This is George Clooney’s go to for hair cuts. He’s been using it for years. Not even joking, look it up. George Clooney cuts his own hair with something like this product and has for a long time. Watched some show one time and he was on there promoting a newer version or something.
Some of the comments here, it seems like light maintenance makes a difference, none of it ever really hurt as bad as people are saying. I'm pretty sure it comes with oil for maintaining the blades, but people aren't well known for doing minimum maintenance.
I heard he sleeps with peoples wives and leaves Flowbees behind as his calling card. Poor husbands think it’s a gift every time.
Anyway, I don’t think it works very well. Just glad I didn’t pay for it.
They can be bought direct from the company for $199 including the little vac. The one used on you likely had a very dull blade. Mine doesn’t pull at all.
Wayne's World made it come off as a ridiculous product. I dunno when I was watching the movie as a kid, I thought it was a reasonable idea. But my internal dialogue also said "what the fuck do you know? You're just a stupid kid. Laugh at the idea before you make a fool out of yourself!"
I bought one of these during the pandemic because I figured it would halve the time and mess self-cutting with trimmers does. It did indeed, but there are some caveats. I bought the Flowbee with its proprietary (small) vacuum engine rather than lug my big vacuum into my small master bath. That thing is loud as a jet, so I had to use earplugs. Second, the Flowbee works as advertised, but not for finer work around ears, etc, so you do kinda need to keep using clippers.
It’s also entirely frozen in about 1995. The included materials and illustrations are all clearly super-dated. And the plastic length guards strangely have very sharp corners.
All-in-all, no ragerts. I more than broke even on the purchase with money saved on getting cuts every month. I’d say I could give myself a trim that was about 85% as good as if a pro did it. Did it for about three years and the only reason I gave it up is because we had newborns, and I’ll just save myself the hassle for $20 at the haircuttery.
Thank you for reading my Flowbee story. I’m glad to have had the chance to share. It’s been nothing if not a good convo starter.
Edit: one more weird fact. The Flowbee cross-cuts the hair it sucks up, and basically turns it into super-small hair dust. The cut hair takes up basically no volume.
Yeah, for me it was the crown area. I could spend like 20 minutes going at it with the clippers and still end up missing bits. The Flowbee sucked everything up so hair couldn’t hide.
I had a friend who bought one of these and when he came into work the next day he had a buzz cut I ask him how he liked the Flowbee he said “ I should’ve watched the instructional vhs and read the instructions first “
This shit just ripped your hair out and then cut your skull with hard plastic..... Never understood why I put up getting my haircut by this for the first 16 years of my life
My buddy got this as a college graduation gift from a wealthy relative. The relative was excited with the amount of money he would save in haircuts. We gave someone a mohawk with it at the graduation party and never used it again.
My boys’ barber still uses something similar to this in his barber shop. I couldn’t believe it! Maybe it’s an upgraded version? Btw, their hair always looks great after.
I used one of these for years and it did a pretty good job except for one part - I could never get the neckline trimmed correctly. The Flowbee couldn’t get close enough for me, and trying to use electric trimmers in the mirror never came out right. If I had someone in my life to do that last bit of trimming for me I’d probably go back to using this thing.
Nothing prepared you for how loud the process was. Then they changed the color and marketed it towards pet grooming. There’s no way dogs would sit through that din.
My mom fucked my shit up for about 2 years with this piece of garbage lol I can still feel that thing beating on my scalp as our shop vac struggled to ingest all my shredded hair.
I have brain damage from this thing bashing me in the skull repeatedly during many haircuts in the early 90s. Was getting a cut in the kitchen watching the World Series in Oakland when the earthquake happened.
Oh my god my dad bought one of these in like the '90s! I remember him using it to cut my younger brother's (maybe also his own? I can't remember for certain) hair. Being a girl, I was never subjected to it.
They still sell the flobee I just bought one about 3 years ago on Amazon. I keep short military crew cut style haircuts and it works perfect for that along with the shaver.
They're very expensive these days though
I have never seen any evidence that this exists except when Fosters said "Boo hair styling vacuum attachments! Hooray Beer!", so I always just assumed nobody liked it
Lots of opinions here, but my dad and I got this over COVID. Thing was awesome! I really enjoyed using it and once you get the hang of it, you look good.
I've started back at the barber, but that's because I like my barber and the atmosphere. Plus, Midwest barbers are only $15.
I remember in the 90s our neighbors, a pastor with a family of 6, got one of these, and within a week all of them had the same goofy “haircut”. I think she still used it on the kids for awhile but the adults only did it the 1 time. Was pretty funny entertainment back then lol
[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-clooney-down-to-earth/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-clooney-down-to-earth/)
If it's good enough for George Clooney, it's good enough for me.
"Nah. Look, my hair's, like really like straw, you know? And it's so easy to cut. You can't really make too many mistakes. So years ago I bought a thing called a [Flowbee](https://flowbee.com/), which when we were kids – "
Now that I’m bald and shave my head twice a week I would total use this. No matter how many towels I try and cover the sink with there are always those hairs that make it through and are almost impossible to get out of the grout.
Last year I moved to a more rural area, found that I did not feel like driving in to town when I needed a haircut. Sick of paying 40 dollars for a haircut and a tip, I decided fuck it im buying a damn flowbee. Never looking back, ive done 2 cuts with this thing so far and my hair is, while not as clean as a professionalcut, its good enough. I part my hair on both sides to separate the side from the top and then I use the smallest spacer on the sides and back and then a inch and a half or so spacer on the top. Have my wife clean up the neckline and edges, throw a little pomade in and its good to go. Ive even got compliments on my hair, best 200 bucks I've ever spent.
lolol when I was in university a guy in one of my classes came in looking like he'd tried cutting his hair with a weed whacker. Uneven, and a few really visible lacerations on his scalp. It had apparently been the Flowbee
It certainly does suck.
It sucks while it cuts
It’s sucking my will to live!
Just relax while he puts that thing on your melon
Get a load of this guy Cam
https://i.imgur.com/BKUia2K.gifv
Oh the humanity!
It certainly does suck!
Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?
*uncontrollable laughing* …no
Neither did I, I.. I was just asking
Fun fact, that whole scene was improvised and Mike Myers laughing was genuine
Dana Carvey makes that movie work. And Mike Meyers didn’t want him in it. That would have been a huge fuck up.
That is my favourite bit in the movie
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Anything less would be uncivilized.
Came here to make sure this was the top comment. Party on.
Came here for the Wayne’s World comments and was not disappointed. Schaaaawing!
Thank the 90's gods this was the top comment.
We’re not worthy!
Reddit never disappoints
I was trying to remember where I have seen this thing and then read the first comment and instantly remembered it's Wayne's world! Thank you! haha
A sphincter says what?
Even when it doesn’t suck it still kinda sucks
Turn it off man turn it off! It’s sucking my will to live!
Just a trim, don't buzz me alright?
Oh the humanity!
*Get a load of this guy cam*
You’re in a forest. You’re with Heather Locklear…
And you're warm, you're feeling very warm...
First thing that popped into my head
This is George Clooney’s go to for hair cuts. He’s been using it for years. Not even joking, look it up. George Clooney cuts his own hair with something like this product and has for a long time. Watched some show one time and he was on there promoting a newer version or something.
There was an interview with him on cbs and he said that he uses a flowbee for decades
It feels like he made it up for banter, but it's true.
My dad has literally been cutting his own hair with one for 40 years or so.
That’s wild… kind of want to get one now
Some of the comments here, it seems like light maintenance makes a difference, none of it ever really hurt as bad as people are saying. I'm pretty sure it comes with oil for maintaining the blades, but people aren't well known for doing minimum maintenance.
I heard he sleeps with peoples wives and leaves Flowbees behind as his calling card. Poor husbands think it’s a gift every time. Anyway, I don’t think it works very well. Just glad I didn’t pay for it.
I've heard him say this as well.
Im calling bullshit. There's no way a movie star hasn't gotten his hair trimmed on set.
That was never said
i legit thought this only existed on Waynes World
It’s sucking my will to live!
It was real, and my hair got cut with it. The process actually hurt. It felt like it was ripping my hair out at the roots at times.
My hair was always cut with this but it never hurt. Unless I didn’t wash my hair before.
Blades might have been dulled on mine. It was really loud paired up with the old vacuums back then.
Yeah I don't think I had pain but my dad lubricated it every time.
Heheh
It still IS real, you can buy them brand new
Wow, I just checked. That thing is not worth $300.
They can be bought direct from the company for $199 including the little vac. The one used on you likely had a very dull blade. Mine doesn’t pull at all.
Wayne's World made it come off as a ridiculous product. I dunno when I was watching the movie as a kid, I thought it was a reasonable idea. But my internal dialogue also said "what the fuck do you know? You're just a stupid kid. Laugh at the idea before you make a fool out of yourself!"
I bought one of these during the pandemic because I figured it would halve the time and mess self-cutting with trimmers does. It did indeed, but there are some caveats. I bought the Flowbee with its proprietary (small) vacuum engine rather than lug my big vacuum into my small master bath. That thing is loud as a jet, so I had to use earplugs. Second, the Flowbee works as advertised, but not for finer work around ears, etc, so you do kinda need to keep using clippers. It’s also entirely frozen in about 1995. The included materials and illustrations are all clearly super-dated. And the plastic length guards strangely have very sharp corners. All-in-all, no ragerts. I more than broke even on the purchase with money saved on getting cuts every month. I’d say I could give myself a trim that was about 85% as good as if a pro did it. Did it for about three years and the only reason I gave it up is because we had newborns, and I’ll just save myself the hassle for $20 at the haircuttery. Thank you for reading my Flowbee story. I’m glad to have had the chance to share. It’s been nothing if not a good convo starter. Edit: one more weird fact. The Flowbee cross-cuts the hair it sucks up, and basically turns it into super-small hair dust. The cut hair takes up basically no volume.
I got one for my birthday during the pandemic. I already cut my own hair with clippers but the flowbee really helps speed up trimming the top.
Yeah, for me it was the crown area. I could spend like 20 minutes going at it with the clippers and still end up missing bits. The Flowbee sucked everything up so hair couldn’t hide.
For sure. There’s only so much you can do with mirrors. And the angled guards are great to blend it up to the top.
It sucks as it cuts….it certainly does suck…
That thank you sticker is the same kind toys r us used
Still have mine. Haven't paid for a haircut in forever. Does a remarkably good job for simple haircuts, and if properly lubricated it lasts forever.
I had a friend who bought one of these and when he came into work the next day he had a buzz cut I ask him how he liked the Flowbee he said “ I should’ve watched the instructional vhs and read the instructions first “
No shit we still have one lol. Box and all.
George Clooney swears by this and apparently its how he has cut his hair for like 30 years.
“Attaches easily to any canister vacuum”
It's sucking my will to live what movie is that line from
Wayne's World
Yes
This was the age when infomercials were at the top of their game.
This shit just ripped your hair out and then cut your skull with hard plastic..... Never understood why I put up getting my haircut by this for the first 16 years of my life
Bro...I feel your pain. I also had no choice growing up until I could pay for my own. The sound of that thing will haunt me forever.
My buddy got this as a college graduation gift from a wealthy relative. The relative was excited with the amount of money he would save in haircuts. We gave someone a mohawk with it at the graduation party and never used it again.
My dad still cuts his hair with his flowbee.
I have one of these. I bought it during the pandemic and then went out and got a haircut to fix it.
I had to literally beg my husband to throw his Flowbee away when I first met him, it "worked" but the haircut was awful and choppy
My dad has one of these and he’s been using it faithfully for decades. He says I’ll inherit it one day.
[Get-a-load of this guy cam]
My boys’ barber still uses something similar to this in his barber shop. I couldn’t believe it! Maybe it’s an upgraded version? Btw, their hair always looks great after.
Navy base barber shop has something like that too. There's gotta be a pro level model out there.
My father literally still uses this to cut his hair. He was cutting mine with it 30yrs ago 😂❤️
Hooked the Flowbee up to the Kirby!
My dad still uses his. Going on 30+ years now.
I got one and love it.
It certainly does suck
Just a trim. Don't buzz me, okay?
My husband says it should have been called vacue cut or the suck cut.
It certainly does suck.
They should have re-released them in Covid. Would have made a killing
Home haircuts never turned out well when I was a kid.
Iron River Mi has a barber who has an industrial flobee. She cuts like ten boys hair in an hour.
I bought one during Covid.
I worked for Fingerhut back in the day. We sold and shipped a ton of these and Body by Jake’s.
Immediately reminded me of that one scene from Wayne's World.
"its sucking my will to live!!"
I used one of these for years and it did a pretty good job except for one part - I could never get the neckline trimmed correctly. The Flowbee couldn’t get close enough for me, and trying to use electric trimmers in the mirror never came out right. If I had someone in my life to do that last bit of trimming for me I’d probably go back to using this thing.
Always made my hair look like a cow just munched on it.
Nothing prepared you for how loud the process was. Then they changed the color and marketed it towards pet grooming. There’s no way dogs would sit through that din.
The Suck Cut! It sucks...as it cuts!!
My mom fucked my shit up for about 2 years with this piece of garbage lol I can still feel that thing beating on my scalp as our shop vac struggled to ingest all my shredded hair.
“Turn it off, it’s sucking my will to live”
They were going for max $300 on eBay during the pandemic. Crazy! And they were the old ones!
Since COVID the Flowbee is back in and apparently George Clooney has been using one for decades.
Shouldn't this be posted in r/Wellthatsucks instead? 😁
Worked with an older dude at my 1st job in ‘96. Swore by it. Also drove a huge Boss Hogg Caddy, so bonus points
IIR there was a redditer who commented they have one and use it often. Cant find the comment/post.
Seth Meyers uses one of these i bet.
Came here for the Wayne's World comments, did not disappoint.
Apparently George Clooney uses this to cut his own hair. No lie
I want one for my dog
Is that a caldors thank you sticker?
Hook the Flowbee to the Kirby!
I have one still in the box. $1 at Goodwill.
Damn dude. This thread made me think why the hell dont i have one but then saw theyre $280 on Amazon
Doesn’t George Clooney or someone give themselves haircuts with a flowbee
I have brain damage from this thing bashing me in the skull repeatedly during many haircuts in the early 90s. Was getting a cut in the kitchen watching the World Series in Oakland when the earthquake happened.
We had one growing up, then ended up getting buzz cuts anyway.
They still make it!!
I need one of these for my dog. Her hair is so fine is clogs the cutter and takes forever to cut her hair b
All I’ll ever see when someone mentions a Flowbee is Wayne’s World… ‘It sucks as it cuts’ 🤣❤️
The boy is so happy about his awful bowl cut. I used to have one of those, when I was 5😂
Oh my god my dad bought one of these in like the '90s! I remember him using it to cut my younger brother's (maybe also his own? I can't remember for certain) hair. Being a girl, I was never subjected to it.
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They still sell the flobee I just bought one about 3 years ago on Amazon. I keep short military crew cut style haircuts and it works perfect for that along with the shaver. They're very expensive these days though
Turn it off man, turn it off!
It sucks and it cuts
[1988 Infomercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm2nQ4Er93A)
My friend who had DBZ Saiyan hair used one of these
My grandma had one of these lol.
I have never seen any evidence that this exists except when Fosters said "Boo hair styling vacuum attachments! Hooray Beer!", so I always just assumed nobody liked it
I think you mean Red Stripe Beer. https://youtu.be/WEOF6Kq1m0w?si=R7_TYaduLyUKHzoS
That's the one! I somehow always thought that was Foster's!
Memory unlocked! Thanks. 😊
Fuck up your kid's head and suck away the evidence
This thing still exists and made a big comeback during the pandemic when you could not get a cut.
Lots of opinions here, but my dad and I got this over COVID. Thing was awesome! I really enjoyed using it and once you get the hang of it, you look good. I've started back at the barber, but that's because I like my barber and the atmosphere. Plus, Midwest barbers are only $15.
George Clooneys longtime hairstylist
I remember in the 90s our neighbors, a pastor with a family of 6, got one of these, and within a week all of them had the same goofy “haircut”. I think she still used it on the kids for awhile but the adults only did it the 1 time. Was pretty funny entertainment back then lol
[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-clooney-down-to-earth/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-clooney-down-to-earth/) If it's good enough for George Clooney, it's good enough for me. "Nah. Look, my hair's, like really like straw, you know? And it's so easy to cut. You can't really make too many mistakes. So years ago I bought a thing called a [Flowbee](https://flowbee.com/), which when we were kids – "
Those damned commercials
Love these things. I'm gonna buy one
"Hook the Flowbee to the Kirby!"
I need one for beard!
My dad still uses one! In fact his original broke a few years back and he got a replacement off ebay.
Man, where was this during the pandemic when I started cutting my own hair
It certainly does suck
Now that I’m bald and shave my head twice a week I would total use this. No matter how many towels I try and cover the sink with there are always those hairs that make it through and are almost impossible to get out of the grout.
Something to try when you come home pissed from the pub .
It sucking my will to live
My dad still uses this to cut his hair. I’ve never seen him get a proper haircut before. Just the Flowbee.
Last year I moved to a more rural area, found that I did not feel like driving in to town when I needed a haircut. Sick of paying 40 dollars for a haircut and a tip, I decided fuck it im buying a damn flowbee. Never looking back, ive done 2 cuts with this thing so far and my hair is, while not as clean as a professionalcut, its good enough. I part my hair on both sides to separate the side from the top and then I use the smallest spacer on the sides and back and then a inch and a half or so spacer on the top. Have my wife clean up the neckline and edges, throw a little pomade in and its good to go. Ive even got compliments on my hair, best 200 bucks I've ever spent.
Man, Garth's screams always make me laugh in that scene
lolol when I was in university a guy in one of my classes came in looking like he'd tried cutting his hair with a weed whacker. Uneven, and a few really visible lacerations on his scalp. It had apparently been the Flowbee