Obviously I like buying things once and for all, but I feel it’s extra difficult with anything electrical because I just don’t know that much about it personally, and I can’t exactly check the insides.
So lately I’ve been wanting to buy an upright vacuum. I don’t know if there are more durable brands, what kind of accessories I should consider to make my life easier, what budget I should consider, or what characterics are more likely to make it shorter lived than others.
I’d say a lot of making a vacuum (and lots of appliances) last is just routine maintenance. Too many people vacuum till dirt/dust/hair is well over the “fill” line in a cannister, at which point it builds up on the filters which they never actually clean. Keep your cannister empty, clean the filters regularly (some can be washed), and cut away any tangles of hair/string on the rotating part.