well i broke down and got this one and the filter got filled fast...then i emptied it then went to use it again and the red indicator went on.....i dont think im going to like it...

I just got another vaccume yesterday since we now have 3 floors and I was carrying the kenmore up and down stairs(its heavy)
I got the dirt devil canister. It a bagless and its 12 amps. It seems good for my hardwood floors and one area rug in the livingroom area.

well after buying that vacum ,,,i returned and bought a kenmore progressive i wish it was the blue one but its the yellow upright one....i hope it works...it has a bag which i love

How's it working out for you???

I too have a Dyson Animal which I wonder how I lived without...
but they are pricy so I did what I usually do for expensive stuff...

EBAY!!! It was brand new but 1/2 the price...and works like a dream
for 2 years now.

I REALLY need a new vacuum but I'm so torn... I love the Dyson animal but have heard SO many good things about the Kenmore Progressive. Cindy: did you end up buying your son the model that was under $200? Any feedback?

I think that I might just have to back up some bird & bunny mess and check out the local Sears. For now I have cheap-o bagless Hoover (it was under $100) that sorta works...

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i got the kenmore progressive the yellow one and i got it at sears for 206.00 only cause i got the 2 year service contact....otherwise the vacum was on sale for 149.99 so far so good

Actually, no he went out and got a Dirt Devil for 75.00 on his own. I think he's waiting for a bigger price tag item like bedroom furniture LOL.

The guy who installed my carpet says he uses the cheapest Dirt Devil for work because it only has to pick up carpet fuzz and he goes through them so fast he hates breaking expensive ones.

My Progressive is a year old and still great so I'm happy. It was the blue one but I dont see a major difference in the yellow one's features.

I had a Hoover bagless but I really like the bags now. And the HEPA is better in this one than the Hoover, imo. I use it all the time for seed and stuff and so far it's just as good as the beginning and NO BELTS! MY FAVORITE PART is no stupid belts to break my wrist replacing....which I had to do all the time when there were dog toys all over....I also had a $500.00 Royal cannister in the 90's and it jammed with a Nylabone dog bone and never was right afterwards, what a waste of money.

I would say if a person has bad allergies or powder birds, it's worth spending big bucks because there is less dust put out in the room, the casing is tighter and the dusty air doesnt flow out as much as the cheaper ones...but my Sears isn't so bad with that ...and I crank up the air purifier to max when I vacuum.

I agree with whoever suggested dumping a bunch of bird debree at Sears and testing it with the yellow one then the blue one see if you notice a difference. I'd suggest a bunch of feathers, seed of course and a couple Nutriberry type things. And maybe some strings or straw.

Believe it or not I bought a $34.00 Swivel Sweeper, the one on the infomercial. But at CVS. They have them all over.

It is really good. For what it is. I use it all day and it picks up seed, bits of food etc. OK with feathers but not the down as much. I still have to vacuum but when they dump the birdy bread all over the floor it takes two seconds to clean up. Until I feel like dragging out the heavy vacuum.

It has a little tray thingy on the bottom and you just dump it out super easy. It's rechargable and holds it for hours too, for a week at a time.