DC08

20 years ago for the Labrador I bought a Dyson DC 08. She's gone, but the vacuum is still alive. Was $800 ish back in the day.

This argument has been exhausted ad nauseam. Yes Dyson’s are better made than Sharks but they pale in comparison to brands like Miele which have models similarly priced to Dysons. I have owned several Dysons (an OG canister and a later V8 stick) and neither were good experiences. The plastic was brittle and I had to replace several parts on both within several years of purchase. The cordless one went thru batteries annually. Both were pretty beat up after 6-7 years. I now have a Miele… one of the cheapest versions. Have banged it around for a decade and one of my kids dropped it down the stairs. It looks and performs like new. I’ve never had to dissemble anything for clog issues… just pull off the roller. The secondary issue with bagless vacuums is that emptying them is messy and releases a plume of dust. I still also have a cordless… a Samsung Bespoke Jet. It has swappable batteries and a self emptying base that cleanly sucks the dirt into a bag in the base.

Find the vacuum that you like best (Miele, Shark, etc) and search Marketplace. I found an old Dyson in the trash, cleaned off the rollers and it worked for years - I gave it away last year so it’s probably still working. LOL Then found a Dyson canister (pull-along type) on marketplace for $100 and it’s worked fine for the year that I’ve had it.

Maybe a battery powered canister style vacuum. I still have a Dyson canister vacuum that is great but I never use it because I hate having to plug and unplug it.

I actually think I used the wrong term. I just meant the regular style vacuum. But I think after a quick Google that's called an upright style. The canister seems to be like the old rainbow my grandmother had. I agree I wouldn't want that. But like a regular old standing vacuum that worked on an ego battery so you didn't need to plug and unplug it to move around the house would be great.

Nothing wrong with using a shop vac as a regular vaccuum cleaner. it gets the job done. I think they are just designed to work in dirty messy shops, so they are bigger, and maybe don't have as good dust filters on them. When indoors, you want to avoid blowing dust and allergens all over the place by using a vaccuum with a hepatitis filter. You can use a regular vaccuum with hos attachments to suck up cobwebs and clean fan blades and stuff. Yes, we have two vaccuums. actually 3, but who's counting? A Dyson cordless handheld. and a Dyson canister vaccuum. We like having one on each level. I HATE dragging that thing up the stairs.

Dyson canisters are designed to sit on stairs. https://www.vacuumwizard.com/vw-content/uploads/2015/10/dyson-dc23-stairs.jpg With an upright for stairs I would just be using it normally not trying to use the hose with an attachment of any kind.

Shark! I’ve had Bissell, Dyson, and Shark. The Bissell I had was an early bagless model, and it was an absolute pain to empty out. I replaced it with a Dyson canister that the sales guy at Bed Bath and Beyond sold me on. I discovered those were a PITA when you have stairs, so I replaced it with a Shark this year. The Shark is easy to empty out and has crazy suction. I’m moving out of the townhome I rented for the past year before buying my house, and even though I haven’t lived in the townhouse in over a month, the Shark keeps pulling up dust and cat hair.