The Shark Navigator Won Our ‘Best Budget’ Vacuum Award—and It’s on Sale

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And it’s on sale for 55 percent off.

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An upright vacuum is an essential to any cleaning toolkit, especially as we embark on winter and its mud-mixed-with-snow messes. Deciding which one to purchase is the tricky part, but we recommend scoring the Real Simple-favorite Shark model while it’s quietly on sale for a rare and impressive 55 percent off.

The Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe Upright Vacuum was named the “Best Budget” vacuum during our extensive testing of Shark models, and it’s discounted to just $100 right now. It’s relatively lightweight at 16 pounds, and it tackles hard floors, carpeting, grout, and upholstery with ease. Most impressively, we found that its suction is equally as powerful as more expensive models—but for a fraction of the price.

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Tools make such a difference when vacuuming, and this Shark model comes with two helpful options: an upholstery tool and a crevice tool. We uncovered that both attachments made cleaning stairs, tough-to-reach corners, and upholstery quick and easy. We also noticed that the swivel steering on this vacuum is top-notch and made navigating around corners, furniture, and different types of flooring a breeze.

The only thing that’s slightly cumbersome about the Shark Navigator upright vacuum is the device’s brushroll; we found that hair can become tightly wound on the roller brush when going over high-pile carpeting, making it difficult to remove without the help of additional tools. But if your house has low-pile carpet or hard floors, this won’t be an issue. The easy-to-empty, full-size dust cup makes up for that one less than stellar feature, and the 77,800 perfect ratings and nearly 19,900 five-star reviews help, too.

“The amount of hair and dirt that I picked up was truly unbelievable and honestly, disgusting! I can say without a doubt or hesitation this is by far the best vacuum you can get for your money,” wrote one five-star reviewer who has five children, a dog, and two cats. “I was not only extremely impressed at all the dirt it picked up from what I thought was a clean floor, [but I] was also a bit disgusted thinking all this time I thought my floors were clean just to find out I had to empty the Sharks dirt cup not once but twice,” shared another Amazon shopper.

Whether you have cats or dogs or you live in a pet-free home, the Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe Upright Vacuum is Real Simple’s “Best Budget” model to purchase—and its $100 on-sale price tag makes it even more of a must-buy for your cleaning arsenal. If you’re still shopping for other vacuums, we’re sharing additional Amazon shopper-favorites below.

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