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lawyerwifemom

Help!

Apr 08, 2005 10:23

My vacuum cleaner(s) are both in stages of disrepair or general suck-less-ness. I have an old Panasonic that I can't find belts for and a Hoover Widepath that the height adjustment is broken on, so it is stuck on the "hard floor" setting and a PITA to push on carpet. I don't think the Hoover is worth repairing as it was never that great anyway ( Read more... )

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jerri_blank_1 April 8 2005, 16:47:28 UTC

We have the Dyson Animal. I love it. I really want a Kirby, but $2000 is a little much for a vac when you have no pets. I actually could have done fine with the regular Dyson (since I have no pets), but I bet you'd love the Animal.

lawyerwifemom April 8 2005, 16:51:30 UTC

Thanks! I'll check it out. We had a Kirby when I was growing up--although I doubt it was the $2K model! I think Kirby's are great.

lawyerwifemom April 14 2005, 15:44:43 UTC

I bought the Dyson Animal. $430 on Ebay. It should arrive today! I'm seriously exicted about a damn vacuum.

Also, we are getting our carpets and air ducts cleaned today. Yippee.

grassyslough April 8 2005, 16:48:35 UTC

I've heard great things about Dysons, but I'm not sure how great they are on stairs. One of my RL friends got one a year or so ago (they have a dog), and she loves it. I think there are a couple others that are comparable, but I'm not sure of brand names.

lawyerwifemom April 14 2005, 15:45:25 UTC

Well, I bought it! I'll give a thrilling update soon . . . .

blessed02 April 8 2005, 16:54:03 UTC

This is the newest Consumer Reports, from Feb 05. We have a Eureka, and all I can tell you about it is that it's blue. I love it, but Milla thinks it is evil. To be fair, she thinks that of all vacuums!

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/house_and_home/upright-vacuum-reviews/

lawyerwifemom April 8 2005, 17:06:18 UTC

You're a doll Lan! I was planning a trip to the library for the CR or to get a subscription just for this!

Rachel actually likes the vacuum but she wants to push it--and it WON'T push (see above).

Thanks!

lawyerwifemom April 14 2005, 15:48:09 UTC

After reviewing the CR and also eopinions, I decided to go with the Dyson Animal 07. It is a little cheaper than the 14 which was reviewed in CR and actually gets better reviews on eopinions. Hopefully, I didn't just waste $430 bucks!

I think if I didn't have dogs, I would've chosen one of the models listed in the CR--they are much more reasonably priced.

Thanks for your help, oh Queen of Organization!