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 Great all-around vac value |
| We bought this product as a roach-picker-upper. We were tired of using paper towels to pick up bugs. It works GREAT. Also works great for sand, dirt, sugar spills, vacuuming drawers, and even water. It was a GREAT value for the price $20 becausee it's wet/dry and its battery life is good. The filter tends to get a lot of junk in it, and some stuff can get lodged in the end of the vac, requiring some banging to dislodge, but otherwoise, no complaints. |
 This Cordless Vacuum Really Sucks! |
| The appeal of this easy-to-store, lightweight hand vac is that it's great for wet or dry messes, which makes it ideal for a family with babies or toddlers. It's also easy to empty the collected lint, pet hair, or Cheerios from this small appliance. I highly recommend this affordable and user-friendly cordless hand vac. |
 If you care about the environment, don't buy this Dustbuster |
| I was attracted to this item because you always need something like this for small jobs around the house, and the price is great. But when it arrived in the mail, I read the instruction manual and it said that the rechargeable battery pack, once fully dead, is not replaceable. I didn't see any info on replacing the batteries, only recycling, so I called Black and Decker. They confirmed that the typical battery life is about 3 years, after which you just throw the ENTIRE UNIT away. Nowhere in the product description online does it say anything about this, just that one short sentence in the manual stating that the batteries are irreplaceable. If you're as incredulous as I was, call them and ask for yourself: (800) 544-6986. I guess that's why this item is discontinued, and I've just returned mine to Amazon, who should have added this info to the product description. Anyway, it's terrible for the environment, and I wonder what on earth Black and Decker was thinking when they came up with this one. |
