There are a few "big, necessary purchases" looming in my next few years, after having moved in with my SO a year ago. For the life of me, I never expected one of those "big purchases" to be a vacuum cleaner.
We moved into a new apartment about a month ago (with a better commute AND cheaper rent) and have now found ourselves dealing with carpeted living space for the first time since college. Additionally, we plan to adopt a dog over winter break this December. And I have allergies to dust mites, pet dander, pollen... I'm thinking getting a quality vacuum will be a good investment and spare me some of the possible allergy-related discomfort.
Miele canister vacuums are lauded all over the internet as having the best filtration and being the sturdiest, most worthwhile "investment" vacuums, ever. Being a mechanical engineer and a frugal person, I like buying things that have a good chance of lasting a lifetime. Even if we didn't go for an expensive vacuum, we'd still get A vacuum which would supposedly break sooner and be less effective at cleaning our carpet.
I found a Miele S8 (cat & dog) on Craigslist and haggled down to $600, $350 cheaper than the price new on Amazon.
Does anyone here have experience with Miele vacuums? Do you think I should pull the trigger on this deal?