Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200

Peaceful Meadows · 07-07-2014, 05:54 AM

The title says it all....

We more than likely need to buy a new vacuum cleaner but are on a very tight budget. TIA

Katigre · 07-07-2014, 06:12 AM

Love our Shark vacuum. I'd look for gently used vacuums on craigslist too.

mamacat · 07-07-2014, 06:26 AM

We have REALLY liked our Shark as well and it gets a lot of use. We went to buy the standard lift away on sale at Sears but they were out and gave us this upgrade same price http://www.amazon.com/Shark-Navigato...s=shark+vacuum

staceylayne · 07-07-2014, 06:38 AM

ThreeKids · 07-07-2014, 07:08 AM

Our Bissell still has great suction after so many years that maybe I shouldn't recommend it anymore because companies can change so much since I last bought a vacuum cleaner.

2sunshines · 07-07-2014, 08:46 AM

I am in love with my dyson. I got it for under $200 on a woot deal.

Soliloquy · 07-07-2014, 11:03 AM

I absolutely LOVE my Shark vacuum. We read hundreds of reviews and asked just about everyone we know. While we did talk to people who absolutely loved their Dyson, I also talked to people who hated them, returned 2 in a year's time, etc. It seems their quality is either great or horrible.

I have yet to talk to someone that wasn't overwhelming impressed with their Shark vacuum.

I have this one, which is a little over your price range http://www.homedepot.com/p/Shark-Rot...V501/203631068 but, honestly, it has a feature I don't even need. I don't use the "lift away" feature because the vacuum is so ergonomically designed, compact, and light that I just pick the thing up to vacuum my stairs. I vacuum my stairs about 3x per week since I got this. Shark has vacuums for $199 and less. This one has excellent reviews and is only $128.99, free shipping http://www.homedepot.com/p/Shark-Nav...V22L/202569159.

The suction is AMAZING. I was truly disgusted when I vacuumed my carpet with my former vacuum (a $350 Riccar) and then with my Shark and I saw how much dust and dog hair my old vacuum left behind.

The dust cannister is SEALED. You typically only find that in very pricey vacuums like Miele. I take my dust cannister outside to empty it. In most bagless vacuums, you are exposed to dust when emptying. Also, the HEPA filters are only so effective when other parts of the bag/cannister aren't sealed.

AugustMama · 07-07-2014, 11:32 AM

Another Shark fan!

LikeQuietDreams · 07-07-2014, 11:57 AM

Shark!

staceylayne · 07-07-2014, 12:15 PM

Well, how's that for a consensus? Guess I'll be taking a look at some Shark vacs.

mummy2boys · 07-07-2014, 04:46 PM

Dyson

sweetpeas · 07-07-2014, 08:24 PM

we desperately need something small, lightweight but can handle all the hair that all us girls shed. . .

Peaceful Meadows · 07-07-2014, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staceylayne

Well, how's that for a consensus? Guess I'll be taking a look at some Shark vacs.

me, too.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetpeas

we desperately need something small, lightweight but can handle all the hair that all us girls shed. . .

Ask the Shark ladies...I bet Sharks gobble up that hair.

---------- Post added at 11:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:34 PM ----------

Thanks so much, ladies!

sweetpeas · 07-08-2014, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peaceful Meadows

Ask the Shark ladies...I bet Sharks gobble up that hair.

That's what I'm wondering, though one of the smaller ones, one of the bad reviews specifically said it was because the pet hair got stuck around the bar, which has been my one complaint about my (10 yr old) Dyson (and now, it's just too big, we only have carpet in the girls' room and school room, and no closet space up there to store that large of a vacuum, so we've just been using a little rechargable stick vac I bought at Aldi's but it's . . . not great.

Soliloquy · 07-08-2014, 07:58 AM

Dog hair or human hair? Long human hair will coil around the roller of any vacuum. AFA pet hair, I have a 100 lb dog and 2 cats. My Shark gets it up great.

07-07-2014, 05:54 AM	#1
Peaceful Meadows Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,901	Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 The title says it all.... We more than likely need to buy a new vacuum cleaner but are on a very tight budget. TIA __________________ Sue ~Mom to four awesome boys ages 24, 22, 18, and 17 (and a wonderful daughter-in-love as of June 2022! ) Feel free to visit my little nook

07-07-2014, 06:12 AM	#2
Katigre Rose Garden Why thank you, it is naturally blue... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,278	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 Love our Shark vacuum. I'd look for gently used vacuums on craigslist too.

07-07-2014, 06:26 AM	#3
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,473	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 We have REALLY liked our Shark as well and it gets a lot of use. We went to buy the standard lift away on sale at Sears but they were out and gave us this upgrade same price http://www.amazon.com/Shark-Navigato...s=shark+vacuum __________________ ~Catherine~ Mama to 5: C W C J S And Grandma to 3: A ,K and baby C

07-07-2014, 06:38 AM	#4
staceylayne Rose Garden Hopeful. Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dallas (ish) Posts: 3,596	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 __________________ Married in 2003 to my favorite person in the wide world Joyful momma to: B - 7.5, my pensive planner D - 5.5, my spunky sunshine C - 3.5, my cuddly cutie And baby girl A, born April 28! Why, yes, I am ENFP But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. James 3:17-18

07-07-2014, 07:08 AM	#5
ThreeKids Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: .. Posts: 10,737	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 Our Bissell still has great suction after so many years that maybe I shouldn't recommend it anymore because companies can change so much since I last bought a vacuum cleaner. __________________ DS (12), DD (10), DD2 (7) And my kids were going to behave perfectly all the time and if they didn't, they'd be Dobsoned, but I was going to Dobson so perfectly that they'd know not to slip up but once or twice because I was going to be sooooooo consistent and awesome and wise.

07-07-2014, 08:46 AM	#6
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,024	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 I am in love with my dyson. I got it for under $200 on a woot deal. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

07-07-2014, 11:03 AM	#7
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 I absolutely LOVE my Shark vacuum. We read hundreds of reviews and asked just about everyone we know. While we did talk to people who absolutely loved their Dyson, I also talked to people who hated them, returned 2 in a year's time, etc. It seems their quality is either great or horrible. I have yet to talk to someone that wasn't overwhelming impressed with their Shark vacuum. I have this one, which is a little over your price range http://www.homedepot.com/p/Shark-Rot...V501/203631068 but, honestly, it has a feature I don't even need. I don't use the "lift away" feature because the vacuum is so ergonomically designed, compact, and light that I just pick the thing up to vacuum my stairs. I vacuum my stairs about 3x per week since I got this. Shark has vacuums for $199 and less. This one has excellent reviews and is only $128.99, free shipping http://www.homedepot.com/p/Shark-Nav...V22L/202569159. The suction is AMAZING. I was truly disgusted when I vacuumed my carpet with my former vacuum (a $350 Riccar) and then with my Shark and I saw how much dust and dog hair my old vacuum left behind. The dust cannister is SEALED. You typically only find that in very pricey vacuums like Miele. I take my dust cannister outside to empty it. In most bagless vacuums, you are exposed to dust when emptying. Also, the HEPA filters are only so effective when other parts of the bag/cannister aren't sealed.

07-07-2014, 11:32 AM	#8
AugustMama Climbing Rose Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,091	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 Another Shark fan! __________________ Stay-at-home Mom Wife to my best friend since 10/27/01 Mom to my precious little girl born 8/29/05 my adorable dear son born 9/14/07 our second girl, our little joy born at home 1/28/11

07-07-2014, 11:57 AM	#9
LikeQuietDreams Rose Trellis fka Sweetbelly :) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tomball, Texas Posts: 1,502	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 Shark! __________________ Kammy- ~~ISFJ~~ ISFP / Type 4/1 Wifey to my always thinking, sarcastic, librarian, INFJ hubby. (10/2007) "So, I've been thinking..." Loving mama to my energetic, compassionate, and BIG feelings having ds "I" (01/2009) "You're going to be okay, little plant." and my easy-going though slightly demanding, tough bulldozer, ds "H". (09/2011) "Hey! Hey! HEEEY!" I'm blogging!

07-07-2014, 12:15 PM	#10
staceylayne Rose Garden Hopeful. Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dallas (ish) Posts: 3,596	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 Well, how's that for a consensus? Guess I'll be taking a look at some Shark vacs. __________________ Married in 2003 to my favorite person in the wide world Joyful momma to: B - 7.5, my pensive planner D - 5.5, my spunky sunshine C - 3.5, my cuddly cutie And baby girl A, born April 28! Why, yes, I am ENFP But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. James 3:17-18

07-07-2014, 04:46 PM	#11
mummy2boys Moderator in We'd Love to Meet You, Let's Talk, High Need/Spirited Children, Joyous Homekeeping, and The Cookbook Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 16,027	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 Dyson __________________ Alysia Married to the love of my life Mama to 2 wonderful boys Waiting to meet 3 in heaven 2/2005, 5/2007 & 8/2011 Striving, with God's help, to be a gentle mother each day

07-07-2014, 08:24 PM	#12
sweetpeas Rose Trellis Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,318	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 we desperately need something small, lightweight but can handle all the hair that all us girls shed. . . __________________ Busy Homeschooling Mom to 3 Sweetpeas: Lexie & Ashlyn 16 yr old twins and Lina, 9 Virtual Accountant and Bookkeeper in my "spare time"

07-08-2014, 07:58 AM	#15
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Any recomendations for a decent Vacuum cleaner? Needs to be under $200 Dog hair or human hair? Long human hair will coil around the roller of any vacuum. AFA pet hair, I have a 100 lb dog and 2 cats. My Shark gets it up great.

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