I like bagless because I don't have to find the damn bags when the damned things fill up and then dump on the ground when I take them out, just have to dump out a canister in the trash and wash it in the sink. I don't have fancy tools, just a sponge and bottle brush. It's just less wasteful and easier for me. Plus, more satisfying to see the shit sucked up. I like being able to rinse out filters in the sink, which I'd be doing with a bag anyway.
Dawn: Any luck? Willow: If you define luck as the absence of success--plenty.
'Touched'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jan 16, 2010 6:55:25 pm PST #2089 of 30001
Zenkitty - Jan 16, 2010 6:58:50 pm PST #2090 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
sarameg, you can have my Roomba.
My vac is a non-expensive Eureka Optima, and I've been really happy with how well it works. It gets up cat hair and strewn kitty litter on the first or second pass. It is bagless, and cleaning it is a pain; next time I'll probably go back to bags. The one good thing about bagless is not having to buy a ton of bags.
I hate cleaning. The vacuum is a necessity because I have cats, but otherwise? Cleaning service once a week. I don't have to stock cleaning supplies or figure out how to clean the cleaning thing or try to mop or scrub with a bad back.
"Vacuum" should be spelled "vaccuum".
sarameg - Jan 16, 2010 7:00:18 pm PST #2091 of 30001
I have a roomba! And it does a nice job for what it is, just getting up the clutter. But nsm for really cleaning the fur from the carpet.
shrift - Jan 16, 2010 7:21:12 pm PST #2092 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I've decided to throw caution to the wind and go to Vegas over Valentine's with my friend!
Also, I just did 55 minutes of yoga. Daaaang.
In conclusion, I think I want this mop: [link]
Lee - Jan 16, 2010 7:25:29 pm PST #2093 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Wheeeee
Steph L. - Jan 16, 2010 7:43:25 pm PST #2094 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I really hate my vacuum and wish it would just die. It works, mostly, which is why I can't justify replacing it.
This is how I feel about my iPod. It's a 2nd generation Mini that I bought refurb in 2005. 4 GB. And it just. won't. die. And so I can't justify getting an iTouch.
And wow is that the most disgusting first-world, diamond-shoes-too-tight problem EVAR.
bon bon - Jan 16, 2010 9:10:36 pm PST #2095 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Consumer Reports doesn't seem to think Dysons are worth the money. Here is where I pump for an online membership for CR, which is, I dunno, $20? And worth it for any single appliance purchase.
§ ita § - Jan 16, 2010 9:12:39 pm PST #2096 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But they have a ball! And balls go round corners and wheels can't.
Well, except when they do, which just isn't in that ad.
Cass - Jan 16, 2010 11:34:08 pm PST #2097 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Why bagless? Just curious why people like them.
Because I never remembered to buy bags. Then the convenience of being able to empty them out each time I vacuumed.
flea - Jan 17, 2010 2:08:43 am PST #2098 of 30001
information libertarian
Your local public library will also have a subscription to Consumer Reports. Or your local buffista librarian (ahem) could email you a pdf of the relevant article.