Do you still own/use a DustBuster?

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whiskeytown79@reddit

What is this from? Michael J. Fox looks like Marty McFly here, but I don't remember this scene from any of the Back to the Future movies.

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rumdrums@reddit

Man my question exactly. Is it from the antique shop in BTTF2?

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Jerkrollatex@reddit

Nope. I don't think I've ever personally owned one.

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mmoonbelly@reddit

Yes. And I sing the Ghostbuster theme when using it.

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Ok_Recipe12@reddit

Nah, they didn't suck back then, they don't suck now(see what i did there)

the only dustbuster i will endorse is the 1991 chevy lumina apv, that dustbuster was a great car.

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Not only does Black & Decker (pardon me, BLACK + DECKER) still market it as a dustbuster, but their "Pivot" model is fantastic. It's one of my very favorite tools for cleaning around the house (it's great on non-carpeted stairs) and when ours broke from a falls after a couple years of service, my wife bought me another because she knows how much I love it. Model BDH2000PL. I'm pretty sure it was Wirecutter's pick a couple years back (I like them because they don't give 8 different Amazon affilate links disguised as "best for..." use cases) and with replaceable filters and modern battery technology it continues to run MUCH stronger than my parent's dustbuster ever did.

I know, it's probably weird to love my dustbuster so much, but I really do.

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Alis79@reddit

I have the shark version, it doesn't get as much use as I thought it would though

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Verbull710@reddit

There's one in the maintenance break area at my work.

Our shift starts on Sunday morning, and the first things Lee does is goes and grabs the dustbuster to suck up all the FUCKING NAIL CLIPPINGS that the night shift guy leaves all over the spot he sits at

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texan01@reddit

Yes. An original 1985 CarDuster (12v powered corded DustBuster)

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Three_Twenty-Three@reddit

I do. And I just bought one that uses the cigarette lighter in my car for vacuuming it (because the battery in my other one doesn't last long enough).

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spderweb@reddit

It's about 6 feet away from me right now.

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Oldpuzzlehead@reddit

Haven't owned one since the mid 2000s, now-a-days I change the adapter on my cordless Dyson and clean up whatever mess there is.

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ammonthenephite@reddit

Yup, same here. I remember the dust buster, it just had almost no suction power and didn't work well. Modern cordless vacs are infinitely superior.

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Yabbz81@reddit

The battery packs are absolute trash. It's just not worth it.

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gooch_norris_@reddit

I no does Buster no more

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LineImpossible3958@reddit

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Fine, then I’ll DustBuster

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The_Goondocks@reddit

Remember them being weak and lasting about 2 minutes

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DrewBaron80@reddit

Ugh, yes. My parents were/are messy people and their idea of cleaning up was using a weak ass Dustbuster that barely sucked up anything at al no matter how new it was. We probably went through 20 of them.

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disneyplusser@reddit

Honestly, the best vacuum I have ever had has been a small shopvac

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_ficklelilpickle@reddit

Wet/dry shop vacs are the true unsung hero. I love mine. It lives in the garage and it gets all the “no I need real cleaning power” jobs. The parts are all no nonsense and barebones and it is noisy AF but it just doesn’t stop sucking. In a good way. Not that good way. We all saw Scary Movie. But still a good way.

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Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

Yes!

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Jekyll_1886@reddit

I still have my dustbuster stick vac from college. Can't remember the last time I actually used it though.

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Cubelock@reddit (OP)

I still swear by these for keeping the furniture clean.

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caramelpupcorn@reddit

I did not know they still made this brand. I remember it would lose suction all the time. I like to think it's what inspired Dyson.

I do have a handvac that I love and use daily if that counts toward the question!

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Cubelock@reddit (OP)

Not under the same name sadly, but Lidl in Europe sold a classic looking one a couple of years ago.

It was blocky and grey, just like in the 80's. Sold out within a day.

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Dark_Shroud@reddit

Weird that no company understands this.

Some companies get it half right with retro styled products but screw it up with their labeling.

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PersianCatLover419@reddit

Aldi also will randomly sell vacuums like this.

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mittenkrusty@reddit

I have a corded one that with the flat part that is like a normal vacumn cleaner but smaller works great for dirt around I sit, not that great with the small regular hole piece.

I have a cordless one that has great reviews and cost more than most brands and I find it doesn't do the job well, but I have a dog so that may be why.

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caramelpupcorn@reddit

What's the cordless one? I have a Shark Wandvac and it's been amazing. I've had to for years, but you def need to clean out/replace that filter occasionally. They have a pet hair version as well!

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mittenkrusty@reddit

Can't remember exact model but it's a Shark pet one.

It's almost brand new, I run it over a surface and it doesn't seem to do anything

It's not a wandavac though, looks more like a dustbuster with attachments.

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usernames_suck_ok@reddit

Is that what they were for? That would explain why they didn't do jack shit for the bigger jobs.

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Dark_Shroud@reddit

No.

We actually had that same model with the extras. The wall mountable charging dock and the little practically useless brash adapter.

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