I’ve never had any success with cheap Bissells on carpet, except for their best-seller $50 upright. This comes with plastic fatigue and broken parts, but the engine is (or used to be) good and strong.
Eureka used to have a $25 stick vac at WalMart which could whup carpet or hard floor, but the company discontinued it in favor of a far more expensive model, sold exclusively through Amazon.
Amazon’s disregard for personal privacy keeps their electronics off my shopping lists.
Best cheap vacuum cleaner will come out of a dead old lady’s house via estate sale. Just make sure it is not a 20 year old model since parts will not be available, however pristine the machine.
