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r/Frugal on Reddit: Favorite/best affordable vacuum cleaner? Preferably something that handles cat hair.
June 23, 2025 -

Hey all

I live in a small apartment with 2 cats and I am trying to keep it clean, but my vacuum is terrible. This is my first apartment and when I moved in I bought the cheapest vacuum possible, I think it was like $25, and I have since regretted that as it just doesn’t get things clean. Like I’ll vacuum and it won’t pick up a lot of cat hair, and it also misses a ton a little things, to the point where my feet are constantly covered in little pieces of dirt/whatever.

I am looking for something, preferably under or around 100ish that will actually keep my carpets clean and preferably keep up with the cat hair.

Any suggestions?

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Best Budget to Mid-Level Price Range Vacuum
Cordless vacuums are good for light cleaning but they lack the run time to clean a whole house and they lack the suction and agitation to deep clean carpets. Dysons are overpriced for what you get and their quality has gone way down. Sharks are best avoided, poor design, poor reliability, no repairability, and a warranty that excludes most of the vacuum. Important features: A corded vacuum is needed to clean your carpets. A bagged vacuum will last longer and be much cleaner to empty. Brushroll shutoff is best for hard floors. Hepa bags or a hepa filter is needed for good filtration. I'd look at the Kenmore Intuition BU4022 $159 and the other Intuition variants. It's a small upright vacuum so it isn't too heavy. It uses hepa bags which should last around 2 months each bag. It has swivel steering and brushroll shutoff for hard floors. It isn't the most durable bagged vacuum but it will last longer than most bagless vacuums and it's quite reasonable priced. You could also consider the Kenmore Crossover DU3017 $181. This is a medium sized upright vacuum with swivel steering and brushroll shutoff. It's a little better built than the Intuition but it's bagless so it's messier to empty and you'll need to regularly wash the filter. It has a longer hose. Both the Intuition and Crossover have liftaway mode. The Sebo Dart is the BIFL option but that costs $550. More on reddit.com
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Favorite/best affordable vacuum cleaner? Preferably something that handles cat hair.
I have a Shark Navigator. We own a Golden Retriever, and a teen daughter with hair to her waist. It's above your price range, but we LOVE it - got it on sale at Amazon for $160. Our carpet had been vacuumed weekly. The first time I used the Shark on the carpet, I was horrified by what was sucked out. It's 4 years old, and still going strong. Despite the piles of hair it deals with. I know people can feel strongly on bagged versus non-bag vacuums, but it doesn't really matter that much to me. More on reddit.com
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Hello! I was wondering the best type of vacuum for my home that's probably 80% Carpet/Rugs and 20% Hardwood. It's a 3 story house so I wouldn't want one that's too heavy since that would just be a hassle to vacuum the carpet stairs. I'd say around the $300 price range is ideal, but a little higher or lower is good.

I was looking into cordless Dyson or Shark vacuums but as I look into them, people state that they're for the "fancier?" type of houses and not a house that actually looks like it's lived in (i.e. Children, Pets, Hair, etc.), of course you could correct me if I'm wrong.

A cordless vacuum that doesn't break the bank would be preferred but if you have any suggestions please let me know, thank you!

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Cordless vacuums are good for light cleaning but they lack the run time to clean a whole house and they lack the suction and agitation to deep clean carpets. Dysons are overpriced for what you get and their quality has gone way down. Sharks are best avoided, poor design, poor reliability, no repairability, and a warranty that excludes most of the vacuum. Important features: A corded vacuum is needed to clean your carpets. A bagged vacuum will last longer and be much cleaner to empty. Brushroll shutoff is best for hard floors. Hepa bags or a hepa filter is needed for good filtration. I'd look at the Kenmore Intuition BU4022 $159 and the other Intuition variants. It's a small upright vacuum so it isn't too heavy. It uses hepa bags which should last around 2 months each bag. It has swivel steering and brushroll shutoff for hard floors. It isn't the most durable bagged vacuum but it will last longer than most bagless vacuums and it's quite reasonable priced. You could also consider the Kenmore Crossover DU3017 $181. This is a medium sized upright vacuum with swivel steering and brushroll shutoff. It's a little better built than the Intuition but it's bagless so it's messier to empty and you'll need to regularly wash the filter. It has a longer hose. Both the Intuition and Crossover have liftaway mode. The Sebo Dart is the BIFL option but that costs $550.
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Sharks and Dysons are for houses that hate money and love throwing it away. I’d avoid cordless (at least for your primary vacuum). Depending on your definition of mid-level is, check out a Sebo dart. It will last 20+ years. IMO it’s worth the price of admission. Cordless sticks (LG A9 etc.) serve a purpose for quick daily messes. But for whole house weekly deep cleaning you’ll want corded/bagged like the above Sebo.
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