Dyson Hairdryer £299

Teetime, the man who repairs my vacuum cleaner says James Dyson is a charlatan and did not invent the concept of the Dyson vacuum. He also says they are horrible to repair and overpriced.

I think they are brilliant when new, and provided they don't break down which they do do, they are good, but the price is extortionate.

What grounds does he have for saying that James Dyson did not invent the Dual Cyclone bag-less vacuum cleaner. Considering he has the patent, that is a sweeping statement (note play on words)

I think if I worked out the price per year of my Dyson vacuum cleaner it has been very good value for money. There are firms which will service Dysons, you don't have to go back to Dyson itself, and the man who did ours did an excellent job.

I've just bought another one.

We have had 3 Dyson cleaners, all excellent and better than any other cleaner we have had. Had our original overhauled by Dyson, very thorough and reasonably priced.

And their spares department is first class.

They sent me some spares (quite a substantial amount) promptly and without fuss or charge although it was just out of guarantee.
This must be 20 years ago though.

Gandtea I don't really know but next time he repairs my Dyson I'll ask for the details

This has to be a wind-up - £300 for a hairdryer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ridiculous. Completely ridiculous.

Mine was £14.99 (not a Dyson)
But then again, perhaps my hair might look better if I bought a Dyson hairdrier

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DH's issue with James Dyson is that he closed his factory here which was making his product well and working very well at a time when he was making oodles of money and being very successful and took it overseas so he could make even more money. People were made redundant and they were the very ones who had started the business with him. DH thinks he is a s***t. He owns large parts of Lincolnshire now so I read, as a mega farmer.

Luckygirl
No, its not a wind up!
I really am paying £300 for a hairdryer
I don't see why anyone has a problem with it, the people who want one will be willing to pay the cost, those who don't, won't!
Personally, I cant wait for mine to arrive!!!

You will love using it. Enjoy.

I play an expensive musical instrument,I could have bought one for a fraction of the price I paid (as I am often reminded), I can't play it any better than a cheaper one, BUT I love playing it because it is beautiful and sounds amazing. (especially if someone else plays it).

GandTea - how I identify with the instrument remark. My flute cost an arm and a leg, but that does not make my fingers move any quicker!

But, a hair dryer requires no skill - you just switch it on and off! And it just blows out air!

i think the skill required when blowing hair is in that of the person holding the dryer, although the better the dryer the more confident you become.

I watch my hairdresser dry my hair. I note how she lifts the roots and the skill she has is from years of practice. I go home and fail badly every time.

Did that make sense?

Makes perfect sense nonnie1. No matter how good the tools it's the operator that counts. In the day of the dinosaur I trained as a hair stylist ...God knows why..... but even though I only stuck it for 4 or 5 years I think I still remember how to handle a pair of hairdressing scissors, a hairdryer and even (occasionally ) perm curlers. And, you don't have to have had training.... if you know your hair, a basic dryer ( mine is a Tresomme bought for about 12 quid) is quite adequate. My hair is thinning, I hate it, but I've adapted and still receive compliments on it. Having said that if you can afford to splash out on something...why not? I'm sucker for vintage jewellery.. each to her own, I say!

willsmadnan,

I have a good hairdresser, but... I have watched manuals on U tube and can cut my own fringe with confidence in between visits to the hairdresser (doesn't the fringe always grow too fast ! ) and sometimes have been known to 'feather in' other parts. I also dye my own hair and experiment with 'shading'...LOL

Sometimes I get it right and at other times I don't... she always knows when I have been handy with the scissors though, but in fairness to me - compliments me when I have done it right !

Like you though, I think I 'know' my own hair, and my own limitations, but I also know when I have exceeded those limitations.. which are in fact sadly for me... limited ..ha ha !

A Hermes Birkin bag has just sold for £206,000
It makes my Dyson hairdryer seem cheap

I agree that it is the operator that has the skill, but even a brilliant operator/p;layer cannot perform well with poor tools.

Ok I fully go for Juggernauts point about having enough in the bank to afford it so why not. I still would not spend it on a hairdryer but I am about to spend a lot more than that on some garden landscaping work. "Chacun a son gout!"

Aaargh! The dreaded fringe! I had trouble with them when I was a hairdresser..... endless school photos of DDs just recorded how c..p I was, and 50 years later I'm admitting defeat and avoiding the full fringe at all costs.

you have all really made me think now. I have dreadful problems with my fizzy hair and have spent hundreds and hundreds of pounds on it over the years. When its really bad it makes me feel dreadful and I don't want to go out or see anyone. At the same time I would think nothing of paying a few hundred for a new driver (golf club with a big head) so why am I balking over paying for a dryer that MIGHT make me feel better about my hair- I don't know I still am though? I still don't think I could sneak a Dyson anything past DH!! that might be the real reason. juggernaut do let us know how you get on with it - a full critique if you please.

Just had a thought - could Gransnet have a competition to win one please?

Teetime have you tried a Babyliss rotating big hair thingy for your 'fizzy' hair?

Nothing to do with Dyson!

I have the Babylish big hair revolving brush, deals with my curly/ frizzy hair. Argon oil combed through first and it's all sleek in 10 mins.

I would struggle to spend £300 on a hair dryer, I read the ST article, but was a bit lost about what was so special. Apart from it only reaching 150 degrees.

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Personally, I feel that if you want it and can afford it then you should go for it. It doesn't matter what others think, enjoy.