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I can attest. I went to a Holiday Inn on a trip like 2 years ago, and I saw two Bissell Powerforce machines. If you're going to buy a Bissell for commercial use, at least get either the bagged Powerforce or the BigGreen BGU1514T. At a Quality Inn I stayed at during another trip, I saw a handful...

nicloonic I remember seeing one that was NIB at a thrift store, but I didn't pick it up sadly. There are plenty of ads for them on Youtube, and they pop up on Ebay semi-frequently, and I was briefly considering getting one to use as a spot cleaner.

Rugsucker You're right, but there was also a Scooby-Doo version available. I think it's a neat concept- making real hand-held/stick vacuums for kids. It'd teach them the basics of vacuuming and such from a young age. Plus, the translucent plastic is giving me Frutiger Aero vibes. It's a shame...

Probably a bit late to the party but... My dad bought this Bauer Shop Vac like 2-ish years ago. Our family was avid Shop-Vac brand owners, but after they've seemingly become less prominent in recent times, my dad made the switch. For a cheap hardware store Shop Vac, it was actually a decent...

PanasonicVac If that's the case, then does that mean that brushrolls on vacuums are damaging to carpets? Also, I probably should've mentioned this at the beginning of this thread, but our carpets are already extremely worn out, and are due for replacement (which is a shame, as i really like...

KirbyLux77 I'd rather not have to wait for one to pop up online, and even if one did, it'd probably be used. Also for the record, lots of professional carpet cleaners do use forms of brushes. They may not be built into the extractors' nozzles, but they do use them in the forms of other...

kirbylux77 I thought those Platinum Force machines were discontinued years ago by tti once they dropped Royal as one of their brands. How would I be able to find one new? I've already discussed why a SteamVac is probably out of the question, but I especially wouldn't want any of the lower-end...

PanasonicVac Like I said, I'd be totally fine with a full-size Hoover, but the question is more so if my mom would be fine with it as well.

Looks tempting... I'm sure my mom would like it for how compact and lightweight it is, but I'd like a machine that has on-board tools.

VacsofProsper I'm not sure my mom would be happy with another SteamVac. I personally wouldn't mind one, but she's already had bad experiences with her Ultra, so I doubt she'd like another one.

For a good part of my childhood, my mom had an extremely beaten up Hoover SteamVac Ultra that I think she's had from new. According to her, it'd gone through multiple users (and abusers), and was returned to her the way it was. Pretty much all my life, the only thing that worked on it was the...

Of course, this question depends on what type of application the vacuum would be used in, but in general, I'd recommend people buy bagged machines for reasons I don't think I need to get into. However, if someone puts me at gunpoint to get me to recommend them a bagless machine, I'd tell them to...

Human Yeah, I get it. I'm probably one of the younger members on this site, so my childhood vacs may not be relatable to older folks I guess. Also, I remember you mentioning your love for the Kirby CLassics in another thread. As for me, while I like the look of the Classic and Classic III, the...

Jon I can relate to them being quiet. There was one time when I was younger when I was at my grandparent's house. They had 2 Shark Powered Lift-Aways, one for their upstairs, and one for their basement. They let me vacuum their basement one of them, but before I did, I had to get someone else...

PanasonicVac Wow, I wouldn't think they'd be THAT good. However, the ones I want only have a floating automatic height adjustment. Also, if I were to get a Lightspeed, I'd want to get one with an electrostatic duster, or buy one off of Ebay and put in on the machine. It seems a bit like a...

I have no idea what you're talking about... The only real problems I've had with the Windtunnel chambers is them getting clogged with dust and hair, but debris can still easily get sucked into the machine.

PanasonicVac The point of the Windtunnel chambers from what I've gathered is to distribute the airflow so that it's more even, since most machines that use it have side-feed suction. Does it work? That's probably debatable, but debris does pass through them, and even without them, those...

Just for fun, I thought I would share some of the vacuums that child me would drool over (and still kind of want today) 1. 2009 Dirt Devil Beeze Bagless This is A machine that I think I first discovered when I went to one of my old babysitter's houses. They had 2 of them, one with a red handle...

EurekaPrince I thought they did that with most of their new full-sized vacuums these days, only now it's not as heavily marketed as it once was.

JustJunque Me too. I didn't even know these existed.