Vacuum Cleaner Cords

I have an embarassing confession to make; I've been using vacuum cleaners wrong my whole life.

You know how canister vacuums all have a button you can press to retract the cord at lightning speed, beloved by small children and dogs everywhere?

I always approached this button with a degree of trepidation because as the plug nears its home the speed of its approach tends to make it flail wildly, often rapping me on the knuckles with its metal prongs.

Well today I had an insight. You can simply hold the plug. Just take it in your hand, push the button until the plug pulls on your hand, then release it. No flailing, no risk of bruised knuckles.

31 years it took me to obtain this piece of wisdom. Now available to anyone who reads this and also somehow failed to apply basic logic to vacuuming until now.