Dyson vacuum

[ccga3359]

So since my wife and I are also decorating as well as getting ready for festivities and a new dog. I broke down and gave my wife an early Christmas gift. Our old vacuum system is a built in unit and sucks so much it blows. I've always thought of getting one of those Dyson's and used this opportunity to get one. They are not cheap at $500 for the basic upright but, holy smokes, the suction is simple amazing. Needless to say keep all eyes, lips, bodily appendages, small woodland creatures and the like away from it.

If you want a clean house and are sick of sleeping in the "big" bed, get the wife one of these for Christmas.

I am now looking for another gift for the wife. The new puppy was to be the first resident of his little dog house. Any suggestions?

[TheKiltedWonder]

But you already got her a vacuum cleaner, what more can that lucky lady want???

If you must get something for her, make sure it is as useless as that vacuum is useful. Jewelery is great, because it serves no purpose, so women love it. Candles that smell bad and give off no light are also popular. Walk around a store (not a hardware store, mind you) until you find something for which you can think of absolutely no purpose at all. Then buy it quick before someone else gets it.

[James MacMillan]

Following are things that I have purchased as gifts for my wife, that I should have thought more on: (don't ever get these things!)

Iron
Bathroom scale
Vacuum cleaner
Electric Frying pan

Following is a list of things that always work: (do always get these things!)

Ear rings
Jewelled watch
Perfume
Night gown
Pearls
Diamond ring
Spa treatment
Furry slippers
Feather comforter

[Rex_Tremende]

Oh, wow. My ex and I installed a whole-house vac in our 1892 farmhouse, and, man, do I ever miss it in my current house. When we researched vacuums, we decided that the cost of the system wasn't all that much more than the best quality portable.

How about 12 visits from a personal chef to prepare monthly romantic meals?

By the way, puppies have a way of hogging the bed - just beware.

Regards,
Rex.

[ccga3359]

Oh, wow. My ex and I installed a whole-house vac in our 1892 farmhouse, and, man, do I ever miss it in my current house. When we researched vacuums, we decided that the cost of the system wasn't all that much more than the best quality portable.

How about 12 visits from a personal chef to prepare monthly romantic meals?

By the way, puppies have a way of hogging the bed - just beware.

Regards,
Rex.

That's what the Dyson is replacing. Considering the power needed to create suction through through 90' of pipe and hose I'm not surprised I wasn't impressed with the performance. That and dragging a 30' hose up and down stairs and around corners, never again. As for the puppy the wife and I just recently got a king size bed, now we're in different time zones. How much room can a puppy the size of a sporran take up?

[KiltedDawg]

Dyson's are great to have around, especially when you have pets. We have a black lab and are always amazed to see what the Dyson pulls up when I clean the carpets.

[Drillagent]

[QUOTE=James MacMillan;461664]Following are things that I have purchased as gifts for my wife, that I should have thought more on: (don't ever get these things!)

Iron
Bathroom scale
Vacuum cleaner
Electric Frying pan

Add to that list profesional Chef's blender. Made the mistake of getting my wife a $200 one of those for her birthday. The next day she took me with her to trade it in for something else. Oh, and the last time I bought my wife a vacuum cleaner, I spent a while in the doghouse.

[Daaaaang]

Bathroom scale

Why did you even consider that!

Anyway yeah, at the temple I stayed at, one of the few nice things we had was a Dyson. And it! was! nice! I could vacuum forever with that thing. It's just so satisfying to turn on the vacuum and watch it actually do something… every single time. To be honest, I kind of miss it.

Shop vacs ain't got nothin' on them.

[ccga3359]

Bathroom scale

Why did you even consider that!

Because she wanted something that went 0 - 200 in seconds flat! Sorry old joke.

[Makeitstop]

My dad tried to install on of those vacuum systems but never finished it. We just had a bunch of holes with tubes randomly placed around the house. Being seven and not particularly fond of cleaning, I wanted to connect them all and turn it into a hamster tunnel, but my mom wouldn't let me.

No rodents running around the house, no turning the basement into a pool, no phony credit cards, she wouldn't let me have any fun.


I may not know much about women or relationships, or romance, or feelings, or where babies come from, but I do know that giving women cleaning supplies is generally a bad idea.

However, I am not exactly in a position to judge, as I thought a scimitar, dagger and throwing knives made a good gift.

Of course, the nice thing about being single is I don't have to do anything, and if I do, it doesn't take much to seem like the nicest guy in the world. But then again, the handwritten coupon for one free massage is a bit harder to get away with.