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Traci finally had enough of our piece of crap Hoover Windtunnel vacuum so she decided that we were replacing it. She’d been eying the Dysons for some time so when she got the 20% off coupon from Bed, Bath, and Beyond she decided to act on it. We headed over to BB&B and picked up the Dyson Absolute. It was $499.99 but with the 20% off coupon we saved $100.

I have to say, after using this thing I’m really, really impressed. It’s much lighter than the Hoover and the overall design is much more user-friendly. For instance, the beater brush button on the Hoover was down on the floor whereas the button on the Dyson is up high on the handle, saving an annoying stooping down to turn the switch on or off. It glides over carpet and hard wood floors without virtually no effort, and the canister is really, really easy to empty.

And, of course, it doesn’t lose suction like our Hoover did.

We were spending about $100 per year on filters for the Hoover (if we changed it three times) so I figure after four years this thing has paid for itself (there is no filter to replace; just wash it out). Not to mention that the Hoover was plagued with problems, right from the beginning. Within a week the light went out on the front and over time the beater brush attachment stopped working and then the pedal that reclines the vacuum broke. That was the most annoying thing because you couldn’t keep the thing upright anymore after that. I think we paid about $320 for that stupid Hoover, something I will never do again.

We’ll see how it goes in the long run but initial thoughts on this vacuum are very, very positive.