Bissell Zing Lightweight, Bagged Canister Vacuum, Purple, 2154A

I have owed this vacuum for a few years and its a work horse. Yes its simple and small and Yes the poles do come apart and the cord is short and the floor head is not my favorite, BUT this thing is reliable and powerful and it just keeps working. Its super easy to clean, its all washable, even the filter, or if you don't want to occasionally wash it, they sell replacement filters. I have 2 medium dogs and 3 large cats...so lots of hair. This vacuum has out preformed my expensive back pack vacuum, that one died after1.5 years, and got replaced with a Zing. I have been using the Zing now for two years, I vacuum all of my main floor, (it's about 1800 sq ft) about every other day and I'm always amazed and disgusted (lol) by the amount of hair and dirt collected off the floor in just 2 days. it's small and lightweight and powerful and to remedy the cons of it, I use a 15 foot extension cord and only have to move plugs twice. For the floorhead, I bought one I liked better and it wasn't much to pay for something that made my work easier. Okay, now about the poles. I agree they are very annoying, but I will tell you that over time they somehow wear in and stay together, maybe they get scratched or dirty or worn in or something, but I do remember them falling apart a lot when it was new and now it doesn't really happen. Overall it's a great, powerful, inexpensive, vacuum that's easy to operate, clean and use.

I got this primarily to vacuum my dogs. That's right - I have two very large, very shedding dogs. A first gen Labradoodle - 1st gen don't always get the poodle coat. Mine didn't. He sheds. A LOT. I know people say their dogs shed, but seriously, this guy takes it to a whole new level. The other dog is a Rottweiler, who also sheds, but it's a "normal" amount.I have a robot vacuum, but it cannot cope with the volume of dog hair even running daily. The bin is always full. If I'm home when it runs I empty it twice while it's running. This is currently 4 days a week. The other three it gets emptied daily.Neither of our dogs are really afraid of the vacuum (before I had the robot one) so I figured it wouldn't be a stretch to get them acclimated to being vacuumed. So I ordered this and an attachment specifically designed to brush/vac a dog. The attachment was a waste. In the end I use the hose of this vacuum, without an attachment. Both dogs love it.However, the Rottie, she's obsessed. She begins barking excitedly as soon as I turn the vacuum on. I do use this to vacuum surfaces and corners where the robot can't quite manage - shelves, entertainment center, couches, corners, etc. My Rottie can't wait till it's her turn. And even when I'm done with her and move on the the non-Doodle Doodle, she is still trying to get in on the action. Bot dogs mad the "oh that feels SO good" face - seems to me it scratches the itch that they can never reach!Now - how does this little guy perform as an actual vacuum as opposed to a dog grooming implement? Surprisingly well! It has really powerful suction. Works great on all the items I mentioned. I haven't used it with the floor attachment but I can imagine that the folks who complain about it on carpet didn't read the description very well - there is no powered brush attachment and the suction is so powerful that I wouldn't even try to use it on carpet except with the crevice tool around baseboards, corners etc - I have all hard surface floors so this won't ever be something I do. I also can't speak to the length of the extension for the floor tool because I haven't used it - our robot vac does that job. The extensions do look short though so I can't imagine trying to vacuum my whole house with this - but I can see using them to take out cobwebs!As a lightweight, powerful hard floor vacuum, being used for everything BUT the bulk of the floor, I give this high marks. As a dog-grooming device I'm thrilled - the amount of fur and (shudder) dander that I dumped from the bin was a real eye-opener - and that's before I got to tapping out the filter (OMG that was disgusting!). I would not use this on small dogs.... the suction is powerful enough that you could probably lift a dog of 10lbs or less off the floor. But for my large dogs (+/-100lbs each), it's amazing. They love it, it gets the shed and hopefully it'll help cut down on the wear on our robot vac. It's also small enough that it tucks into our already packed hall closet easily. It rolls smoothly on the floor and even when I took it all over it didn't get tangled in it's cord. I also love that the cord retracts into the body of the machine. Between this and the robot vac, I will likely never use our expensive water basin vacuum again!If you're looking for something to get corners, cobwebs; to vacuum furniture and even large dogs, I don't think you can go wrong with this... just be prepared for your dog to become an addict.

This is the second one of these I have purchased. I finally donated my other one after years of serious daily use. This vacuum is small and feels a little cheap with the plastic, but it is strong than you think and has held up really well to a lot of use and abuse. Easy to carry around and definitely makes cleaning carpeted stairs a lot easier. This would be 5 stars expect for the long plastic tube didn't hold up and started to crack. I replaced it is a metal adjuster aftermarket option I found on Amazon and that has lasted really well. Still using that on the second vacuum. Filters easy to order and replace. Good option at a good price for a strong little vacuum.Pro:-Good price-Durable motor-Light and easy to carry aroundCon:-Long plastic tube from hose to vacuum head cheaper and didn't last as long-Good suction, but not on par with higher end brands