Vacuum cleaner
@allknowing (153530)
India
June 19, 2023 8:11am CST
Just like any other newly married couple we too were busy modernising our home what with a fridge, washing machine, et al.
When we talked about going in for a vacuum cleaner the maid shrugged her shoulders and said that her previous employer had one but they soon discarded it. We somehow thought she was saying this as she thought her job would be at stake.
We ignored her and enthusiastically went in for one. The maid refused to handle it and it fell on me to use it . What I noticed was this gadget needed pampering - clean the bags, replace the bags, connect and disconnect, get it repaired when it stopped working......
My thoughts went to the broom and that poor broom needed no maintenance but just a neat corner to rest when it was not working.
You guessed it right. We are back with the broom and the maid had the last word. "I told you" We have dusters to dust furniture and tiny brushes to get to the nooks and corners.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
20 Jun 23
We have a carpet brush and also cobweb remover for the walls
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
20 Jun 23
@LadyDuck We do not have much dust here as there is hardly any traffic here and the roads are tarred.
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@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
20 Jun 23
@allknowing I have a cobweb remover that does is not as using the special brush to dust the walls. The vacuum has a special carpet brush of course.
@allknowing (153530)
• India
20 Jun 23
We have a carpet brush for that and once a year we take the carpet out and wash it and put it in the sun
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
20 Jun 23
@RubyHawk Our carpet is just in the middle of the hall and hardly anyone tramples on it
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Jun 23
@allknowing I don’t believe that would keep my carpet clean.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
20 Jun 23
Yes it is better the broom I agree.
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@wolfgirl569 (135733)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Jun 23
I like it for my carpeted areas. That is where they are the most useful
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
20 Jun 23
We have a small carpet and for that we use a carpet brush
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@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
20 Jun 23
I never really like vacuuming. My uncle gave me his and it was so heavy to move around and bulky. I had always wanted a stick vacuum, but I never got one. Now we hardly use the vacuum since we put in laminate flooring.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
21 Jun 23
We have spartek ivory tiles with matt finish and a broom does a good job
@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
19 Jun 23
I use electrostatic dust removal paper. It's very convenient to use.
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
19 Jun 23
I agree the dusters and broom are handy and comfortable to use
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