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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I may or may not own 4 myself.

Every couple of years, my mom gets mad at her vacuum cleaner and buys a new one. I get the "if you can fix it, it's all yours!" hand-me-downs and....all of them have worked just fine.

The only one I purchased myself was the shop vac

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Used to snatch them off the side of the road in the 90s. Watch a movie while cleaning them up, new bag and a belt, $20 profit.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Smart!

So far only one has needed "repair"....in the way of ripping the dog hair out of the roller with a blade.

[–] Bubbey@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The number of vacuums I see thrown away at my condo complex that literally are just clogged...