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enjoys freebies · Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:33 pm Quote

I have read so many raves regarding this vacuum that I broke down and ran to my local Costco to get one. Very Happy

It is the best investment I have made. We had company over the weekend and vacuumed with my Hoover Windtunnel. As soon as I got home I vacuumed again with my Dyson. I had to empty the container 3 times with crap that my Hoover never picked up. One other plus is that it is quiet. You can actually carry on a conversation while vacuuming.
Dyson's are expensive but well worth the investment.
This item gets top billing Exclamation

Just wanted to share.

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:27 am Quote

I

my Dyson too! I think I must have an older version though as I wouldn't describe it as quiet.
I get a weird sense of satisfaction from watching all the dirt/dust/fluff swirling round inside the clear bin. Very Happy

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:43 am Quote

It is a lot more quiet than my Hoover. I couldn't believe how much dirt, dust and animal hair was still in my carpet. Embarassed

I can't say enough about my Dyson.

Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:47 am Quote

I spent over $700 on my Dyson (one of those upright ones) - and who knows how much on the filters later on! It broke two months after the warranty expried and had to be serviced twice during the warranty period. I bought it after seeing the demo on TV and also after raves from one of my friends.

On the upside - I liked it's bright purple and yellow colors Smile

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:21 am Quote

I'd deffo never be without my dyson now....with the amount of cat hairs it picks up, I could of knitted everyone on the forum a jumper!!!!

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:50 am Quote

...I thought that the sweet and fragrant Mike had brought out a new vacuum now he's retired from boxing Rolling Eyes

They could sell alongside George Forman Grills Laughing

Seriously though, Dysons are great...I love mine Very Happy

enjoys freebies · Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:21 am Quote

I thought I was very sad raving about my dyson when I first got it about 3 or 4 years ago. It was so great my mate who did not have one used to come round and vaccuum for me because she loved it. Double bonus. Then she got her own now I have to vaccuum myself. I love my Dyson. Never thought I would see the day when I fell in love with a vaccuum. Is it an age thing.

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:06 am Quote

Do any other Americans find it slightly disconcerting to hear or read a Brit or Aussie woman refer to a female friend as a "mate"? Because over here if a female talks about her 'mate' she's most likely referring to her lesbian partner Exclamation

so I was a little bemused when I first read loopylori's post about her friend who likes to vacumn!! Very Happy

Carrie

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:18 am Quote

carekate wrote:

Because over here if a female talks about her 'mate' she's most likely referring to her lesbian partner Exclamation

Really?

I've got a whole bunch of mates. Confused

Australians are stereotyped as referring to everyone as 'mate'. Not sure if this is really the case though. Any Aussies that can confirm/deny this? Smile

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:31 am Quote

Toe wrote:

carekate wrote:

Because over here if a female talks about her 'mate' she's most likely referring to her lesbian partner Exclamation

Really?

I've got a whole bunch of mates. Confused

God! you are such a tart! Laughing

...so is the collective noun for lesbians a bunch then?

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:59 am Quote

guapagirl wrote:

God! you are such a tart! Laughing

...so is the collective noun for lesbians a bunch then?

'Bunch'? No, more likely to be 'butch'. Very Happy

Only jesting if there are any of our sapphic sisters out there.
Don't actually know if there is a collective noun for them. hmm

Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'Billy No Mates'.
I never really use the term 'mates' as it makes me think of a brand of prophylactics.

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:01 am Quote

Well, mate, better a bunch than a gaggle Laughing

(god, I hate that word)

yea, mate pretty much covers anyone... when I go home and if my cousin calls up, my dad will say "C'mon, your mate's on the phone"

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:26 pm Quote

I know Carrie, I just assumed that her 'mate' was her 'lover'. There is a word we use here in the States ... in New England we even have a chain of stores with this word in it ... that is the MOST vulgar of words in England. I was having lunch with a British fellow and recommended this particular clothing store and he almost fell off his chair. He was horrified!

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:42 pm Quote

Penelope wrote:

that is the MOST vulgar of words in England. I was having lunch with a British fellow and recommended this particular clothing store and he almost fell off his chair. He was horrified!

Oooooh. I'm intrigued. I don't expect you to spell it out for me but could you give me the first and last letters of the word? Does it begin with 'F' and end in 'Y'?
The word I'm thinking of always seems to cause a lot of confusion and embarrassing situations between Americans and the English. Very Happy

*Edited to include the following*

I've found out what it is! Did lots of searching on the internet and found a chain of discount fashion barns in the New England area with a rather interesting ( Exclamation

) name. I can believe the guy almost fell off his chair if you said that name to him. Laughing

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:41 pm Quote

I am sorry if my use of the word mate confused you. Can I just clarify I am 42 have been married for 24 years (to a man) Very Happy

I have had four children. Shock

My husband and my best friends husband always say 'your girlfriends on the phone' if one of us calls the other. I will also say I love her to bits and we would do almost anything for each other and trust each other with our deepest darkest secrets. We have never had sex with each other and would not. Embarassed

It is just a very wonderful friendship and I feel lucky to have found her.

Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:49 pm Quote

Sweet Pea wrote:

I have read so many raves regarding this vacuum that I broke down and ran to my local Costco to get one. Very Happy

It is the best investment I have made. We had company over the weekend and vacuumed with my Hoover Windtunnel. As soon as I got home I vacuumed again with my Dyson. I had to empty the container 3 times with crap that my Hoover never picked up. One other plus is that it is quiet. You can actually carry on a conversation while vacuuming.
Dyson's are expensive but well worth the investment.
This item gets top billing Exclamation

Just wanted to share.

Hmm

Maybe you should visit my apartment, and use that super-dee-dooper vacuum. Casper sheds SO much, that it's a losing battle, and I have a lousey Sears/Kenmore up-right!

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:50 pm Quote

Toe wrote:

I've found out what it is! Did lots of searching on the internet and found a chain of discount fashion barns in the New England area with a rather interesting ( Exclamation

) name. I can believe the guy almost fell off his chair if you said that name to him. Laughing

Heheh....I found it too. I don't think I'll tell my son anymore to "get off your *****"! Smile

-Cheri

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:52 pm Quote

Toe:

Yup, that's the store. Frugle FA**Y (I don't want to offend anyone in GB). I find it so interesting that we speak the same language but some words just have an entirely different meaning.

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:04 pm Quote

OMG!

I have gotten SO used to my US friends using the word in such an "innocent" way.. but it is the FRUGAL in the front!

OH the images in my mind...

Jeez, ya know, when you're gonna start a business it is a good idea to find out if the word has a different meaning in half the world. (yes, Australia uses the "other" meaning)

Even now I still cannot keep a straight face when ever anyone talks about the "F...Y PACK" - especially if, like me, "pack" makes you think of "pack" like a "face pack". Puts a whole NEW spin on the term.
hmm

I can just imaging some haughty shop assistant "A F...Y PACK mam?, Certainly, would you like a hydrating or deep cleansing one?" rofl

Ewww...

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:07 pm Quote

I'll have to get my boyfriend to try and locate one of the stores next time he goes on a business trip to Massachusetts. A photo of the store sign will keep our friends amused! Laughing

Do you know if there is one near Cambridge, MA?

*Edited to add following*

Another interesting word that has a different meaning in the USA from the UK is 'rubber'. We use one to get rid of a mistake, you use one to prevent a mistake. Very Happy

I've also just discovered via the internet that the word 'napkin' has a very different meaning for Australians. Shock

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:24 pm Quote

That's funny - and so true. It you don't call them rubbers, what slang word do you use?

You know those little chocolate things they put on top of ice cream cones? In New York they are called 'sprinkles' and in Boston, 'jimmies'. In NY a 'water fountain' (for drinking) is called a 'bubbler' in Boston. And we are only 200 miles apart Laughing

And if I may ask, how do you refer to your country: UK, Great Britain, or England?

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:27 pm Quote

Toe wrote:

I've also just discovered via the internet that the word 'napkin' has a very different meaning for Australians. Shock

Now I wonder what is it then? Of course I do have my own "meaning" but just want to be nosy Razz

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:30 pm Quote

Well, an old-fashioned term that was sometimes used in the UK (what I tend to use rather than GB, only use England if I'm being specific) was 'rubber johnnies' - Sorry if I'm offending anyone talking about this sort of thing. Smile

Some people may still refer to them as 'johnnies' but I rarely hear it used, usually it's just 'condoms'.

Poor Sweet Pea. She started a thread about Dysons and we've ended up on contraception! Laughing

enjoys freebies · Wed Dec 08, 2004 8:42 pm Quote

The full term in australia is "sanitary napkin" so that should fill you in. What do you call them in the US and UK? pads?

Oh, and in case you are wondering.. we call "napkins" (as in what you use at the table) "serviettes"

I guess it is like the dummy vs pacifier or nappy vs daiper too. Oh we could go on and on.. Laughing

Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:57 am Quote

Toe wrote:

Australians are stereotyped as referring to everyone as 'mate'. Not sure if this is really the case though. Any Aussies that can confirm/deny this? Smile

Sure can mate! Smile

Seriously, it's used a *lot* in Queensland. I use it frequently myself, although I wouldn't say "Oh mate, you should have seen... blah blah" to one of my female friends. Although my (male) boss uses that when speaking to me.

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