Die Hard Dyson Fan

When we first got here, we stayed at MacGyver's brother's place. Most of their house is covered in carpet and Mumoffive, his wife, is a die hard Rainbow fan. She and some of the kids have a history of asthma so even in Manila, they had invested in a Rainbow vacuum cleaner. When they arrived here six years ago, they got a reconditioned Rainbow which worked like a charm.

When we moved to our own rental, the place we found was also covered in carpet. So of course I began my search of the ultimate vacuum cleaner.

Shall I go for a Rainbow?

I seriously considered getting one. The write-ups seemed to indicate that it was one of the best vacuums one could get. They are the type of vacuum cleaners that trap the dirt in the water. Naturally I could only dream of getting a second hand one, since brand new ones are quite expensive. (Actually even the second hand ones are still pricey.)

In the same league of the Rainbow is the Kirby.

Mumoffive's sister has a Kirby. (Wow!) Those are the super expensive vacuum cleaners that have serious salespersons that go to your home to demonstrate the product. No, the Kirby was definitely out of my league.

How about a Karcher?

Oh, that yellow and black vacuum cleaner. There was a model which also used water to trap dirt. I had seriously considered getting one in Manila when RD was having asthma attacks. I can't count how many times I had gone to the store to check out the Karcher vacuums. I was seriously tempted back then and I was seriously tempted again. (There is a Karcher store right down the road which I pass whenever I go to the library/mall.) I had even placed a bid on eBay for a Karcher but lost.

In the end, we bit the bullet and got ourselves a Dyson on eBay.

What can I say? I love my Dyson. I'm so glad that I lost on that Karcher bid. The Dyson doesn't use water but the dirt gets collected in the middle and it is so easy to just empty out the collected dirt. I told MacGyver that I don't think I would want to have any other brand of vacuum cleaner than a Dyson.

I think I had only heard of Dyson once before I arrived here. After we got the vacuum cleaner, I realised that Dyson has other products aside from vacuum cleaners. They have a radical-looking electric fan.

If everyone had these types of electric fans when their kids are still toddlers and mini-explorers, it would be a much safer place.

(I remember sewing up a net cover for our industrial-sized electric fan at Cebu Avenue to prevent Eldest Sister's oldest daughter from getting hurt.)

Then just last week, they installed a Dyson hand dryer in our rest room at the office.

I think Dysons are cool ... except for the hand dryer ... they're hot!