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Costco Members: Dyson Ball Animal 3+ Upright Vacuum Expired

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$349.99
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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Dyson Ball Animal 3+ Upright Vacuum for $279.99. Shipping is $8.99.

Thanks to Community Member shankyjammy for finding this deal.

Includes:
  • Vacuum cleaner
  • Combination tool
  • Stair tool
  • Tangle-free turbine tool
  • Tool holder
Features:
  • De-tangling technology. Automatically clears wrapped hair from the brush bar as you clean.
  • Ball technology. Navigate around obstacles with a simple turn of the wrist. For easy, precise maneuvering around your home.
  • 3 cleaning modes. Select the right cleaning mode for the right task. Optimized for a variety of tasks, for complete control over your clean.
  • Engineered for larger homes with pets. Removes dirt, allergens and pet hair around your home. Easily tackles big messes.
  • 3 Dyson-Engineered accessories. Stair tool and combination tool
  • Advanced, whole-machine filtration. Whole-machine filtration ensures that allergens are trapped inside the machine, not expelled back into the home.

Editor's Notes & Price Research

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  • About this deal:
    • $70 manufacturer's savings is valid 4/1/24 through 4/7/24. While supplies last. Limit 5 per member
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.3 from over 1300 Costco customer reviews.
  • Additional note:
    • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Costco has Dyson ball animal 3 for $279.99.
Original price $349.99

Features:
Ball Technology for Smooth Navigation
Automatically Clears Wrapped Hair From the Brush Bar As You Clean
3 Cleaning Modes. Optimized for a Variety Of Tasks
3 Dyson Engineered Accessories
Engineered For Larger Homes With Pets

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I've owned this for about 8 months now. Things to know:

- It's REALLY powerful. You'll get dirt out of your carpet that you didn't know you had.
- It's so powerful because it forms a 'sealed' chamber around the brush roller
- The downside to that sealed chamber is it will suck up any thin or lightweight rugs instantly. There's no power setting to tone it down a bit. You can turn the brush rollers off though.
- It's not compatble with high pile carpet/rugs. The brushes will stop.
- The build quality is suprisingly poor. The plastic creaks, things that look like handles aren't for carrying the vacuum around.
- The chord is VERY long, which I like. You can plug it in a central location and reach nearly every room on the floor.
- It's easy to empty, but debris tends to get stuck in the filter quite a bit (especially pet hair). You may have to dig it out with your hand.
- The attachments work very well. If you have a dog the lint brush attachement will keep your couch nice and clean.
- It's a bit heavy, and like I said, the built quality makes you feel like you need to baby it when you lift it up.
- Everything is modular on it, so it's easy to repair and service.

All in all, I like the performance, but I don't think I'd buy another one. Similar models by Shark are made with better materials and have similar performance.
If you have Ruggable rugs, you will need to buy an aftermarket attachment. If not, the suction just sucks up the rugs.
Dyson stick suck a little, Dyson balls suck a lot.

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Howie411
04-02-2024 at 11:30 AM.
04-02-2024 at 11:30 AM.
Good price! The Dyson Ball 3 is a solid cleaner. The Anti-tangle brush is a huge upgrade from the older models. Yes the handheld models are nice, but you really still do need a full upright if you have a lot of carpet.
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04-03-2024 at 10:25 AM.
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If you have Ruggable rugs, you will need to buy an aftermarket attachment. If not, the suction just sucks up the rugs.
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04-03-2024 at 11:26 AM.
04-03-2024 at 11:26 AM.
Battery stick Dyson vs this?
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Stormhaven
04-03-2024 at 12:59 PM.
04-03-2024 at 12:59 PM.
Quote from Mdlau :
Battery stick Dyson vs this?
Depends on what you want to do and what your flooring is. The stick Dysons are great for spot cleaning and hard floors, but are just "ok" on any sort of carpeting or for when you want to clean the entire living space. The plug-in Dysons are the "big boys" you break out if you want to do a deep cleaning. If your home is 100% hard flooring and light rug coverage, you'd probably be able to get away with just the stick vac. Any carpeting or tons of sqft, you'd probably want one of the big boys.
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04-03-2024 at 06:52 PM.
04-03-2024 at 06:52 PM.
I bought this from the warehouse about two weeks ago for $350. Damn. Will they price match at the return center?
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OrangeApple983
04-03-2024 at 08:25 PM.
04-03-2024 at 08:25 PM.
Quote from Stormhaven :
Depends on what you want to do and what your flooring is. The stick Dysons are great for spot cleaning and hard floors, but are just "ok" on any sort of carpeting or for when you want to clean the entire living space. The plug-in Dysons are the "big boys" you break out if you want to do a deep cleaning. If your home is 100% hard flooring and light rug coverage, you'd probably be able to get away with just the stick vac. Any carpeting or tons of sqft, you'd probably want one of the big boys.

Dyson stick suck a little, Dyson balls suck a lot.
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04-03-2024 at 10:09 PM.
04-03-2024 at 10:09 PM.
Quote from deepuv7 :
I bought this from the warehouse about two weeks ago for $350. Damn. Will they price match at the return center?
Yes if within 30 days.
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04-04-2024 at 09:23 AM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank fritzo

04-04-2024 at 09:23 AM.
I've owned this for about 8 months now. Things to know:

- It's REALLY powerful. You'll get dirt out of your carpet that you didn't know you had.
- It's so powerful because it forms a 'sealed' chamber around the brush roller
- The downside to that sealed chamber is it will suck up any thin or lightweight rugs instantly. There's no power setting to tone it down a bit. You can turn the brush rollers off though.
- It's not compatble with high pile carpet/rugs. The brushes will stop.
- The build quality is suprisingly poor. The plastic creaks, things that look like handles aren't for carrying the vacuum around.
- The chord is VERY long, which I like. You can plug it in a central location and reach nearly every room on the floor.
- It's easy to empty, but debris tends to get stuck in the filter quite a bit (especially pet hair). You may have to dig it out with your hand.
- The attachments work very well. If you have a dog the lint brush attachement will keep your couch nice and clean.
- It's a bit heavy, and like I said, the built quality makes you feel like you need to baby it when you lift it up.
- Everything is modular on it, so it's easy to repair and service.

All in all, I like the performance, but I don't think I'd buy another one. Similar models by Shark are made with better materials and have similar performance.
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04-05-2024 at 11:23 PM.
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Quote from fritzo :
I've owned this for about 8 months now. Things to know:

- It's REALLY powerful. You'll get dirt out of your carpet that you didn't know you had.
- It's so powerful because it forms a 'sealed' chamber around the brush roller
- The downside to that sealed chamber is it will suck up any thin or lightweight rugs instantly. There's no power setting to tone it down a bit. You can turn the brush rollers off though.
- It's not compatble with high pile carpet/rugs. The brushes will stop.
- The build quality is suprisingly poor. The plastic creaks, things that look like handles aren't for carrying the vacuum around.
- The chord is VERY long, which I like. You can plug it in a central location and reach nearly every room on the floor.
- It's easy to empty, but debris tends to get stuck in the filter quite a bit (especially pet hair). You may have to dig it out with your hand.
- The attachments work very well. If you have a dog the lint brush attachement will keep your couch nice and clean.
- It's a bit heavy, and like I said, the built quality makes you feel like you need to baby it when you lift it up.
- Everything is modular on it, so it's easy to repair and service.

All in all, I like the performance, but I don't think I'd buy another one. Similar models by Shark are made with better materials and have similar performance.

Does the cord wind up?
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04-05-2024 at 11:23 PM.
04-05-2024 at 11:23 PM.
Quote from fritzo :
I've owned this for about 8 months now. Things to know:

- It's REALLY powerful. You'll get dirt out of your carpet that you didn't know you had.
- It's so powerful because it forms a 'sealed' chamber around the brush roller
- The downside to that sealed chamber is it will suck up any thin or lightweight rugs instantly. There's no power setting to tone it down a bit. You can turn the brush rollers off though.
- It's not compatble with high pile carpet/rugs. The brushes will stop.
- The build quality is suprisingly poor. The plastic creaks, things that look like handles aren't for carrying the vacuum around.
- The chord is VERY long, which I like. You can plug it in a central location and reach nearly every room on the floor.
- It's easy to empty, but debris tends to get stuck in the filter quite a bit (especially pet hair). You may have to dig it out with your hand.
- The attachments work very well. If you have a dog the lint brush attachement will keep your couch nice and clean.
- It's a bit heavy, and like I said, the built quality makes you feel like you need to baby it when you lift it up.
- Everything is modular on it, so it's easy to repair and service.

All in all, I like the performance, but I don't think I'd buy another one. Similar models by Shark are made with better materials and have similar performance.

I personally have a shark now but recent reviews of any sharks of late don't tout reliability..
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04-06-2024 at 08:49 AM.
04-06-2024 at 08:49 AM.
Dyson.com has the same product for $299, and extra 4 free accessories (stating worth ~$150).

I am struggling which one to buy:
1. Costco for $280, with extra Tangle-free turbine tool
2. Dyson for $299, with extra Soft dusting brush, multi-angle brush, articulating hard floor tool, and carbon fiber soft dusting brush.

I think main question is: how useful are the extra tools.
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04-06-2024 at 02:35 PM.
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Cheaper in Home Depot website
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Battery stick Dyson vs this?

If you want battery go Dyson plug in go shark
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