Well - I took my Riccar to the vacuum store today because it had shut itself off and I couldn't get it started... the fellow there fixed it in about 5 minutes, and while I was there, I talked to him about the publicity the Dyson Animal gets on all the different email lists. He told me there were several brands that were better...and many that are just as good. He said my Riccar, for example, is a really good one (which I knew), and that the Kirby was probably the best of all, if people didn't mind the weight. The store sells all brands, including Dyson, (and one model that is only available in specialty stores...I forget the number of that Dyson, but it is purple AND yellow)...and he said that the Simplicity vacuums are on sale right now, if someone wanted an excellent vacuum. On sale for how much I asked...and the answer was still about $900! I said "I'll keep this one," and he laughed and said "so would I -- that's a really good one, too. Does it get all the dog hair?" I said it certainly did! So - who knows...Dyson gets the most publicity, I guess, and some people love them..other people love whatever they have. I have a Roomba that works great, too, altho I don't use it in rooms where the dogs spend a lot of time..........it does great on cat hair, tho! VBG Peggy robert dir wrote: >Dania, >DO NOT BUY A NEW ELECTROLUX!!!!! I did last year ($500) and they are now >junk. I hate it--the bag is so small you use one every week if you have >dogs in the house--the handle keeps cutting out on the power unit. HATE IT >HATE IT!!! Sandi card > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================