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Released: August 17, 2010

A Consumer Reports for the cheap

Source: Jennifer Saranow Schultz, New York Times (Free Registration)

Back in late 2008, Max Levitte was looking for a vacuum to clean up the one rug in his New York apartment.

He searched online for reviews of really cheap vacuums, but all of the recommended vacuums he could find were in the $150 to $250 range — an amount he didn’t want to spend on cleaning just one living room carpet. Ultimately, he ended up sorting prices on Amazon and buying a $60 vacuum that didn’t work well.

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