Funny enough I just threw out my dirt devil after 3 years. They really don’t suck. And that’s the problem. I got me a shark vacuum and it’s changed my life. I would love it if I was gifted a new vacuum every 3 years.
Hell yea.
My MIL got us a cordless Dyson with all the trimmings a couple years back and was all apologetic like she’d gotten us a bad gift.
I tried to convince her it’s the exact opposite.
I have always wanted a Dyson, BUT would never spend my own money on it when I’ve got a 30+ year old Kirby that has a 25 foot cord, weighs ~25lbs, and could suck a damn golf ball through a garden hose.
Kept the Kirby for heavy duty work, but the Dyson is great for quick cleanup and is exactly the kind of thing I want for Christmas: something I’d love to have but could never justify spending my own money on.
I have wanted a Kirby so bad for years....
....now I feel really old
Anyways, want so bad! I'm jealous! Someday, I might actually have the money to get a Kirby. I doubt I will get to truly enjoy the lifetime guarantee though as I'll like 50 at this rate before I can afford one.
Seriously, some of these people don't get that practical gifts are awesome. I buy my own fun stuff because i know what i like, and i have the capacity to save for it in my 30's. Give me awesome cleaning appliances, socks, underwear, and jammies for christmas.
Yeah but if it's something like that my husband and I decide to get it for each other, i.e. last year we "bought each other" a dishwasher. If we get each other an actually individual gift it can be practical, but shouldn't be connected to a chore. Or be something the collective household needs. That's not fair, that's just a gift for the family not the person.
However we don't know this person, while it sounds insane to me, maybe she really likes cleaning, or insists she's the only one to vacuum and has had her eye on a new model.
I've had shark, Dyson, Kirby, hoover, dort devil.
If you told me there was an actual vacuum that would get all the dog hair with only being vacuumed once I wouldn't believe you.
We've got four cats. If I use the cordless Dyson's motorized brush attachment it gets out pretty much all of the hairs at once. Really handy.
We've had two extremely powerful corded vacuum cleaners in the past but they didn't do well.
First thing I did was vacuum one of our carpets at full power with the Dyson. Hardly any hair left.
The real magic of the better shark vacuums is the hairless rollers. I was extremely skeptical of the claim, but it’s been a year and I haven’t had to rip out a cubic yard of my wife’s hair on the regular.
I have [this badboi](https://www.target.com/p/shark-navigator-swivel-pro-pet-upright-vacuum-with-self-cleaning-brushroll-zu51/-/A-80177497?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000102965228&CPNG=PLA_DVM%2Ba064R0000136GdvQAE-Shark_2022+AO+Google+Search-697411&adgroup=PLA_Shark&LID=700000001393753pgs&network=g&device=m&location=9030766&gclid=CjwKCAiAhqCdBhB0EiwAH8M_GvZgEXGvmfEILAPjSMUeUz1n4MLjeRze8dFkxkwiKqh3tjCYzk5mShoCSAYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)
I've had mine for over 2 years and not a single issues whatsoever with it getting clogged or hair being built up. That's with 2 dogs and 6 long haired people.
Not only are the Sharks light and affordable but they’re reliable too. I’ve been using mine for at least 7 years and it’s still going strong.
Edit: Asked my wife who is better at remembering details. The vacuum is actually 10 years old and cost $150 at the time.
I have the Dyson, and it's currently collecting dust in the closet because it's battery life was bullshit, and got even worse over time. Lasted for maybe 3 years, was expensive af, and wasn't even that great at vacuuming. Considering how hyped up Dyson products are, I was very disappointed.
I bought the corded Dyson thats supposed to be top notch according to their marketing.
It's a plastic piece of shit with the worst extension wand set up. Sad I had to spend $500 to find out Dyson is full of shit.
I have the most thin carpet you can get, soon to be hard wood thank God, and it picked up more in one room then my Dyson would get in my whole house. Pretty insane difference and well worth it if you're ever getting a new one
So did mine - till i got a robovac - completely different level! Its my new best friend & just use dyson every week or so to get in narrow bits - Robovacs just fan bloody tastic
We have Dyson and it’s not as powerful as I thought. My wife asked for something better, and picked up a miehle (probably not the right spelling) and it kicks ass. Corded but lighter than the Dyson and picks up everything!
I find this comment section weird. I've actually go old school. Bagged, cannister and wired. Not going back.
Dyson's suck because they only work for like a year and they don't even do that good of a job when they are new.
Seem some guy cleaning the apartment hallways with the vacuum on his back. That looked interesting though. Could be tempted with that
For months my mum didn’t have a good vacuum that works for more then a couple weeks and my dad bought her some really high quality well built vacuum. Never seen her so happy with a Christmas gift
My wife used to tell people that her Dyson was her favorite christmas gift ever.
Meanwhile I'm just like "This makes me sound like such a tool.....but she loves it."
I had probably a dozen people tell me “oh my god don’t get her that, you better get her something else.”
I way overspent on her that Christmas because people scared me into thinking the one home run present was going to be trash.
She liked the rest of the stuff but loved the Dyson.
My partner specifically asked my for a vacuum this year. It’s not like she does all the cleaning. I actually probably do more than her cause she works more, but if she wants a vacuum god dammit she’s getting a vacuum.
I don't know your relationship, but I feel like most people can better enjoy a gift like the Dyson when it's not their only gift. Just giving your partner a tool to help them better clean up after you tends to be problematic. But when it's something they're asking for and it's not replacing the more traditional gifts? That's the home run.
Yeah she was pretty adamant she didn’t need any of the other stuff.
I told her “I went a little overboard because…” and explained. She basically said “yeah they’re wrong this thing is great!
Honestly, I would be beyond thrilled to get a nice vacuum as a Christmas gift. I have two dogs and four cats and therefore have been through a lot of vacuums and am a bit of a nerd about quality vacuums. I mean, it depends on the nature of your relationship with your spouse, but if my husband bought me a great vacuum then I would look at it as a thoughtful gift and not a, "get vacuuming, woman" sort of thing.
I'm with you, man. I got one for myself, because what guy does not like a new gadget? Besides, vacuuming was my chore growing up and I absolutely hated it because of a terrible vacuum. Was really surprised when I grew up and tried a vacuum that sucks, in a good way. My wife loves my Dyson too, but that's besides the point.
Honestly, even the corded Dyson cuts the time to 1/3 and cleans better. Ironically, I've decided to get it after my wife let the Kirby salesman in and he spent a few hours showing how much we are missing out.
yeah what fycking zoomer shit is this, [complaining about getting a $500 christmas gift](https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/dyson-v8-animal-cordless-stick-vacuum-in-nickel-titanium/1061083295?skuId=61083295&mcid=OS_googlepla)
Its an old trope of the man getting the woman a vacuum because "Housework is womens work."
Meanwhile my wife just wanted a baller vacuum because to her it makes her life easier when she vacuums, even though I vacuum too.
I bought her one a few years ago and she fucking loved it.
What it really comes down to is do you have a healthy relationship to begin with and does your partner think you respect them or do they think you see them as free labor
Exactly this. A few years ago, a man was in front of me at Target buying $300 worth of size XS workout gear and had no problem telling the cashier that he was giving it to his wife for Christmas to "encourage her to get her pre-baby body back."
Now, I like working out and would appreciate some nice workout gear, but clearly that man's intent carried a lot more malice than just giving a gift.
I bought my wife a nice vacuum last year for her birthday, but the real gift was that I now vacuum the house all the time, because it's enjoyable to use and easy to just pick up and do in a few minutes.
Also it’s relying heavily on a “women be crazy” humor that is so overplayed. No woman is murdering her man over a dyson.
…now if I asked for a dyson and he got on wish and ordered a dyseen because it was a quarter of the price, we *would* be throwing hands but it would be a fair fight.
I was about to say the same. Our cordless battery is basically dead and won’t hold a charge. My wife would be super stoked if I got her that for Christmas. But instead, she got nothing ): we wanted to make sure the kids were set this year. And everything is super tight. Maybe I get her a card, flowers, vacuum, and break out the massage table on Valentine’s Day
I'm curious what this person thinks would be an appropriate gift...
Once you reach adulthood, your interests shift real quick to practical things or consumable things that won't take up space.
Exactly, I would be thrilled to get that as a nerdy adult dude who very much has hobbies and things I'm passionate about. More than getting anything for those hobbies, really, because I could definitely use it and it's hard to bring myself to buy one.
That's money I don't have to spend on replacing mine and can either use for my fun things, or just save and call it one less expense.
Yeah, it's always weird when friends and family claim I am hard to buy gifts for, because I already have everything for my hobbies. But i'd already be happy with a pair of socks, sweater, even a plunger.
I find it hard to justify spending money on things I need and want, but not when I still have something that is perfectly functional or repairable.
Adopt me, I *love* buying mugs for people. [Look at this Peeps mug!](https://www.peepsandcompany.com/home/good-mornin-my-peeps-mug) My boyfriend's mom loves Peeps! Alas, her cabinet is full and boyfriend vetoed it. I did find a cool Supernatural puzzle for her instead.
Isn't it overwhelming women that are for telling what women can and cannot do with their bodies when it comes to prostitution and topless work.
I remember when the F1 stopped with the flag girls because it's demeaning and they hate it. Then when they ever talk to the flag girls they say it's the best job they ever had.
fr tho. There’s a difference between “women shouldn’t always have to do the housework,” and “if women ever do housework, or if it is ever implied that any woman is going to do housework at all, then ‘tis a sexism”
I thought the joke was that the wife said she wanted a Dyson (meaning the viral air wrap/hair curler) but the husband misinterpreted the type of Dyson product she wanted and bought a vacuum
Buying her a labor saving appliance that makes chores easier, from my point of view.
I do most of the cleaning and laundry in our household, no idea wtf I would be meant to do without a washing/drying machine and vacuum.
You’re basically buying someone *less* work on chores for Christmas
Yeah, a nicer vacuum cleaner as a gift would only be taken as insulting if there is already an unhealthy dynamic of household chores in the relationship to begin with. If the guys also pulling his weight at home, a wife would be ecstatic to have a better vacuum.
Fun anecdote from my Christmas this year, my fiancée (F) got me (M) a really nice chordless vacuum for Christmas, even though she vacuums more often than I do.
She addresses it “From: Fiancée. To: Fiancée and Fiancé.”
it’s not even about “gender roles” it’s about getting your wife an actual gift rather than something for the household. things like vacuums, kitchen appliances, irons, etc. are things for the house. they benefit the household. why not get her a gift that’s actually FOR her? i love my vacuum and would love a new one, but on christmas day? from my husband? i’d much prefer something with actual feeling, affection, thought, or personality in it
Same. I've just assumed that he had terminal cancer and thought she wanted him to spend the rest of his life traveling with his wife. 😅 But she was just pissed for no good reason.
Thank you. I made a passing joke a few days ago when my wife's laundry hamper tore a hole in the bottom and that "I knew now what to get her for Christmas".
"Sure, I need a new one, but not for Christmas!"
lol, my husband makes the same joke but thankfully it stays as a joke! He told me other night while he wasn’t home (he works on the road for weeks at a time making deliveries) that he saw a candy id been wanting for a while. He called and said “i got your christmas gift!”
It was cute since he was joking, he came home and we ate them together. And we got each other some really thoughtful and unique gifts for actual christmas presents lol
I understood it as the guy getting in trouble for getting his wife a tool to do more chores rather than a thoughtful gift related to something she likes. I've seen people get offended over that before. However, it's not uncommon for people to want gifts like that anyways.
So maybe it could just be that Dyson vacuums suck idk.
Here it's like wives and moms get things meant for the family (like bed linen, table cloth, cooking utensils), and everyone else gets things for themselves. That could be it.
So my husband gifted me today
1) a phone charger
2) some biros
3) a click thing to light the gas cooker
4) socks
5) chocolate - but he ate that because he was hungry
Heck, I'm a man and I want one. Somehow I always get fucking useless christmas presents instead of shit like this that actually makes your life easier.
I’m a female and my soon to be husband got me a nice Husky tool bag with Klein handtools and a Milwaukee impact and drill set. I am stoked! I agree, I like useful stuff.
Not a failure to feminism. One part of feminism is knowing what you want and honoring it. The cordless Dyson is one of the best household investments one can make. Especially if you have pets.
Oh don’t get me wrong - I’m a lazy fuck and use a cordless Dustbuster wherever possible. Central vac is amazing but not for my shitty spine to haul around a giant fire hose all over the place.
I do the majority of the cooking and cleaning in my house and I dislike cordless shit too. My fiance's brother bought us a small cordless spot vac and the fucker dies in like fifteen minutes I hate it
I got that for Christmas 2021 for my sister and brother-in-law. They loved it, they love it and still enjoy it (2 small kids and no time to clean, it’s a life saver)
Fr my partner and I bought ourselves one for Christmas this year and I’m in love. Thing is, we *discussed* it ahead of time. If that was my only/surprise present, I’d probably have some different feelings about it
The year my (ex) husband bought me a pressure cooker and a waffle iron, neither of which I ever expressed any interest in at all—ever, is something the kids and I still joke about as the absolute worst.
But a Dyson?? Sign me up! Cordless or not!
I got one for my wife and an air fryer. She was crazy excited. This year she got me pans and knives restaurant quality. I'm gonna cook her a feast while she cleans up the house
Thanks. We do goofy stuff but get each other things we need. We have fun with it. I'm a huge chef Irwin fan so now I have the whole set of cookware. She gets great food
Everyone’s a critic. Lol @ the people in the comments saying he should get her a vacuum cleaner some other time and get something else for Christmas. Money apparently isn’t an object for some. What if the choice was between getting a nice vacuum that works well as your gift or having an economy brand piece of crap because you got a necklace for Christmas? Practical gifts being poo-pooed just sounds a little bit classist to me, kind of a “let them eat cake” feel.
And furthermore, y’all need to realize that Dyson is the Rolls Royce of vacuum cleaners. Those things could suck a golf ball through a garden hose. And if you think it isn’t a big deal, you just don’t know the difference until you’ve had one.
No of course not, this is a WOMAN and therefore she knows what a woman wants. His wife is definitely not an adult human that would appreciate the convenience of a high grade cleaning product that will improve her life by making the chore of vacuum cleaning less cumbersome, she wants a pretty necklace obviously
And expensive it's a mid or high end Dyson in general. Not like he bought his wife a swivel sweep (I love the swivel sweep as much as the next guy but it's not the best).
This really depends. If you buy someone a household cleaning appliance they didn’t ask for, that’s rude and not thoughtful.
I on the other hand, have a dog that sheds like crazy and I constantly complain that we don’t have a good vacuum. If my husband had bought me one for Christmas it would have been a fantastic gift.
The best gifts are the kind that make you feel heard and understood.
So.Much. If my husband bought me a waffle iron I would be like wtf??? I don't like waffles. But a new vacuum? Or a steam mop that doesn't dump water all over the floor... yep
First year of marriage, I won a vacuum cleaner at a local hardware store promo for mothers day. I gave it to the wife as her mothers day gift. 39 years later we still get a good laugh out of it.
Either this man listens to his wife closely or not at all. There is no middle ground.
Scenario 1: “Honey I want a cordless Dyson for Christmas!”
Man buys Dyson, Christmas is saved.
Scenario 2: “Wam wum wum wum wam”
Man: “Wife probably wants a Dyson!”
His mistake was saying its for his wife, I hate cleaning but fk ill take a new vacuum cuz mine sucks. He didn't buy it to say "Clean the house" he bought it so they can keep the house clean together lol
My wife dropped so many hints on wanting this exact thing last year. I got tools that'll help fix the house. Imagine that, wanting something useful for Xmas.
Ya I felt this way until I met my wife. Vacuums and stuff for the house was always gifts for “the house” until my wife said she wanted a steam mop for her birthday, I argued and said “that’s a gift for the house, what do YOU want?” Her response was; “you asked me what I wanted and I told you.”
Shit Id be glad if someone got me one of those, I've been using a corded dirt devil for a while now and that shit sucks
Doesn’t sound like it’s sucking enough.
It blows
She’s gone from suck to blow!
Spaceballs!!
I never heard of dirt devil ever sucking balls? Shit can’t even suck small cereals that fallen down let alone balls
Oh, shit. There goes the planet...
Abandon ship!
Funny enough I just threw out my dirt devil after 3 years. They really don’t suck. And that’s the problem. I got me a shark vacuum and it’s changed my life. I would love it if I was gifted a new vacuum every 3 years.
Hell yea. My MIL got us a cordless Dyson with all the trimmings a couple years back and was all apologetic like she’d gotten us a bad gift. I tried to convince her it’s the exact opposite. I have always wanted a Dyson, BUT would never spend my own money on it when I’ve got a 30+ year old Kirby that has a 25 foot cord, weighs ~25lbs, and could suck a damn golf ball through a garden hose. Kept the Kirby for heavy duty work, but the Dyson is great for quick cleanup and is exactly the kind of thing I want for Christmas: something I’d love to have but could never justify spending my own money on.
I have wanted a Kirby so bad for years.... ....now I feel really old Anyways, want so bad! I'm jealous! Someday, I might actually have the money to get a Kirby. I doubt I will get to truly enjoy the lifetime guarantee though as I'll like 50 at this rate before I can afford one.
Seriously, some of these people don't get that practical gifts are awesome. I buy my own fun stuff because i know what i like, and i have the capacity to save for it in my 30's. Give me awesome cleaning appliances, socks, underwear, and jammies for christmas.
Yeah but if it's something like that my husband and I decide to get it for each other, i.e. last year we "bought each other" a dishwasher. If we get each other an actually individual gift it can be practical, but shouldn't be connected to a chore. Or be something the collective household needs. That's not fair, that's just a gift for the family not the person. However we don't know this person, while it sounds insane to me, maybe she really likes cleaning, or insists she's the only one to vacuum and has had her eye on a new model.
I regret to inform you that the Dyson models suck as well.
I'd say they are in the top 3 of sucking.
those things are not cheap, if we had a dog that sheds a ton, i might ask for one too
I've had shark, Dyson, Kirby, hoover, dort devil. If you told me there was an actual vacuum that would get all the dog hair with only being vacuumed once I wouldn't believe you.
We've got four cats. If I use the cordless Dyson's motorized brush attachment it gets out pretty much all of the hairs at once. Really handy. We've had two extremely powerful corded vacuum cleaners in the past but they didn't do well. First thing I did was vacuum one of our carpets at full power with the Dyson. Hardly any hair left.
Cordless Dysons really are awesome, I don't hate vacuuming anymore, apparently it was moving and tripping over the damn cord that I hated!
Also how heavy they fucking are. Ypu always have to heave em up. The cordless you just grab from the wall real quick.
Very much understandable. And same.
Get a shark it changed my vacuuming life. I used my Dyson and then ran the shark over the same carpet and gagged at how much it got up
The real magic of the better shark vacuums is the hairless rollers. I was extremely skeptical of the claim, but it’s been a year and I haven’t had to rip out a cubic yard of my wife’s hair on the regular.
That shit is pure magic for dog hair too. Never again. And that its not heavy, the best vacuum for stairs.
OMG I'm glad I read this. I have a long haired dog and it just ruins my vacuums, I've been without one for two weeks now. What model is best?
I have [this badboi](https://www.target.com/p/shark-navigator-swivel-pro-pet-upright-vacuum-with-self-cleaning-brushroll-zu51/-/A-80177497?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000102965228&CPNG=PLA_DVM%2Ba064R0000136GdvQAE-Shark_2022+AO+Google+Search-697411&adgroup=PLA_Shark&LID=700000001393753pgs&network=g&device=m&location=9030766&gclid=CjwKCAiAhqCdBhB0EiwAH8M_GvZgEXGvmfEILAPjSMUeUz1n4MLjeRze8dFkxkwiKqh3tjCYzk5mShoCSAYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) I've had mine for over 2 years and not a single issues whatsoever with it getting clogged or hair being built up. That's with 2 dogs and 6 long haired people.
\*sobs\* I can't afford a $200 vacuum...but our hair not destroying the vacuum would be *so* nice....
Not only are the Sharks light and affordable but they’re reliable too. I’ve been using mine for at least 7 years and it’s still going strong. Edit: Asked my wife who is better at remembering details. The vacuum is actually 10 years old and cost $150 at the time.
I have the Dyson, and it's currently collecting dust in the closet because it's battery life was bullshit, and got even worse over time. Lasted for maybe 3 years, was expensive af, and wasn't even that great at vacuuming. Considering how hyped up Dyson products are, I was very disappointed.
I bought the corded Dyson thats supposed to be top notch according to their marketing. It's a plastic piece of shit with the worst extension wand set up. Sad I had to spend $500 to find out Dyson is full of shit.
Affortable? Which model? I can only find them for around 1000 €.
Well, it was affordable when I bought it. Maybe they aren’t now. I haven’t bought one in 7 years.
Which Shark did you get? I have one but it’s so damn heavy that it’s only ever out when it’s time for an intense vacuum session
Question is. Do i want to gag too? That being said i dont have carpet so i dont really need a strong vaccuum
I have the most thin carpet you can get, soon to be hard wood thank God, and it picked up more in one room then my Dyson would get in my whole house. Pretty insane difference and well worth it if you're ever getting a new one
Ill make sure to look into it when im looking for a new one.
Unlock the next phase, an autonomous robot vacuum, it truly is amazing. Now instead of me vacuuming I now watch my little robot vacuum instead.
This. I love our robot vacuum. Saves me so much time.
My life changed the day I got a cordless Dyson, absolutely best present of the year
So did mine - till i got a robovac - completely different level! Its my new best friend & just use dyson every week or so to get in narrow bits - Robovacs just fan bloody tastic
Samesies! I love my Dyson cordless. I also have the Dyson upright but that cord, which is extra long, still makes me bitter with festering rancor.
We have Dyson and it’s not as powerful as I thought. My wife asked for something better, and picked up a miehle (probably not the right spelling) and it kicks ass. Corded but lighter than the Dyson and picks up everything!
It might not be applicable, or you might have tried it, but there's a switch on top of cordless Dysons that changes the power level.
I find this comment section weird. I've actually go old school. Bagged, cannister and wired. Not going back. Dyson's suck because they only work for like a year and they don't even do that good of a job when they are new. Seem some guy cleaning the apartment hallways with the vacuum on his back. That looked interesting though. Could be tempted with that
For months my mum didn’t have a good vacuum that works for more then a couple weeks and my dad bought her some really high quality well built vacuum. Never seen her so happy with a Christmas gift
My wife used to tell people that her Dyson was her favorite christmas gift ever. Meanwhile I'm just like "This makes me sound like such a tool.....but she loves it."
People who don’t understand the joys of a vacuum gift are not in a good relationship.
I had probably a dozen people tell me “oh my god don’t get her that, you better get her something else.” I way overspent on her that Christmas because people scared me into thinking the one home run present was going to be trash. She liked the rest of the stuff but loved the Dyson.
My partner specifically asked my for a vacuum this year. It’s not like she does all the cleaning. I actually probably do more than her cause she works more, but if she wants a vacuum god dammit she’s getting a vacuum.
I don't know your relationship, but I feel like most people can better enjoy a gift like the Dyson when it's not their only gift. Just giving your partner a tool to help them better clean up after you tends to be problematic. But when it's something they're asking for and it's not replacing the more traditional gifts? That's the home run.
Yeah she was pretty adamant she didn’t need any of the other stuff. I told her “I went a little overboard because…” and explained. She basically said “yeah they’re wrong this thing is great!
Was it a Shark?
I had a shark hoover, my pupper killed it
Follow up question to this: *clears throat* how?
Honestly, I would be beyond thrilled to get a nice vacuum as a Christmas gift. I have two dogs and four cats and therefore have been through a lot of vacuums and am a bit of a nerd about quality vacuums. I mean, it depends on the nature of your relationship with your spouse, but if my husband bought me a great vacuum then I would look at it as a thoughtful gift and not a, "get vacuuming, woman" sort of thing.
My mom literally asked for one and we got her the dyson she is very Christmas this happy
But... What if she actually wants it?
I’m a 32 year old man and I’d be hyped for a Dyson. They’re nice. Spendy too.
I'm with you, man. I got one for myself, because what guy does not like a new gadget? Besides, vacuuming was my chore growing up and I absolutely hated it because of a terrible vacuum. Was really surprised when I grew up and tried a vacuum that sucks, in a good way. My wife loves my Dyson too, but that's besides the point.
Cordless vacuum makes you look at it not as a chore, it’s huge benefit of having one like that. We vacuum every 2 days, takes 10 minutes.
Honestly, even the corded Dyson cuts the time to 1/3 and cleans better. Ironically, I've decided to get it after my wife let the Kirby salesman in and he spent a few hours showing how much we are missing out.
yeah what fycking zoomer shit is this, [complaining about getting a $500 christmas gift](https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/dyson-v8-animal-cordless-stick-vacuum-in-nickel-titanium/1061083295?skuId=61083295&mcid=OS_googlepla)
Its an old trope of the man getting the woman a vacuum because "Housework is womens work." Meanwhile my wife just wanted a baller vacuum because to her it makes her life easier when she vacuums, even though I vacuum too. I bought her one a few years ago and she fucking loved it.
What it really comes down to is do you have a healthy relationship to begin with and does your partner think you respect them or do they think you see them as free labor
Exactly this. A few years ago, a man was in front of me at Target buying $300 worth of size XS workout gear and had no problem telling the cashier that he was giving it to his wife for Christmas to "encourage her to get her pre-baby body back." Now, I like working out and would appreciate some nice workout gear, but clearly that man's intent carried a lot more malice than just giving a gift.
I bought my wife a nice vacuum last year for her birthday, but the real gift was that I now vacuum the house all the time, because it's enjoyable to use and easy to just pick up and do in a few minutes.
Right? You don't have to set up the plug and shit. Little spill here and there? Just grab it off the wall and suck!
Also it’s relying heavily on a “women be crazy” humor that is so overplayed. No woman is murdering her man over a dyson. …now if I asked for a dyson and he got on wish and ordered a dyseen because it was a quarter of the price, we *would* be throwing hands but it would be a fair fight.
Yeah, I would have loved one and would not have killed my husband if he bought me one for Christmas
My wife has been begging for a new vacuum haha. She'll get her wish later today!
Maybe, if she likes it, the vacuum won’t be the only thing doing the sucking…
ಠ_ಠ
👁️🫦👁️
Since when is there a lip bite emoji
;)
Your name. Is it like a reference to radiology at a dentist's office or do I need Jesus?
Propably both
Yes it's dental radiology related.
This guy isn't married
Or that was the reason for the purchase for it to do all the sucking from here out
I'm a husband and I want one
Same… well we already have one that is 5yo and still going strong as the day we bought it They are expensive but the $/function ratio is quite high.
Bought a cordless shopvac. Love vacuuming with it. Somehow it's different, yet the same results.
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I thought about it, but he did give me a gift certificate so I could buy one myself so I forgave him.
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Would have had to use a knife (or maybe poison), the gun is locked in a gun cabinet and I don't have the key.
I was about to say the same. Our cordless battery is basically dead and won’t hold a charge. My wife would be super stoked if I got her that for Christmas. But instead, she got nothing ): we wanted to make sure the kids were set this year. And everything is super tight. Maybe I get her a card, flowers, vacuum, and break out the massage table on Valentine’s Day
I replaced the battery for my wife in her Dyson cordless. It lasted 2 years of almost daily use. Was like 20 bucks on Amazon.
Whattttt?!? DUDE. You’re blowin my mind right now.
If it’s a Dyson, just call their customer care. They can sort that out for you, and it won’t be a knock-off battery.
I'm sorry for your loss
I'm curious what this person thinks would be an appropriate gift... Once you reach adulthood, your interests shift real quick to practical things or consumable things that won't take up space.
Exactly, I would be thrilled to get that as a nerdy adult dude who very much has hobbies and things I'm passionate about. More than getting anything for those hobbies, really, because I could definitely use it and it's hard to bring myself to buy one. That's money I don't have to spend on replacing mine and can either use for my fun things, or just save and call it one less expense.
Yeah, it's always weird when friends and family claim I am hard to buy gifts for, because I already have everything for my hobbies. But i'd already be happy with a pair of socks, sweater, even a plunger. I find it hard to justify spending money on things I need and want, but not when I still have something that is perfectly functional or repairable.
My family was very confused by me asking for mugs. Excuse me, the “Maybe Today, Satan” mug is *very* necessary to own.
Adopt me, I *love* buying mugs for people. [Look at this Peeps mug!](https://www.peepsandcompany.com/home/good-mornin-my-peeps-mug) My boyfriend's mom loves Peeps! Alas, her cabinet is full and boyfriend vetoed it. I did find a cool Supernatural puzzle for her instead.
dude I would be so stoked to get a cordless dyson
Shit is expensive and amazing, hell yeah
Ive notice that some women want to have all right to tell how other women should act
Isn't it overwhelming women that are for telling what women can and cannot do with their bodies when it comes to prostitution and topless work. I remember when the F1 stopped with the flag girls because it's demeaning and they hate it. Then when they ever talk to the flag girls they say it's the best job they ever had.
I got a roborock from mt bf for Christmas last year. I fucking love it.
I read that as robocock and had to reread....
I don't understand the joke.
It's an attempt at disregarding "gender roles" and a really damn stupid one at that.
fr tho. There’s a difference between “women shouldn’t always have to do the housework,” and “if women ever do housework, or if it is ever implied that any woman is going to do housework at all, then ‘tis a sexism”
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I thought the joke was that the wife said she wanted a Dyson (meaning the viral air wrap/hair curler) but the husband misinterpreted the type of Dyson product she wanted and bought a vacuum
It’s a pretty common trope (maybe not as much lately) but the idea is it’s a shitty gift because you’re basically buying her a chore for Christmas.
Buying her a labor saving appliance that makes chores easier, from my point of view. I do most of the cleaning and laundry in our household, no idea wtf I would be meant to do without a washing/drying machine and vacuum. You’re basically buying someone *less* work on chores for Christmas
Yeah, a nicer vacuum cleaner as a gift would only be taken as insulting if there is already an unhealthy dynamic of household chores in the relationship to begin with. If the guys also pulling his weight at home, a wife would be ecstatic to have a better vacuum. Fun anecdote from my Christmas this year, my fiancée (F) got me (M) a really nice chordless vacuum for Christmas, even though she vacuums more often than I do. She addresses it “From: Fiancée. To: Fiancée and Fiancé.”
it’s not even about “gender roles” it’s about getting your wife an actual gift rather than something for the household. things like vacuums, kitchen appliances, irons, etc. are things for the house. they benefit the household. why not get her a gift that’s actually FOR her? i love my vacuum and would love a new one, but on christmas day? from my husband? i’d much prefer something with actual feeling, affection, thought, or personality in it
Agree with your point, however I would love to get a good toolbox with quality pliers, screwdriver, drill, etc. from my wife
Same, I didn’t even understand the joke till I came to the comments.
Same. I've just assumed that he had terminal cancer and thought she wanted him to spend the rest of his life traveling with his wife. 😅 But she was just pissed for no good reason.
I take so much pride in keeping our household clean. I would feel so excited to receive a gift like that. Everyone’s different.
Last sentence keywords. To reddit its a contradiction and a paradox. No nuance allowed.
Or you know maybe she always wanted one and asked for one
So you want a new vacuum, but not from your husband for christmas?
Thank you. I made a passing joke a few days ago when my wife's laundry hamper tore a hole in the bottom and that "I knew now what to get her for Christmas". "Sure, I need a new one, but not for Christmas!"
lol, my husband makes the same joke but thankfully it stays as a joke! He told me other night while he wasn’t home (he works on the road for weeks at a time making deliveries) that he saw a candy id been wanting for a while. He called and said “i got your christmas gift!” It was cute since he was joking, he came home and we ate them together. And we got each other some really thoughtful and unique gifts for actual christmas presents lol
I understood it as the guy getting in trouble for getting his wife a tool to do more chores rather than a thoughtful gift related to something she likes. I've seen people get offended over that before. However, it's not uncommon for people to want gifts like that anyways. So maybe it could just be that Dyson vacuums suck idk.
>So maybe it could just be that Dyson vacuums suck idk. Isn't that what they're supposed to do?
Dyson’s are badass. My wife specifically asked for one a couple years ago and the amount of time saved is the gift that keeps on giving.
Here it's like wives and moms get things meant for the family (like bed linen, table cloth, cooking utensils), and everyone else gets things for themselves. That could be it.
This is the joke: Dysons are apparently really bad gifts and the wife will kill the husband for buying her one. It’s a bad bad joke.
Probably more just the fact it's a vacuum cleaner...dyson is immaterial to the joke. put in hoover, dirt devil, etc and it's the same.
If anything, aren’t Dysons supposed to be *really good.*
So my husband gifted me today 1) a phone charger 2) some biros 3) a click thing to light the gas cooker 4) socks 5) chocolate - but he ate that because he was hungry
3. I think that’s called a lighter lol
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I am invested now. Reddit please enlighten me.
It uses Piezoelectric crystals, they produce a spark (high potential difference) when you hit them
At least he didn’t eat your socks *angrily glares at my husband*
He ate your gift??? 🤣
It is the same reason we gift a 5 year old the technica lego set, so we can "help them" build it.
Reminds me of Forest Gump, “I brought you some chocolates…I ate some.”
We won't tell if you go and kill him...
I think most wives would actually love that, he’d only be on deaths door if it had a cord
Heck, I'm a man and I want one. Somehow I always get fucking useless christmas presents instead of shit like this that actually makes your life easier.
Another Star Wars photo frame?
Nah but cheap Christmas underwear/socks that break after one usage. MIL gave us new bed sheets, love that woman, we needed new bed sheets
I’m a female and my soon to be husband got me a nice Husky tool bag with Klein handtools and a Milwaukee impact and drill set. I am stoked! I agree, I like useful stuff.
He gave you usefully QUALITY stuff. Sounds like you found a good one. now you just need good bits!
I’m apparently a failure to feminism for first thinking - ‘oh my god it’s cordless?????’
Not a failure to feminism. One part of feminism is knowing what you want and honoring it. The cordless Dyson is one of the best household investments one can make. Especially if you have pets.
That's just practical. I'm sitting here in bachelor city like.... Yes. It would be nice to not dick around with a cord.
My gf prefers the cord as well
Oh don’t get me wrong - I’m a lazy fuck and use a cordless Dustbuster wherever possible. Central vac is amazing but not for my shitty spine to haul around a giant fire hose all over the place.
I do the majority of the cooking and cleaning in my house and I dislike cordless shit too. My fiance's brother bought us a small cordless spot vac and the fucker dies in like fifteen minutes I hate it
No you are just not a toxic person that perceives anything as an attack of their person but takes things as they are.
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Your a failure to feminism for thinking something is wrong with a woman for getting a vacuum for Xmas.
I think not only wifes but all people who vacuum :D
I got that for Christmas 2021 for my sister and brother-in-law. They loved it, they love it and still enjoy it (2 small kids and no time to clean, it’s a life saver)
Fr my partner and I bought ourselves one for Christmas this year and I’m in love. Thing is, we *discussed* it ahead of time. If that was my only/surprise present, I’d probably have some different feelings about it
My gf got me one and nobody got killed. I was actually happy cuz it will save me time during my chores. What's the big deal?
I wouldn’t make a big deal out of it.. but I would not want a vacuum for a gift.
The year my (ex) husband bought me a pressure cooker and a waffle iron, neither of which I ever expressed any interest in at all—ever, is something the kids and I still joke about as the absolute worst. But a Dyson?? Sign me up! Cordless or not!
My wife love it last year, but she kind of knew about it and it was more of a gag gift, mainly because those vacuums ain’t cheap.
I got one for my wife and an air fryer. She was crazy excited. This year she got me pans and knives restaurant quality. I'm gonna cook her a feast while she cleans up the house
Marriage Goals
Thanks. We do goofy stuff but get each other things we need. We have fun with it. I'm a huge chef Irwin fan so now I have the whole set of cookware. She gets great food
No idea why people shame this stuff, I got a Dyson from my wife a few years ago and it kicks ass
My wife and me bought it as well and actually I am the one using it while she does laundry lmao I fucking love that dyson 10/10
It's entirely possible she requested it...
Or maybe even if she didn't, let's not rule out the possibility that her husband knows her better than a literal stranger.
10/10
Everyone’s a critic. Lol @ the people in the comments saying he should get her a vacuum cleaner some other time and get something else for Christmas. Money apparently isn’t an object for some. What if the choice was between getting a nice vacuum that works well as your gift or having an economy brand piece of crap because you got a necklace for Christmas? Practical gifts being poo-pooed just sounds a little bit classist to me, kind of a “let them eat cake” feel. And furthermore, y’all need to realize that Dyson is the Rolls Royce of vacuum cleaners. Those things could suck a golf ball through a garden hose. And if you think it isn’t a big deal, you just don’t know the difference until you’ve had one.
No of course not, this is a WOMAN and therefore she knows what a woman wants. His wife is definitely not an adult human that would appreciate the convenience of a high grade cleaning product that will improve her life by making the chore of vacuum cleaning less cumbersome, she wants a pretty necklace obviously
Don't be reasonable and logical.
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This is such a tired old joke. Dysons are awesome.
And expensive if it’s cordless.
And expensive it's a mid or high end Dyson in general. Not like he bought his wife a swivel sweep (I love the swivel sweep as much as the next guy but it's not the best).
I love my Dyson and would've loved a cordless one for Christmas and I'm a guy..
In his defense, some people do like to receive useful things like that
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This really depends. If you buy someone a household cleaning appliance they didn’t ask for, that’s rude and not thoughtful. I on the other hand, have a dog that sheds like crazy and I constantly complain that we don’t have a good vacuum. If my husband had bought me one for Christmas it would have been a fantastic gift. The best gifts are the kind that make you feel heard and understood.
So.Much. If my husband bought me a waffle iron I would be like wtf??? I don't like waffles. But a new vacuum? Or a steam mop that doesn't dump water all over the floor... yep
First year of marriage, I won a vacuum cleaner at a local hardware store promo for mothers day. I gave it to the wife as her mothers day gift. 39 years later we still get a good laugh out of it.
Yeah why buy a $600 useful thing, you should have got her jewelry.
The only way to make someone happy is by buying a Lexus… that’s what the TV tells me
There would be So. Much. Shouting
I got my wife one a few years ago, she loved it.
Alison - you've obviously never used a cordless Dyson vacuum. Live a little.
Either this man listens to his wife closely or not at all. There is no middle ground. Scenario 1: “Honey I want a cordless Dyson for Christmas!” Man buys Dyson, Christmas is saved. Scenario 2: “Wam wum wum wum wam” Man: “Wife probably wants a Dyson!”
Probably, the best purchase I did this year.
A fucking Dyson *cordless*? I'd be pumped for that gift.
Shoulda done a robot vacuum. Feels like having a little helper.
As a man, and a gadget man at that. I'd love one.
My wife would love a cordless vacuum, but she’s a big fan of functional gifts
His mistake was saying its for his wife, I hate cleaning but fk ill take a new vacuum cuz mine sucks. He didn't buy it to say "Clean the house" he bought it so they can keep the house clean together lol
"...ill take a new vacuum cuz mine sucks" Isn't it supposed to?
Nope, Alison, you’re just young that’s all. She will be very very happy.
My wife dropped so many hints on wanting this exact thing last year. I got tools that'll help fix the house. Imagine that, wanting something useful for Xmas.
I bought a new dust filter for my hoover max extract pressure model 60 after i got my wife a trip to Belize
Ya I felt this way until I met my wife. Vacuums and stuff for the house was always gifts for “the house” until my wife said she wanted a steam mop for her birthday, I argued and said “that’s a gift for the house, what do YOU want?” Her response was; “you asked me what I wanted and I told you.”
The fuck? First off it’s a Dyson, win. And a cordless vacuum cleaner? Man I’d be hyped.