You know, there was a time when people would show up at your door to sell you a vacuum cleaner. They’d come in with the latest (and probably expensive!) model, throw some dirt or something on your floor, then suck it all up to show off the awesome suction power or easy-roll wheels, or handy crevice tools or…whatever was new and hot in the world of in-home suction.

Technology has changed a lot of this.

Streaming on-demand video helped create a world where you’d never be so bored that you’d let some guy come in to show you cleaning equipment. Video doorbells have made it very easy to avoid someone standing on your front porch with a vacuum cleaner under one arm.

Oh. And most important: vacuums have gotten good enough that you can now order a really impressive one online without having to pay enough to fund a salesman knocking on every door in town.

This is that.

The Shark Navigator is an awesome upright vacuum. They’re a little pricey, unless of course you get it refurbished and get it from us.

You can pay an eye-popping amount of money for a good upright vacuum. Don’t do that.

Instead, get yourself a solid machine that is powerful enough to get the job done while nimble enough that it isn’t a drag to actually use. This is what modern vacuums should be, without the crazy price tag.

We can’t bring one to your door to prove how well it’ll pick up cereal, but maybe you could just take our word for it.