Can you show me the economics of exactly why a bagged would be cheaper than a bagless in the long-run? And what is the best bag-less vacuum in your opinion?
Particularly for pet owners, I'm pretty against bagged even assuming claims of them being marginally better at cleaning are true, but this is coming from a regular consumer. As long as you get your Dyson from Costco, you can get a lifetime guarantee, so that makes repair costs moot (though my DC41 hasn't failed so far). Secondly, I have a golden retriever and two cats, so I vacuum about every 3-4 days. Each time, I produce about 3 bins worth of hair. The DC41 bin capacity is 2.1 L, and the Miele S7 (for example) bag capacity is 5.2 L. We can probably assume better packing (more hair fits in per volume in a bag), but even with more than twice better packing, that's like a bag a week. 16 bags on Amazon are $75, which means an expenditure of approximately $240 a year on consumables!
Anyway, my point is, I just don't see why it's a smarter decision to pay MORE for a bagged vacuum especially as a pet owner when you can get a bagless that is cheaper, free to replace for its lifetime (if you have access to Costco), AND free to operate. Honestly, if I had a bagged, I would hesitate to use it as often just because I would want to just pack as much hair as possible on a single run. With the bagless Dyson, I just vacuum whenever I want with no bad juju. Does the Miele/Riccar performance difference justify potential repair costs and $200/year in consumables?
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Can you show me the economics of exactly why a bagged would be cheaper than a bagless in the long-run? And what is the best bag-less vacuum in your opinion?
Particularly for pet owners, I'm pretty against bagged even assuming claims of them being marginally better at cleaning are true, but this is coming from a regular consumer. As long as you get your Dyson from Costco, you can get a lifetime guarantee, so that makes repair costs moot (though my DC41 hasn't failed so far). Secondly, I have a golden retriever and two cats, so I vacuum about every 3-4 days. Each time, I produce about 3 bins worth of hair. The DC41 bin capacity is 2.1 L, and the Miele S7 (for example) bag capacity is 5.2 L. We can probably assume better packing (more hair fits in per volume in a bag), but even with more than twice better packing, that's like a bag a week. 16 bags on Amazon are $75, which means an expenditure of approximately $240 a year on consumables!
Anyway, my point is, I just don't see why it's a smarter decision to pay MORE for a bagged vacuum especially as a pet owner when you can get a bagless that is cheaper, free to replace for its lifetime (if you have access to Costco), AND free to operate. Honestly, if I had a bagged, I would hesitate to use it as often just because I would want to just pack as much hair as possible on a single run. With the bagless Dyson, I just vacuum whenever I want with no bad juju. Does the Miele/Riccar performance difference justify potential repair costs and $200/year in consumables?
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