The term influencer was supposed to mean telling an audience of 2 million people not to purchase products from a company that opts them into being spied on and having their personal data sold to anyone and everyone by default. In this way, I genuinely hope that someday I will be a successful influencer.

More like Luigi in the events of the Luigi's Mansion games. Ghostbusters didn't use vacuum cleaners, they used proton packs and a trap.

@@rossmanngroup Is the title correct? The product that doesn't suck is the RIGID vacuum.

@@commonsensecraziness7595 Vacuum cleaners are supoosed to suck, thats their purpose.

@@commonsensecraziness7595yes it is correct, because a vacuum is supposed to suck. Not sucking makes your vacuum cleaner a failure of a product.

I clicked the video mainly to figure out which way he was going with it. I actually have a Shark I'm very happy with though.

@@loganriechers8764shark robots are sooo trash

If you want proper suction, stick with Linda Lovelace!

@@imelliam well the Vacuums pick up way more than other brands I and other's I know have tried. I've heard the same story from multiple people where they are coming from another brand (including Dyson for double the money) and they just vacuumed with their old vacuum and their new shark picks up a ton of stuff the other brand left behind. It's a story I've heard from the source about 5 times. Lack of serviceability is unfortunate but my first one lasted about 5 years and I'm about 2 years into my second. I have 5 kids so it gets used a lot.

Same...

I wish you would make it move around the screen a little though, it's bad for my lg oled television, burn in, don't you know lol

i was laughing at that the fact i have an LG TV of all things and then my tv laughed too and then offered to sell me someones netflix account along with 2 stolen credit cards. damn you lg tvs

Only if you and I make sure to avoid LG products and spread the word.

"We" must mean Americans, because not all LG TV's in all countries have this option nor the personal data selling.

Selling my personal data is the last thing I'm worrying about when it comes to a TV, your cellphone and every app in it already does all of that.

Came here for this comment. 😂😂

Exactly lol

I was listening and i didn't have a clue what he was even talking about.

I thought it was rigid

@@divinecomedian2same

Mine has been going strong too, but I got it in 2016: “ Shark® Rotator™ Powered Lift-Away® Pro Kit NV650UGK26 $349.65 “ It’s been the best vacuum cleaner by a country mile that I’ve ever used or owned, and it’s so well-designed and well-built that I love using it. it was the full-meal deal, with all the bells & whistles, and it’s worked out even with lots of use. I’m sorry other people have had different experiences, but there it is.

I have a newer Vertex and it’s great. They’re not as bad as people make them out to be.

@@LeftEagle51012 I have the same one. If you ever try to use it and it doesn't turn on, take off the hose, the part that connects to the main body of the vacuum (if that makes sense), and blow on it where the metal connectors are. I had that issue, thought the whole vacuum was broken but turns out a little dust got inside there and prevented it from turning on. Apparently, it's fairly common. Excellent suction and no need to buy bags all the time. I know quite a few family members who buy bagged vacuums and claim they're superior to mine, but then we do a comparison, and they realize mine is way more powerful and cost significantly less.

Same here. I bought the blue version of the purple navigator model for ~$140 in 2018. Been working great but I do change filters regularly.

that is so nice indeed... it also doesn't cost them much (at least if you don't count the opportunity cost of you buying a new chair, but f companies that do that)

​@@powerclan1910that positive interaction increases the chance of recommendations and future purchases. This is the reason some companies do what they reasonably can to assist customers.

Nice. There are still some good companies out there e.

YMMV of course, but I had a similarly exceptional experience with Dyson. Needed a bearing for agitator on my 3mo old v8 vacuum, hit them up via online chat to see if they'd warranty that, before I could finish copy pasting part number I found, their rep. initiated a complete motorized agitator assembly to be sent out. Received 3 days later. No BS. I spent more time trying to talk the rep. down to just send the little part but they insisted since it was recently bought on their site and within warranty.

We need a true repository, something that is impregnable to review flooding, where we can upvote good service and downvote bad ones. The former is easy - I could setup such a project in a couple of weeks. making them authentic and not by people who are paid to write reviews ... that will be an industry revolutionizing discovery and I can't wait until we find a way.

There are a lot of garbage products from the past. You don't see them around at all because they simply didn't last. I can't believe this is something that needs to be explained to people. Some old products are good just like some products now are good/built to last. The rest is a sea of garbage. The main benefit of previous product designs is that they were typically assembled by the average Joe in a factory, so they were fundamentally simple by design, which made them easier to repair/maintain regardless of if the product was actually good or not.

@@bbbbbbb51 Nah, planned obsolescence is real, back then the market was at it's infancy and people were more sociable, if you had a shit product everyone will tell you it's shit and no one will buy it. Companies has to make their product last or lose out to others who do, now it's no longer an issue so the game is how many time can you make someone pay. keep in mind a lot of time it's cheaper to built a sturdy product than one designed to fail.

You sir found gold.

I have an old full metal Philips shaver, the quality isn't even on the same galaxy as the new stuff.

@@bbbbbbb51 The point is that there used to be *some* products on the market that would last for decades, and consumer standards were generally higher. Now we have the choice between practically disposable products on the low-end and proprietary, limited-lifespan hunks of plastic that you'll spend hundreds of dollars to replace in five years if you're lucky. The point is that you currently have to seek out products intended for the commercial/industrial market if you want to stand any chance of avoiding the planned obsolescence circus.

THANK YOU for the suggestion. I have added it to my knowledge base for when my 45 year old Kirby finally is unrepairable.... if that ever happens. Peaceful Skies.

I bought a Sebo too about two years ago. I love it. Takes two seconds to remove the brush to clean all my hair out when nessessary. It seemed like a better option than a Miele.

wtf is sebo...sounds like generic chinese brand lol. i agree some parts of shark suck but i've had mine for 5 years no issues. same with others i know. did you guys wash/clean the filters at least? i know some workers don't understand maintenance is a crucial part...it's like changing oil in your car.

​@@adhizzle9985 Sebo is German.

@@adhizzle9985 Google it before you comment!!

Also Middle finger to LG!

If you haven't read The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism you should, I've been reading it and it should become required reading in schools

Is it the way Wilshite said it should, like gym, geranium, gerbil, and giraffe?

Jif?

I had to rewind. It made my eye twitch.

I repair vacuums for a living and I have seen that particular thing happen like 4 times

@@goodgremlinmedia2757hey are auto vacs like roomba a good thing or meme

People need a way to find commercial off-the-shelf parts and then compete with the corporations.

@@eugenetswongUnfornately that's impossible. Even Louis can't buy MacBook replacement parts from the company that he buys it from; because Apple said no to that said company that sold parts to the consumers.

Well, you should be more careful, Blazing hands Kathy! /s

Never buy Dyson. Their warranty is trash and they never have replacement parts. And usually it takes many many more weeks than that to get something fixed.

Ive had a Dyson for over a decade without issues. The ones circa 2013(ish) were quite good

​@@colejosephalexanderkashay683Yh Dyson aren't what they used to be. The older ones were bullet proof but the new ones always cut out. Think they run to hot and it causes issues.

i've had a purple "animal" dyson for over 15+ years (more i'm pretty sure) and it's the easiest thing in the world to swap parts/maintain. Everything comes apart easily with either screws or flathead screws to turn pieces. Needed a new hose for the second time, went to dyson's website, and they had the part available. Not sure if they're still as reliable/repairable as I haven't heard the wireless ones are that great but if I ever had to buy a new one i'd probably look for a new (old) one online somewhere.

Dyson vacuums are the worst. Everything about them. I have no idea why they have a good rep among normies

Agree with the strategy, but isn't it sad we have to do so much research to buy a simple item like a vacuum these days.. You would expect that a $400 vacuum would be something you buy & don't even think about for another 10-15 years.

I bought an oreck commercial vac due to repairability and cost. Only paid $150 and i can replace damn near everything on it. No schematic needed.

I highly recommend doing this with all power tools. Sometimes you will find that the price difference is definitely justified by sturdiness, repair program and performance. Also, I deeply hate tool rental here. Always, and I mean ALWAYS, check the rental price compared to buying the tool. One example, I needed scaffold for a week. Rental price was nearly the same as buying it, so now I have scaffold. And we use it during harvest season for cherries, apples, plums,... it is so much easier than using a ladder. I also bought a paint gun. Rental for 4 days was the same as buying it new. Sure, I don't use this one that often, but my friend borrowed it 5 times already (I charge him a beer per day, pretty reasonable I would think).

It's not when you buy that it's important to have the replacement parts. It's typically several years down the road

Speed Queen commercial. Big price difference.

not every video yet*

Bro killed me with that segway to today’s sponsor.

It rhymed the segue today even rhymed.​@@jessewest1333

@@rossmanngroup LTT moment

@@rossmanngroup😂😂😂 I didn’t even realized 11/10.

We’ve got a local one too.

We used to have a vac shop in my town, the guy has since retired. He was someone I could get opinions about various machines as he worked on all of them. He didn't have any perceived loyalty to any one company like some do to Sebo or Miele. He fixed machines that he could and sold attachments or accessories instead of trying to sell an entirely new machine. More or less, I am the vacuum guy now and I do it on an independent contract basis with a local appliance and mattress business.

All the weaves got me into fixing vacuums. Because of that, I understand your vacuum shop guy. Him & a cobbler are the two professionals I really wanna meet. The last cobbler I knew of in Memphis went outta business over a two decades ago. Mom been mad at shoes since then til her death. Nowadays, you hardly can give an honest opinion, even when paid for it.

By chance is the shop called, "Best Quality Vaccum"?

We have a sweeper mart in my small town ran by an older fellow. He can fix anything! I hope he has kids that will run the business when he retires. Also in Ohio!

Shop vacs hold up for a long time and they are great for larger stuff, but other particles not so much. There are surfaces which you may not want higher suction, some surfaces clean better with power brushes. Lastly, they often have less tight seals and inferior filtering methods to quality house vacs. That being said, I couldn’t imagine cleaning up 200+ gallons of water without one. I keep my shop vac for dirty work and the rainbow for aristocrats.

Same, but mines the 34.1L Replacement parts available. Internal hepa bag & exhaust muffler for house duties. Add hoses or attachments for room length or ceiling height.

Harvestmen aren't spiders

@@Tmate4444 True, but we know what he means.

I have a harbor freight one. It's just good enough. I can rinse the filter out, turn it back on and it works. I've sucked up drywall, chunks, plaster, chunks, wood chunks, all sorts of shit and it's still gets the dust off the floor but it's you know ugly

When I need heavy duty suction, I keep Wil Wheaten on a leash.

@@Truth_Teller_101 *YES!*

I love old products

What is the name of the make and model?

@@gregorymalchuk272 i couldn’t find the exact model but it’s a Windsor sensor S12. When i do a quick google search of that tho, i get the newer version. I did see an eBay listing with the title: “Windsor Karcher Sensor S12 Upright Vacuum, Commercial”. That had pictures and it looks exactly like my vacuum. Hope this helps!

*Only one of the reasons Sears was a respected company before Eddie Lamphere, the Warren Buffet wannabe bought it and trashed it.*

Lampert

Not only that, but Sears made some of the most reliable appliances of all brands. We have a Kenmore refrigerator with a top freezer that was purchased back around 2002. I think it's just over 20 cubic feet, it's a spare fridge that has always been in the garage since we have owned it. We have moved a few times over the last 20 years, and we still have the fridge in the garage, and it still works great.

@@edcipriani8873 Those were the good old days, when companies cared about what they made. I miss those days. I loved the ability of going to Sears and getting the part I needed without jumping through hoops or having to wait for it.

seriously, if you want to try this crap for free, go to the fancy apt complexes full of spoiled TCU rich kids when semester changes. really whenever, they throw away brand new stuff all the time! I'm in Milwaukee now, but I already got the maximum number of TV's or monitors for my place. From the "recycle" area. Since Biden, the economy has been trash. Much better pickings before. I still get furniture parts to build with, but I want it to be raining new crap at the end of the month!

What country do you live in?

Maybe you are familiar with Euro Pro? It's the same

Mines real great, but maybe they got worse in the last few years. They got some great reviews from wirecutter that got them a bunch more market share and thats always a motivation to cut costs for shitty managers.

Honestly, Shark is a fitting name for a shit company.

I only know about Shark because I used to watch their paid programming late at night when I was a kid lol.

This and maybe PoliceActivity channel are the only two consistently demonetized channels you can watch in peace.

Anyone else tired of seeing temu ads on every video you try to watch?

@@Duke_Romilar_III I block all, and Google just laughs at me, brings on even more in spite

I even got an ad featuring an LG TV on this…

UYouPlus my guy.

Disgusting I'm guessing Consumer Affairs, whatever that magazine/website was, does not keep track of whatever started strong and finished weak.

A Lift Away in Lavender? Back in like 2010 when it and the OG Navigator were released they were amazing deals! Then Shark had greed get to them and now they make nonsense.

Thats a nice idea for a video series. Every episode in the series are about a company that makes good quality and repairable stuff with good customer service

seconding this

I'd love this. We have a vacuum/sewing shop about a hr from me which is where ai got my shark robot vacuum serviced. But I'm currently having battery issues. Won't charge. Put new battery in yesterday and it still isn't working. 🤦 I was able to get filters for my 10+ year old shark upright though. Shark wasn't helpful when I lost one of the tiny screws that kept the side brush on. Just said 'part of the model' I don't have that info. Useless.

Do not buy an LG or Samsung refrigerator. Not only are they designed to fail just outside of the warranty period, but they are the most-returned refrigerator brands in existence and have been for five years running, according to the repairman who serviced my mother-in-law's refrigerator last year, which we ultimately ended up replacing with a GE model. General Electric makes solid appliances, generally speaking, given that household appliances have been the "bread and butter" of their business for over 60 years (aside from military contracts, anyway). Maytag has been making compromises on quality over the years to the point that the old "bored maytag repairman" advertisements they used to run all the time have become a bad joke. If you'll notice, you haven't seen that ad campaign anywhere for a very long time - there's a reason for this, and it's called "truth in advertising" laws. In spite of all this, I've learned several things about buying appliances: 1) Read as many "confirmed purchase" reviews as possible before committing to purchase or replacement of any appliance from as many retail websites as you can find. By applying the law of averages while doing this, you can generally figure out whether the model you're looking at is a good investment or not. 2) While keeping item 1 in mind, if you don't have disposable income to play "back and forth" games with or otherwise don't want to waste your time with warranty issues, never under any circumstances buy any appliance model version the first year it comes to the market. Funny enough, it was the Xbox 360 "red ring of death" fiasco a decade ago that taught me this concept, but generally you need to wait at least a year for any inherent design/manufacturing flaws to be exposed from real-world use cases, which will be reflected in customer reviews. 3) Where you purchase your appliance from matters just as much as what brand/model you select. Some retailers are better than others with their in-store warranty practices, and in those cases, the retailer itself will be vastly superior to the manufacturer when resolving warranty-level concerns. I used to work as a delivery driver for an appliance retailer, and the reason they've stayed in business for so long is because of the standard "we'll replace it" type warranty they include with every purchase which covers major part failure for a period of a year from the original transaction, among other things.

Great channel here: youtube.com/@bensappliancesandjunk?si=tJXfJA274yu_aJpR

out of all those brands, would you recommend Ridged (AEG) more in terms of quality, and general household cleaning? sorry for the question, I don't know much about vacuum brands.

I’m in the market to replace useless Dysons I felt ripped off over 700 dollar vacuum that if one plastic clip breaks (handheld vacuum, this tiny plastic clip held the ENTIRE canister/vacuum bin on, now it won’t work properly and had the gall to tell me to buy a whole new canister for $150 so I don’t really want to buy another! So any Australian available recommendations would be great!

@@TS-nm3yx I bought a Hoover vacuum, an upright version, 6/7 years ago and it's been amazing for hardwood floors and carpets. I paid just under GB£75 for it, well worth the money.

@@Holycurative9610 I appreciate the insight! I’ll also look into Hoover.

TTI doesn't own or run Ridgid, Emerson Electric does. TTI may have contracted with Emerson to make AEG, but that's about it. Also, I would probably stay away from anything TTI makes as well, particularly Milwaukee and its vacuum line.

I have a 45 year old Kirby that my grandmother purchased new and gave to me years ago and it works better than any vacuum I've ever had. I have a feeling this vacuum will last the rest of my life and probably another generation or two beyond that.

Those are direct air machines. It’s not a great design. The fans don’t last long enough.

​@@allste626Best vac I have ever been given...G5 Kirby.

Old Electrolux uprights and canister vacs. Prior to their sale to Hitachi. The new Hitachi made units are walmart junk. But Ebay is full of used units from the 80's and 90's that will still last forever. They don't come cheap though.

I’ve had a Riccar for 15 years. Made in the USA, repairable, works great.

Not so much old products, more like quality products. "They don't make 'em like they used to" is something I was hearing even back in the 80's. Yet you can still buy good gear today that'll last you decades. It's not so much that we lowered quality; it's more a matter of consumers being guided mostly by price or aesthetics, and buying cheaply produced junk. As a result, these get produced in higher quantities, making the quality stuff harder to find. But the good stuff is still out there, if you know where to look and what to look for.

​@@EvenTheDogAgreesaha wanna talk about the fridge market?! Or printer market. Nah some things are just 2 well apple. Games industry......

We have a salad master pot for rice cooking. I've only had to replace and re-solder the cord as it wore out. It's lasted 20 years. My brother has had to replace his cheap rice cookers every year for the same duration. The time saved in not having to go out and buy another rice cooker + pay for said rice cooker is immense. Buy quality and cry once, for your wallet.

@@1988nProud You can still buy reliable fridges, but the prices are eye-watering or they don't fit the standard kitchen cubbyhole. Office printers as well, though that's getting harder. Consumer products in general have gone to shit, but if there's a parallel commercial/industrial product you can still find good stuff. Not cheaply, though.

Sebo was one of the candidates when I was researching vacuum cleaners. I ended up with Miele, though. Miele sucks, in a good way😉 I even got one for my mother.

@@catsspatMiele is everything I hoped my Dyson would be. Love Miele.

Just picked up the Sebo Essential G4 and holy smokes, where have you been all my life. So strong all the pets run for the hills, and the parts available OUTSTANDING.

Thank you for sharing!

Spoiler: Sanitaire is cheap as heck so they just throw out old ones. There are always 2 strategies. Cheap and toss, or expensive and maintain them.

YESSSSSSS THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I USE 🖤🖤🖤🖤! Sanitaire is affordable and WORKS!!!

Windors are damn nice vacuums if you can afford them. Used to use them when I did custodial work. We would typically destroy 1 vacuum a month, until we got the windsor vacuums. Then all we had to do was buy parts occasionally. It was worth the upfront cost.

@@KevinJDildonik Then there's the third, best strategy - cheap *and* maintainable

Do it, buy a Shark. I have a Shark vacuum, and so do my parents mine is going 5 years strong.

I bought a shark and it does a great job but I have only used it a few times

My experience too. Very good customer service.

These companies can act quite differently in different regions.

yes agreed , had great service from Shark UK , there website has loads of parts too

How embarrassing is it if I was confused until I read your comment? (Haven't had any coffee yet, dammit...)

Oooo you drink coffeee? So cool, coffee is cool!!!

You were sucking harder than the Shark vacuum at that time.

​@@1vbAPiYkYou make fun of people for extremely innocuous comments? You must be a joy to hang out with.

​@1vbAPiYk ooh you have an incoherent gibberish name and act like you sat on thumbtacks? You must be highly regarded.

We can't get those here in the EU But a LIDL [PARKSIDE] shopvac is just as good. especially with their stellar warranty of: "Its cheaper for us to send a new one, than to see what's wrong with the old one, so here you have a new one" And yes I used their warranty for many things {Example: a steamer, of which the LID handle broke. they send me a new one under warranty,. TWICE} Still have the old ones, of which I glued with {FOODSAFE, high strength} glue to use as a emergency lid/steamer Even for things like a glue gun, the handle broke [no idea how, but it did] they just send a new one And all of it was at no extra expense for me. And LIDL gives a minimum of 3 year warranty by default on EVERYTHING they sell.

Black & Decker is trash. Their 'orbital sanders' last only a few hours before they break = went through 3 of them (sourced various ways).

Can't you wash that cilinder and then let it dry?

Those things are rinse, no dust in your face. Easiest thing is buy an extra filter, pop in the second one while the first one dries. Or no extra and just don’t vacuum again until tomorrow.

@@RedErin I washed it once and found it takes more time to clean and to dry. A half dozen slaps and it is ready to go. Our filter hasn't deteriorated while it might if washed. Also we have a well and septic so try to minimize unnecessary water usage.

Be funny if this video came with an inserted vacuum ad.

Gareth, he’s a great creator!

@@brodriguez11000- Oh, I’m sure people got them 😂.

they tend to not look pretty , thats why people dont like em

@@richard-df6pr lol exactly. Who cares what the thing looks like when you're trying to vacuum up dried cat puke or something?

Or look into a premium machine like that of a Rainbow or Kirby. They're cumbersome but last 30 or more years if you properly care for them. Often you can find them used for a similar price to a Shark or similar unit.

@@WJCTechyman Idk if you're talking about the same rainbow company I'm thinking of, but a coworker bought some stuff from a salesman a few years ago and it was basically a pyramid scheme lol. The amount they charged for the most basic devices was mind blowing. I think in total, with interest, he paid like $7,000 or some shit for a vacuum and air purifier. Absolutely wild.

Yup. Bit the bullet & bought an Electrolux over 20 years ago & still running strong. There's a local place to buy consumables & get repairs. Think I spent $450 on sale so prob equal to $800-900 today.

@@JayneCobbsBunk I wonder if Electrolux is still a decent company. I refuse to advise anyone to buy any brand, because usually in less than a week there is either some problem with it, or Louis makes a video about the brand. Like Motorola phones. I really, really liked them. They are user friendly, work fine, they are decently priced,... but then they came with the "you cannot sell your phone" nonsense.

Same here! I now own a small 10 ish Liter shop vac, worth around 120€ new, and the only thing wrong with it was the tube clogged full of hair and dirt. It also needed a new filter (which is readily available), as the previous owner must have vacuumed up water without removing it and it was messed up. It was just sitting by the dumpster, with the tube and the floor brush thing still attached!

Its amazing how dirty people let their vacuum get. They must not realize that the roller brush that stinks so bad you can't touch it is touching their entire floor. I have so many come into the shop that simply didn't wash the filter like it says to do all over the vacuum.

I have gotten a large number of vacuums that way. I have even given them to friends! Sadly the attachments are often missing. 3d printing or Ebay...

@@redpheonix1000 That's how I got my Ridgid, it was a curb find and I took it home, cleaned it out and replaced the filter. It still runs, even with a bit of a dry upper bushing, I just drip some 3 in 1 electrric motor oil (blue bottle) on that bushing from time to time and it hasn't failed yet. The machine is fairly easy to pull apart if you need to inspect and clean the vac fan on the bottom, something like 6 or 7 screws holding the bottom housing and filter cage on and you have access. The motor cover is something like 4 screws and you have access to it. I haven't looked at the new one to see if it does the same kind of thing, but the reason I bought a new one is it takes bags and the price was right at the time.

You aren't wrong, there's another KZfaqr, Bill of VacLab who has repaired many trash day Bissells and most of the time with those it was user neglect that kept them from running properly. The last couple of videos he said that people should be doing some maintenance on them as he's getting tired of seeing working machines out at the curb.

Knowing how much those vacuums are it better still work after 20 years

But I want to ask about the husky poo

For sanitary items--buy the "baby" version of the product. For example, wet wipes are at least 10x more expensive than the exact same product they sell in the baby section that has a picture of a baby on the package. Companies make things much better for babies and kids because the bad press a lawsuit could bring isn't worth it. Even the bottled water is better.

​@@Truth_Teller_101 especially for skincare

The only downside to EuroVacs (Miele, Sebo, Lindhaus) is the expensive, environmentally unfriendly (the filters are actually plastic fibre) and tiny filters. That and they aren't really all that service friendly either. By the time the motor goes after 10-15 years, you have to buy a new machine.

Miele is worth every penny, they are one of the few companies that still make things to last and have great customer service/support.

Miele is great.

I have a vacuum guy offer me a used Miele for $700. Which I'm sure it is a great unit. But that is almost my mortgage and closer to our truck note.

I had a similar experience with dyson customer service. I own 2 stick vacs, the V11 and the Gen5 Detect. My V11 developed an intermittent fault where it sometimes wouldn't turn off due to a problem with the trigger. I called Dyson and explained the fault. They set up a video call, and once that was done, they sent a brand new motor body and Cyclone assembly. I also broke the bin while I was cleaning it. Got on the phone to Dyson, explained what had happened and that I wanted to purchase a new bin. They sent me a new one, free of charge. Both times over a year out of warranty. They are expensive but they are fantastic machines and the customer service is excellent.

After going through several dysons I bought a Miele - expensive but I’m so happy with it. They replaced the faulty motor for free even though it wasn’t in warranty. It really sucks. It sucks hard.

I bought a cordless hoover around two years ago and the battery went bad. reading online, It seemed like they had a known defect went back to the store and they upgraded it to a large capacity battery free of charge with no new issues after that great service.

Plus every part is available as the only thing that's really changed in the last 2 decades is the plastic body of it and that's only cosmetic changes.

​@@fools_opinions2 decades? I'm sure they haven't changed since at least the 80s!

@@AlistairBrugsch The motors changed, apparently they are low-wattage units that perform incredibly well. The overall machine hasn't though and due to its simplistic nature, it's my go-to recommendation for most people due to its simplicity and the fact that the power cord can be easily replaced by the user. In fact, the machine could potentially be fixed by the user as it uses virtually no electronics, just a motor, switch and cord for the most part.

I was sure there would be a Henry supporter in the comments somewhere! Unfortunately I think Henry is UK only so not available worldwide... but yes... definitely a decent company with spares and repairs being easy to get hold of and a rugged and dependable product line without the modern hype and massive price tag of others. In my experience Henry has been the go to choice for UK businesses for decades now while households tend to go for Dyson. I rarely see people recommend Kirby though!

​@@GrahamMilkdrophere, here I have a Henry vacuum cleaner at home and have used one at work in the past and they just keep going and going without a single problem and ard designed to be cheaply and easily repaired too. At least Numatic kept production in the UK too unlike Dyson....

I actually have a cleaning biz. & the shark I've got is great. Mine cost $270 originally. *_I DO However maintain it regularly_* but my own version has been *actually very rugged* I've been using it since 2017. And while I DO (now) have to "patch it" by taping it shut in a couple ways. (a couple of plastic catches have failed on it) I don't bother _TRYING_ to totally fix it. it's actually been a great vacuum. It works super well. I've never even needed to buy replacement filters bc I just wash them out myself. And I use it on customer homes. *so it actually gets a lot of use* but I DO believe it if people DO find it difficult to _"Find Parts"_ for it and I DO also believe it, if a company *does Try* to get you to simply repurchase a vac, rather than fix it I WILL need a new one soon. But --- *_I DO HOPE the company has NOT totally F'ked itself all up_* 6 years is long enough for a company to TOTALLY change and become garbage I hope not. But we'll see

Same. My family has a shark vacuum that's almost 10 years old and it still works great. But if it ever does break down I'll definitely keep this video in mind too.

same here AND it gets cat belly hair up too. Modern Dysons are utter crap compared to the originals...

My grandma has a Shark vacuum because it's light (it is almost all plastic). It works fine cleaning up cat hair, but it really struggles to pick up anything more substantial than a grain of rice, and plastic pieces keep breaking off.

@@E4S65 SO.... it might very well be that the EARLIEST Versions of the Shark were good... then --- Like all company's that think they've captured the market. *They Start Getting CHEAP on us* I'm telling you. MINE??? Was nearly _Bullet Proof_ it has worked _Great_ for years. AND I could also maintain it. but from what I am hearing. ........ _they're Garbage now_ I was SHOCKED at *how Tough* mine was way way back when I FIRST Got it. I wouldn've never bought it myself. a buddy of mine who DOES ... actually, use info mercials to buy Shyte.... and Iw as AFRAID (back then) that he'd just wasted his money. He ... KNEW... I was starting a cleaning biz .... I thought (fer sure) he had wasted his money but I SH:T you not..... *_MY Shark_* was goddamn bullet proof and tough as hell.