Flowbee
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The Flowbee is an electrically powered vacuum attachment made for cutting hair invented by Richard (Rick) Eddy, a San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

 carpenter
Carpenter
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 in the late 1980s. The product was touted as being capable of performing "hundreds of precision layered haircuts" and was frequently displayed on late-night television infomercial
Infomercial
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Reference to the Flowbee has been made in numerous films and television shows.

The Flowbee can also be used to groom dogs with long hair such as Maltese or Bichon Frisé
Bichon Frisé
A Bichon Frise , is a small breed of dog of the Bichon type. They are popular pets, similar in appearance to, but larger than, the Maltese.-Etymology and History:...

 with a special pet grooming attachment which is sold separately. The Flowbee is still being manufactured and sold via their factory direct website and various outlets across the Internet.

The Robocut device is another type of electrically powered vacuum attachment used to cut hair. It is the other main competitor to the Flowbee. It can also be used to cut pet hair.

The Flowbee factory is located in Flour Bluff, Texas, a suburb of Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...


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