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We’ve had a funny old week trawling through some of the reviews on Reevoo. Here are a few that made us smile…

"Setting up is a bit technical especially for someone like myself who thinks a woofer is a dog" Sony DAVDZ531W

"Great pick up qualities - Like Miss World in a bikini at Wembley after the Fa Cup Final!!!!Moves around better than John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever!!!!" Dyson DC16

"My only problem with it is the navigation button on the keypad. One false move, and you’ve sent the text meant for your boyfriend to your Dad" K750I 

"There’s a BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP when it ends a cycle. I should read the manual, I think you can stop that…" Bosch WAE 2416

"I wish the phone would ring more than 3 times before the fax/answer phone cuts in, maybe there is a way of changing this but we can’t find it, I have learnt to run faster!" Brother Fax-T106

We tend to think that when we buy life’s less exciting products, like vacuum cleaners, we want a trusted brand, quality build and aren’t terribly worried what it looks like. That being true, it is hard to explain how the Numatic Hetty with its vibrant pink colour and smily face is currently the most highly rated of 340 vacuum cleaners on Reevoo.

As Horst pointed out on his delightfully eccentric ‘The Aardvark Speaks’ blog back in January, the designers at Numatic have clearly put a great deal of thought into the aesthetic appeal of the ‘female’ version of Numatic’s Henry, a vacuum cleaner available in the UK for many years.

The pink colour and unusual design certainly seem to appeal to many, but the Numatic Hetty also scores well for ease of use and performance. Reviewers comments about their Hetty include: ‘Had 3 Dysons and this beats them all’, ’simple, back to basics, powerful and reliable’ and my favourite comment from Jayne in Truro, proving that we don’t all buy products by brand and reliability ‘Prettier than Henry!!’