Dustbuster or ???

[Top Spin]

Is the DustBuster the best of the little portable, cordless, hand-held
vacuums or is there something better?

I'm looking for light cleanup for spills and such around the house.

Thanks

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[Phisherman]

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 06:54:27 -0800, Top Spin <ToppSpin@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Is the DustBuster the best of the little portable, cordless, hand-held
>vacuums or is there something better?
>
>I'm looking for light cleanup for spills and such around the house.
>
>Thanks

You'll be far ahead with a good natural bristle whisk broom, dustpan,
and a roll of Bounty paper towels.

[Suzie-Q]

In article <02h8s01b3vh1gagme32djt1bm3eck4qibm@4ax.com>,
Top Spin <ToppSpin@hotmail.com> wrote:

-> Is the DustBuster the best of the little portable, cordless, hand-held
-> vacuums or is there something better?
->
-> I'm looking for light cleanup for spills and such around the house.

I've never been happy with the DustBuster, in spite of
having owned a couple of them. They both got weaker over
time and became virtually useless. And I did change the
little filter/bag several times, so that wasn't it.

I might try a small vac like that again, but I'd probably
go for a better brand.

I do have a little dirt devil, but it has a cord. It is a
very long cord, and that's a plus. I'm happy with its
performance, especially since it has a rotating brush
that's excellent for vacuuming couches and cat trees.
It also has an attached hose with one of those long,
thin attachements for vacuuming cracks and crevices.
It will hold more dust and dirt than a DustBuster, too,
but you have to buy little bags. I suppose you could
reuse the bags if you wanted to.

The dustpan and wisk broom are also a good idea!
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[Top Spin]

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:00:59 GMT, Suzie-Q <sme617x@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>In article <02h8s01b3vh1gagme32djt1bm3eck4qibm@4ax.com>,
> Top Spin <ToppSpin@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>-> Is the DustBuster the best of the little portable, cordless, hand-held
>-> vacuums or is there something better?
>->
>-> I'm looking for light cleanup for spills and such around the house.
>
>I've never been happy with the DustBuster, in spite of
>having owned a couple of them. They both got weaker over
>time and became virtually useless. And I did change the
>little filter/bag several times, so that wasn't it.

That's the problem exactly. After a couple of years, the battery just
doesn't hold a charge very well. The batteries and NiCad on my model,
but it doesn't look like they are meant to be replaced.

>I might try a small vac like that again, but I'd probably
>go for a better brand.

What is a better brand?

>I do have a little dirt devil, but it has a cord. It is a
>very long cord, and that's a plus. I'm happy with its
>performance, especially since it has a rotating brush
>that's excellent for vacuuming couches and cat trees.
>It also has an attached hose with one of those long,
>thin attachements for vacuuming cracks and crevices.
>It will hold more dust and dirt than a DustBuster, too,
>but you have to buy little bags. I suppose you could
>reuse the bags if you wanted to.

I'll check those out, too.

>The dustpan and wisk broom are also a good idea!

I have a dustpan. It's good for some things, but the cordless vacs
have their place.

Thanks

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[soinie]

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:16:29 -0800, Top Spin <ToppSpin@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:00:59 GMT, Suzie-Q <sme617x@earthlink.net>
>wrote:
>
>>In article <02h8s01b3vh1gagme32djt1bm3eck4qibm@4ax.com>,
>> Top Spin <ToppSpin@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>-> Is the DustBuster the best of the little portable, cordless, hand-held
>>-> vacuums or is there something better?
>>->
>>-> I'm looking for light cleanup for spills and such around the house.
>>
>>I've never been happy with the DustBuster, in spite of
>>having owned a couple of them. They both got weaker over
>>time and became virtually useless. And I did change the
>>little filter/bag several times, so that wasn't it.
>
>That's the problem exactly. After a couple of years, the battery just
>doesn't hold a charge very well. The batteries and NiCad on my model,
>but it doesn't look like they are meant to be replaced.
>
>>I might try a small vac like that again, but I'd probably
>>go for a better brand.
>
>What is a better brand?
>
>>I do have a little dirt devil, but it has a cord. It is a
>>very long cord, and that's a plus. I'm happy with its
>>performance, especially since it has a rotating brush
>>that's excellent for vacuuming couches and cat trees.
>>It also has an attached hose with one of those long,
>>thin attachements for vacuuming cracks and crevices.
>>It will hold more dust and dirt than a DustBuster, too,
>>but you have to buy little bags. I suppose you could
>>reuse the bags if you wanted to.
>
>I'll check those out, too.
>
>>The dustpan and wisk broom are also a good idea!
>
>I have a dustpan. It's good for some things, but the cordless vacs
>have their place.
>
>Thanks
I like the Shark.

[Vox Humana]

"Top Spin" <ToppSpin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:02h8s01b3vh1gagme32djt1bm3eck4qibm@4ax.com...
> Is the DustBuster the best of the little portable, cordless, hand-held
> vacuums or is there something better?
>
> I'm looking for light cleanup for spills and such around the house.
>

Worthless crap, in my opinion.

[Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr.]

Hi TS

Every small cordless hand vac I have owned allowed dust to bypass the
bag and blow out of the cracks around the housing!

I have had two corded hand vacs that were slightly better, but not by
much.

My newest one (sorry can't remember the name) is Red in color with a
large bag that a filter bag fits into. It has a rotating brush on the
front and the hose can be disconnected from the brush section and used
with the onboard mounted crevice tool. The power cord is very long!
It does NOT have a blower feature on this model, so I rarely if ever
use it.
I'm guessing, but I think it's a Dirt Devil? I'm in my office and
it's down at the house.

When we open our Christmas presents, there is a Roomba Deluxe under
the tree, just waiting to be turned loose, hi hi.....

TTUL
Gary

[Suzie-Q]

In article <vi39s09805tsntdisb2jh8lhkvq3a5f5a7@4ax.com>,
Top Spin <ToppSpin@hotmail.com> wrote:

-> On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:00:59 GMT, Suzie-Q <sme617x@earthlink.net>
-> wrote:
->
-> >I might try a small vac like that again, but I'd probably
-> >go for a better brand.
->
-> What is a better brand?

Oreck?
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