Product Review: Tristar Vacuum

When my husband and I got married, we bought an average vacuum cleaner, which worked well for a couple of months. I thought I would save money by purchasing a bagless vacuum cleaner, but all I got from it were many problems!

The things the vacuum picked up would continually get stuck somewhere in the vacuum, and I was constantly taking the vacuum apart to unstick the latest particle that had gotten trapped. Then it got clogged with Christmas tree needles and refused to have much suction at all. I was so frustrated with our vacuum, when along came a vacuum cleaner salesman knocking on our door.

Since this salesman offered us free movie and pizza coupons just to listen to and watch his demonstration, we invited him into our home to show us why the Tristar was a great vacuum cleaner.

I have to say that the Tristar presentation was interesting. The salesman didn't dump a bunch of debris onto our carpet, like I expected he would. I don't actually remember what he did do to impress upon us how great the Tristar vacuum cleaner worked, but somehow he convinced both me and my husband that the Tristar would be a nice investment. At least much better than my current non-suctioning bagless vacuum.

After some banter with the salesman, we bought the Tristar vacuum cleaner, and for the most part, I have no regrets about doing so. Yes it was extremely expensive, but I needed a functioning vacuum cleaner. Yes there are cheaper vacuums similar to the Tristar, but I didn't know about them at the time. If I would have known that, I would not have purchased the Tristar. But I did purchase the Tristar, and after nearly 4 years of usage, it still works as well as the day we purchased it.

The Tristar does require bags. At first I was worried about constantly having to purchase more bags for the Tristar, but then my husband found a great price for the Tristar bags in bulk online. We purchased multiple bags a few years ago and are still well stocked for a few more years. The bags go inside the machine easily and come out easily, although I have to be careful not to spill all the lint and dirt if the bag is extremely full.