Talk to me about things that suck

[drrn04]

Like, a vacuum.

Thrilling, I know. But I have house with carpet on 3 levels, covering every square inch except for the kitchen, laundry room, and bathrooms. Add to that 2 cats and 2 messy kids, and it is becoming clear that my 7 year old, $120 Eureka, from Target, isn't going to cut it.

I need something that is easy to maneuver, will do just as well on a nasty berber in the basement as it will on semi-decent quality carpet in the bedrooms. And it MUST be easy to use on stairs. Does such a thing even exist? I hate vacuuming stairs more than I can put into words.

I'm excited to have a bigger house, but my God, I'm sick to death of vacuuming it already. I know, everyone on here has cleaning ladies, and I'm clearly still GBCNpoor, but just humor me and pretend that you clean your own houses.

Good ones? Overrated ones? Commencing the countdown until someone tells me about their Dyson Pet.

[MWOS]

Shit! I was all ready after reading this post title! My ex-bf, my other ex-bf, this virus I have (not related to either ex-bf), admissions committees.

I don't know anything about vacuums though

[motzie]

Lol. I just used my Dyson animal for the first time tonight. It is awesome. Worth the investment.

[RoryGilmore]

I'm new so I don't know if I am missing a joke about the Dyson Pet but I have one and love it. It's 6 years old and still works wonderfully. I use the attachment to do the stairs. It keeps up with 2 kids, a dog and a cat.

[Deleted]

Hoover pet t series. I like it but I will admit its awkward on the stairs. But you can actually turn off the brushes when you use the attachment which is nice!

[Deleted]

www.bissell.com/lift-off-multicyclonic-pet-vacuum/

This is what we have, but we got it on sale at Target for less. It works great on the cat hair.

[cbwm1]

Dyson.

We have The Ball. But I'm sure The Pet is just as awesome.

Just spring for one!

[Deleted]

(raises hand) No cleaning lady!

All I can add is that I have a standard Dyson and it has never terribly impressed me.

[drrn04]

Jul 25, 2012 22:06:38 GMT -5 @stellasmom said:

(raises hand) No cleaning lady!

All I can add is that I have a standard Dyson and it has never terribly impressed me.

See, this is what I've heard too. I remember reading in Consumer Reports a few years back that the Dyson isn't really all that fantastic. But of course, I have no idea what they rated as better.

Perhaps I should spring for a Consumer Reports subscription, as well as a vacuum.

[annyong]

We have this Bissell Pet one (they have many different pet kinds) and I think it works well: www.bissell.com/opticlean-bagless/

We also got it from Target, on sale.

[drrn04]

Jul 25, 2012 22:11:02 GMT -5 mofongo said:

smallappliances.electroluxusa.com/en-US/Floorcare-Appliances/Canisters/Canisters-UltraActivePassive-EL4325A.aspx

Here it is, I think it's $100 off through the end of the month

ooh, interesting.

So I've never used a canister. Is it a pain to drag that thing around behind you? Like, do you have to whip it around and reposition it, or does it just follow the hose easily as you work your way around the room? Does it really pick up a lot of dirt and dust? Because I'm a big skeptical about the long hose being able to maintain suction.

[WOT?*]

You ever thought of spending $2K on a Kirby?

[lsea0323]

I am in love with my dyson animal.

the first time i used it i vacuumed my house about 3 times because I was so excited by the suction. lol

[polarbearfans]

Love my Dyson animal! lol it's like 7 or 8 years old and still going strong with 3 cats. It gets so much cat hair out of the carpets. But... I can't imagine dragging that thing up and down the stairs for a multi level home. It has a nice attachment with a roller bar that would be great on stairs. It is just a heavy unit for actually getting it to the other levels. My friends mom bought 2 so she could have it already on each floor.

[sugarplum]

About 2 months before finding out we were moving, we purchased a Shark Navigator. I am still disgusted to this day what was still in my carpets left over from my old Bissel. While doing the stairs isn't the most convenient (tips over if you stretch the hose too much), it gets them as clean as the flat floors so that's all that matters to me. I don't think stairs are ever easy to do. But the entire thing was light weight and easy to carry.

I spent a day contemplating accepting the move because I would have to put the Shark in storage. Seriously.

I have used a Dyson in the past and while it worked well and also picked up much more than my Bissel but while helping a friend clean their house, their Dyson ruined their rug because it damn near unraveled the rug by sucking a single string.