Vacuum Brands

[Phoebe]

I am in need of a new vacuum, but of course I am short on funds. I don't know if I should get an upright vacuum or a canister. I have had a canister since I was in college and it has served me well, except that it is a pain in the butt to pull around and use on stairs.

What kind of vacuum would anyone else suggest or recommend?

Jennifer

eBay!

If you're looking to save a few dollars, get a cheap bagless vac on eBay (http://www.eBay.com).

Two good reasons:
No bags to forget or to buy.
Having a $20 vac die on you hurts much less than having a $400 oreck die on you.

Just my two bits!

We have a Dirt Devil Ultra Swivel Guide. It is 12 AMP. I got it at KMart a couple of years ago for about $200 and am very pleased with it. I had a door-to-door salesperson for the Kirby vacuum (upwards of $2K/vacuum) vacuum with her vacuum after I vacuumed with mine and she was disappointed to see that mine had done so well at a fraction of the cost.

Wish I could offer some advice on this one. But I have owned five vacuums in the last two years . Aashish and I bought our last one from Best Buy, I think. Luckily we got the warranty with it. We had to return one twice and finally they upgraded our vacuum for free.

Rachel

[DCJenn]

We have one of those Hoover windtunnel bagless vacuums. It's done well considering we have three cats and a dog! It wasn't that expensive but we did buy it at the PX on base so I don't know how much it would cost in the civilian world.

Jenn