Recommend a vacuum WITH a bag

[MrsAxilla]

Why are all vacuums bag less? I hate that! My vacuum is my number one spider weapon, and I don't want to worry about pissed off spiders when I empty the canister!

We have two dogs and two cats, so it needs to be good on hair. An upright might be nice, but I haven't seen any uprights with bags. Any recs? Thanks!

[Deleted]

I cannot say enough about my Meile. I have the Titan canister. They make bagged uprights. Get one that has a HEPA filter. It is the same price as a Dyson, but soooo much better. It has cut my dusting in half. It doesn't spray dust particles back into the air, while all others do. Do a youtube search for dyson vs meile and you will find countless vac shops showing the difference between the two. I could go into a long diatribe about HEPA filters, but basically this is the only vac that actually keeps what it filters in the bag. All others just slap a HEPA on the side and call it a HEPA filtrated vac when it really isn't.

I just changed my bag today, only second time in a year, and not a spec of dust was anywhere inside the vac. I don't know what it does to compress the dirt, but the bags last forever.

The price is high, but we were going through $120 Bissels every year or so. $600 for a vac that lasts 20 years is actually cheaper.

[IIOY]

I use Oreck, although I still make my husband change the bag when I have sucked up a scary creature, LOL.

[pitterwoo]

My mom got a Meile. It is really nice. It's too expensive for us though and next time I need a vac I will probably get an Oreck.

[penguin23]

Miele bolero. Its a bagged upright with a true heppa filter. We got ours from a mom and pop store, in case it ever needed service. Because we got it at a small store we got a few free accessories as well. I think it was around $700-$800. You can get them at williamssonoma.com as well (and sometimes they have 10% off).

[auntie]

I have a Ryccar. It's what the man who owns the vac store suggested for my needs. He also sells Miele.

It has a 2 stage motor, and a HEPA filter. It's awesome- I have a himalayan, so it needs to be.

[calico]

I have a Kenmore Progressive upright. I love it. It's heavy though, but that's part of why I picked it.

[Deleted]

I got the one rated best by CR: www.amazon.com/Hoover-WindTunnel-Anniversary-Self-Propelled-U6485900/dp/B0016NP14A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1354894384&sr=8-4&keywords=Hoover+Wind+Tunnel. I've run it weekly or more on area rugs and hardwood for 1.5 years, and the only complaint I have about it is that it's heavy. Hoovers, Kenmores, and Mieles top the CR ratings list.

[kim]

I'm not a bagless fan either! I have a Simplicity canister and I adore it.

[MrsAxilla]

Dec 7, 2012 10:37:43 GMT -5 @juno said:

I got the one rated best by CR: www.amazon.com/Hoover-WindTunnel-Anniversary-Self-Propelled-U6485900/dp/B0016NP14A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1354894384&sr=8-4&keywords=Hoover+Wind+Tunnel. I've run it weekly or more on area rugs and hardwood for 1.5 years, and the only complaint I have about it is that it's heavy. Hoovers, Kenmores, and Mieles top the CR ratings list.

We ordered that one last night!  I'm ridiculously excited for it to get here.