A couple years ago, I bought a refurbished Dyson DC17 Animal on overstock.com for about $365. Loved it, it was worth every penny ... until it lost all suction. Still, I really miss that vacuum! (I am currently using an Oreck my mom bought me, but it just doesn't get all the dust and dog hair).
So today woot.com had a deal for a refurbished Dyson DC28 Animal for $300 plus $5 shipping, and I bought it. I did see there was a problem with the DC17 that was fixed in newer models ... I really hope that's true. If not, I guess I'll just consider myself a sucker and promise not to fall a third time for the short-lived wondrousness that is the Dyson Animal.
Re: Hope I did the right thing ...