In which life gets a little bit easier thanks to modern technology

[nineveh_uk]

Far, far later than I ought to have done I have purchased, and this afternoon used, a cordless hoover. No more lugging the nearly 7kg Henry (beloved by landlords and builders because they are indeed robust and effective) up the stairs. No more assembling bits of steel and plastic that take strength rather than a simple click. No more bending over a really awkward angle that makes my neck ache. No, now I take the light, easy bits from their space (alas, not a wall-mounted bracket because I rent and I'm not going through the palaver to install it), click what I want into place, and whisk round as needed a few minutes at a time rather than having to do the entire house at once to justify the effort, which these days basically takes most of the day. And it comes highly-rated for pet hair. I don't hair a pet, but my goodness does my hair like to twist itself into the upstairs carpets.

This post is brought to you by the Tineco A10 Hero, a Which? Best Buy and with replacement batteries literally a third of the cost of those from a couple of the competition that I'd looked at, and honestly, even the fact that the only UK stockist is Amazon came as a relief in that it minimised decisions.

I think that this might actually be the most boring subject of a DW post I've ever made :-D

Comments

[alithea]

It may not be a thrilling topic but I too love my cordless vacuum, sooo much easier (we bought a reconditioned Boosch because yeah, some of them are mighty pricey!)

[nineveh_uk]

I finally thought I had to get one after using my parents'. It just then took about 8 months to do it. But so easy to use, it will make a big difference, albeit not enough to spend £600 on one.

[alithea]

Yeah, I would never go back now. We needed a decent one because of pet hair but yeah, the secondhand one was still the most expensive vacuum we've ever owned at about £200, I certainly wasn't spending £600 on one!

[naraht]

Maybe boring but also a very useful recommendation! So thanks.

[nineveh_uk]

And it even looks nice (for a vacuum cleaner), too!

[ruric]

I bought myself a cordless Shark after my Dyson died (and I refuse point blank to buy Dyson again). Teh Shark is a joy to use - lightweight, easy and also sucks up all the pet hair (which I need with 4 cats). Once you go cordless I suspect you never go back *G*

[nineveh_uk]

"I'm not giving money to James Dyson" was my first criterion in purchasing. I think you're probably right about the one-way journey, at least for people who, cats aside, don't need heavy use. It's so much easier and the result was just as good. And longterm the result will be better because I can use that saved energy on other things that aren't getting done, like cleaning the windows.

[sir_guinglain]

I've not quite adjusted to the existence of stick-shaped cordless vacuum cleaners. They are therefore genuinely miraculous in my view.

[nineveh_uk]

Truly, we are living in the future!

[grondfic]

Another one saying thanks for the rec. Like you, we've been thinking/talking about getting cordless for aeons, but haven't yet done anything. Also Yays to 'no more Dyson!'

[nineveh_uk]

Today I noticed I trodden in some bits of twig from the garden, and lo! it was the work of 30 seconds not on my hands and needs to whisk it up. It's brilliant. Though I do need to find a suitable box for the various accessories currently in the large original box in the middle of the floor.