be compared."
"the cordless Dyson isn’t that great for carpet/rugs ... I have the old school Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner and it’s sooo much better for rugs"
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"terrible when something goes wrong. ... We used to just write them off if it was anything more than a blockage. ... Dyson are also very difficult to deal with to get parts etc. ... sourcing the parts for the customer and general support."
"The out of warranty repair cost was 75% of what a new one would cost so I chucked it."
"My cordless Dyson lasted 3 years. ... not worth having to replace every 3 years"
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"It spews dust into the air"
"I do have to empty it outside"
"also those make a mess when you try to empty them"
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