Best Black Friday Vacuum Deals You Can Already Get
Give your home a clean sweep with these early deals on vacuums, combo vacuum-mops, steam mops, and more.
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When it comes to vacuums, you can almost always find a good deal on every type of vacuum, including canisters, handhelds, sticks, robots, and uprights. And during the holiday shopping season, we tend to see even more and better offers, even between big sales.
The first wave of sales is over, but there are some lingering prices still available. In fact, we’re seeing solid deals on other floor-care products too, including combo vac-mops, carpet cleaners, and steam mops. So you can get something now if you’re gearing up to host family for Thanksgiving. But if you’re hoping to score even bigger savings, there are sure to be more models on sale as we approach Black Friday. We’ll be updating this list between now and then, so check back often for the latest offers.
When highlighting vacuum sales, we consider factors that include the model’s performance in our tests, its brand’s predicted reliability and owner satisfaction, the features it offers, and the size of the discount vs. the typical cost of the product.
If you’re not sure which vacuum is right for you, check out our vacuum buying guide, or our full vacuum ratings, which show you how more than 170 models performed in our tests. If you’re just interested in the top-performing vacuums from our tests, you can find links to great deals there. In the market for more than a vacuum? Visit CR’s Deals hub for the most recent offers on everything CR tests.
Cordless Stick Vacuums
The Shark PowerDetect IP1251 comes with lots of bells and whistles, including a dirt detection feature and a floor detect mode that adjusts the brush roll speed based on the surface it’s vacuuming. It’s very good at sucking up debris from carpets and is even more impressive at picking up pet hair. The vacuum can be converted into a hand vac and folded for storage, too.
We like the Shark Vertex Pro IZ662H’s many features, and it’s still a great deal, even if it was $30 less a couple weeks ago. The wand can be bent to easily reach under furniture, and the vacuum itself folds to allow more compact storage. While it’s only decent at cleaning carpets, the vacuum excels at removing pet hair and dust from bare, uncarpeted floors.
The LG CordZero All-in-One A949KTMS is a cleaning powerhouse that scored excellent ratings in our bare floors, edges, and pet hair tests. It also edges out most of its competitors in cleaning carpets. The vacuum comes with an automatic empty feature that cleans the bin after each use and a mop attachment (which we have not tested). Its two batteries can be charged simultaneously.
The Samsung Bespoke AI Jet Lite VS80F28DMP/AA was $700 during the big sales at the beginning of October. It’s a good vacuum to have if you don’t have tons of carpets in your home. It’s only decent at sucking debris from carpets, but it’s very good on bare floors and even better at picking up pet hair. It comes with a station that charges the vacuum and automatically empties its dust bin. The model is currently selling at the lowest price we’ve seen in the last three months, making this a deal worth capitalizing on.
Corded Stick Vacuums
Shark Rocket HV322
The Shark Rocket HV322 comes with a 30-foot cord and can be converted into a hand vacuum, adding to its convenience. You can clip the hand vacuum to the bottom of the wand for easier storage. We found this vacuum to be excellent at sucking up debris from bare floors and picking up pet hair. It also does a decent job of cleaning carpets. It’s currently selling at the lowest price we’ve seen this year, so it’s a deal worth taking advantage of.
Robotic Vacuums
Currently the highest-scoring robot vacuum in our ratings, the iRobot Roomba Max 705 checks a lot of boxes. It’s a strong cleaner and is especially good at suctioning up pet hair. The vacuum is adept at navigating through the spaces you want it to clean and is relatively quiet, so you’ll barely notice it.
One of the best features of the Eufy C10 T2292 is its slim design, which enables it to access hard-to-reach areas under desks, beds, and other low-profile furniture. It’s quiet, good at picking up debris from bare, uncarpeted floors, and has brush rolls that are easy to remove and clean. Competitively priced from the start, this discount makes it even more affordable.
Upright Vacuums
The Shark PowerDetect AZ4002 is currently the highest-rated bagless upright vacuum in our ratings, excelling in our pet hair and bare-floor cleaning tests. It’s less noisy than many other models and comes packed with handy features, among them a dirt sensor that automatically boosts power to pull up more debris. For those who hate having to extricate hair from a vacuum’s brush rolls, the PowerDetect’s rolls are designed with a self-cleaning feature to guard against entanglements.
If you’re a pet owner, the price on this Shark Vertex DuoClean AZ2002 is worth a look. It was as low as $270 at Best Buy in early October, so you might want to wait and keep an eye on the price for a better deal if you don’t need it right away. It picks up pet hair especially well, has exceptional suction power, and does a solid job of containing small dust particles. It also has a lift-away canister, which makes cleaning hard-to-reach places easier. The self-cleaning brush roll prevents pet hair (and any long hair) from wrapping around it and getting tangled in the vacuum.
Canister Vacuums
Even on sale, the Miele Blizzard CX1 Cat & Dog is on the pricey side, but it’s one of the best canisters you can buy. It’s a top-grade performer in our bare-floor and pet-hair tests, but it’s not as great when it comes to cleaning carpet. Miele vacuums have a devoted following, and in our member surveys, the brand earns top scores for predicted reliability and owner satisfaction.
Handheld Vacuums
If you’re tired of lugging around a heavy hand vacuum while cleaning, you should consider the Shark Ion W1 WV201. At 1.4 pounds, it’s one of the lightest hand vacs in our ratings. And despite its strong cleaning performance—the best among the hand vacs we tested—it’s also fairly quiet.
Nobody wants a hand vacuum that dies on you mid-cleaning. One of our favorite features of the Black+Decker Max+ DustBuster AdvancedClean+ HHVK515J00 is that its battery runtime is one of the longest we’ve tested, averaging around 23 minutes on high power mode.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ CH951 is perfect if you’re looking for a handheld vacuum that’s good at cleaning pet hair. Thanks to its motorized power brush, it excels at picking up pet hair. The dirt ejection mechanism on this vacuum, while convenient, can sometimes jam.
Combo Vacuum-Mops
The Tineco Floor One S7 Pro Smart Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner shines at cleaning up wet messes, such as cereal and milk, and does a solid job of removing dried-on food stains as well. Its battery life is longer than that of many of its competitors, and we like how convenient its self-cleaning features are. This price drop is one of the lowest we’ve seen from the product this year.
Steam Mops
It’s hard to find fault with the Tineco Floor One S5, which is exemplary at cleaning stains off of ceramic tiles and producing steam. Its steam run time is around 20 minutes, longer than many of the other steam mops we’ve tested. In addition to being a steam mop, this Tineco model is also a wet and dry vacuum (we haven’t tested those vacuum functions). This is the largest discount on this model that we’ve seen in months.
The GorFanty 10-in-1 MultiPurpose is an excellent cleaner with a decent steam rate. It takes only 20 seconds for the steam mop to produce steam, and its steam can last for around 10 minutes on its maximum setting. We like that you can adjust the length of the mop to accommodate people of different heights. The mop comes with plenty of accessories, including attachments for cleaning tile grout, clothes, furniture, windows, and carpets.
Carpet Cleaners
The fast-drying Bissell Revolution HydroSteam Pet 3432 is very good at tackling stubborn messes in carpets and is particularly well-suited for pet owners. It comes with a formula that targets pet stains and odors, a pet upholstery tool to clean both wet and dry messes, a tough stain tool, and a hose.
Carpet cleaners can be heavy, but one of the good things about the Shark CarpetXpert EX121BRN is that it’s on the lighter side at 14 pounds. It doesn’t come with a hose or tons of attachments, but it did impress us with its ability to eradicate messes from carpets. This is $30 more than its best price, which it reached during the early October sales, so if you can wait, you may be able to save more around Black Friday.
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