# Flowbee works **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 30, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151 "2007-01-30T19:37:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/1 "2007-01-30T19:37:36Z")
My wife is a sucker for ads and infomercials. we have 1. A dispenser that makes pop from syrups. Expensive a sits in basement 2. We have a device that takes the air out of the bags before she puts them in the refrigerator. Bags are not easy to come by.works ok I guess 3. A device that takes the air out of sweaters for packing. true they are smaller but the weight stays the same and she packs me into a hernia 4. two huge woks. still in boxes 5. Fondue maker. used once. Microwave works better 6. A flowbee. It gives a great haircut. She broke it. They had a tv program debunking infomercials on Detroit tv last year. They laughed at the Flowbee til they tried it. Then they admitted it worked very well. Require s a canister vacuum cleaner which is not what she bought when we needed a new one. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/2 "2007-01-30T19:54:38Z")
Or, you can just get a pair of Wahl clippers. They’re about $20, come with blade guards in 1/8" increments, and it only takes 30 seconds more to clean up. Even less if you do it outside. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/3 "2007-01-30T19:55:55Z")
Dad, go back to playing Morrowind. You’ve got gruntwork to do. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/4 "2007-01-30T22:24:19Z")
Has she considered the pasta pot cover that drains pasta quickly and safely? I had an acquaintance who used the Flowbee and his hair looked OK. He wasn’t trying for anything better-looking than a utilitarian haircut though. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/5 "2007-01-30T22:28:12Z")
Actually, I don’t believe she has the pasta pot cover. I wouldn’t be a BIT surprised if one was on the way. We’ve had (I think) 4 woks in our lives. She’s used them a grand total of one (1) time. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/6 "2007-01-30T22:29:14Z")
My neighbor got a Flowbee. He was scared to use it, so he decided to test it on his very long-haired dog. But the dog was extremely frightened of vacuum cleaners. The results were hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/7 "2007-01-30T22:32:32Z")
If only YouTube was available back in the day… …can you imagine the trouble you old people would have got into? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/8 "2007-01-31T00:11:13Z")
My former neighbour used a Flowbee and his hair looked fine. Of course, he was a giant mofo of a body builder, and I don’t think anyone would have told him he looked bad even if he did. Well, I would have, because I’m like that. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/9 "2007-01-31T00:40:04Z")
I’ve been using a Flowbee for over a decade. It’s a lot easier than using clippers, although I still use clippers for fine work. I think I paid about $60 for the Flowbee and I figure it’s saved me a couple grand. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/10 "2007-01-31T05:05:54Z")
[QUOTE=gonzomax] My wife is a sucker for ads and infomercials. we have 1. A dispenser that makes pop from syrups. Expensive a sits in basement. [/QUOTE] Although we admittedly haven’t used our Soda Club nearly as often as when we first bought it, I’m still extremely fond of it. I’ve always wondered how well (or not) a Flowbee would work on black hair. But I’m not about to find out. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/11 "2007-01-31T18:15:00Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] I’ve always wondered how well (or not) a Flowbee would work on black hair. [/QUOTE] You could ask [this lady](http://www.allerabatte.de/RoboCutR28.htm). Her hair looks nice. However, we don’t know if she’s just started Flowbee-ing, or is just finishing up. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/12 "2007-01-31T20:26:46Z")
It comes with a Schmiermittel für die Blätter?? Does that have something to do with my bladder?? :eek: I have got to learn German…words like Haustierpflegenadapter look like such fun. ---
**Author:** ![Found\_In\_Translation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ebca7d/32.png) [@Found\_In\_Translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Found_In_Translation)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/13 "2007-01-31T22:00:42Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] It comes with a Schmiermittel für die Blätter?? Does that have something to do with my bladder?? :eek: [/quote] Hehe. No danger to any body parts. All it is is lubricant for the blades. And the Haustierpflegeadapter is just a pet grooming adapter. This site was clearly translated from the original English. And poorly at that. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/14 "2007-01-31T22:09:10Z")
Don’t show her this website then [asseenontv.com](http://www.asseenontv.com/). This place even has a store at the Mall of America. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowbee-works/390151/15 "2007-01-31T22:16:03Z")
[QUOTE=A.R. Cane] I think I paid about $60 for the Flowbee and I figure it’s saved me a couple grand. [/QUOTE] In expensive dinner dates. 🆒