After looking at least a dozen vacuum cleaners and reading and rereading everything I could, I decided on getting a bagged vacuum cleaner.
I chose bagged because bagless machines require frequent emptying. Every time you empty the vacuum, you risk kicking up a cloud of dust into your face. This is not a good thing when you have allergies like I do.
So I went back to the stores again and reexamined the field of potential purchases. I spoke with more sales people with varying degrees of expertise. And I spoke with friends about their machines.
One thing that was very obvious to me was that bagless vacuums are way more prevalent in the stores. Bagged machines don’t seem to have much of a future in the home. But there will always be people with allergies ready to buy a good bagged vacuum.
After much more deliberation, (I really do overanalyze things) and more Googling, I ended up buying a Shark Navigator. I ended up with a bagless unit. The infomercials were very impressive and the online comments I found were overwhelmingly positive.
Among the factors that prompted the purchase were that it had a decent length cord. Some vacuum cleaner cords are ridiculously short. Cord length is not a good place to cut costs. One of the big disadvantages of bagless vacuums is the expense of the filters that need to be replaced every so often. Navigator filters are cleanable and reusable. And they give you two so you can clean one and while it’s drying, keep vacuuming.
I bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond. Using their 20% off coupon which comes in the mail like clockwork, I was able to knock $40 off the price.
After reading the manual, I ran it over carpeting that had been vacuumed the day before. The amount of dust and dirt I picked up was astounding. The carpets looked lighter. I realized I should have gotten rid of that old Hoover years ago.
The dust cloud I envisioned when I emptied it never happened. When I emptied the Navigator’s dust receptacle, I had it far into the garbage can so the dust fell very far from my nose. Emptying the Navigator actually proved to be a lot less dusty than changing the bag on any vacuum I’ve had before. Changing the bags was always a chore that kicked up dust. Emptying the Navigator takes a second. It’s easy and it’s clean.
So far I’m happy with the Shark Navigator. I’ve been told that vacuum cleaners don’t last as long as they used to. This machine seems to be fairly well built. I hope it lasts. I don’t want to have to go through all this again for a long time.
By the way, I am not paid to write this blog. I really did do a lot of research and I did buy a Shark Navigator. It wasn’t given to me for review purposes.
After looking at least a dozen vacuum cleaners and reading and rereading everything I could, I decided on getting a bagged vacuum cleaner.
I chose bagged because bagless machines require frequent emptying. Every time you empty the vacuum, you risk kicking up a cloud of dust into your face. This is not a good thing when you have allergies like I do.
So I went back to the stores again and reexamined the field of potential purchases. I spoke with more sales people with varying degrees of expertise. And I spoke with friends about their machines.
One thing that was very obvious to me was that bagless vacuums are way more prevalent in the stores. Bagged machines don’t seem to have much of a future in the home. But there will always be people with allergies ready to buy a good bagged vacuum.
After much more deliberation, (I really do overanalyze things) and more Googling, I ended up buying a Shark Navigator. I ended up with a bagless unit. The infomercials were very impressive and the online comments I found were overwhelmingly positive.
Among the factors that prompted the purchase were that it had a decent length cord. Some vacuum cleaner cords are ridiculously short. Cord length is not a good place to cut costs. One of the big disadvantages of bagless vacuums is the expense of the filters that need to be replaced every so often. Navigator filters are cleanable and reusable. And they give you two so you can clean one and while it’s drying, keep vacuuming.
I bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond. Using their 20% off coupon which comes in the mail like clockwork, I was able to knock $40 off the price.
After reading the manual, I ran it over carpeting that had been vacuumed the day before. The amount of dust and dirt I picked up was astounding. The carpets looked lighter. I realized I should have gotten rid of that old Hoover years ago.
The dust cloud I envisioned when I emptied it never happened. When I emptied the Navigator’s dust receptacle, I had it far into the garbage can so the dust fell very far from my nose. Emptying the Navigator actually proved to be a lot less dusty than changing the bag on any vacuum I’ve had before. Changing the bags was always a chore that kicked up dust. Emptying the Navigator takes a second. It’s easy and it’s clean.
So far I’m happy with the Shark Navigator. I’ve been told that vacuum cleaners don’t last as long as they used to. This machine seems to be fairly well built. I hope it lasts. I don’t want to have to go through all this again for a long time.
By the way, I am not paid to write this blog. I really did do a lot of research and I did buy a Shark Navigator. It wasn’t given to me for review purposes.
