Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)Apr 23

In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.

In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.

Don’t buy a Dyson.

Show threadC++ Wage SlaveApr 23

@MarkHoltom

It's only one couple's experience, but we had a Dyson vacuum cleaner and the thing kept breaking down every three months. Fortunately, we'd bought an extended warranty and we got free parts. When the parts were no longer available, the insurer gave us a replacement machine, also made by #Dyson, which was much worse and couldn't actually clean our carpets.

We gave up on it and bought a #Henry. We couldn't be happier with it.

Show threadwoe2youApr 23

@CppGuy @MarkHoltom Good call. I bought a Henry because it's what I always see contract cleaners using. Apparently they're fairly repairable too, not that I've needed to.

Oh, and Dyson supported Brexit too. So he can get in the bin with Tim Martin.

Show threadDan PriceApr 23
@woe2you @CppGuy @MarkHoltom Contract cleaners love Henries because they've got fantastic spares service and they're practically maintenance-free. Bagless cleaners have multiple filters that need cleaning that rarely happens. On a Henry the bag itself is the filter so it gets replaced frequently.
Show threadPhil M0OFX
@flexplate @woe2you @CppGuy @MarkHoltom My first job was in retail - we had a banged up Henry which must have belonged to the previous tenants. It lasted longer than any of us! I was in the shop the other day and sure enough, they still had it. Different shop, same hoover.
They at least bought some bags for it...
Apr 23 at 7:26pmWeb