We brought with us to Vienna a Wertheim vacuum cleaner. This is made in Germany and is arguably the worst made vacuum cleaner I have ever had – and there is a lot of competition for this title.
Vacuum cleaners – as far as I can see – are all designed so that the various bits and pieces slide together neatly and stay together while you do one thing – then can be unfastened and then can be quickly replaced while you do another. This is the plan in the design studio.
You can just imagine Helmut demonstrating to Florian how things slide together so cleverly. Yes Helmut– and after you smash them into the wall 2,000 times?
In the case of the Wertheim this harmonious relationship lasted about a month and then the house was filled with the sound of pieces crashing from the vacuum cleaner on to the floor and then having to be hammered back into place. Finally I had to drill holes and put removable bolts through the plastic pieces to keep them in place.
This surprised Mrs Moneypenny when she first set eyes on the Wertheim but she adapted quite well and probably thought it was a uniquely Australian thing.
But – frankly – I dislike the Wertheim intensely. This dislike has increased with time as is it resides in my ‘dressing room’ – which is next to the cat’s bathroom – I see it many times every day and the dislike has festered.
Time for action. I did some research and this led me to believe that the best vacuum cleaners on the planet are manufactured by Dyson. It was easy to reach this conclusion when I saw how many vacuum cleaners there were available and the high regard in which Dyson is held.
After that is was easy – I needed one for pet hair – and specifically one that will do Reindeer hair - so that narrowed it down to two models - and I chose the quietest one for Monika. It is coming from Amazon Germany. Where else would you buy a vacuum cleaner?
