Dyson Fluffy?

So…which of our wonderful community members was lucky enough to win the Dyson Fluffy give-away on May 1st? Is one of you, at this very moment, vacuuming your way to freedom from pet hair? *giggle* If so, congratulations!!! What an amazing prize!

Really wish I had purchased one of these when it was the TS. Literally the next day, my two year old, top of the line Oreck – with the supposed lifetime warranty – bit the dust. And Oreck wants over two hundred and fifty bucks to fix it. Because, ya know, it’s just normal wear and tear. That’s not covered under the warranty. *grrr* Ah, well. You snooze you lose. 

I do see that HSN is having a Dyson Cordless sale at the moment. Does anyone own the regular Dyson V6 Animal Cordless? (419-965) If so, are you happy with it? I have two super hairy dogs that leave fur everywhere and usually vacuum at least once a day, or every other day. Does the cordless version retain its charge well over time? Or do you find it holding less and less of a charge as time goes on? I’d really love to have the Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Animal Vacuum 419-951, but after my experience with Oreck I’m too gun shy to shell out that kind of money for a vacuum right now with the *hope* that it will keep working for me. Maybe the DC50? (315-907) Thoughts, suggestions from experienced users? Pretty please?