I absolutely love this thing:
Our condo is small, but we have a cat and we eat dinner at the coffee table; we don’t need to do floor-to-ceiling industrial cleanings so much as we need to vacuum up random clumps of fur and crumbs from last night’s hot dog extravaganza. This thing is small and unobtrusive, it holds a charge really well, it’s easy to empty and to clean the filter, and I pretty much think everybody needs one. I mean, you don’t always need to do a full-condo vac when you can just hit the trouble spots and keep the living room rug from being quite so crunchy.
I’m particularly fond of the little brush that attaches to the front, which is great for cleaning the dust off the moldings. The front bit also extends out so you can get into crevices that are too small for a regular vacuum. The whole “pivoting” thing is a bit of a gimmick; it’s mainly useful to fold up the vacuum when you store it, which is fine.
Amazon has it on sale for $50 right now, free shipping. Full disclosure: if you buy it off the blog, I get a couple bucks out of the deal. But I wouldn’t be shilling for something if I didn’t think it was awesome.
Black & Decker PHV1800CB 18-Volt Pivoting-Nose Cordless Energy-Star Handheld Vacuum Cleaner
