Looking for a good sub $250 vacuum cleaner

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

We bought a Black & Decker (I think...I'll check when I get home) standard bagged upright in 1998 with hose and hand tool attachments at Target for < $100. Still does a marvelous job of cleaning, even with copious rabbit hair and hay.

Heh, I was getting ready to post the same, though it's actually a Hoover "Elite Soft & Light". Seriously, this vacuum is so good that we still have no need for a replacement, even after 11 years of vacuuming my long hair and tons of rabbit fuzz, hay, and other "leavings". With a new bag, it's like it's brand new out of the box.