Bissell PowerEdge Pet Hardwood Floor Bagless Cleaner, 81L2A Stick Vacuum, Gray

I have to start out that I was very skeptical about purchasing this vacuum because of the price alone...you know the saying of you get what you pay for. I am SOOO Glad I bought this vacuum. I have 2 English Bulldogs who shed so bad and this vacuum work great! The suction is very strong and I was disgusted at how dirty my floor were. I love this vacuum so much I HIGHLY recommend it to those with hardwood or tile! You will never use your broom again! With a broom I would still have hair and dirt on the floor. I could take a black sock and see all the hair and dust on it right after I swept...with this vacuum i did the same thing after I vacuumed and had no hair what so ever on the sock. VERY STRONG suction, light, easy to use, GREAT price!I saw a bad review about this vacuum being cheap and the handle breaking. I have not had this problem and I have a toddler who has knocked it down and slammed it to the floor quite a few times and it is still going strong.Another bad review was about the hair getting stuck in the top filter...which i true but normally will only do that if the container i full and needs dumped out. It does hold a lot of dirt and hair. I like that I can see how much crap I have vacuumed up.I use it on my area rugs as well but it cannot be used on taller carpet. I guess it can but I think you may ruin the rubber on the bottom very fast.I just purchased another one of these for our office and I got one for my mom on xmas and she LOVES it. I NEVER use a broom anymore! I actually enjoy vacuuming with it lol and seeing how dirty my floors get. I have recommended this vacuum to so many and they purchased it as well and love it just as must as I do.I did find with some of the dog hair, it will stick or static cling to the container...and I just put a diaper wipe in the container to kinda get it to cling to that instead and it has worked wonders. I rarely have to do that but it does work.

Okay so before I bought this thing even with all the glowing reviews I was totally put off by the looks, I didn't really want to buy it but the reviews sort of forced my hand. I felt compelled to at least try it, thinking I would probably send it right back for not wowing my socks off. And wow, was I wrong. First off right out of the box it was super light and very easy to pick up and maneuver but the lightness doesn't make it feel cheap. It still feels very well made. The swivel head is amazing, I have a dyson ball that doesn't swivel as easy or nicely as this thing, it reminds me of a swifer. And it can almost go flat so it gets under furniture wonderfully. I wanted a sweeper for just hard floors because I am not fond of how heavy and ackward my dyson is on hard floors. I've had other stick vacuums as well but they never picked up as well as this bissell and I think I know why now. No beater bar! That was partly what made me a sceptic but wow, this things picks up crap that my dyson spits back out because of that stupid bar. It just suck it all straight up in the machine and you don't have to constantly pick it up and unwind all the hair around the bar before going back to it. Oh and does it pick up hair? Does it ever! That's where it shines, it sucks it up before the head even gets to it, the suction is so powerful. I didnt even buy it for that either, I wanted something to pick up all the cereal and cracker crumbs my 2 toddlers seems to get everywhere. I just wanted something to pick up the big pieces without getting stuck or spit back out. This vaccum does it! It'll pick up large bits of dog food, without me stepping on it first to grind it into powder. That's why I call it the Cheerio monster, it is perfect for that stuff. I was also quit secptical of the design of the head, it made the vacuum look ugly and it turned me off at first. Besides the fact that I didn't know if it would work well. I watched a YouTube video review that made it seem like a bad design. I am glad I went ahead and bought it though, the design is actually perfect for what it is used for. The ends of the head both have holes to suck stuff up when you go right up against the base boards. Thats someting i don't know what other design of vacuum can do, unless you go back with a broom. I guess that's why they call it a "PowerEdge". It was cheaper than the other vacuums I was looking at getting as well. I did a lot of research before I decided to try this one, but I'm glad I did. It's been wonderful. The only minor complaint I have is it could use a longer cord, it's not like it is super short but I did find myself at the end of my reach quit a bit more than I would like. Over all though I am extremely pleased! It does a great job!