SeanFishsticks wrote:You could save money and just build your own... like this guy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkAJQ0Ggh_Y

It's alive it's alive !!

ROGETRAY wrote:

YES!!

Fan-frickin-tastic. <--See what I did there...

Bought this at Bed Bath for $169. The fan is noisy. It DOES have blades built into the base of the fan and I resent their claim to "bladeless". I suspect the intake vents will eventually become blocked and require cleaning and maintenence.
Cool as ART but questionable as a practical fan. Again, it is noisier than a traditional blade fan.

firebirdude wrote:
I guess I expected more. The commercial said that regular fans provided a chopped air unsettled feeling, whereas, the Dyson provides smooth constant delivery. Well I surely couldn't tell the difference. Feels exactly the same. Wind in my face.

All in all, I felt it was way too much money for something that basically did the exact same thing as a regular fan.

You don't understand. This is COOL. People buy it because having it makes them AWESOME.

And don't forget how easy to clean it is. Regular fans get pretty nasty after several months.

A gimmicky, noisy $150 desk fan.

Yeah. That's precisely what I need.

These things get terrible reviews all over the place. I like Dyson Vacuum we have, but I will stay away from their fans.

arroyoko wrote:The only way to feel the air is to wear it as a necklace... Big Fail!

LOL!!!

How decidedly inconvenient! Especially when you reach the end of the extension cord! ;-P

From experience, looking at this thing at a local Bed, Bath, and Beyond, my conclusion was that this is a grossly overpriced conversation piece. It was noisy (worse than many bladed fans with the same output) and, after 30 seconds of novelty wore off, not very clever at all.

I'm often annoyed when people call a product they don't like a "rip-off", but in my book this is truly very close to that definition. However, I do realize that people spend all kinds of money from time to time for a conversation piece, I've probably done it myself. If that's your objective, then have at it. Good luck!

superstargoddess wrote:Dang, smited by the woot gods again. Sorry woot gods!

Anyway, people are actually buying these! I am not rich, but I do have some money now (Finally! Long story, best not to ask), and as much as I want one of these fans, and this is a good price... I just can't justify spending $150 on it, even though this is half off original retail and $80 off from Amazon price.

I have heard that these are really good, but I just can't justify it. If I had $100,000 sitting in the bank instead of just around $2,000 or so, I would get this fan for sure!

I cant justify buying it even if i had $100,000 sitting in a bank. Buying things like a $150 fan it wont be long until i'm back down to $2,000.

now if i had a $1 million... *-)

Office Depot has this same fan for $150.00

SCAM! This is junk...saw it at Office Depot.

great technology employed for a questionable implementation. Sort of like a electric tooth paste dispenser, the old way works fine.

indytycoon wrote:Not another purchase? Does this include a Bindle of Carrots? I think Woot shouldn't apologize... More Bundle of Crops for the rest of us!

I have had more than my share of BAGS OF CASH and believe me they are not worth the effort.

polizzi82 wrote:http://www.dealextreme.com/p/cool-safe-lightweight-bladeless-fan-white-91663
$23 dollars shipped here.

Seriously though these real Dyson ones are kinda loud. And expensive.

I can't buy a bootleg bladeless fan

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cFyLOWdXMQk/SWVcuHbf5qI/AAAAAAAAAbU/pp__9Lw9k4Q/s1600/Fan%2BDeath.jpg

If you pay $150 for a simple table fan that will cool 1 small room, you're a fool. I have a bunless hotdog I'd like to sell you. Why pay $4 for a hotdog on a fattening, tasteless bun when you can pay $75 for a bunless hotdog?

It actually does NOT have any blades in the base...
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/dyson-bladeless-fan.htm

But, even if it was powered by kryptonite, it's still too expensive.

space0matic wrote:WORST WOOT EVER.
You've jumped the Shark.
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Yet, this is the only WOOT-OFF that I stayed up for the whole time- no sleep.
502 502 502 502, over and over again. The worst part was when I clicked "everything OK for my order (for Bundle of Carrots). Clicked the gold button- gave me a conformation page, and when I checked my purchase order account, it wasn't there. The old bait & switch.
A mistake here and there we understand; but this WOOT-OFF was one disaster after another.
What a total failure, WOOT. You've SOLD OUT.

Have to agree with the sentiment. Worst Woot-off I've experienced.

W9GFO wrote:Uh, it definitely does have blades. They are enclosed in the base.

Nope... it doesn't http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/dyson-bladeless-fan.htm

Just BUY it, your spouse will LOVE it as an anniversary gift. Trust me.

Roostalee wrote:Actually a product just being on QVC is usually a sign it's landfill fodder.

Hey wait, isn't QVC where Joan Rivers sells all her cheap crap? Ooops, I mean fashionable, valuable jewelry?

chedz wrote:Have to agree with the sentiment. Worst Woot-off I've experienced.

I just know there's a thread for this sort of woe, but I can't locate it at the moment. In the meantime, what do you think about the fan?

I'd loooove to get one of these. But I can get 5 floor-standing fans for the same $$. And I live in AZ. I really need more fans for the $$.

indytycoon wrote:I don't get it.....


J/K

Maybe if I parsed it differently...

"Gaa! I'm sweating like a Ho (rizontal Entrepreneur) in church here[...]"

isaaclyman wrote:You don't understand. This is COOL. People buy it because having it makes them AWESOME.

And don't forget how easy to clean it is. Regular fans get pretty nasty after several months.

You seriously don't think that dust doesn't get sucked up into the internal fan blades? Can you imagine trying to clean that after awhile?

inkycatz wrote:I just know there's a thread for this sort of woe, but I can't locate it at the moment. In the meantime, what do you think about the fan?

Point taken (and my apologies to all - didn't intend to fan the flames - no pun intended..maybe a little).

I do believe the fan is an over-priced gimmick. I have found them to be an intriguing design / concept. However, unless you have little children, where their safety is of concern, I see little reason to to pay this amount for a table fan that has little going for it, other than aesthetics, over a normal bladed fan. Just because it has Dyson on the label doesn't make it a great product.

I hope I've redeemed myself.

I wonder what kinds of things you could launch if you removed the internal fan and instead put controlled blasts of compressed air through the system!

I'd be interested in a finding a (cheap) broken one for the hack!

Is it just me or is there a complete lack of interest in this thing?

I guess Woot does not really care about abusing their customer base. Here is their flippant reply to my email:


Hi,

Um. Sorry about that?

Thanks,
Kelly
------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: dliidlii
Sent: 09/15/2011
To: Service; service@woot.com; Woot Member Services
Subject: wootoff lights, case # W-901000-RD7U

You failed to turn off the woot lights as is your policy and thereby wasted the time of hundreds of wooters. You owe us a formal apology and I for one will not make another purchase until an apology is given.

After 5 years and hundreds of purchases I am now boycotting woot. I know it will not do them any harm. However, I am confident their own actions/inaction will soon bring about woots demise.

jenandlaw wrote:Any better than what? The Dyson blade dryer is MILES better than this:

http://static.flickr.com/86/267756184_98ff9314f8.jpg

Yes, it is better than technology from the 1950s. Congratulations to them. But in fact the Dyson Blade is horribly flawed. It requires you to carefully place your hands into the slots, and slowed withdraw them. But it's far too easy to make contact with the edges, which kind of blows the whole concept of drying your hands without germ transfer.

Better than the Blade, is the XLERATOR, which doesn't have the mickey mouse slots of the Blade. It basically blows the Blade away (ha!). You can see them in most of the newer or remodeled Target store restrooms.

nunyazz wrote:Nope... it doesn't http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/dyson-bladeless-fan.htm

Yes, it does. Look on the second page of your link:

Calling the Dyson Air Multiplier a fan with no blades is perhaps a touch misleading. There are blades in the fan -- you just can't see them. The pedestal hides the blades. A motor rotates nine asymmetrically-aligned blades to pull air into the device. According to Dyson, these blades can pull in up to 5.28 gallons (about 20 liters) of air per second.

The fan is interesting and cool looking, but I think I will wait until the tech becomes more streamlined(haha, air joke) and thus cheaper.

It is about as strong as a fan its size, is a bit quieter, and gives a smoother airflow, but really unless you have a medical disorder or some kind, the slightly choppy effect from having a normal fan won't harm you.

For $150, buy a $25 fan, some good wine from wine.woot and maybe spend the rest on a night out on the town with a lady or guy.

Remember it is more worthwhile to spend you cash in pursuit of multiplying than it is to spend it on an air multiplier...

nunyazz wrote:It actually does NOT have any blades in the base...
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/dyson-bladeless-fan.htm

But, even if it was powered by kryptonite, it's still too expensive.

From your link:

"There are blades in the fan -- you just can't see them. The pedestal hides the blades."

nunyazz wrote:Nope... it doesn't http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/dyson-bladeless-fan.htm

OK, let's end this useless and pointless bickering about whether the fan has blades or not. It has blades but Dyson doesn't call them blades, they call them fins.

Here's your Dyson link, direct from Dyson.

http://www.dyson.com/insidedyson/default.asp#Air_Mult_Tech_Dev

Read the third paragraph. The fan has an impellor with 9 fins in their language...an internal fan with 9 blades in everyday language.

Now can we please get back to complaining about the lack of items we wanted (or could get) in the last Woot-Off?

Thanks.

DennisWKam wrote:Yeah, we're sorry about her. I share a cube all with her and she's pregnant and kinda moody.

You're in for a treat, soon you'll get to see her sleep-deprived, achy, and post-partum hormonal.

And if you think she's moody now, just wait until she hits 50 and you'll see what moody really is.

Run. Away. Now.

Save yourself.

Would this help with my schvitzing?

Oy vey it's hot here! I'm schvitzing like a blind mohel at his first bris!

DennisWKam wrote:Yeah, we're sorry about her. I share a cube wall with her and she's pregnant and kinda moody.

On the one hand, things went a bit crazy with the 503s, but on the other hand some people are going out for blood like their first born was murdered. So thank you for apologizing. Can you please bring back the bag of carp maybe?

Though I wouldn't have said that about your office-mate, pregnant ladies are dangerous. If she finds out you apologized for her actions, she might attack! Quick, play dead and curl up into a ball while shouting as loud as you can and making yourself appear larger... I think one of those things works with grizzly bears.

tdurden wrote:Would this help with my schvitzing?

Oy vey it's hot here! I'm schvitzing like a blind mohel at his first bris!

OK, now THAT's funny...but I only know that because my Yiddish speaking friends expanded my vocabulary.