Shark Rocket Handheld Vacuum (Refurbished)
- A handheld vac with the power of a floor vac and the effortless grace of a ballerina vac
- Easy-to-empty “dust cup”, easy-to-wash filters, easy-to-remember name
- 15-foot cord won’t reach across the length of your ballroom but is good for bedrooms and bathrooms and such
- Pet hair brush gets rave reviews from pet owners, not a lot of attention from others
- The difference between a cordless and corded handheld vac lies in the power – this has more of it
- We’ve sold 'em before and purchasers generally raved
- Model: HV292REF (We personally would have gone with “RFB” instead of “REF” to represent “refurbished” since it’s somewhat less ambiguous, but with a model number this solid otherwise we’re really just splitting hairs)
Room For Review
We’ve sold this Shark handheld vacuum enough times and with enough consistent success that we can call it a “favorite.” Not only does it sell well, it receives good post-purchase reviews. We might go so far as to say glowing reviews, which is pretty surprising when you consider the subject matter.
@RexGrl heaps superlatives:
Awesome vac. Perfect for doggo hair on furniture. Other vacs tore the furniture up and didn’t even clean well. This one is amazing
@mega1 answers the question of what would win in a fight between a horse and a Shark:
Shark hand held vac has been working great for me…Furniture, car, stairs, saddles, horse trailer tack room. It’s super easy to dump when full. So far I’ve only needed extention cord for outside stuff. Great buy!
@kathyl is happy her Shark found its forever home after an abusive first adopter:
Love my rescued shark! He now is in a good home; he had definitely been abused previously. Scratches, scuffs, gouges - everywhere. But he seems pretty happy now and has been very busy. The cordless guys in the house (all three of them) are very jealous since he is definitely the favorite.
Like others have mentioned, the cord really needs some more length. Perhaps Meh will have extension cords for sale soon. Great purchase
And @mimsy gives a strangely defined “decent” review:
After having this for a few weeks, I think I can give it a decent review.
One of the best meh purchases ever.
We’re not surprised that this vacuum garners positive reviews — it’s a solid choice at this price. But we are taken aback at the enthusiasm. If you think of “positivity” and “enthusiasm” as two axes on a graph, we’d generally expect “good” reviews for a vacuum to score high on positivity and low on enthusiasm. “Great vacuum, but it’s still just a vacuum.” Reviews for something like a video game or movie would score much higher on enthusiasm regardless of positivity/negativity.
We wouldn’t expect to see such emotionally laden reviews for a household appliance, but the Shark seems to have that effect. We’re not saying you’re going to fall head over heels for a vacuum, but you might develop a crush.
