This is electric. I loveit! The top handle comes off and the bottom part with wheels comes off, making it a hand held vacuum. They are online at Home Depot.

Under $30, I think.

Chisue, I’ve been looking for something similar. still looking, but came across this one. Bissell ”Featherweight” ( there are several models w the same name by Bissell.

Its around $34. Lightweight. corded (I want corded, I do t like the ”battery no longer available” game).

i encourage you to read the Q and A and the customer photo reviews. users say its like a Dust Buster with oomph.

Apparently it isnt screechy loud.

Kathy, I couldnt find yours at HD.

I found it on Target's website tonight. I used the search "Dirt Devil Simpli Stik" and it came up Target. Also shows Walmart and HD.

Thanks, Kathy. is it loud?

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ha ha Anna-conda.....probably related to mine. ☺

Have a Dyson (from Costco), works OK but is a PITA. Don't like to leave it plugged in, so often power runs out. Because it's bagless, need to take it outside to empty. (Wish I bought a corded one with bags.)

If it’s just for under the table I’d reach for a broom and/or dustpan and brush. Cheap, light, silent, easy to store, uses no power and easy to use.

I inherited a Dyson. It’s terrible. The plastic parts are stiff and tricky to assemble/ disassemble often resulting in scraped knuckles. The battery runs down quickly and it’s messy to empty.

I have the little red one, Eureka quick up, it's fine for running a quick vac over the kitchen floor. The handle removes but the brush end does not as some different brands do. I don't need a crevice tool anyway for this vac so not a big deal. I do think that I would have rather had the cordless but this is more powerful. The cord it has is very short(15 ft) and I have to use an extension cord just for my small kitchen. It's fine though, works for a quick pick-up, as it's named...HAHA!

I used to have one of cheap little cordless ones and it was great and not loud. I'm talkin' a cheap one like the Eureka I now have, only cordless. I had a super shedding dog at the time and there would be hair on the kitchen floor, I used it daily for the couple of years that we lived in that house and it was just fine. The only drawback I can see is they have to be plugged in all the time when you aren't using them so you need a good place for it to be stored. In this house, I really don't have an abundance of plugs so I chose the corded type so I can just plug it in and then put it away when not in use.

I have a good place to keep one recharging in our back hall -- between garage and kitchen. (Why didn't I have an outlet placed in our back hall closet? I have them in our Mr. and Mrs. closets in our MBR.)

I have a Hoover Lynx at our main home and one at our second home. They have a ” battery pack” that you place in a charger for a couple of hours. I also keep a second battery always charged.

They are lightweight and great for hard surfaces. I use them 5 times more often than the crntral vac.

The little cheap stick vacs don't have that sort of battery pack though, grapefruit. I think the more expensive ones do though.

I have a corded Dyson that is probably 10-13 years old now and going strong. However, after watching DS and DDIL use their Dyson V11 cordless I had to have one and, OMG, I love it! It reaches places the corded vac doesn't, is lightweight, powerful, and converts to handheld. The corded one will now reside upstairs. I tried talking myself into a less $$$ cordless stick vac but knew I wouldn't be happy with anything less than the Dyson (my experience with inexpensive vacs hasn't been stellar).

@petalique No, it is not loud. Works great for me! Loved the price. My aunt gave me one and when we go to Florida this year I'm going to buy one for our rental too!

I've had mine for 8 years.

I was given a cordless Dyson last year from my daughter. Worse vacuum I have ever used. It is so heavy my arm aches using it, I have to keep changing arms to clean. It doesn't transition from hard floors to carpet without you trying to lower the suction which is still too strong for thin rugs.

I've had corded Dyson's in the past. I never liked them. I gave them away when we moved. I would never buy another one.

I've had Shark cordless vacuums and loved them. The weight was down near the head of the vacuum which made it easy to use. The Dyson's motor is up near the top of the handle. Kills my arm.

Problem with the Sharks is the battery. If you get a year out of it you are lucky.

I've been looking to find another but will not buy any stick vacuum with the motor up by the handle.

Jane

Thanks, all!

Jane -- I'm glad you pointed out the weight distribution. That's what seemed 'off' to me when looking at the photos. Maybe a battery would last longer with a Shark if I'm not using it for more than a minute or two a few times a week? I'll have to look to see what brands offer models with the weight near the floor. I guess that the people designing these things aren't the (mostly women?) actually using them.

Thanks Kathy, I looked into the dirt devil one like yours and they change the design around 2016 2017. Now there are a lot of complaints about a broken latch. Lotta bad reviews.

I also have an anaconda. Usually we just take a short broom and dust pan and sweep. If we are really lazy or busy we can just sweep and tuck the debris under the cove (the kick area).

If I’m sewing I usually just sweep up the debris with my hand and toss it into a trash can in the kitchen. I have one of those magnets on a stick for picking up pins off the floor, or even on the table.

That Dyson electric that somebody just pointed out looks neat. I watched a video of it on the manufactures site. But the weight of something like that would not be fun. And it’s only about $700.

I once had one of those Dustbuster things, but it didn’t really pick up flour off the floor. It didn’t have much suction, and then I think there was a black and decker gizmo. And I’ve had it was black and decker. Also don’t like the idea of the batteries failing and then they’ve got out of manufacture so you spent money on a piece of equipment and you can’t use it for lack of finding a battery that works with it. On the other hand I don’t like chords.

I also don’t like having to store anything. Nor do I want it lying around if I don’t store it.

My next house is going to have an entire whole house vac that is installed along the perimeter of each room. You can turn it to always sucking mode, super powerful flash mode, or just turn it on to normal use as needed. The super sucker flash mode will pick up anything from socks children’s toys, tools or chicken bones.

(The super sucker flash mode will also haul late sleepers out of bed and oust guests that stay too long.)

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I have a Hoover Lynx, too. It's perfect for quick kitchen sweep-ups. For the short time that I use it, the battery pack lasts weeks before needing to be recharged.

I've evidently been using the wrong term here when I said 'vacuum'. Looks like what I need for my specific 'under-table-debris-on-hardwood' is a cordless SWEEPER. I see a Black & Decker for under $40 on Amazon. It has a lithium battery (a plus) which I gather powers the brushes -- so maybe no suction? Push a button on the sweeper head to release the dirt. Great reviews for just my kind of purpose. It can even hang on a wall for storage. Whatcha think?

Nevermind! Further research shows this is too cheesy. Importantly, it has no wheels, just a plastic body that I'm sure will scratch a floor. Looks like it should sell for $5, not $38!

Maybe there's another *sweeper* out there for me?

Thanks to this thread, I just went out and bought a Hoover. They did not have Lynx at my store with the battery pack, so I got an Impulse. It was on sale for half price ($150 CDN). It seemed to be the best deal on a machine with fairly consistent good reviews (whatever good reviews are worth these days). I've only used it once, but it seems lightweight and to have good suction. I wanted a Dyson for years, but could not make myself buy one at that price - especially when some reviews were so negative. The only thing I dislike about the model of Hoover I got is that, like the Dyson, you have to hang it on the wall.

OK, I'm giving up. I'll continue to either pull our Anna-conda or use a Swifter under the kitchen table. There are too many negative reviews of these electric sweepers. They clog, battery can't be replaced, narrow sweeping path, handles fail and can't be screwed together again. Some have no wheels and would scratch hardwood. Overall, if I buy 'cheap', that's what I get -- a short-lived 'don't waste your money' product. I surrender.