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Who'd like to try out a new Dyson vacuum cleaner?

183 replies

CarrieMumsnet · 04/02/2008 11:43

We've been asked by Dyson to find 20 volunteers to test out a couple of brand new vacuum cleaners. To be eligible for the trial you need to do most of your own hoovering (so maybe it's time to give the cleaner a holiday ) and be able to collect your machine from Dyson's London or Wiltshire offices and stay for a brief demo.

If you like the machine you will be free to keep it. All we ask is that you agree to give feedback on an open section of Talk (that we'll set up in a couple of weeks time) and join in an online focus group (basically an online chat) with the Dyson engineers to tell them what you really think.

We're hoping to get all our volunteers in place by the end of the week, so if you're interested please sign up here

OP posts:
FAQ · 07/02/2008 16:21

oh cr*p - I know I know I know - my mum has never owned a "hoover" product in her life but has always called her vacuum a hoover......and I picked up the habit.

Sadly I didn't quite pick up her habit of regularly picking up the electric cleaning device and using it

RTKangaMummy · 07/02/2008 16:18

LOL FAQ

Don't call it a "hoover" when you go there it is a Vaccuum cleaner or a DYSON

rey · 07/02/2008 16:17

Shiny... at present it's managing the stairs with my upright you have to really have muscles to use the attachment in the way it has to stretch and the sides of the walls the brush is next to useless and the way everything comes apart one slight knock and you have to check for ages unless you are lucky and chance upon what the problem is first time. I could go on but the stairs and cleaning are my main bugbears! Thanks byt he way

NeverSayNever · 07/02/2008 16:10

Oooh I have been picked

Can't wait to put it through its paces .

Thank you so much

FAQ · 07/02/2008 16:09

haha - hadn't noticed that RT - I'd only looked as far as the dates to pick up........that time slot for the engineers is fine for me either day so I hadn't bothered to check if the date existed or not

FAQ · 07/02/2008 16:08

Shiny - I'm in Northamptonshire - am planning on training down to London (or getting a lift from a friend and paying petrol/congestion charge) and bringing it back that way.......hard work I know - but we're desperate for a (decent) new hoover and it'd be cheaper than paying for a brand new decent on (of any make) LOL.

Have emailed and am waiting to hear if it can be picked up on a different date.........fingers crossed - I need something to go right in my life right now.

RTKangaMummy · 07/02/2008 16:06

Thank you soooooooooooooo much MNTowers

The date for the thread with enginneers doesn't exist though

Thurs 7th

Thurs 6th or Fri 7th?

ShinyDysonHereICome · 07/02/2008 16:04

Thanks for that Rey- will test thoroughly!

What kind of problems have you had with them in the past?

rey · 07/02/2008 15:59

Just seen this, for Dyson's info I would have loved to try a new one out as they never get it quite right for me and it's so frustrating! So those of you checking it out please do a thorough job before they let it loose on the unsuspecting public. They are not cheap and then you can't exactly take it back because you don't like certain things about it so find I have to stick with it until I can finally claim it does not work anymore to justify replacing it!

ShinyDysonHereICome · 07/02/2008 15:57

Just email I think! but I'm not entirely sure.....

lennygrrl · 07/02/2008 15:56

Message withdrawn

ShinyDysonHereICome · 07/02/2008 15:55

FAQ whereabouts are you?

I could collect and deliver to you if allowed!

FAQ · 07/02/2008 15:39

Just my flipping luck - I've been chosen.........but the date for collection has changed - and I'm going to be in Edinburgh on the dates given WAAAAAAAAAAH.

MNHQ
CarrieMumsnet · 07/02/2008 13:52

Emails will be wending their way today, there was - in usual Mumsnet fashion - a slight delay in the hat ceremony, but the names were pulled by end of Tues. Apologies to all those disappointed but there will be a bumper Dyson comp coming and if you win that you won't even have to pick it up and have the demo.

Thanks again to all for volunteering so swiftly

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IdrisTheDragon · 07/02/2008 12:52

Bother - didn't read whole thread and didn't realise name pulling out of hat had already happened.

Oh well.

TheDevilWearsPrimark · 07/02/2008 12:47

I thought I'd got an email from them yesterday when I saw 'dyson' as I scanned my inbox
But it was a rogue freecycle 'wanted' email.

I got all excited for about 3 seconds.

magnolia74 · 07/02/2008 12:45

I haven't heard

ScoobyDoo · 07/02/2008 12:31

Has this been done? names been picked?

TLSM · 06/02/2008 09:59

So has anyone got there email yet?? I never get chosen for anything

JeremyVile · 05/02/2008 18:40

OK, I've now read the thread and see the names were picked hours ago.

As you were.

JeremyVile · 05/02/2008 18:32

Ah I see that I just need to sign up rather than beg....

JeremyVile · 05/02/2008 18:30

MEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEM.

pleeeeeease.

This is perfect, my hoover is dead.

Oh, woe is me...... etc, etc.

magnolia74 · 05/02/2008 18:27

Will we all have to go to the demo at the same time??
could all go to the pub before hand Probably best not to go after as a bunch of women with Dyson hoovers will look like a 'meet once a month' group with a hoover fetish

ScoobyDoo · 05/02/2008 16:23

Ah yes it will most probably be the new posters who get picked from the hat!

CountessDracula · 05/02/2008 16:21

Good point

MNHQ I think you should discount new posters for this thread