Euro-Pro V1950 Shark VX3 Cordless Floor-and-Carpet Cleaner
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Euro-Pro V1950 Shark VX3 Cordless Floor-and-Carpet Cleaner
Customer Review: THIS SWEEPER IS NOT A GOOD VALUE AT ALL!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I have had this sweeper for about 1 year now. I have 7 childern so I was thrilled about receiving it. I really thought it would be a life saver. The handle is taped together after just the first 2 months. The dust cup is broken in three places. It does a terrible job picking up in corners and along the wall base. It's pretty good on picking up big items (such as buttons, corn, popcorn) but does a terrible job on dust and small flat debris. I find myself having to over the same spot 4 or 5 times to get debris up and it leaves dust trials when I use it on the carpet. On carpet it only pushes dirt into the carpet so it certainly cannot replace a traditional vaccuum cleaner for carpet. It is bulky and thus does not fit underneath the couch or counter bottoms and other tight places. The battery gets weak quickly. Also, although it does adequately pick up food messes, including wet sticky food like rice, the sweeper brushes and dirt cup get very yucky and must be cleaned often in order to maintain the suction power that it has. Also, I have 4 sons and a husband. I thought this would be great for getting the hair up on family haircut day - WRONG! It doesn't pick hair up at all. To the contray, it scatters it around and makes a big mess. The tv offer entitled me to a 2 for one deal. I thought it was a steal but now I know the truth. They are trying to get rid of these things so they can make a better model. I just started using the second one about 2 months ago and already the handle is cracked. I am sure it won't last much longer. This is a really poorly made peice of equipment, and the warranty by the way is a joke because it doesn't cover any replacable parts, such as handles, which are the most likely things to break on this machine!!! I will give the machine half a star for sparing me the dustpan. I have to sweep all of the coners and tight spots first and then can use the sweeper to take up what I have swept up. And another half star because it does allo my children to joyfully participate in keeping the floors decent. If the machine had cost $15 or even $20 in a store I'd say it was worth it cause it does sweep, but for the quaility of the machine it certainly was not worth the money. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS MACHINE!!! Customer Review: Have realistic expectations, you won't be as disappointed
Summary: 4 Stars
Do NOT buy this if you think it will replace your vacuum. I have a 2 year old and a VERY good vacuum on hand that I use once a week (though I probably should vacuum twice a week). For all the messes that occur in between (probably 2-3x a day), I use the Shark to make my life easier.
I'm currently a stay at home mom with a toddler and she leaves crumbs EVERYWHERE. We live in a small apartment, so the dining room is a spit's throw from the living room and it's almost unavoidable to have toddlers (my kid, my kid's friends, my friends' kids...) carrying their muffins, snacks, crackers, pretzels around and about the living area. I got the Shark more because my daughter was terrified of loud sounds and my regular vacuum cleaner, but have found that the nice bonus is that it's so much easier to lug this one out 2-3 times a day to pick up crumbs right after snack time (and hence avoid having it ground into the rugs) than to pull out my heavy Bissell.
Pros: It's lightweight, very quiet, convenient, and effective for picking up visible crumbs if used correctly.
Cons: It doesn't do heavy-duty or deep cleaning; the price-tag can be steep; Shark sweepers are known to break down after a few months to a year.
My mom has an older version of the Shark sweeper, which is much more quiet than this one. She's a waitress and uses it to tidy up the floor under the tables in between customers. Obviously, she's subjecting it to pretty heavy use, and she's now on her third one. Her recommendations on making it last a long as possible: clean the sweeper thoroughly after a few uses (that includes pulling out accumulated hair in the brushes and washing the collection bin) and charge the battery according to directions (do not allow to sit for longer than 19 hours at a time charging, you will reduce battery life).
The Shark Vx3 is a little louder than hers. But I like the fact that it has two speed settings (supposedly for floor and carpet). The handle bends so that you can push it under furniture, which is a little helpful, but kinda awkward and (knowing that the Shark sweeper handles are notorious for breaking off) I prefer to not use it at all. The Shark Vx3 also has a little rotator brush on the side, which is supposed to pick up crumbs as you push it against the side of a wall, but I wish that they had thought to put a rotator brush on both sides. They claim also that you can push a button and dump out the collection cup without ever having to touch the dirt. This is true in theory, but in practice, the lid often catches or there is dirt stuck in the bin that you have to shake it out--so it's almost unavoidable to touch the bin or dirt. No big deal--just wash your hands afterwards.
The bottom line: don't expect to replace your vacuum. And here's the KEY to use the sweeper most effectively -- push it SLOWLY and repeatedly over the pile of crumbs that you intend to pick up. I found that if you tried to push the sweeper back and forth quickly like a regular vacuum, it didn't pick up anything, just pushed the dirt around.
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Customer Review: Review of Shark Folding Handle Sweeper - Lavender
Summary: 1 Stars
Frankly I am ready to return this item. The handle is flimsy and makes it difficult to manuver the Shark. It doesn't clean like I expected it to. Not all of the dirt goes into the cup. I find a lot of dirt in the bottom part of the cleaner. The charge doesn't last that long. I am just not happy with it overall.Customer Review: Useless
Summary: 1 Stars
On Hardwood it pushes dust and debri around. On carpet it leaves trails of dust bunnies behind. I will be returning this promptly.