Canister or Upright Vacuum ? - DPO,AA

We bought an upright Dyson animal and just returned it for the Dyson canister animal. Reasons: upright couldn't vacuum under the bed/couch, stairs were a pain - you had to extend a wand with a hose that's too short to do the whole stairs, so you had to hold on to the upright while dealing with the wand. The canister Dyson seems to be a keeper. Also has a nice feature that "hooks onto" the stairs so it doesn't fall off if the wand isn't long enough.

If you've got mostly wood and stairs, I'd say a canister for sure. I recently got a new vac and switched to a canister. It's a LITTLE more work on our carpeted floors to get really clean, but the ability to easily get under the table, couch, etc, and to really get the stairs clean is so nice! Also, I can do the kitchen floors and wooden downstairs nicely :)

I HATED my canister for the reasons you listed. I have an upright Oreck - the eight pound one, and I LOVE it! It is so light you won't mind vacuuming the stairs, and I got a refurbed one for super cheap and you wouldn't know the difference between it and a brand new vacuum. Oh, and it definitely cleans as well as my Electrolux did:)

I have both. They are both Dysons. For floors I like the upright better, but for other things (vacuuming those high-up dust-catcher shelves that the builder seemed to put everywhere throughout our house, cleaning the chandelier in the entry way, removing spider webs from the ceilings, vacuuming the stairs) the canister is better. I think vacuums are like shoes and strollers - you need different ones for different purposes! ;)

I have the Dyson which I cant believe I spent that kind of money, I still have buyers remorse, but I DO love it. Upright, light SUPER easy to use, and gets in the corners others didnt. It still has hose attachments that I dislike playing with, But I know about the canister ones, more powerful of course but heavy, clunky, stupid. I wont go back to that... had a Hoover one that worked for like 15 years but still it was a pain.

Canister. It has great attachments and does wood floor corners unlike anything else. I honestly don't get uprights --at all.They are terrible at getting in small areas.

Also, my canister has a great attachment for stairs. yes, you have to drag is around with you, but it cleans better than anything else. If you are serious about dirt, then you need a canister.

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