Are there any GOOD handheld vacuums?

[Feanaro_s_Wife]

You know, the cordless 'dustbuster" types? I need something for quick messes (like crumbs and dry cereal) as well as it working well on cat hair and MY hair. I bought an expensive one before thinking that it would be better quality…wrong. It was just an expensive piece of junk. So do you have one that actually works well (has great suction and it easy to use etc)?

 

[rpp]

I have a 15 year old dirt devil hand held. It has an internal (non-replaceable) rechargeable battery and the charger is the vacuum rest. It is fairly easy to clean and the filter does not really need replacing. It is not so bad, I give it three stars. The battery life has deteriorated over years, as one would expect and the machine is nearly useless now.

I will add that when my cat, who passed away about 2 years ago, was a kitten, I was teasing her with it. I let her get too close and she accidentally got her face stuck in it and could not get off until I turned the machine off. When she got away, she was very embarrassed as only cats can be. She started to stalk away, then stopped, turn around and walked back to the vacuum and gave it one good slap with her paw. Then, tail straight in the air, she walked proudly away. From that moment one, she hated vacuum cleaners.

 

[1ke]

Yes!

I asked DH for one last Christmas b/c my “dirt devil” dust-buster was making me crazy, it didn’t work very well.

It’s from Hammacher Schlemmer, and it is AWESOME. I love it. It’s $59.95.

hammacher.com/publish/74040.asp

 

[Paul2274]

Don’t know if they are still made… but, years ago I had a cordless Black & Decker that was wet and dry pick-up. I had that one for about 10 years or so… geeeesh… now I feel old…

Here’s a great link for ya

and lookie there… Black and Decker came in close 2nd choice…
guess they still make one after all.

Paul