AmazonBasics Heavy Duty Broom Blue White Reviews Summary

Bristle Quality

Pros:

• "The bristles are full and even. I'm impressed by this inexpensive broom."
• "I love the weight of this broom, how it grab corners, the width of the bristles and the coverage is awesome."
• "Bristles are medium stiff, perfect for sweeping tile and bare wood floors."
• "The bristles are pliant and abundant and make sweeping a breeze - and don't leave anything behind."
• "The bristles move dirt and debris extremely effectively."
• "The bristles are really long and do a great job on both our laminate floors and carpets, collecting general dust, pet hairs, etc with ease."
• "Bristles are nice and long so it’s easy to get under the edges of furniture."

Cons:

• "I was very disappointed with this broom. The bristles are not stiff enough to use outside."
• "The bristle on the broom are not heavy duty. They are very flimsy and they always fall out of the broom head."
• "Bristles aren’t as sturdy as I would’ve thought for a 'heavy duty' broom."
• "The ends were very frayed and there was hair tangled in the bristles."
• "The bristles are too fine and not stiff enough to sweep effectively."
• "The bristles are too long and soft…flimsy almost."
• "These bristles are very flexible or bendable, rather the opposite of what I needed."

Weight and Handling

Pros:

• "It has a nice heft to it yet light enough for a small child who's learning to help mom or dad do chores."
• "This broom is lighter than my former broom and includes split edges and an angle for tough to reach places."
• "Easy to assemble, sturdy, with a reasonable weight and solidity."
• "The broom has some weight to it, but I think it’s why it works are well as it does."
• "It's sturdy, but heavy. If you need a weapon to defend against an intruder or your husband comes home late and needs a good wallop...this will do the trick."

Cons:

• "It is just a tad heavy as well."
• "This broom is really heavy, the actually sweeping sort is really floppy. Not really functional for use would not recommend."
• "I like that this broom has a nice wide head on it but it's a bit on the heavy side, which I'm not used to with my old O'cedar."
• "Unfortunately this new broom is twice as heavy as my old and is tiring just to sweep a room with."
• "However it weights a lot."
• "However it is much heavier than a regular broom, likely due to the extra material to screw the parts together."
• "I didn't know brooms came that tall and heavy. For me, it is unusable. It is too heavy for me to use with my illness."

Assembly and Durability

Pros:

• "This is a great quality & very sturdy and easy to assemble broom."
• "Assembly is easy and even though it comes in pieces it's totally sturdy once you have it all together and has a nice weight to it."
• "This broom comes with easy assembly and is lightweight."
• "It's awesome. Sturdy. It is harder to break because it comes in three pieces."
• "The handle comes in three sections that screw together and really make a strong handle that doesn't bend."
• "Easy to assemble and seems well built."
• "Great product, easy to assemble (parts just screw together.)"

Cons:

• "Everyone seems to review it good but mine broke right in the middle of the pole and Amazon do not back on their product."
• "Opened the box to reveal a broom that had very clearly been used!!!!!"
• "I didn't think it was possible to make something as simple as a broom so poorly."
• "Comes in three sections that screw together. Unfortunately the screw mechanism is not fit for purpose and the broom just falls to pieces when in use."
• "At first, it was great. The problem is the seams."
• "Despite arriving in four separate pieces, the Amazon broom seems very sturdy. Unfortunately, it's also much heavier than I expected."
• "Cons: "Bristles were frayed, hair and dust stuck between them. The product I got was already used."