The Dust Bunnies Will Mock You
Written: May 25 '00 (Updated May 25 '00)
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Pros: Cheap. Cheap. Cheap.
Cons: You could clean your carpet faster and more effectively with a roll of duct tape.
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| ebolles's Full Review: Eureka Quiet Design Victory Vacuums |
or 10 Reasons Why this Vacuum was Designed by satan
1. Actually blows out more dirt that it sucks up
2. Is constantly dirty itself from the above-mentioned dirt. I actually have to clean the outside of the vacuum after almost every time I use it!
3. Worked adequately for about a month, thereby lulling me into a false sense of satisfaction with my purchase, before turning into the vacuum from hell
4. The carpet height adjuster button jammed a few months after I bought it, and it has never worked since.
5. Gets constantly clogged by infinitesimal bits of ordinary household dust and dirt
6. The wand with attachments seem to pick up more dirt than the spinning brush of the upright, but they still are not all that great
7. When the wand is pulled out, large balls of dust that never seem to make it to the bag fall onto the floor
8. The lock for remaining upright mysteriously unlocks itself while no one is near it and it then topples over, giving my cat palpitations
9. Requires vacuum bags in style @. (See if you can find that style in your local store twenty minutes before your mother-in-law is due to arrive, after your last vacuum bag has just exploded over your dining room rug.)
10. Is just damn ugly.
If this vacuum was not designed by satan, then perhaps it was the same people who write assembly instructions for do-it-yourself furniture; bitter, technical school graduates employed in a job they feel is beneath them, who take it out on the world with their hideously wrong designs and instructions. Ok, ok, maybe I am being a bit harsh.
To be fair, I must also list the positives of this vacuum:
1. Cheap. Very cheap.
2. Will hopefully make pleasing crunching noises when I hurl it into the appliance bin at the recycling center from the highest possible point.
I must also confess that this was my second experience with this vacuum. The first one I bought had worked well for a few weeks until I accidentally sucked up a nut (as in nuts and bolts, not as in Brazil or macadamia) the size of a pen. This of course caused the vacuum to rattle, shake violently, emit an unearthly wail, and threaten to explode. I unplugged it as quickly as I could, but the smell of fried motor had already saturated the air. I knew that this catastrophe was completely my fault, which is why I bought a second Eureka. (Hmmm … revenge on me for killing a brother vacuum?)
I have since learned that Consumer Reports has recently rated the Eureka brands to be the most problematic and the lowest quality of the major vacuum brands, so it is not just me. So, please, don’t be tempted by the cheap price – buy some other, any other brand.
Recommended:
No
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Member: Elizabeth
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Aspiring novelist who enjoys harassing fish, taking blurry underwater photos and self-medicating with chocolate.
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