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

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

[–] MashedTech@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

My mental ding dong is hard and ready to use it. My nerves are tingling and my hands are shaking at the thought of being able to touch such an artefact. I know ultimate pleasure is in my future and I cannot wait.

[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days 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?

[–] 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?

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

If you haven't learned by 40 that all cordless vaccuums are terrible, then you're beyond help.

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

An important thing us people at 40 have to keep in mind is tech advances and gets better all the time. The cordless vac I have now works great for being portable and usable in our townhouse, which has no carpet.

Would a good corded vacuum be better? Depends on the terms. It'll be better max performance, bit I don't have to lug a heavier vacuum upstairs to clean stuff in my room, and what I have works.

As a photography hobbyist, it's like saying why take a picture with a phone camera, m43, or apsc when you could use full frame or medium format? The cameras are objectively better quality pictures, but they are more expensive and larger, especially when it comes to lenses. Sometimes convenience is "better."

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

Kudos for a great argument. I completely agree that in some cases a cordless will suffice. But in general I feel they all are terrible and at some point become disappointing. Guess I just have a lot of need for something that eats carpet for breakfast.

We have a good one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Fleppensteijn 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 (3 children)

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

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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 (2 children)

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

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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 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 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

[–] Vinstaal0 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I love how you point out that your house is multi level even though that is what the majority of houses (not appartments are) lol.

And why did you choice for carpet? These days most people get PVC, Wood, Tiltes or something along those lines

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

We bought it used of course haha. We looked at new but it was more bang for our buck with a 20YO house. My wife wants to rip all the carpet up but bigger house means bigger problems of course lol. HVAC last year, and now the kitchen appliances are starting to go. Thankfully the roof was done before we moved in

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

2000w shopvac with a 30L drum and the hepa rated bags.

Fuck a Dyson.

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

Hah. This is exactly what I use. Powerful corded is better than poncy cordless any day.

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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

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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:

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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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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 8 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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[–] 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.

[–] 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.

[–] 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.

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

I've started to leave my floor clutter free. I have reached zen.

[–] 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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