To buy: $34; amazon.com. The lightweight Bissell vacuum has a handle extension for typical floor cleaning. But when you want to quickly clean crumbs or pet hair away from countertops or furniture, you can collapse the handle and add the crevice tool to transform the device into a handheld vacuum. The small appliance can transform yet again into a stair vacuum thanks to the included floor nozzle attachment. And the compact vacuum is bagless, so you can easily empty the tank into your trash can whenever it’s full. “I’ve owned this vacuum [for] a little under a year now, and it’s got to be one of the best investments of my life,” said one five-star reviewer who uses the vacuum on both hardwood and carpeted floors. They added, “It will pick up anything.” “It has all the suction [needed] to clean up after dirty little doggie paws and the debris that gets tracked in,” wrote another shopper who said the vacuum is so lightweight they “can pick the vac up with one finger.” They also highlighted that they love that it converts into a handheld vacuum cleaner to make cleaning the stairs quick and simple. Multiple shoppers compared the vacuum to higher-end models, writing that the Bissell pick wins out. “It picks up cat’s hair, and the suction power is better than my Dyson,” wrote a shopper, while another echoed the sentiment: “It’s small so it doesn’t take up a lot of space, but it works better than my expensive cordless Dyson.”
