So my story, like many, starts off with my beloved Dyson DC 07 Animal. It's OLD. Probably 12-13+years. But I've done my homework and I've kept it in what I believed to be in pretty good shape (changed/washed the filters as best I could, etc.)
I am also that person who idiotically thinks they can repair anything themselves by looking it up on the internet. And to be fair, I am pretty good with most things, i.e. I can disassemble my entire mobile device, replace the majority of the components, and put it back together, I have replaced several parts on my older SUV (interior door handle, drivers rear view mirror, sun visor, etc.
Needless to say, I had given it the college try, but I had no more patience for it. I wasn't ready to give up on it, though, since the hose attachment still worked just fine. Mind you, for the past 6 months I'd disassembled and reassembled the thing about 3 times and even purchased a new Hoover (specifically for pet hair) which worked exactly ONE time before clogging to the point of no return. There just isn't anything that I've found comparable to the Dyson (yet). The piece of garbage Hoover still sits in my garage, but I digress. So, that's why I finally decided to pack up the Dyson, completely disassembled, (about 15 minutes before they closed) and hope the experts could help.
I was fully expecting to leave it for a week while they trouble-shot and waited for a part to be ordered, if they even let me in without giving me a dirty look for walking in so late. My experience could not have been more the opposite if I tried. Not only did the owner himself help me, he told me that he was impressed at how far I'd taken my vacuum apart and how nice the shape of it was for being such an old unit.
I had brought a photo from his own Yelp page to show him what I was certain he was going to need to do to repair my unit, but he informed me that the unit from that photo was the DC-14, lol. He then inspected the rest of the vacuum after I told him that the hose unit worked just fine and showed me where the roller unit was badly in need of repair (I may not be naming the parts correctly, don't quote me on those!)
He proceeded to repair everything I needed done within 10-15 minutes and even provided me synthetic animal hair to test my vacuum with after he was done. And he showed me how you should be able to see through your filter when you wash it, and how dirty my (original) filter was!
I cannot tell you how amazed I was, time after time, and then he even carried my vacuum to my car for me after I made him late for his appointment at home (so sorry!)
This business owner has earned my business for life...he should give seminars and boot camps on customer service and earning business. Just wow. Thank you so much!!! #LoveMyDyson
*sigh* Now if only the dryer were as easy... read more