Shark IONFlex 2X DuoClean Cordless Ultra-Light Stick Vacuum, IF251, Blue

Excellent vacuum with great suction for a cordless vac. I have a Shark Rotator corded as my regular vacuum and it is a cleaning beast. It can suck a bowling ball through a garden hose. I was not expecting a cordless vac to have as much suction as a corded model, but this one does not disappoint. Having just returned a Tineco cordless vacuum for lack of suction and overheating issues, I really appreciated this one. The suction is good, the Duo Clean rollers grab every speck of dirt (except by the edges) and does a great job on everyday pick ups, which is what I bought it for. I don't understand the bad reviews over battery life. I have vacuumed my entire 1200 sq ft apartment with battery life to spare. I have birds and they are VERY messy. I vacuum up bird food the size of dry dog and cat food 3 times a day and have yet to need to do a second pass to pick any of it up. Not to mention copious amounts of bird dust and feather down. The dust cup has adequate capacity and is easy to clean. This Ion Flex is perfect for daily pick ups and was exactly what I was looking for. I love the flex wand that slides under furniture and cages and it folds nicely for storage. I was considering a Dyson V8 Animal but did not like the permanent battery because all Lithium ion Batteries have a lifespan and I would hate to get rid of a $500 vacuum cleaner when it needs a new battery when I can just buy a replacement battery in a couple of years. I purchased this model with 2 batteries, but one does the job on my tile floors and low - medium pile carpets. I love the brush roller cleaning garage with the slot for cutting hair off the roller. What a joy! Rarely have I been so impressed by a vacuum cleaner and both my Sharks exceeded my expectations. I love that the attachments fit both my shark vacuums interchangeably. I wasn't expecting that. Had I known, I would have gotten the cheaper model without attachments. Although this one comes with the allergy duster tool I didn't have. Live and learn. I vacuum 3 times per day and have yet to run the battery down completely. It doesn't have the suction of my large corded vac, but I save the big guns (the Rotator) for the big weekend clean. The cord is a huge pain in the butt so this fits my daily cleaning needs perfectly. And no, I am NOT a clean freak. I just walk barefoot all the time and hate having my feet impaled by bird food and splintered shards from chewed up wood toys. I will report back on this vacuum if I run into any issues down the line. So far I have only used for a week (21 times) and couldn't be happier about this purchase. It cleans like a champ!+++UPDATE++++After a month of using this vacuum 3 times per day. I love it more and more. I haven't used my corded vac in over 2 weeks.4 Month Update!I would marry this thing! Best purchase EVER!

I saw this on an infomercial and came to check out the reviews on Amazon. It looked so easy on TV, but really? Could it be? What did people "really" think?I read all the reviews here and the one that sold me was someone saying how it good it worked on their wood floor and how much time it saved them. I HATE sweeping our wood floor. It's a pain. And it's dark wood so it shows the dirt fast. It really needs at least a once a day sweep. But the way I was doing it (sweep into piles then use the handheld vac to suck up the piles...often having to stop to empty the dust cup multiple times because it's so small) was really time consuming and didn't inspire me to want to do it. So I didn't.Being more efficient with my time was part of my New Year's goals. So I figured I'd give this a shot. OMG I wish I had seen that infomercial sooner and hadn't hesitated to go ahead and just fork out the dough for this so much sooner. My cleaning time is easily cut in half. Because not only can I do a quick vac pass on the wood floor, I can also do the carpets with a push of the button...all at the same time.I don't have cords to monkey with, don't have to move the coffee table (which is super heavy) out of the way anymore. This flexes and passes right under.We have 3 cats so I do have to stop and empty the dust cup, maybe even twice if I do carpets and wood at the same time. And I have found that for a quick clean up I don't have to sweep first, but for a deeper clean before mopping it's best to make my piles then suck them up with this vac, which still makes my job faster because I (a) don't have to bend over and (b) can suck it up all at once with only one emptying stop at the trash can.It's also more substantial than I was expecting. I had a Shark product years ago. It worked fine for a year then quit. I bought another and it died in about a year too. Or broke. But I remembered liking them, just that they felt kind of cheap and couldn't take my abuse. I switched to Ergorapidos which have lasted me for years now. (I have two, one upstairs and one down.)This vac however is much sturdier than the previous Shark products I'd owned. It is a little heavier than I was expecting too, BUT compared to my 25+ year old Royal? Less heavy, I don't have to worry about, "Is this the day the belt breaks and I have to spend 20 minutes wrestling with it?" (Which inevitably happens at THE worst time-crunched moments.) And NO MORE CHANGING FILTER BAGS! Omg trying to fit a new bag back on the hose...I've had 2+ decades worth of practice and I still have to fight with it every time.Nope. Not now. I never thought I'd be excited about vacuuming or cleaning my wood floors but now I'm looking for excuses to clean, all just so I can play with my new "toy. Even the stairs, which, let's face it, is even worse than sweeping wood floors in my cleaning book, but, "Why not go ahead and do them quick too?" is my new thought process. Which if I could insert the mind blown emoji here I would!My house hasn't been this clean in the 13 years we've lived here. So, yeah, this earns 5 stars from me and my hub for sure!