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In a shocking piece of research from Reevoo, Dyson were left off of the top five vacuum cleaners.

Consumers rated Numatic’s Hetty as the number one machine:

1. Numatic Hetty
2. Bissell 3760E
3. Miele S5260
4. Numatic Henry
5. Miele S5210

Who would have thought?! This must be a pretty big blow for Dyson, who have been market leaders for the past decade or so. Although, it might be a great way for them to identify the areas in which they can improve to make their machines even better.

I have to say that I’m rather proud of the fact that I own a Henry. I’ve had him for around 10 years and he’s been great. Wouldn’t change him for the world. I’ll even forgive Hetty for coming in above him.

So where do Dyson need to improve? It seems that a lot of shoppers have trouble moving them around. There are lots of reviews complaining about their weight and the height of some of the models. Other people find their hoses too short, that they are too noisy, that they have a short life-span and that they have to be emptied too often. Although the last point may be because they pick up a lot of stuff.

Going on the positives, consumers did like the designs of the Dysons and the fact that they were very powerful.

We also need to mention that Miele did really well here too. They got two products in the top five and almost all of the reviews for both the models mentioned the fact that they had superior suction.

So it seems that Numatic and Miele are the vacuums to go for. If you don’t agree with the Dyson comments I’ve picked out, you can check out all the other Dyson reviews.

Another bank holiday to look forward to! Here’s some more reviews that have made us chuckle.

"Definitely need two people to fit it and keep the children out of the way as the language can get a bit colourful." Zanussi ZDT6053

"They suit my life style and wants. (But I am very boring)" Rod Glasses

"Sometimes my clothes are quite creased when I take them out after a wash dry cycle- I think that is probably more down to me being a mong though." Hotpoint WD640P

"Henry is sometimes a little clumsy. He likes to hide around doors, when you are pulling him along." Henry Numatic

"Impossible to assemble…we had to ask our friend who has a PhD in mechanical engineering to come round and have a go, it took him over 3 hours…" Alphason ABR1100-B