These were (not sure if they still are) on sale at the "Blain's Farm and Fleet" near us (west of Chicago) for this same price....obviously NEW though.

Interesting review.

http://www.youtube.com/user/GoVacuums?v=jLNT-Y94Of4

My wife's been hinting heavily at a need for a new Dyson, not any vacuum, but specifically a Dyson since she likes the Dyson we got from Woot several years ago. Sigh, might have to pull the trigger. But we're not close to any of our celebratory milestones. Valentines is long past, her birthday isn't for 4 months, no anniversary dates of note to think of, so we're currently drifting in a calm relationship waters where I don't have to worry about startling wake late at night wondering if I had missed anything and maybe sneak out to get a present from 24hour CVS... Dammit.

WHY does woot! pimp Dyson so much?

juicius wrote:My wife's been hinting heavily at a need for a new Dyson, not any vacuum, but specifically a Dyson since she likes the Dyson we got from Woot several years ago. Sigh, might have to pull the trigger. But we're not close to any of our celebratory milestones. Valentines is long past, her birthday isn't for 4 months, no anniversary dates of note to think of, so we're currently drifting in a calm relationship waters where I don't have to worry about startling wake late at night wondering if I had missed anything and maybe sneak out to get a present from 24hour CVS... Dammit.

I now see why you have 34 quality posts...

Ok - I bought one of these to help the Woot Off along but it's not showing up in my account an hour later.

It was taking forever to confirm so I wandered back to the Woot Off. Should I have stayed on my account page? Should I reorder? What happens if the first one goes through finally and I've ordered another - do I get stuck with two? I don't need two.

PS: I'm sure someone thinks I do need two balls, but really.. I don't :-)

I have a refurbished Dyson for a few years and it's still the best vacuum I have ever bought. Highly recommended to anyone interested but worried it's a refurb.

SO IS MINE.. GR!!

Skunkmonkey wrote:I'm just curious. If Dyson products are so well-engineered and don't lose suction and all that, why are there so many refurbs? Though many people speak very highly of Dyson produts, I'm leery to jump because it appears that a great deal of them get sent back.

Blame it on impulse purchases and internet retailers. People buy stuff having never actually put their hands on it. The thing arrives and they are unimpressed for whatever reason (not as expected, too expensive, buyer's remorse, whatever) and it gets returned. 99% of "refurbished" items were never used, not even once.

I know you think "refurbished" means "it broke and they fixed it" but that's not the case. It's all about fickle consumers.

I've bought dozens upon dozens of refurbished items including computers, televisions, MP3 players, cameras and even a Dyson. I've never once received anything in less than pristine, new condition.

gr8rtst wrote:WHY does woot! pimp Dyson so much?

Because they're good, and many of us can only afford them if they're refurbed or clearanced.

Bought a refurb Animal Dyson on Woot over a year ago. I love it. It arrived so clean that I couldn't believe it was a refurb. Mine is not the ball & it does lay flat to go under the bed. So, if you need one that lays flat, just wait, I bet that Woot will have one later in the day. The Animal is quite a bit heavier than the Ball, so your arm gets a good workout while vacuuming.

A clean floor or a new handheld game system... Meh, you can't really tell when the carpet is dirty anyway.

juicius wrote:My wife's been hinting heavily at a need for a new Dyson, not any vacuum, but specifically a Dyson since she likes the Dyson we got from Woot several years ago. Sigh, might have to pull the trigger. But we're not close to any of our celebratory milestones. Valentines is long past, her birthday isn't for 4 months, no anniversary dates of note to think of, so we're currently drifting in a calm relationship waters where I don't have to worry about startling wake late at night wondering if I had missed anything and maybe sneak out to get a present from 24hour CVS... Dammit.

Sweetie, no offense, but you might well have landed in real trouble had you surprised your wife with a Dyson (even a Dyson!) for Valentines Day or her birthday. Today's the first day of spring and spring cleaning beckons!

juicius wrote:My wife's been hinting heavily at a need for a new Dyson, not any vacuum, but specifically a Dyson since she likes the Dyson we got from Woot several years ago. Sigh, might have to pull the trigger. But we're not close to any of our celebratory milestones. Valentines is long past, her birthday isn't for 4 months, no anniversary dates of note to think of, so we're currently drifting in a calm relationship waters where I don't have to worry about startling wake late at night wondering if I had missed anything and maybe sneak out to get a present from 24hour CVS... Dammit.

Hide it in the closet maybe?

Worst Woot off evar

Did kmy part to move this one along. Wife will be happy. She doesn't have to know it's refurbed does she?

This entire woot-off (thus far) is:

The pot of water that won't boil.
The DJ that plays to many slow songs.
The bad movie that should have ended 30 minutes ago.
The guests that won't leave and you have to be up early the next morning.
The grand prix of racing snails under the influence of valium.

Yo, wooT!! Let's pick up the tempo!

The out-of-the-box performance of the Dyson is probably just as good as many other vacuums. You can see this in the Consumer Reports trials. Where the Dyson excels is in durability. Most of the vacuums I previously owned would have a drop in performance after a year or two. But I've been using the same Dyson for over 5 years and it still works as good as new.

I was excited to see a woot-off while I have a day off. I ran an hour and half worth of errands and fertilized my front lawn and this vacuum is still up. Two bad woot-offs in a row? I doubt we'll see the "we're sold out of everything" monkeys tonight.

I'm thinking these server issues might actually be part of a sophisticated DOS attack by w00t! on all the bots (wooters,wootalyzer, etc.). Get ready for a good old fashioned Bunnies Ogling Carrots sans bots!

I like this app Wootstar,shows 20% left,and its a free app for now,I guess free for the rest of the day.

juicius wrote:My wife's been hinting heavily at a need for a new Dyson, not any vacuum, but specifically a Dyson since she likes the Dyson we got from Woot several years ago. Sigh, might have to pull the trigger. But we're not close to any of our celebratory milestones. Valentines is long past, her birthday isn't for 4 months, no anniversary dates of note to think of, so we're currently drifting in a calm relationship waters where I don't have to worry about startling wake late at night wondering if I had missed anything and maybe sneak out to get a present from 24hour CVS... Dammit.

If I were to buy a small home appliance as a gift for a "celebratory milestone" parts of me would go missing. After being married for more than 25 years it's bling FTW!!!

The dyson vacuum the woot that never dies...

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Purchased one of these from woot a year ago. Arrived looking and functioning like it was brand new. Still works great, no regrets.

The only downside to this thing is it can be a pain to use when you break it down to the wand with attachments if the job you're trying to do requires a lot of moving around or a long hose length.

Love mine.

I'm assuming part of the reason for few items is because the servers went down last night.

See my signature link for definition of refurbed for woot in case you're still having questions.

this sucks....get it?!?! HAHAHAHA!

10 items 12 hours. Slowest Woot Off ever!!

Does this work with a Suck-Cut?

Would this thing work in outer space? A vacuum working inside a vacumm could possibly end the world as we know it. Or not.

with a woot-off, how many hours go by without a sale beofre the next product appears?

Just realized there was a woot-off going on! Good thing too. I was all set to buy this vacuum because I saw that it comes in pink, but by the time I got on, all that's left is purple. My husband is, i'm sure, very grateful for that fact.

Good lord. Is the Dyson Vacuum a reincarnation of the Nokia Phone?
This thing will not die!!!!
Go back to the depths of hell from whence you came!

Thanks Woot for having my back while I had an hour long meeting. Glad I didn't miss anything.

bjodasso wrote:Just realized there was a woot-off going on! Good thing too. I was all set to buy this vacuum because I saw that it comes in pink, but by the time I got on, all that's left is purple. My husband is, i'm sure, very grateful for that fact.

Yeah...cause purple is WAY more manly!

gallogj wrote:Yeah...cause purple is WAY more manly!

I'm saying my husband is grateful that I don't want a purple one, and thus saved $250.

Have my Dyson DC15 that I bought on here (refurbished) in 07 and it still works like a charm! Definitely worth the price!

It means the manufacturer have replaced all bad parts. I bought a refurbished Dyson from Woot a few months back and it was worth it! You also get a 6 months warranty on refurbished Dyson's.

Ordered one during the woot off and it's already sitting on my door step! Dang that was fast shipping!

eldiablohijo wrote:I bet Pink will be the last color to go.

Purple was the last color to go. I know b/c my wife made me order it anyway...