A Forum Round-up, Miele Style

If you want a good recommendation, you could do much worse than look to the good people of the web’s forums. Indeed, this is just what snowy747 has done over on the UK Campsite Forums in the quest for the ideal hoover for pet hairs. The Miele Cat & Dog gets the thumbs up from a couple of contributors with claims it can pick up ‘tons’ of hair no less! Have you battled a pet hair mountain with your Miele? Head over to have a look, and leave your own comments.

It isn’t just hoovers that are on the agenda however, washing machines are being discussed too, this time on Overclockers.co.uk. The discussion here is on which brands offer the most reliable products, and there are plenty of mentions for Miele. Head over to find out why!

Beki tests the Miele S7 vacuum cleaner against popular household carpet stains

Alas poor Beki – for her Miele S7 trial has come to an end, and under her own admissions -- “she *hearts* that cleaner. Two weeks on and the Miele (without changing a bag -- they’re deceptively large) was still sucking like a <too rude a simile>” – crumbs!

So, to display exactly how effective the vacuum has been, she put talc, sugar and rolled oats on a carpet. “I didn’t just sprinkle them on; I stood on them then got down on my hands and knees and worked it in with my fingers”… Could the Miele cope? See below, or take a look over here to read her full post and see a cute picture of a cat eating oats.

The best economic washing machine?

Over on Money Saving Expert, ooobedoo is on the look-out for a new washer. Her current machine has provided nine years service and is sure it’s on its “last legs”, so wants a reliable model for her family of four “that doesn’t cost to much to buy and run”.

Sensibly she’s done her research online and concluded there are “just one or two makers of washing machines now, and they just have different fronts on them apart from Miele of course”. However she’s still not sure which brand to go for and has asked for ideas with Melancholly and Slinky both suggest subscribing to Which?: Slinky in particular has recently decided on buying a Miele tumble dryer after signing up online.

To read the discussion in full pop over to the forum and find out how highly Jasper27 rates Miele ownership.

“What does a £1000 Miele washing machine do that makes it so good?”

Over at Pistonheads, Wattsie_2004 is urgently looking for a new washer and has short-listed Bosch, Hoover, Hotpoint, Indesit and Zanussi as potential candidates. Even with this selection he’s still not convinced and wants recommendations for others as long as they’re “reliable”.

“Top notch gear” is bomb’s description accompanying his Miele recommendation, while Alfa_75_Steve recommends the entire Miele product range: “Dishwasher: Miele, Washing Machine: Miele, Tumble Dryer: Miele, Vacuum Cleaner: Miele, Oven: Miele, Hob: Miele”. Although Andrew[MG] asks “What does a £1000 Miele washing machine do that makes it so good?”, both Alfa_75_Steve and Neil_H list the benefits of Miele ownership: “Efficient on water use, Very energy efficient, A program to look after any kind of fabric you can imagine, Deathly quiet, Will last you a lifetime.”

All of which leads to the question of the false economy of buying a cheaper brand which will have to be replaced sooner rather than later or spending the extra on a Miele and seeing it last twenty years. As usual this provokes a lively debate so jump across and get involved.

eBay forum posters discuss the relative merits of bagged vs. bagless vacuums

A quick update on the old ‘with or without bags’ conundrum, and today it’s the members of the eBay forums taking on the debate. *****sparkle***iow*****’s (there are a lot of stars in that one) vacuum has “just blown up (with bag & donkeys years old) so need a quick, not too expensive replacement” and asks for any recommendations.

Cue a number of responses, and once again a truly mixed bag of ideas. Of course, a number of people prefer not having to buy extras for their vacuum, but as mushed up points out “Bags, its so much easier to empty”, although conceding that “bagless is better if you forget to buy bags”. Spirited*and*free meanwhile has a conundrum “I love my Dyson – I’d marry it if I could ((((Dyson)))) but then I’m too tight to buy a Miele which are superior in everyway”, while patty*poppins agrees (with her latter sentiment anyway), stating “ALL Miele appliances are superior in every way *hearts Miele*”.

Get over there, and let everyone know your point of view.