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Do you have a dog or a cat and want to test one of the Dyson Animal vacuum cleaners? Ten volunteers needed!

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carriemumsnet · 24/08/2009 16:43

We're looking for 10 families with cats or dogs at home to trial one of two vacuum cleaners from the Dyson Animal range - the DC19T2 - worth £250 and the DC25 - worth £311.
The project involves four stages, which would take place over about 6 weeks:

  1. This recruitment survey - once we have all the volunteers in, Dyson will choose the 10 testing families

  2. Testers will then be sent one machine to test - these can be kept by the testing family. When the machines are first received Dyson would like the tester to fill in and return to Dyson a usability survey.

  3. Testers would then need to send Dyson (in pre-addressed /pre-paid envelopes ) the dirt, fluff and fur that they collect weekly for up to six weeks. They would also like to know how frequently testers vacuum. (This is not at all judgy and will not be posted on Mumsnet, honest!! )

  4. Lastly, after the six weeks is up (probably early Oct), one of the insight team at Dyson would like to visit the tester to chat about their thoughts and experiences with the Dyson - this chat would last approximately 45 minutes.

In order to take part you need to have at least one cat or dog and live in the UK.

If you'd be interested in taking part and believe you can undertake all elements of the project, please sign up here

Good luck

MNHQ

OP posts:
Nemoandthefishes · 27/08/2009 13:50

does anyone know yet??

Nemo trys to avoid eyeing up the dustball of fluff and fur getting ready to attack her!

CamillaDyson · 27/08/2009 18:39

hi all

I'm afraid that you won't be finding out until mid-next week. Our fault, not MNHQ's. Sorry.

Just waiting for a very selfish person to return from their holiday and then we'll be in touch.

Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to fill in a survey. We'll be blanking out names for confidentiality reasons and rest assured we won't be using anyone's data for anything else once we've made the decision.

All the best,
Camilla

ilovesprouts · 27/08/2009 19:04

ooh i will keep my fingers crossed then xxx

Tortoise · 27/08/2009 19:06

Mid-next week
Oh the suspense is killing me! How can we wait that long??

Nemoandthefishes · 31/08/2009 20:20

sdkjhihfiknl
nemo makes a hole through the fluff....
is it midweek yet

Tortoise · 01/09/2009 22:26

No news yet???

Is tomorrow mid-week? Will we find out tomorrow?

lisad123wantsherquoteinDM · 02/09/2009 13:42

any news? im despreate!!

Nemoandthefishes · 02/09/2009 14:06

jbnjkbhub

I mean none here..nemo curls back into the ball

Tortoise · 03/09/2009 11:06

Still no news??

PinkTulips · 03/09/2009 11:08

bugger, missed my chasnce with this... and i have 6 cats and 3 small kids and neeeeeed a dyson animal

aristocat · 03/09/2009 11:18

Pink - i too have missed out again
only went on holiday and on my return discovered i was too late.

lisad123wantsherquoteinDM · 04/09/2009 16:22

still waiting?

wannaBe · 04/09/2009 16:30

likewise, although I was part of the first trial and got a little baby dyson but still my big one is knackered. And I have two dogs and two cats and a parrot so would have been perfect!

4andnotout · 04/09/2009 16:31

Anything yet??

Nemoandthefishes · 04/09/2009 16:49

nothing here

IdrisTheDragon · 04/09/2009 23:20

Has anyone heard I wonder?

AnnMumsnet · 04/09/2009 23:43

We're hoping to have an email out on Monday, sorry for the delays

IdrisTheDragon · 05/09/2009 08:27

So there is still hope?

lisad123wantsherquoteinDM · 07/09/2009 07:54

right its Monday now

EccentricaGallumbits · 07/09/2009 08:08

what time do dyson workers get to work?

I have so much moulted dog hair just waiting to be analysed.

gemmummy · 07/09/2009 08:11

i would love to, my hoover on it's last legs and looking for a new one. Have a black lab who's fur seems to get everywhere and my hoover struggling to keep up!

Doobydoo · 07/09/2009 09:44

Any news?I realised when I filled in questionnaire that it sounded like I just want a new vacuum[whichj I do] but I have also tried the Miele cat and dog one and a different Dyson in the past and they have never lasted long...be good if this one did the job!
When will we know??

Nemoandthefishes · 07/09/2009 10:16

DH has said if I get to trial the dyson he will get me a rug for the living room :-o we dont have one purely due to the dog liking to rub herself on anything she can and it turning into another dog..lol

Tortoise · 07/09/2009 12:26

Still no news? Been checking emails all morning!!

KnickersandVests · 07/09/2009 12:32

Today is the Dyson day?!

How fuffing exciting!

Where did my life go.....