[...] bought a Dyson DC17 Animal a few years ago after asking for recommendations here on the blog. Recently Dyson contacted me to ask if I was interested in attending their first ever Domestic [...]

Whatever you do………S T A Y A W A Y F R O M T H E H O O V E R. I bought the model you have shown (wind tunnel), and I have to clean it every five minutes! It’s so annoying, it gets clogged pretty easy, and I actually have to pick it up and bang it against the floor to clear out the accumulting clogs. I bought the first generation Roombas – it did not clean very well.

i just saw that you bought the dyson..that was my recommendation..we have looked at them for a long time..but i never wanted to shell out the money for one..but as kevin says “you get what you pay for” we have 3 animals but just got the new model yellow one and it is fabulous..no need to really get the “animal” one..it just gives you a few more attachments..but the ones the yellow one comes with are just fine..we’ve had ours only a few weeks but it was definitely a great purchase and i don’t feel guilty like i usually do after buying something expensive!!

you’ll love the dyson. i rave about mine, just like your chorus of other commentors have!

I know this is a little lame but we have two dogs and hardwood floors and I was spending 30-45 minutes a day sweeping until we got our Roomba!

I can’t get enough of our lovable and efficient little robot/slave.

Though he can’t pick up everything I now only need to sweep a few select spots every few days. Money well spent.

I googled for a discount, found a 20% off coupon at Linens ‘n Things, and WE BOUGHT A DYSON.

I am very seriously coveting a Dyson Slim right now. They’re about $100 less than the Animal model, great on wood floors, and much lighter than full size. Every time I go to Target I visit it. I’ll be doing that until I can bring one home and give it a proper home.

i took a long time choosing between the top Dyson one and the top Electrolux one… and finally walked off with the latter and have been really happy with it.

I love my Bissel Healthy Home vacuum!

Dyson Animal rocks… believe the hype! I have 3 cats and the animal attachment is nothing short of a miracle when it comes to getting the hair off of furniture. We also have hardwoods and I use the bare floor mode for those.