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[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years 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 16 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Smiling sucky boi, everytime

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 13 points 2 years 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 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] PaulieDied@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] FatLegTed@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[–] Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years 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 42 points 2 years 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 27 points 2 years 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 21 points 2 years ago

Aww did the leopards eat your face?

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

If the shoe fits

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 19 points 2 years 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@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago

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

[–] snacks@feddit.uk 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

hello actions? this is consequences. we need a word

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

"Objection! This is devastating to my case!"

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

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

[–] duckman@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

First thing I thought.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Treczoks@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years 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@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years 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.