The old metal brush vs these new plastic bristle rods

I started sweeping back in 2003 and we used solid steel wire brushes on a chain, never had to replace them for years. Now these plastic bristle rods wear down after 20 flues and I'm buying new ones every 3 months. Anyone else find the new stuff just doesn't hold up like the old gear?

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the_sarah6h ago

20 dollars a pop for a plastic rod that bends after a few uses? I can't believe they charge that much for something that breaks down that fast. My uncle still has his old metal brush from the 90s, works like the day he bought it. I switched back to metal last year and haven't looked back, just a little elbow grease and it's good as new. Feels like they're intentionally making these things worse so we have to keep buying them.