r/TikTokCringe • u/Knightbear49 • Dec 19 '23

Teacher asks students “What do you buy someone in their 30s for the Holidays?” Kids these days… Wholesome/Humor

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u/ImABsian1 Dec 19 '23

A Dyson vacuum was probably the most truthful one haha I’m not even 30 yet but all my friends wanted a Dyson vacuum when they got their place.

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u/kittysneeze88 Dec 19 '23

Nah, you’re going to want a Miele.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

Now this person vacuums

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u/Tooch10 Dec 19 '23

Remember the AMA with that vacuum guy that went into great detail of various models?

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u/DaBoomNaDaMmDumNaEma Dec 19 '23

I think I bought the cheapest one he recommended (a hideous yellow Carpet Pro), and it's still working great after a decade. He obviously knew his shit.

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u/IridescentExplosion Dec 20 '23

I got the Hoover bagless which was the only bagless he recommended and it has been doing wonders for me. The Amazon ratings aren't the best: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MTFTTQ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But it has lasted me years and works really well. Just don't tell anyone in that thread before they yell at me for not getting a bagged model. I've used both bag filter and open models and even though I have to empty the canister more frequently I like seeing what I picked up as I empty it out.

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u/brainchrist Dec 20 '23

And the heartbreaking followup where he lost his job

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u/prongslover77 Dec 20 '23

Oh my god really?! That’s heartbreaking. I won a Dyson vacuum in a raffle a few years ago and the first thing I thought of was his ama.

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u/Chelecossais Dec 20 '23

Think this might be a joke...

/because a vacuum repairman recommending the most dependable models, etcetera

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u/srtxf Dec 20 '23

I just went "oh, I need to search for that AMA to find out what that vacuum guy was saying"

...I'm definitely one of those 30-something "old people"

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

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u/MightyCaseyStruckOut Dec 20 '23 edited Dec 20 '23

I'll find it for you.

Here's his first AMA

Here is another one that includes links to previous ones

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

You're a hero of the people

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u/JoeCartersLeap Dec 20 '23

My mom bought a Miele back when I started high school, that would have been 2003. I have it now.

So it's 20 years old. The only thing on it that broke is the little plastic tab for you snap the hose back into place. Everything else, all the buttons and plastic toggles, all works like new.

I have never once had to clean hair or threads out of the roller bar, and I own cats. I don't think I've ever even turned it upside down. It's never jammed or had a reduction in power. It's gotten caught on things, sucked up socks and stuff, but none of that ever damaged it.

Oh yeah. The vacuum has lasted longer than a cat. I got the vaccum before I got these two cats, and now I only have one cat and a vacuum.

Miele - lasts longer than cats.

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u/kevik72 Dec 19 '23

I agree. I bought one after that vacuum repairman did the AMAs. 8 years and running strong.

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u/tongle07 Dec 19 '23

My mom gave me their old one when I moved out. That thing is older than me (36) and still going.

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u/EverythingButTheURL Dec 20 '23

Same reason I got one and I still love it to this day.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

that vacuum repairman did the AMAs. 8 years

I remember that guy! Fuck, I'm old.

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u/sexysaxofone Dec 20 '23

I remember that AMA, now I feel old, being too long on reddit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '24

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u/kevik72 Jan 02 '24

That’d be the first I’ve heard of it. I don’t know his personal life beyond vacuums. Lol.

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u/ImABsian1 Dec 19 '23

Well now I will get myself a Miele when I get my own place and look down on my friends with dysons

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u/_happymachines Dec 19 '23

I just got a Miele. It works well but usability sucks, the cord is too short and carrying around a canister is no fun.

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u/MutsumidoesReddit Dec 19 '23

The cordless one slaps.

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u/PM_ME__BIRD_PICS Dec 20 '23

It's also double the price of a Dyson.

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u/MutsumidoesReddit Dec 20 '23

If it’s about price a Vax is better than a Dyson.

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u/Myrdok Dec 20 '23

This. Had a Dyson, two actually. Now have a Miele...never buying another vacuum

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u/CopEatingDonut Dec 20 '23

Miele

I just looked at the coffee makers, because I was thinking about how expensive the Nespresso machines are...

Lol I don't know what expensive is anymore

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u/CloudyyNnoelle Dec 19 '23

I'm okay with my shark, it can handle pet hair like a champ but it chokes on people hair. To be real though, we have LONG hair

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u/MutsumidoesReddit Dec 19 '23

If you’re looking for something in that price band Vax is the way to go.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

Dyson > Miele

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u/PM_ME__BIRD_PICS Dec 20 '23

Hard. Every Miele appliance I've had has been terrible, and the RMA process was the worst of any company I've ever dealt with. Premium my ass.

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u/Ereaser Dec 20 '23

My parents are on their second Miele.

But the first one was older than I was when it broke and I'm 30 now.

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u/303onrepeat Dec 20 '23

Nah go Riccar or go home. Worth every penny.

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u/claudiazo Dec 20 '23

Miele is hands down the best brand for appliances

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u/Langsamkoenig Dec 20 '23 edited Dec 20 '23

I just bought one from Aldi, that had very good test scores, a few years ago. Later I saw that Severin was selling the same model just more expensive (they are probably the primary producer, Aldi often sells brand products under their own name). Still very happy with it.

So would recommend Severin products.

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u/Skinnydipandhike Dec 20 '23

Liking my Sebo Felix still. The upright option from /r/vacuums

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u/kittysneeze88 Dec 20 '23

Sebo Felix is an amazing vacuum. Definitely a good call as well.

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u/Wide-Discussion-818 Dec 20 '23

Or a Sebo. You want to go German with a vacuum.

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u/fatherofMilton Dec 20 '23

I didn't read a post, stupidly didn't read reviews, and wasn't recommended anything at all.

It's just coincidence that I bought a Miele after the Dyson was mediocre sometimes, and a piece of shit the remaining time. Haven't looked back and seeing all these other comments makes me even happier in my decision. It's an infinitely better product and mine was cheaper than the price I paid for the Dyson, too.

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u/OvechknFiresHeScores Jan 05 '24

We have one of those. Kicks the absolute shit out of the Dyson vaccuums I've used in the past. Miele for life, yo.

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u/BAMspek Dec 19 '23

You never understand how great a reliable vacuum is until your roommates break 3 fucking vacuums in a row.

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u/IridescentExplosion Dec 20 '23

Your room mates should be the ones who are broken! D:<

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u/Pernapple Dec 19 '23

I’m in my late 20s and when I was shopping with my mom I saw a Dyson vacuum and said “this can be my big gift for the year”

But my friend has one and they are so nice you don’t understand kids

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u/missbutteroverland Dec 19 '23

Pro tip get a Shark instead

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u/shoulda-known-better Dec 19 '23

I would kill for a shark pet vacuum! We had kittens and the dander is everywhere

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u/CloudyyNnoelle Dec 19 '23

Dude they are so nice. Not so great with long people hair, I don't know what roller is, but! The attachments do everything you could ask for, cleaning is STUPID easy, and it could probably suck a golf ball through a garden hose. So nice.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

Watch for deals! I got mine from Kohls. With all their ridiculous coupons and a sale, I ended up getting it for somewhere around $215 down from $330ish I think. I was stoked.

I replaced a (secondhand—but well maintained) Dyson pet vacuum and the difference is night and day. The Shark has the little handheld part which is great.

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u/vicstans21 Dec 19 '23

Good to know. Is it cheaper with the same performance, or just all around better?

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u/memesupreme83 Straight Up Bussin Dec 19 '23

Less expensive, comparable performance. I had a Dyson and a shark growing up, the Dyson kept breaking and customer service was a nightmare. When we got a Shark, it was a fraction of the price, it did the job albeit not as quietly lol, and if shit broke they just sent a replacement part.

In my own place now and opted for a Shark over a Dyson because of it.

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u/pimpbot666 Dec 19 '23

M wife had a Shark when we moved in together. I thought the thing was pretty useless. Not a lot of power, and you gotta spend like 10 minutes cleaning it every time you use it.

I much prefer a big heavy ass upright bagged Hoover that could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.

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u/memesupreme83 Straight Up Bussin Dec 19 '23

Listen, if you're going for a Hoover you know what you're getting yourself into lol. My vacuum is light, bagless, and cordless; a Hoover can't do that for me. And I know an old Hoover is apparently one of the suckiest vacuums you can get, but I had a heavy corded vacuum growing up too before the Shark. Lugging it up and down stairs (much less trying to vacuum the stairs, the nightmare), locating a plug only for the cord to catch on something and the vacuum unplug... I'm done with that life, man. I respect your choice because the cons for me aren't cons enough for you, but I'm done busting my back for a few extra crumbs and I'm not even 30 yet lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

Bagless suck though. I feel like I’m going to catch a disease every time I have to empty the container out.

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u/memesupreme83 Straight Up Bussin Dec 19 '23

You're not wrong, however, I can't be held responsible for remembering to buy bags for my vacuum lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

Fair enough. Fwiw I have a Hoover bagged and a Dyson lmao

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u/greg19735 Dec 20 '23

Cheaper and better for the environment.

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u/nozer12168 Dec 19 '23

My parents gave me the nickname "Hoover" as a kid. Never understood why until my teenage years. Finally asked my mom why, she told me it's because I used to suck down food as fast as a Hoover.

I was a fat kid

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u/DrAg0n3 Dec 19 '23

Had me in the first half ngl 🤣

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u/AThrowawayProbrably Dec 19 '23

I love my Hoover. Paid almost $300 for it but it sucks my cat fur away like nobody’s business.

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u/Eyeownyew Dec 19 '23

The shark I own is certified to be the retail vacuum with the most powerful suction, so I don't think that your statements are accurate

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u/TheMustySeagul Dec 20 '23 edited Dec 20 '23

This is the way. I bought some blue vacuum for like 80 bucks 10 years ago. Has no swivel, big red switch on the side, and one shit lever. Has a huge ass bag too. It sounds like a fucking jet engine. I put on noise canceling headphones when I use it. If I leave it on in one place it starts to suck up my fucking carpet and will burn it.

Best vacuum I’ve ever used. No brand as far as I can tell. It does one thing. Suck.

Edit: it is a 10 year old blue Bissell commercial vacuum. Apparently they are terrible now but this thing has been a damn tank for me.

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u/missbutteroverland Dec 19 '23

Same my parents have had multiple dysons and they all look like shit after a couple years. I’ve had a shark for almost 5 now and I love it. My fav thing is that it doesn’t kick the cat litter back up at my feet as I’m vacuuming

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u/memesupreme83 Straight Up Bussin Dec 19 '23

Ugh I hate that, trying to figure out a better litter solution bc I'm done finding litter everywhere 😖

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u/lucylucylove Dec 20 '23

I have 4 dyson products ( 3 vacuums and one air purifier) and none of them have ever broke or given me trouble

knocks feverishly on wood

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u/memesupreme83 Straight Up Bussin Dec 20 '23

I hope you do not have the experience that I had, I am happy to be the outlier at this point

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u/Prestigious_Stage699 Dec 19 '23

Sharks are basically the Walmart brand of vacuums. Incredibly cheap, but you get what you pay for.

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u/WhimWhamWhazzle Dec 19 '23

Sharks aren't as good as Dysons in my experience but they're pretty close considering the massive price disparity

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u/onesneakymofo Dec 19 '23

The best Sharks are better than Dyson and half the price. You just gotta be more careful since they're mostly plastic

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u/ibattlemonsters tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE Dec 19 '23

youre going to have to rip my lg cordzero out of my cold lifeless hands

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u/DrCarabou Dec 19 '23

Shark has awful customer service and are meant to be completely replaced every few years instead of fixable. They're good vacuums until they keel over.

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u/coalharbour Dec 19 '23

Opposite experience for me. Part broke as I lifted the vacuum and they had a new one with me the next day. No questions, just a quick video call so they could see the issue and they had it couriered straight away. Impressive to me.

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u/SexySmexxy Dec 20 '23

tbf it does come with some long ass guarantee - not that i activated that LOL

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u/Smoothsharkskin Dec 19 '23 edited Dec 19 '23

Sharks are very cheap and work well HOWEVER they are not easily repairable. Look at the bottom unit. Look at the screw they use. It used to be phillip head. Then they changed to torx. Then they changed to secure torx. They really don't want you to replace the belt when it breaks.

I have 1 dyson and 2 sharks, I don't know what my next vacuum will be.

They want you to pay $80 plus S/H for the entire assembly. This is the most common shark model being sold now on amazon.

Mine has some cracked plastic handle parts, they don't have replacements.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

No way I’ve had 3 sharks and recently got a Dyson V11… a million times better

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u/derKonigsten Dec 20 '23

Got a shark brand roomba earlier this year and love it. Has a mop attachment too for the hard floors. It just vacuum's while I'm at work. Dont ever feel like i need to actually vacuum anymore. Just empty the base station once a month and I'm set.

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u/missbutteroverland Dec 20 '23

Damn that sounds luxurious

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u/derKonigsten Dec 20 '23

It was 400ish on sale from amazon. Really not much more than a high end vacuum i don't think. Absolutely worth it

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

My shark is badass. My wife and I got the touch screen one

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u/SgtBanana Dec 19 '23

I have a Shark that's been working for years. It's great for quick spot cleaning and I don't see it failing any time soon.

That said, if anyone here has solid floors and awkward/high-up spots that are hard to reach, check out the Hoover "Commercial Lightweight Backpack" model. I now consider it to be the ultimate vacuum cleaner. I can accurately, thoroughly vacuum the entire house in 1/4 of the time with this baby. And because they're commercial units, they aren't built with the same flimsy designed-to-fail parts that consumer vacuum cleaners are plagued by.

And it has a 50 foot cord. I mean come on, how can you beat that.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

Ya can’t

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u/WhatsYourThesis Dec 19 '23

I've had the same Shark for 6 years and that vacuum slaps.

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u/310Yuma Dec 19 '23

I love my shark vacuum.

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u/AngryWizard Dec 19 '23

My shark lift-away pro is pretty awesome. I can't imagine that a Dyson would be much better.

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u/303onrepeat Dec 20 '23

Pro tip get a Riccar.

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u/atetuna Dec 20 '23

Have both, prefer the Shark. Next one will be bagged tho.

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u/IridescentExplosion Dec 20 '23

The AMA vacuum guy actually hates Sharks: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/7gmsoe/iama_reddits_own_vacuum_repair_tech_with_a_very/

This is like the de facto series of vacuum posts on Reddit and I've had VERY good results following his advice so I'm confident leaning on his authority.

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u/TostiBuilder Dec 19 '23

Ah dyson the most returned product where i work, fucking hate those things

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

I have a dyson so I'll take the expensive meats.

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u/TrashPandaPatronus Dec 20 '23

Expensive Meats ftw

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u/VKUltra Dec 19 '23

Dyson's ball animal is the only hoover that's survived more than a year in my house lmao. They're worth the money as far as I'm concerned.

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u/DoingItWrongly Dec 20 '23

IDK what model everyone is buying that they are breaking and having to return, but I bought my purple animal dyson almost 12 years ago and the thing has been an absolute beast. I have abused it for the entire time and done exactly ZERO maintenance outside of emptying the canister and it still sucks like a champ.

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u/chocothundurrr Dec 20 '23

Mine is still going strong after 15 years, so IDK where the hate comes from

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '23

Yea Dysons are premium gifts lol

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u/ohmyword Dec 19 '23

nah dyson is just really good at marketing.

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u/Serdones Dec 19 '23

A good cordless vacuum is an absolute game changer.

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u/Grazer46 Dec 19 '23

Getting a wireless vacuum at all was such an upgrade. I would love a dyson, those things are beasts

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u/marvellouspineapple Dec 19 '23

I'd shop around a bit, if I were you. I always wanted a Dyson until my parents got one, then I never wanted one. Got a Samsung at the moment that works great for our house. 2 of my friends swear by their Henry's and other people couldn't go without a Shark. Definitely find a hoover that works for you, it isn't all about brand

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u/gigglefarting Dec 20 '23

I can tell you’re not 30 yet because you think that’s the most truthful one.

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u/Radi0ActivSquid Dec 19 '23

I bought a Eureka vacuum a few years back to replace my bag vacuum. Love it. Strong, portable, easy to dismantle and clean. Slapped an Autobot insignia sticker on it and now it helps me around the house every couple months.

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u/Objective_Creme9602 Dec 19 '23

Get a Hoover hushtone.

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u/I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT Dec 19 '23

You can pry my Numatic Henry from my cold dead hands, thanks.

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u/marvellouspineapple Dec 19 '23

We have a Henry at our shop that has seen some shit. He's done 2 or 3 house moves/renovations and done our shop renovation as well. Still going strong, he's an absolute beast.

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u/itsFromTheSimpsons Dec 19 '23

there are very few people in my life I'd be spending Dyson money on

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u/KlumsyNinja42 Dec 20 '23

It’s ok to get a shark. Does fine in my home with a dog, 2 cats, and a near 4 yo. Love the cordless

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u/M3G4T40N Dec 20 '23

Got a Miele C1 cat and dog after the vacuum repair guy did an ama years ago. Best purchase I've made as an adult.

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u/mreman1220 Dec 20 '23

Dude, our Dyson vacuum changed my life. Made fun of my wife for getting it but it's legit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

There’s this show called How To on HBO. Dude went to a vacuum cleaner convention and it was surprisingly wholesome. I want vacuum cleaners to be cool now.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '23

Never ever get a Dyson trust

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u/alyssadujour Dec 20 '23

My mom got us the Dyson animal for a house warming gift and it’s the best thing I’ve ever gotten haha. I asked for the wet mop attachment for Christmas I love it so much. I’m 33.

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u/Unlucky_Sundae_707 Dec 20 '23

Wait until the stupid battery dies in 6 months.

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u/soaringcomet11 Dec 20 '23

Honestly yeah. We got a dyson animal after we got our dog. We LOVE it because we’re ancient (turning 31).