Plans by BP to sink a 4-story containment dome over the oil gushing from a gaping chasm one kilometer below the surface of the Gulf, where the oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and killed 11 workers on April 20, and reports that one of the leaks has been contained is pure public relations disinformation designed to avoid panic and demands for greater action by the Obama administration, according to FEMA and Corps of Engineers sources.
And we read other vacuum reviews, including customer reviews (we've easily scanned more than 1,000) as well as those from other editorial sources that do controlled testing like CNET , Consumer Reports (subscription required), Good Housekeeping , The Spruce , and We don't always come to the same conclusions (for example, some of them recommend Dyson plug-in vacuums), but we think it's important to know what they have to say.
We weren't thrilled with build quality, and $300 is a lot for a bagless upright—no matter how versatile it is. But it did a good job picking up dirt, dust, and debris off bare floors, and we can't argue with how easily it switched to cleaning carpet.
Your carpet, your furniture, and your furnishings can get covered in it. For people with allergies, having all this pet hair lying around can be more than just an annoyance - it can be dangerous Not only that, it can be a real pain in the behind to clean up.
