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I think someone has changed their tune |
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Post# 296699   9/2/2014 at 17:49 (3,523 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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Was he not against it all before? CLICK HERE TO GO TO vintagerepairer's LINK |
Post# 296715 , Reply# 1   9/2/2014 at 18:49 (3,523 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas)   |   | |
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Wow, what a shocker.... |
Post# 296729 , Reply# 2   9/2/2014 at 20:01 (3,523 days old) by baglessball ()   |   | |
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...my product sales had gone up by 78% :) |
Post# 296768 , Reply# 3   9/2/2014 at 22:46 (3,522 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 296772 , Reply# 4   9/2/2014 at 23:10 (3,522 days old) by spiraclean (UK)   |   | |
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And Baglessball hits the nail on the head!
I do find myself wondering, however, if the increase in sales is largely due to omission. Dyson has never displayed motor wattage on their machines, and many people have no idea they are buying something with 1200 or 1400 watts. They just assume it's pulling 2000+ watts like almost everything else on display in the shop. The only way they would know otherwise would be to check the rating label, which would mean turning the cleaner upside down, or on certain Dyson models, removing the bin or hose. |
Post# 296833 , Reply# 7   9/3/2014 at 11:01 (3,522 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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We've been saying the same thing over here for years, DT. Hence the welcoming of the legislation.
I have a 700w Panasonic upright that generates more suction than an 1800w modern Electrolux. As Mr. D rightly said, it's all about designing something efficient, which is something a lot of manufacturers aren't doing. They're just churning out cheaply made vacs with stupidly high power motors as a way of getting around doing any extensive R&D. |