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TIL a $35 antique carpet beater is way better than a vacuum for certain rugs
I picked up this old wooden carpet beater at a flea market in St. Louis last month for 35 bucks. Figured it was just a decoration but I tried it on my wool rug that my vacuum can't seem to get clean. Man, after a few good whacks outside, dust and dirt flew out like crazy. My vacuum costs $300 and can't even touch that kind of deep cleaning for these old rugs. It's kind of a niche tool though, so I'm wondering if anyone else here uses weird old cleaning gadgets for their unusual job setups? I work as a vintage rug restorer part time and this thing might save me some serious work.
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karencampbell1mo ago
Oh wow, so my $300 vacuum is basically just an expensive room decoration compared to a stick from a flea market? That's a hard pill to swallow. I'm half tempted to start beating all my rugs with random sticks I find in the backyard (you know, to save money). Although I guess there's a technique to it, not just flailing around like a maniac like I'd probably do. Regular vacuums really are useless for some stuff though, it's almost embarrassing how much crap that thing knocked loose.
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grantt391mo ago
Had an old roommate who tried beating a rug with a hockey stick once... didn't go well.
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