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There’s nothing quite as unnerving as a vacuum that doesn’t do its job. As someone who has spent countless hours trying to get every spot and speck off my floors, I know I’m not the only person who has used a less-than-stellar vacuum cleaner that sucks up materials only to spit them out seconds later. And if a vacuum sucks—or, better yet, doesn’t suck—what purpose does it actually serve?
I’ve come to know my fair share of vacuums. I’ve used the apartment-friendly $30 vacuums and the pricey, deep-cleaning $300 vacuums and have found that many of them repeat the same undesirable traits time and time again: spitting out dust and debris everywhere and lasting just longer than their warranty before losing their edge.