What is the Best Vacuum Cleaner

By Elizabeth Bindas

If you're in the market for a new vacuum, you may be asking your friends and family what is the best vacuum cleaner. Certainly, one of the best ways to find out if a machine is right for you is to ask people if they are satisfied with the one that they currently have. Would they buy that same brand if it broke down, or would they try something different? What is it that they love about the vacuum that they own? Is there anything that they don't like about it?

If you've never bought a vacuum cleaner before, you may not know how expensive they can get. While cheaper brands cost between $150 and $200, more expensive ones sold by door to door salesmen can cost upwards of $2,000. Some people actually buy a vacuum cleaner that is so expensive, they have no choice but to finance the thing!

But does price alone determine what is the best vacuum cleaner? Not necessarily, if you ask me. Some brands are more affordable and more reliable. The only way to figure out how reliable a vacuum cleaner brand is is to do your homework. Check out different consumer reviews from several different sources. Look for trends in the different brand types, as you can trust several different and unrelated sources more than you can one individual opinion or experience.

If you still don't know what is the best vacuum cleaner, go to a store and ask to see a demonstration. Some of the demonstrations are amazing! Depending on how much you're willing to spend on different bells and whistles, you can get a vacuum that can go to heavily carpeted areas to tile or hardwood floors seamlessly. Other vacuum cleaners can work as wet or dry vacuums, depending on your mood for the day. Still, some vacuum cleaners can suck up pennies, bolts and small farm animals. Okay, maybe not small farm animals, but you probably don't need to vacuum those up anyway.