Another weird modern phenomenon is revealed by our mistake in buying a Dyson Hoover a couple of years back (yeah, I did say Hoover, it's a matter of principle really to mis-represent brands...)
In my crazy old fashioned world you buy a Hoover and use it. If it breaks you either get it fixed or buy a new one. You hope it'll last 30 years like they used to, but expect it to last only 5 due to improvements in design and manufacture introduced over the last couple of decades.
So we bought a Dyson and now we get these lunatics ringing up asking how it is and if it's 'been good for you' and stuff. They then offer to 'service' it for us at £40a pop (or £40 a pop reduced to something tempting like £15) They're going to come round, look at the Hoover and take money off us. They don't threaten disaster like Yorkshire Water and their 'hey, leedle old laydee, your pipes gunna burst and we won't feeex it' but they do apparently expect to be taken seriously. They don't appear to be Dyson themesleves (or I'd tell them not to be so smug about 'design' as the clip that's supposed to hold the sucky pipe thing doesn't work)but firms touting for business.
Well, if they can come and check the coffee mugs and settee are OK I might have 'em round. Floor's looking a bit worn...
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