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[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The jokes on you. Vacuums have been exciting me since I was 14. /S

[–] Emerald@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago

Cord management is such a big part of vacuuming to me I don't think I would be very excited about a cordless vacuum. It would just be missing part of the experience for me.

[–] DrVanNostrand@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

That's a symptom of early onset Republican as well.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

You mean a robot vacuum?

[–] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 2 points 6 days ago

It would excite me more if I could afford a place big enough to feel like owning one would be a necessity. My small dustbuster is enough (which is a cordless vacuum, technically).

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Somehow I read "execute" and had fully accepted my fate before I realized it said "excite"

[–] TheCynicalSaint@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

23 here and this has always excited be.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 76 points 1 week ago (3 children)

My wife and I are in our fifties. When we got our robotic vacuum we spent a week arguing about what to name it.

Meryl Sweep

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like how there's this unspoken rule that they qualify as just alive enough to be named.

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My parents’ fridge made weird noises sometimes so my dad named it

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Yep totally just sent that to my wife.

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[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And if that new cordless vacuum doesn't work well it will be a significant disappointment that you and your partner discuss multiple times.

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[–] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Doesn't everyone get excited though? Even as a kid I would get excited because it would make chores easier.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I was delighted as a kid when we got a dishwasher! No more washing by hand every night? Hot damn!!

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[–] javasux@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Uh oh... I've been excited about cordless vacuums since my early 20s 🫣

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

40's? I'm barely in my 30s and talked for weeks about my new cordless mop/vacuum hybrid thing LMAO

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A Trader Joes will be opening soon in your area:

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 14 points 1 week ago

I got one that uses the same battery system some other tools (lawnmower, strimmer, drill) uses and oh baby it's nice.

[–] match@pawb.social 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

the difference between me and 20's me is that i can now afford a new vacuum

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Literally. I'm 29 and recently "splurged" on a cordless vacuum since the cat hair situation tends to get out of hand in spring and it was a fantastic purchase but definitely one I had to weigh up. I'm very glad I got it though. It's also handy when you eat in your bed and leave crubs.

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[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 10 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Turned thirty, and I'm just so done with cordless.

Battery issues. Recharging issues. Suction issues (especially when it randomly decides 'this is is too hard' and cuts out). Cleaning issues.

Gonna be a dumb boomer and hold out on proper corded vacuums. Which I guess means looking to the industrial/commercial grade at this point.

[–] Zanathos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Wife wanted a cordless vacuum this year after our main driver died. Our house is multi levels and about 80% carpet and I've always been sceptical of the efficiency of the dinky cordless vacuums. I then found this guys testing videos on YouTube and immediately changed her mind.

We ended up finding the highest performing Shark from below for $250 refurbed and it performs as well as he shows.

Also need to give a shout out to Miele. German made and my dad swears by his, just a bit too rich for me to afford right now.

Corded Vacuum Tests - https://youtu.be/PugLAnsIQUA

Cordless Vacuum Tests - https://youtu.be/RTkUNwBo9Ao

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm so done with vacuums, point blank. First you've got the mass-produced Walmart/Target/Amazon/Home Depot bullshit. Dirt Devil, etc. They're made like a child's toy, designed to break, and there are so many ever-changing, oh-so-similarly-named-but-slightly-different models that you literally often cannot find relevant information, even on the manufacturers' websites.

I repaired and ultimately replaced like 4 of those over the years before buying a vintage steel behemoth Kirby like my grandma would have had. It worked great, but hauling it up and down stairs was not great and I left it behind when I moved.

Then I moved to a fancy new stick vac, which is...fine. Feels like a miracle weight-wise, cordless-wise, and maintenance-wise, but I have two dogs and it only picks up like 60% of anything.

I hate them all.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

I need a vacuum that can handle dog hair really well. My current one uh... Doesn't suck?

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Your current vacuum... not:

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Same but for cats. I have a Black and Decker which is specifically for pet owners

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I was excited by one, but it was shit and I went back to my Henry. I will never leave you again Henry.

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[–] JandroDelSol@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm 25 and ngl I'd be excited to get one of these

[–] Iseja@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Got one at 24 and it made me excited.

[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thirty is cordless and light, because fuck 50 pound vacuums that you have to lug around because 'it gets better suction'

Forty is a robotic vacuum that doubles as an alarm clock when it wanders into your room at 7 am, eats a sock, and yells at you to unclog it.

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[–] Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I shared this with a friend years ago on discord.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

yeah that did sound sexual.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And tools. Almost any new tool feels like Christmas. I got a new riding lawnmower and I was giddy. And I’m in my 50s.

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[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I was 31 when I got excited about one. It had the same battery as my drill.

[–] yes_blackphillip@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

36 here. I'm very excited at the thought of this.

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remember always buy one that uses replaceable battery packs. Even better if you can just use a power tool battery. There are even adapters for certain brands of vacuums so you can put a power tool battery into the vacuum.

If the battery is not replaceable you have to trash the vacuum after a couple of years of use, since the battery won’t hold a charge. Replacing the li-on cells is not easy and requires a spot welder, you can’t just use a soldering iron.

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[–] caboose2006@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

I just bought a new cordless vacuum on Sunday and am talking about to people at work. I feel attacked

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Oh, I remember my first time. I was 14 and was going to the mall with my family to buy a new vacuum cleaner. For some inexplicable reason, all five kids were too excited and wouldn't stop yapping about it. So the adults decided we'd all give it a go, and anyone not using the vacuum cleaner would have to clean something else. We were juked into cleaning the entire house.

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[–] TastyWheat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I used to work as a vacuum salesperson, and one day I noticed an older model unloved Bissell, brand new, on clearance.

Someone had fucked up and set staff discount price to $0.01.

That is the most thrilling vacuum purchase of my life and nothing will get close

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

buy your own vacuums, get commission, return vacuum, get refund.

infinite money glitch

[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you have a 'normal' house and keep up with cleaning, a cordless should be fine. The portability and lightness are awesome.

If you have a dog or cat, results may vary.

If you have two labs, you're going to want to throw the thing out the window every time you use it because it clogs every 3 minutes.

Yes, even the "pet" version.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 days ago

They clog? Glad I don't have one then. I use a Henry hoover, having a cable doesn't really seem like a problem tbh, and who couldn't love a hoover with that face?

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Yes but it would have also excited me as a child.

Opening a new appliance box, looking at all the nice packaging (especially if it’s a high end one), setting it up and taking it for a test drive!

I mean yeah, I didn’t care about the actual vacuuming, but I was always excited about anything new and expensive.

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