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[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yeah, incredibly harmful to his profits and chance of further peerages. Fuck off to Singapore and stay there ye blustery old cunt, no one wants your overpriced vacuum cleaners.

Henry Hoover for life

[–] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who would win?

An expensive, cordless, slick modern vacuum cleaner with LED lights

Or

One smiling sucky sucky boi

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Smiling sucky boi, everytime

[–] GreatAlbatross 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love my Henrys. Beautifully simple, made in Somerset, and if they do break, every part can be swapped in 30s without tools.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't know they were made in Somerset, my love for them grows

[–] PaulieDied@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

There was an episode of “inside the factory“ about Henry. Worth a watch if you can find it

[–] FatLegTed 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hetty Hoover here, slightly smaller and pink - oo-er - but £40 cheaper. Just as good.

Just wish I'd bought one years ago and saved myself a small fortune in vacuum cleaners.

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We've got a Hetty and a Henry, one for the house and one for the garage. I haven't managed to get them to breed successfully, although they will both probably outlive me anyway so I don't really need another.

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

If I knew you irl I would SO be making a baby hoover and hiding it next to your current hoovers

[–] Mrkawfee 4 points 1 year ago

Lupe is really good. Created by ex Dyson engineers who fucked off start their own company. Bonus that one of them is an EU citizen as well.

[–] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 47 points 1 year ago

Those who claim to "believe in Britain" are often falling over themselves trying to leave.

Sucks to be called out as a hypocrite.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago

Hopefully this will Streisand Effect the issue that Dyson is, indeed a hypocritical arsehole.

See also how he milked UK taxpayer money to develop electric car batteries and then .... didn't.

[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Aww did the leopards eat your face?

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

If the shoe fits

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To his profits, or what? He decided to march to the tune of the Leave lies. And then he again decided to basically flee the country for profits.

[–] Syldon 7 points 1 year ago

Yep. I hope he never sells a product in the UK again.

[–] snacks 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

hello actions? this is consequences. we need a word

[–] GreatAlbatross 4 points 1 year ago

Coming up next: Presenter complains to court that people bringing offenses to light is devastating to their career.

[–] WoefKat@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Those Dyson hand dryers are terrible. They're so noisy they really hurt my ears. I don't know why people buy his stuff.

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Marketing. Expensive over-engineered solutions to non-existent problems promoted as luxury.

Some of those hand driers turned out to be a health hazard, and a Henry is far better hoover.

[–] Emperor 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Perhaps we should suggest Henry hand driers?

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People would put their penis in them.

[–] Emperor 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this an argument for or against it?

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Neither. I'm just saying it's inevitable. I totally wouldn't do it but I'm sure someone would so if they did make them Henry Hoover should have a sensual and inviting facial expression so ~~I~~ someone else that isn't me doesn't feel like they've raped the hand dryer.

[–] Emperor 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They'd presumably be mounted high enough on the wall that you'd need a stepladder to reach it with your todger and that might be a bit obvious. However, the establishment might want to institute an "all basketball players must be accompanied to the gents" policy.

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That will only make them want it more.

[–] Emperor 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And by "them" you mean...? 🤔

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Emperor 2 points 1 year ago

No, no, definitely not. 🤔

[–] Iceman@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You say that as if it’s a bad thing.

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's more like a PSA.

[–] Hossenfeffer 10 points 1 year ago

Worst. Urinals. Ever.

[–] Hillock@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dyson built their reputation with the bagless vacuum cleaners. Which were amazing back in the day (because they were the only bagless ones).

And that wave of success carries them to this day.

[–] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I bought a bagless Dirt Devil a few weeks ago as a replacement and it works better than the Dyson we used to have.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

"Objection! This is devastating to my case!"

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Funny how these daddies pretend to love the country but treat her like a cheap whore in practice...

[–] duckman@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Streisand Effect... I didn't even know about this at all lol

[–] Syldon 1 points 1 year ago

First thing I thought.

[–] sirico 5 points 1 year ago

If you act like a cunt, expect people to call you a.... altogether children

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

In the wake of what he has done to his country, it can't be harmful enough to his "reputation".

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I'm sure he'll be able to bandage his wounds with rolls of the cash he's exploited out of the people.

[–] Syldon 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think there are any cases of exploitation from Dyson. As much as I think he is a shithouse for what he did over Brexit, this claim has nothing to back it up AFAIK.

[–] Chouxfleur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If you're a billionaire you're exploiting people - It's literally impossible to become a billionaire without exploiting others.