It's cheap, and it works!

threexanny - Oh I've just seen your post. We clearly have similarly-inclined cats!

I did have a feather duster and it was excellent. But I left it on a chair and my cat "killed" it.

I agree with Aepgirl.

I had a natural feather one some years ago but the cat kept 'killing' it ( ie ripping it to pieces) so had to get synthetic instead.

I find my extendable ostrich feather duster really useful for rescuing bumblebees from our high conservatory roof . The bee clings to the feather duster and then I can release it out of the door. ?

Oh I will have to nip into Morrison’s for one of those, thanks for posting

I have a brilliant ostrich feather duster, works very well, but is also very useful for gently trapping bees and even butterflies that have flown into the house. A gentle shake and they fly off undamaged.

Oh for heavens sake, it seems that some people will try to be contentious and confrontational for its own sake!

My grandma owned a hotel in the 1940s and had a feather duster on the end of a long bamboo pole. I still have it and it is great for cobweb removal etc.

Thank you,im not close to morrisons but may go soon

I’m with @quizqueen. Most animal products including meat involve some form of suffering. Still as long as there’s no dust on your ornaments. ?

We no longer have a Morrisons around our area so I will start checking our other large supermarkets and see what they have got.

I rather suspect quizqueen is concerned that the feathers are being plucked while the ostrich is alive. Then they grow again, and are plucked again, etc. etc. Geese suffer in this way for down filled duvets, ski jackets and so on.

Ape girl haha - dusting? Nothing for you to worry about; Quentin Crisp said “After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.”

Feather dusters are great. I’ve never had an ostrich one, I’ll keep a look out.

I have one, don't know what it`s made of, but my dog thinks it`s alive, he does his best to try and snatch it, and has run off with it a couple of times, to my neighbours amusement, seeing me Chase him round the garden with a feather duster in his mouth

I have a feather duster cupboard, so call by my granddaughter who loves to play hide and seek. This is her name for the place where the said item hangs on a hook.

Esspee: At least this is a warm and friendly post unlike the one I have just waded through on different opinions !

I have a feather duster and had it for years but I don’t know what the feathers are. However it does the job particularly reaching cobwebs in high places.

Ate ostrich in Africa. It was just like fillet steak.

Dusting? What’s dusting?

I doubt if mine is from any animal but I love feather or non-feather dusters, and mine has a telescopic handle so I can reach up high.

@quizqueen. If the animal is dead, for whatever reason, doesn’t it make sense to use whatever resources are available to us?
? can’t believe I am contributing on a thread about feather dusters. ?

They seem to retain it Marmight, I took it outside and gave it a shake when I'd finished.

Mine is the same as MONICA'S. it was cheap many years ago. I wouldn't be without it as it saves a lot of bending and stretching and reaches the cobwebs and everything else.