I was so excited for my Dyson to come and expected it to take a long time, but it came in less than a week! I had even swept my entire house the day before because I wasn't expecting it to come so fast. I was excited to put it together and vacuum right away so I abandoned whatever it was that I was doing and got down to work on putting it together.
I assumed that it would come in lots of pieces but it only came in 4 pieces and was a cinch to put together. You just attach the bottom brush bar, insert the handle, and put the attachment in its holder. It took me about 5 minutes because I didn't read the instructions and couldn't get the handle to go it, I was putting it in backwards.
Once it was together I got to work on vacuuming. Like I said I swept the whole house the day before so I wasn't expecting to pick up a lot. My house is small, two bedroom, one bath, and a finished attic. Its all tile and wood other than my bedroom so I used to only sweep every other day and then vacuum my room once in a while.
It was a little weird at first to vacuum with the ball when I was used to a big old heavy vacuum. After the first few times of vacuuming I was totally used to it and would never go back to a four wheeled vacuum. I was amazed at home much dirt and hair and dust it picked up since I had only swept the day before. I really wasn't expecting it to pick up much.
It is so easy to empty the canister, you just push a button and it detaches itself from the main part of the vacuum. You just take it over to the garbage and push the button again and it all dumps out. You can even remove the whole case around it and clean it all out even more if you want. I do that every few weeks.
The only maintenance that you do with the Dyson is washing the filters. I was nervous about doing it the first time but it really is quite simple. You open up the ball to remove that filter, and the other one is on top of the canister. They come out no problem and you just take them to the sink and run water through them and tap out all of the dirt and grease. Leave them to dry and then you can put them back in and you only need to do it once a month or so.
It was very easy to fit under my cupboards and great for maneuvering under the kitchen table and around all of my chairs. One feature that I love about it is that the handle comes off with the push of a button and you flip it around and reattach it upside down and it turns into a long wand that I use for reaching behind my TV, getting cobwebs off of the roof, behind the washer and dryer, and more.
I love that there are no bags to buy for Dyson's vacuums and that they are guaranteed for 5 years! If I am going to invest in a vacuum I want to know that the company is going to stand behind their product. A friend of mine actually had to send her Dyson back for repairs recently . She said you can really tell a good company when they already have your money and they still have great service and respect for their clients. I believe that Dyson truly is a great company.
I have loaned out my Dyson to a few people so far, everyone wants to try it! My one girlfriend needed it to clean her rugs because she has a dog that sheds a lot and her vacuum just doesn't get all of the hair out. She was very impressed. She has purchased so many vacuums and none of them do a very good job with the dog hair embedded in the carpet. I have had to take it back over a few more times so she can keep redoing her rugs.
I have had 3 or 4 vacuums in my life so far and haven't liked any of them for more than a few weeks. The suction doesn't work as well as when its new, they smell, and they blow the dirt around instead of picking it up. I have no complaints about my Dyson and in 10 or so years when it finally breaks down I will be buying another! The Dyson picks up everything and even has a HEPA filter and is certified Asthma and allergy friendly!
In October Dyson decided to contribute $50,000 to CBCF (Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.) In part of this this made and sold two pink Dyson vacuums. The DC25 Ball Upright and the DC23 Moterhead Canister. To date the James Dyson Foundations has donated over $2 million dollars to Breast Cancer Research.
Dyson has offered one of my readers their choice of one of their Breast Cancer pink vacuums. Your choice of the DC25 Ball Upright or the DC23 Moterhead Canister!
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***** Contest will end on March 20th at 8:00 PM. I will use Random.org to choose the winner, email the winner and post the winners name on Fun and Funky Mommy. The winner will have 72 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Make sure that your profile is set to public or that you include your email in your comments because if I can't get a hold of you you can't win! Contest open to Canada and the USA*****
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I love the dc25 All Floors! It would be perfect for my mixed flooring. You rock Dana!!
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i would choose the dc23 motorhead pink canister, because it works good on all floors and i have carpet, tile and wood.
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I would totally get the DC23 Motorhead pink because of the high suction power and moterized head. I follow you on facebook.
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I'd choose the Dyson DC25 Animal! My fav feature is The Ball!
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i would want the dc28 animal. I like that its specially made for pet hair and we have a lot of that here
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I would love the DC25 All Floors
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Awesome giveaway! I would go with the DC23 Motorhead. With 5 littles it would be put to good use.
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I would get the Dyson DC 31 Animal for obvious reasons. Pets that shed. ALOT.
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I NEED DC28 Animal with a pomeranian and a long haired cat there is always fur everywhere!
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Coolest giveaway ever! I like the pink robot um...some number. LOL Because it's PINK and because my kids are messy, so we need a super vaccuum cleaner.
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Wow - a Dyson! I would love to have a new Dyson (mine is 5 years old and seems to be in its 80's in human age.. LOL)
I would want the D25 - I love the ball feature and would need the all floor types and the ability to pick up that lovely dog hair!
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Tough decision! I would probably choose the DC23 Motorhead Animal. With two dogs and a cat, I really like that this vacuum has Root Cyclone technology + core separator for powerful all-round pet hair removal.
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I would pick the DC28 if I could because of the Airmuscle technology it has. Pet hair and dander is a HUGE problem in this house!
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What a great giveaway! I would LOVE the all floors vacumm. We have a little bit of everything in this house and taht would make it so much easier to clean!
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If I could pick any vacuum, I'd pick the Dyson Animal DC28 because of its ability to remove pet hair
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I would want the DC25 Animal, as I have three cats, it's manoueverable (sp!) and my husband and I both have long hair which absolutely fills the carpet, so maybe it would work on that as well as pet hair!
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the DC24 because I like the idea of the ball and I really like that is it all floors because I like to vacuum my tile floors and carpet (and hope to oneday have some hardwood too)
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