My mom gave me a Shark cordless stick vac for xmas last year. It looks like those old non-electric Bissell's they use in restaurants. It works GREAT. I've almost stopped sweeping at all and use that everywhere in the house. It won't suck up fringe on the rug if the fringe is not too long. (I have a rug under the dog bowl that has a few pulled places that get wrapped around any vacuum's roller. Never took the time to cut the off.)

The amount of dust and dog hair this thing picks up is amazing for what it is. I keep expecting the rechargeable battery to give out, but so far it's still holding its charge well. I can do the whole house, forget to plug it in for a few days, and do the whole house again. My Shark vacuum cleaner SUCKS! lol.

Karen