Owning your own home

I can wholeheartedly say do not buy Hoover handhelds... they are shit.

I've had two, and you'd think I'd have learned my lesson after the first. They have very little power to lift dirt, and the dust compartment needs emptying mid-clean, battery is OK though (but then - no power for a good clean) and they are a little unwieldy (so doing the car carpets is a pain to get in the crevices).

I also have a Roomba, which is meh... but the ability to run it often, i.e. whenever I go for a walk, turns out to be it's super power. Something can be meh if it runs frequently. But for the price, not really worth it, and requires a rather thorough clean of the Roomba after each use which means it's not a time saving device, it just shifts the work from cleaning the floor to cleaning the Roomba - I mention the Roomba because one of my most frequent uses of the handheld is actually to clean the Roomba.

Fi has a Dyson cordless thing which you can use handheld... it's insanely good. But I don't wish to buy anything Dyson.

I'll carry on with the Hoover for ad-hoc clean, but when that fails I'll replace it.

Shortlist I have for a future replacement or a cordless / handheld given I only use the Hoover for small patches and to clean the car and Roomba:

1. Shark https://amzn.to/3ot3gnX
   
2. Miele Triflex https://amzn.to/2Tt2pp3 (but really this is just cordless being used for small tasks)