Never have a stinky vacuum cleaner
595045
Love these tablets, makes our home smell so good. I crush tablet then vacuum up plus inside Oreck is a pocket and I put a whole tablet there also. Just opening up our broom closet and you get this great fresh smell.
3940608
Worth every penny! I have owned a lot of vaccum cleaners in my time and this vaccum is the only one that never loses suction and will pick up any and all pet hair from furniture and floors! It has many attachments to aid you in getting into the smallest of crevices, stairs, under appliances, furniture, bare floors and carpet. It is definately worth the money.
4676679
Unless you have money falling out of your nether region, this is all you will ever require in a vacuum cleaner.  We have had ours for 6 years as of March 2007, and I just used it today.  It still sucks (which is a GOOD thing for a vacuum).  All we have done is replace the bags when full, a belt every now and then, and that is it.  This thing gets trucked up and down stairs, stored in the garage, but never fails to do what it was designed to do.  So if money is no object, feel free to look at the dozens of high-priced offerings here on Amazon.  If you want to save money and still have nice clean carpets (and floors), this is all the machine you need.
4407478
With one caveat: you MUST, absolutely MUST, clean the filter thoroughly every other time you use it. Do not skip this, or you will shorten its life expectancy and greatly reduce power. This includes removing the plastic filter cover and actually cleaning the woven paper filter, which is where all the fine dust is (yes, do this over a wastebasket and have a damp paper towel at hand).

After dusting off the paper filter, run it under the faucet to rinse it out. Don't pick too hard on anything caught in the paper fibers--the paper is tough but if you tear it it's useless, and you will have to order a replacement bag. Let the parts air-dry and then put it together again.

The B&D comes apart very easily and all the parts fit together in fool-proof fashion. Whoever designed this must have actually spent time using it and disassembling it - like your food processor, if you don't do the three steps properly, the vac won't work. I wish my Hoover cordless vac was put together so logically!

The battery on this vac lasts a surprisingly long time. Highly recommended! My other hand vacs I never used. This one is used every week. It's fabulous on stair tread
4855060
This thing is amazing. I have a dog and 2 cats and it never fails to pick up a full dustbin every day. house is clean with minimal trouble. Word of advice: make sure your cat hasn't pooped on the floor before you let the thing run, i came home to poop smeared all over the place. After a few cuss words, i was worried the roomba needed to die by fire, but as i started ripping into it i found it must be the best designed piece of consumer electronics i have ever worked on. All the subassemblies come apart with quick disconnects for wiring and a phillips screwdriver. After an hour of cleaning the thing was good as new.
4677078
This thing really sucks ,and that's a GOOD thing. It sucks up dirt ,dog hair,lint,everything you don't want on your floors. It's easy to empty and doesn't use any bags. I would recomend this machine to anyone that wants clean floors,and doesn't want to buy alot of bags.
1495948
I bought 2 of them, but from Hoover. Their price is better, plus you get 15% off if you use the Welcome15 promo, plus free shipping. This vac is light, picks up an astonishing amount of dog hair and sand and is so easy to empty (just push a button to open the trap door)that it must have been designed by a woman. I bought the corded so I will never have to worry about the battery loosing a charge...it will always be ready (and cheaper). I have 1600 sq' of tile with low pile area rugs throughout. I have 3 dogs who are in and out thru the dog door all day and live in Florida...sand every where. This vac is perfect!! I keep one at each end of the house, only move the cord once each time. And it stands up on its own, no crashing to the floor when you're not looking. Get it!

2/27/15:  Almost 2 years later and I still love this vacuum. Dump it after each use, wash the foam filter gently by hand with dish soap every now and then(rinse well and let dry before replacing) and it will clean like it is brand new. Bought 2 of these, one for each end of the house and they have been working like new with absolutely no problems. Got rid of my canister vacuum and use these instead. Works surprisingly well on carpet too.  Love that there is no mess to dump it..just hold it over the trash can and push the button. And it still stands up right after almost 2 years of constant use. Still give it 5 stars.
2000206
Ive been through several vacuums in recent years. I have 5 kids, two dogs( one who sheds heavily), and a cat and this one is by far the best vacuum I've ever owned. I am yet to find a mess it cannot tackle.
4746264
Excellent vacuum cleaner.  I used this device right after vacuuming with a Hoover upright, and it was amazing how much stuff it got up.  And when the dirt cup filled up, I was able to take it over to the trash can, pop the hinged cup open, empty the dirt, and keep going.  Bye-bye filter bags, loss of suction, inability to get under low objects with the old upright.

I'm a 66-year old guy, and I ended up buying this for myself (my wife said don't ever buy her a new vacuum cleaner again).  But now I get to do all the vacuuming.  I'm still not real sure who got the better end of this deal. :-)
3700447
My vacuum had that old stinky exhaust smell. I tried everything, including new filters and scrubbing the inside of the canister with soap and water and it still had a smelly exhaust.  Drop one of these in the canister and no more, or at the least very very faint.  This saved me buying a new vacuum.
376149
How many vacuums does it take to give you a clue that you've been had?  Simple--four.
Over the years, I've bought dreadful, crummy, useless pieces of junk that claimed to revolutionize carpet vacuuming.  The worst part of it?  I didn't know how lousy my machines really were.  Until I got a Dyson.
I had researched various vacuum cleaner models on the Internet, having found myself in need of ANOTHER one.  I came across the Dyson.  I read the reviews with reservation.  After all, I've heard it all before.  I pondered the cost, the strange freakin' colors.  I decided to go for it regardless of my husband's aversion to the cost (side note: cheap is genetically coded into all Y-chromosomes).
I choose the red and purple model, breaking out of my comfort zone of the somber blue, gray, or black of my past models.  I got my Dyson, and, oh yeah, can we say marvelously brilliant here?  This vacuum should be on a pedestal when not in use.  Never mind that when I first saw it I thought of my daughter when she was three, playing house with her toy vacuum cleaner, while my boy played with his plastic red and yellow lawnmower (lawnmowers, another pet peeve).  I test drove my new vacuum cleaner and nothing--I mean nothing--will ever convince me that there is a better model than the Dyson.  Even my teenagers used it--a BIG test of endurance for sure.  Teenagers and vacuuming?  Nah!  But hey, the vacuum cleaner was NEW.  They had vacuumed up a writing pen.  Blue, big, deadly for any other model but the Dyson.  I just plucked the pen out of the easily accessible pipe behind the dust cylinder and went on without feeling the need to launch a tirade at my teenagers.  Trust me, the Dyson is powerful, well designed, and sturdy.  Basically, it's the Mother of All Vacuum Cleaners.
4753116
First off, rarely do I pulblish a review even though I prime everything I possibly can (seriously coffins are more affordable on amazon). This vacuum is the holy grail of all cordless vaccums. Honestly, one should not love a piece of cleaning equipment as much as I love this. But alas, I do!

It does have one con: the battery. Maybe you get 40 minutes on regular mode but if your like me, you want to go all out on the super max power. If so, the battery will last about 20 minutes. Either way, its not that big of an issue for me but i also don't live in a large house (my home is 1,300 square feet). If you live in a larger space either look at the plug in Dyson vacuums or consider this your quick picker upper.

Pros: super lightweight. Go ahead and do it one handed because this baby doesnt need all your body weight to move from room to room. All that time you spend dragging out the bulky old fashioned vacuum is over. No more plugging and unplugging. So you save time there. Its easy to dump and you won't have to untangle hair from the roller.

Years ago, I got The wild idea to get two household dogs. Well, I prayed for a solution to the hair and one has been found. This bad boy will do rugs and couches with ease. Between a golden retriever, a boxer, and two humans with hair as long as Crystal Gayles (ok that is a bit much but you get the idea) this vacuum is approved by everyone.

So many positives so little time. Just buy it. Your wife, mother, or significant other will thank you after initially being insulted that you bought them cleaning equipment. Trust me on this one!
4869942
The three top things I hate to do is dust, vaccume, and wash dishes. Well I still don't have a dishwasher, but I do have a daughter old enough to dust.  However, vaccumming just jumped onto the list of things I enjoy doing.

  I always hated dragging out the vaccume, trying to find a good place to plug it in, and praying I wouldn't over-extend the reach of the cord to make it come unplugged.  Not to mention my vaccume was super loud, and the messy bags and smell of the belt burning,  if something got caught,  was almost unbearable.

  I just purchased the shark v-1730 and my floors have never been cleaner.  I had just finished cleaning my carpets when it arrived in the mail a week ago.  After completing the initial charge, I tested it out.  I have three floor types in my home, bare wood, rugs and low carpet, and thick, plush carpet.  It worked great on all three.

  The amount of debris it picked up was incredible, it wasn't near as loud as my traditional vaccume, it is light (I took it upstairs for the bedrooms which are lucky to be vaccumed once every month or two),  and small.  Best of all, there was no cord to fumble with.  I never lost power or tripped over the cord.  In the event that something got caught in the brush it just shuts itself off until I clear it,  no burning belts.

  My husbsand also tested the bonus hand held on the counters and then on the steps.  He was pleased with the pick up of not only the debris,  but the way it collected the dog hair was amazing.

  My floors have never been so clean.  I was reluctant to vaccume every two weeks (the floor was well beyond needing it),  but in the last week since getting my shark sweeper,  I have used it everyday.  No more stepping on nasty crumbs or dirt.  I would never walk through my own house barefoot.  My feet love the freedom.  My family and friends have even noticed a huge difference.

  The shark made one of the most dreadful jobs a lot easier.  I give this product my full recomendation.  Just so you know on a scale of one to ten,  I usually give something I like a rating of eight at the highest,  but the shark would get a nine and three-quarters in my book.
1246242
You can not go wrong with the vacuum. The suction on this vacuum is unlike any other on the market and it never goes away. I have owned other bagless vacuums and this one is in a class of its own. We have 4 cats, a dog and 2 kids and you can not believe the amount of stuff this pulls out of the carpet. Well worth the money- you won't regret it!!
1268056
Look no further... Get this for your floors, today.  I've had mine for 4 years and just purchased one for my son and his wife.  Simply put, you'll NEVER clean yur foors better any other way...and it's easy.  The only thing I'd recommend is to throw away the fluid that Hoover recommends and instead use only about 1/2 inch of non-sudsusing ammonia and with water.

Try it, you'll like it!
2640109
I absolutely love this vacuum cleaner. It is by far the best one I have ever used. It's lightweight (I carried it upstairs with two fingers, literally), super easy to maneuver around furniture, REALLY strong suction (you should have seen the crud it pulled out of my carpets), simple and elegant design, relatively quiet (quieter than my last upright that didn't clean nearly as well), telescoping handle so it fits easily in my short linen closet... The only negative I've noticed so far is that the clusters of lint in the canister when I was done (similar to the big lint balls you peel off your dryer filter) didn't just fall out when I pressed the button to empty the canister into the trash -- I had to stick my finger up inside the canister to pull it out. This didn't bother me, but it's a consideration. I was hesitant to spend this much money on a vacuum cleaner but now I'm thrilled I did. I can't believe I am this excited about a vacuum cleaner, but I am.
3490500
Most people hate bagless vacuums and I am not crazy about the idea, but this one is easy to open without getting dust on you and the dust container is easily washed. Worth it to have a cordless and powerful vacuum.