Bissell 33A1 Pet Hair Eraser

February 2009. The Bissell 33A1 Pet Hair Eraser is included in one head-to-head professional review, and owners enthusiastically praise this small, corded hand vac. In owner-written reviews at Amazon.com, it gets a high rating, with users praising the unit for the rubber tip that makes picking up pet hair from upholstered furniture easier. Corners and edges of floorboards are a particular strength in testing, but one professional review says that the Pet Hair Eraser works on everything but pet hair. Although corded, the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser is significantly less expensive than other choices like the Black & Decker PHV1800 Pivot Hand Vac (*est. $70) and seems to have on-par performance.

While we only found one professional review for the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser, it is in the newest issue of Consumer Reports, where editors perform thorough, consistent testing and write detailed comparisons. Owners posting to Amazon.com give a sense of the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser's long-term and real-world performance in dozens of reviews. Owner reviews are also posted at Viewpoints.com, though there is only one for the Pet Hair Eraser.