<p>D wants a vacuum cleaner. Her apartment has mostly hardwood floor but some carpet and a rug. She would like it to have attachments so she can use it to clean her couch and also corners. </p>
<p>Any suggestions of what might work? No dyson, not in the budget.</p>
<p>For a fairly inexpensive vacuum, I love my Hoover Windtunnel Rewind T Series. It does great on carpet and bare floors and comes with attachments for upholstery. It is very easy to maintain- just push a button and the canister pops out to empty, it has an automatic wind up cord ( my favorite part), and has been very reliable. I think I got it on Amazon for around $100. My D has the same one but with an added “pet” feature- for bare floors, hers has a switch to turn off the beater bar so it doesn’t blow the dirt away from the vacuum. Any way, I have had no complaints about this vacuum. Very easy and inexpensive. I have had it for 3 years and it has been very durable!</p>
<p>I love this vacuum. It is the Shark Lift Around Vacuum. Lots of attachments, does a great job. Easy to carry around and clean. </p>
<p>I got mine at Bed Bath and Beyond with one of those coupons.</p>
<p>I’m also on a tight budget and just bought this today on Amazon for $70: [Amazon.com</a> - Hoover Tempo Widepath Upright Vacuum, Bagged](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-Widepath-Upright-Vacuum-Bagged/dp/B0009ONZ8G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383416298&sr=8-1&keywords=hoover+tempo+widepath]Amazon.com”>http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-Widepath-Upright-Vacuum-Bagged/dp/B0009ONZ8G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383416298&sr=8-1&keywords=hoover+tempo+widepath). Usually, Amazon has it for $79.98, but occasionally–sometimes for just a few hours–the price drops.</p>
<p>Just got my daughter and her roommates a cheap vacuum at Walmart for doing her floors (both carpet and linolium) - [Get</a> the Bissell PowerForce Helix Bagless Upright Vacuum, 12B1 for less at Walmart.com. Save money. Live better.](<a href=“http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bissell-PowerForce-Helix-Bagless-Upright-Vacuum-Gray-Blue-12B1/19485385]Get”>http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bissell-PowerForce-Helix-Bagless-Upright-Vacuum-Gray-Blue-12B1/19485385)</p>
<p>I liked it enough to get one for myself (don’t know how effective it has been in her dorm yet - since I am not sure anybody has used it yet). I have used it and was very impressed with all the dust it picked up (guess my old vacuum had lost all its suction).</p>
<p>I figured it was cheap enough that if it never made it home at the end of the year I wouldn’t mind.</p>
<p>Thanks, I’m sending her the Hoover from amazon. $70, ships to her door. Looks great.</p>