Like many others i'm sure, I have to clean my floors (esp. my kitchen) several times a day due to the wild Indians (3 kiddies) - Heathens really, as my father so adoringly used to call myself & 3 siblings when we were little! :) So I began looking for a product that would make my life easier & cleanup much quicker. I tried the standard Swiffer & electric Swiffer Sweeper and they just didn't do it for me. Great for some dust but not powerful enough to handle my messes.
Over the years i've had several hand held vacs that never quite met my expectations so when I started looking at them again, I truly felt like this would be another huge disappointment but I was desperate. I had been either sweeping or lugging out my standard vacuum to help with the job. I am a Huge fan of user reviews so I went on Amazon.com and started my research. Immediately I found this product but wasn't too sure about the fact that it wasn't cordless. After hours of research however, I decided that the extremely strong ratings (4.5 out of 5 stars from 642!! purchasers) had to say something about how good the product is and none seemed to mind the cord, in fact it seems to make the vac much more powerful for a much longer period of time vs. the standard rechargeable hand held's. Their batteries weaken significantly over time.
So I took the plunge and ordered the Eureka 71B Hand-Held Vacuum. At the time I paid about $60 but the price has since come down to $49 on Amazon. Amazon offers free shipping on most of the products sold by them if the purchase price is over $25.
Now I pride myself on my vacuuming skills. I always have thousands of piles of clean (needing to be folded) laundry everywhere but i'm a little obsessed with vacuuming. So as soon as the vac arrived I took it out of the box and tried it on my relatively newly carpeted stairs- I forgot to mention that it has 2 settings. One for wood floors and revolving brush for carpet. Let's just say I was both amazed and disgusted by how much dirt this little sucker pulled up. And the cord reached the entire length of my stairs so it wasn't an issue. This is by far the most powerful hand held i've ever used! The detachable hose allows you to pick up larger items, can be used in your car and fits many of your standard vacuum cleaner attachments like a brush or crevice tool. The revolving brush is also great for auto carpets.
At the risk of looking like a slob, i've attached a pic of what I picked up today from an area rug that I vacuum obsessively.
When you're finished using you simply slide open and dump out the dust cup. No bag changing but you do need to change the dust filters when they get extremely dirty. The frequency depends on how often you use. I use this thing every day so I have changed about once a month or so in the few months i've had it. You can also wash with soapy water if you want to extend for a few more weeks.
This is by far one of my favorite household buys so I had to share. I have 3 friends who have already purchased this and LOVE theirs just as much as me.
Happy sucking!
Resources
Eureka 71B Hand-Held Vacuum
http://www.amazon.com/Eureka-71B-Hand-Held-Vacuum/dp/B0006HUYGM/ref=pd_bxgy_k_text_b
You should also order a few extra filters while you're at it so you don't have to later. http://www.amazon.com/Single-Belt-Eureka-Part-60957/dp/B000GTRM60/ref=pd_sim_k_2
If you like to see something in person before you buy or if you want to be able to take back without having to deal with shipping, (even though I know you won't return this!) both Office Depot and Sam's Club sell this in their stores. Call before you go to make sure your local store has it in stock.
This is a great product for all you apartment dwellers as well as it works just like a powerful full size vacuum but such a great size for storage!
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