Looking to Buy a New Vacuum Cleaner

This is a little embarassing but I have my mothers Kirby. I think it is about 20 years old. I absolutely love it. The only downfall is that it is heavy. But the heavy body is like a tank - it'll never die!
I've been considering a Dyson too. Mainly because I want something a little lighter. It's interesting to see the responses you received.

Actually I'm having a vacuum party at the oreck store in Novi at Noon (7/14). I believe they have refurburshied ones at a discounted price. the price for new is around $300, if you bring in your old one, you can get up to $100 off the new Oreck. If you have a party, you can get one for free! That's my goal for tomorrow. Maybe you should have a party and get one for free! Oh, and during the time of your party, you get the outside sales of the people coming in!

I have bad allegies, as does my 2 year old. I can't even be home when the grass gets mowed. I used to wear a mask when I vaccumed to avoid an "Allegie attack" but I bought a Rainbow vaccume it was very pricie $1700 but so worth it, no bags, just a canister with water. It is a little heavy, but I will never own anything else. My parents had a Kirby, I couldn't be around when it was running, my eyes would swell, my nose would stuff up. Check the phone book on where to buy it, or online, they will come to your house and do a demo for you... you will be embarresed by what they get off your carpet, I know I was. I think they have financing too.

You may think I'm crazy, but I love my Kirby. I used to have a Dyson until I saw the Kirby!!! The Dyson has nothing on my Kirby!! You can only buy one through an in home demo, but you can go to www.kirby.com to request a demo. It is 4 vacuums in one and also a shampooer. It is a cannister, upright, hand portable, and electric broom. It also turns into a blower for inflating pool toys, air mattress, etc. It is also a wonderful vac to have if you have allergies!!! They are at least $1000, BUT they have a 3 year bumper to bumper warranty and a lifetime rebuild program. You would never have to buy another vacuum because of their amazing rebuild program. It's worth looking into!

Kirby Lover,
K.

I LOVE my Oreck!! It's so lightweight and every time I vacuum the carpets look brand new! I can carry the vacuum and a child up the steps at the same time.

I also have a Dyson, and love it!!
I also bought mine at Best Buy.
I was tired or spending money on the 'disposable vacuums'
In my opionion it is worth it to spend a little more.

Good is not cheap! Cheap is not good! :)
Happy vacuum shopping!

Hi M.,

My advice to you is to first look into an Oreck or Dyson even though they are pricey. Check out Oreck's website. I bought the Hoover Tempo vac last June and threw it out in 4 mos because it was spitting back dust. My house is 75% bare floors so I figured I could spend about $60 on a new vacuum cleaner instead of investing in an expensive one. If you are looking for a good brand that's not expensive, I recommend looking at Dirt Devil. I've had 3 Dirt Devils and never had any problems. I have a $35 Dirt Devil lightweight right now that cleans awesome. Most vacuums today are bagless, so you save on bags.

Good luck,

MC

Hi M.,
I have a Dyson that I love. I have had about 4 vaccums in my short life and this is the best one. I have three cats though and it is great for cat hair. It is a little more expensive I believe but for me it was worth the price. Although you don't have any animals so I don't know if would be worth it for you.
Chris

M.~to tell you the truth-I was at the Hoover outlet at Evergreen and 12mile in Southfield getting my vacuum fixed. Hoover has come out with a new vacuum that is great. I would go to that outlet to get one. The guys there are great and they treated me with the most respect. Good luck!

look into the Dyson DC14 animal is the best filtration the DC18 slim is light weight also has an allergin filter both run about 465.00 at sears.

Well M., everyone seems to like the more expensive vacums out there, I have a dirt devil bagless upright, I have only had 2 vacums in the 10 years i have been in my house and they both are dirt devils and both still run, I have 2 cats in my house and 3 kids so my floors get plenty dirty, but my first vacuum was a bag vacuum and my new one is a bagless and I do prefer the bagless to anything else, they usually have hepa filters which keep the dust to a minimum, my vacuum ran $129 new so if it last over 5 years i figure its more than worth it as new and better ones come out anyways. I will say thought that if you are stuck on getting a dyson, my sister got hers on overstock.com for under $300
hope this helps!!

my boyfriend went to walmart and bought a vaccum it was 80 dollar and has one of those allergy filtration systems make sure you do not get one with a bag it has to be one of those buckets you can empty, mine also has all of this extremely cool attatchments that make everything so much easier getting the corners of the carpet and under the coffee table and so on, i dont believe you have to spend hundreds of dollars for a good vaccum bc the one i bought works better then any ive ever had so good luck to you

I also have the Dyson and swear by it. I've owned it for over 2 years and it still works like new. I have the purple pet one (I have a golden retriever) but they have a whole line of them. I got mine from Bed, Bath & Beyond with a 20% off coupon from Linens & Things. L&T stated on the coupon that I couldn't use the coupon for Dyson, but BB&B honored it. (You can use L&T coupons at BB&B and vice versa as long as they're not expired.) I believe that most of the Dysons are $400-$500.