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Originally Posted by SophieKatesMom

I also have a Dyson Animal, I got mine at Fry's -its a refurb but I think I paid maybe $150.00 for it two years ago. I love it, picks up well on both carpet and hardwood floors but what I like the best is the brush attachment, I use it to clean the slates on my plantation blinds and it works GREAT.

Sophie Kate not so much a fan of the Dyson, she attempts to bark it into submission.

What a great idea!! I'm going to try it on my blinds. Are you using the little unit with the roller brush inside or do you have something else?

Originally Posted by Robin Lodal

We have had our Dyson Animal Ball for over 3 years now and love it. It does a great job on carpet and hardwood/tile. If you get the "kick back" while on hardwood/tile, turn off the brushes, this will eliminate the problem. On hardwood/tile I always leave the brushes off unless its not getting all the dirt up.

I will say this though... a couple of weeks ago, we had a Kirby salesman come to our home and he had us vaccum our carpet and then he vaccumed with the Kirby and it still got up more dirt... so I don't know. We are still loyal to our Dyson (and ticked off the salesman lol) but the Kirby was very enticing.

I'm so happy to see more good reviews! I needed that this morning.

I was having a major case of Buyer's Remorse last night. I couldn't believe I'd spent that much money on a vacuum when my Hoover is still working.

Then later on I spilled some potting soil on the floor and pulled out the Hoover to clean it up. The whiny noise sounded much worse and it took me several passes to get all the dirt picked up. When I finished, the floor still felt a little gritty to me. The poor thing is on its last legs.

So now I think the timing was perfect for me to get a new vacuum, and I think I'm going to be very happy with this Dyson.