We ended up with the DC17 Absolute Total Clean, from Sam's. ($399) It came with the animal attatchment. OMG we had to empty the canister 12 times in my living room alone. I'd been telling hubby that our Hoover wasn't working, but this was amazing.
Adam never believes any hype... ever. He was really skeptical of the Dyson, and we made a deal that if it wasn't as great as we thought it should be, we'd take it back. Well-- he's now a believer. He said it was the best buy we'd ever made.
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“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed.
For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.”
― Charles M. Schultz
Warning: The above post may be dripping in sarcasm and full of smartassedness.