The Dustbuster Has Evolved... sort of...
It's been many years since I've owned a Dustbuster type of handheld vacuum, largely because every one I've used had limited battery life, and wasn't good at picking up all but the lightest debris.
I thought I'd give the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser a shot, hoping that the handheld technology has evolved, and that something -- anything -- could make living with a Shepherd and Pointer easier.
Out of the box, I immediately noticed how the pink rubber tip on the end of the vacuum looked and felt a lot like the brush I use on my short-haired Pointer. Holding back the urge to vacuum my dog, I decided to read the instructions, telling me I needed to put it on the charger for 18 hours before I vacuumed anything. Dutifully, I put it on the charger, but noted that the design of the charger base REALLY expects you to mount it to a wall. I wasn't sure I was ready for that sort of commitment, but it worked...
This? Is AWESOME!
If you are a pet owner, you need the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser...no doubt about it. I own one of the Dyson animal vacuums, which is great, but even the many attachments don't do a good job of getting cat hair off the furniture. I usually have to go over my couch with one of those lint rollers, which is a huge pain and still doesn't work all that well.
Enter the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser. I don't know what it is about this thing, but WOW, does it work! I was amazed (and somewhat disgusted) by the amount of cat hair it sucked off my couch in the first few seconds alone. In fact, I believe that if I turned this hand vac on and pointed it directly at my cat, it would suck her up whole. It really is that good. The cordless feature and easy cleaning mechanisms make this an even more valuable product. I highly recommend this to all pet owners who would like their furniture to be fur-free!
Standard hand vac
This little vacuum is fine, but I find it to be nothing special when it comes to pet hair (at least not the hair of my two short haired cats). I imagine most hand vacs of this size would do a pretty comparable job. I have a microfiber couch and was really hoping the Pet Hair Eraser would be awesome at getting the hair off of it, but it's just so so. The best strategy I have found so far with the couch is to brush it vigorously with the thin-bristled side of the FURemover duo rubber brush and use the Pet Hair Eraser to suck up the clumps of hair produced by the FURemover brush. This vacuum does practically nothing on the cat hair that is accumulating on the doormat near my front door. It may be that it's better for longer haired animals... I'm just not sure it's worth the cost if you've got short haired kitties that shed everywhere! The tip of the vacuum is also pretty small so you have to make a ton of passes over something to cover any mildly significant sized area of...
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