Why your old vacuum cleaner is past its prime (5 reasons)

Marjolein · Smart Household

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It's still working fine. That's precisely the problem: because of that, you never stop to think how much hassle it actually is.

We asked dozens of households why they replaced their old vacuum cleaner. Almost no one said: "it was broken." These are the five most frequently mentioned reasons. Chances are you'll recognise at least three of them.

1

It's a struggle to even get hold of him

Dragging it out of the cupboard. Attaching the hose. Finding the plug. Before you've even started, five minutes have passed, and that's precisely why you procrastinate.

One convert put it aptly: "That big clunky thing with the cord can go!" Another: "No more lugging a heavy vacuum cleaner or cords that are always too short."

The weight is not a minor detail. It's the reason vacuuming feels like a chore instead of something you can just quickly do.

And then you still have to start

2

The cord determines where you can go

You know the drill: unroll the cord, vacuum until you can't go any further, unplug, find another outlet, and continue. And all the while, the cord gets snagged on everything: sofa legs, doorknobs.

"No more cord getting in the way, just grab it quickly and go." That's how one person described the difference after making the switch. Another kept it shorter: "No more fighting with the cord and vacuum cleaner."

If you think about it, it's actually strange: the appliance that's supposed to clean your house dictates how far you can go.

Always a hassle with that cord

3

You're skipping the places where it really matters

The stairs. The car. The sofa. The crumbs under the dining table. Precisely where the dirt is, are the places where a classic vacuum cleaner has the most difficulty reaching. So they remain there "until the big clean".

Once you have a lightweight stick vacuum cleaner, you discover the opposite: "Especially for the sofa, the stairs, and the bed," writes one user. And: "You can even perfectly vacuum your car with it."

Cleaning the stairs then no longer becomes a separate chore. It's just part of the routine.

The gap in the couch finally sees a vacuum cleaner

4

You only vacuum when things are really bad

This is perhaps the biggest, and the least visible. With a heavy corded vacuum cleaner, you vacuum once a week, if necessary. Not because once is enough, but because the threshold is too high for in-between cleanings.

One user described what changes when that barrier is removed: "This way, the threshold to quickly grab the vacuum cleaner becomes lower." And the result: "When I vacuum, it's really done within a few minutes."

Quickly grab it, clean up crumbs, put it back. Done. That's a different household than the weekly major cleaning.

Suits, hoovering, hanging back

5

And the reason to switch now: it doesn't have to be expensive anymore

For years, there was a good excuse to wait: a good cordless vacuum quickly cost €500 or more. That excuse is gone.

We compared several. The Bloomfold Swift stood out: lightweight, a wall mount so you can easily grab and put it back, and attachments for the exact spots from point 3: stairs, sofa, car.

Not a €600 device, but the end of reasons 1 through 4. Or as one switcher summarized it: "Glad the old one finally broke!"

View the Bloomfold Swift