Best vacuum for picking up pet hair?

[sirrahbed]

not exactly anything to do with a vacuum, but I saw something advertised that you roll across furniture, etc, and it picks up pet hair, I think that's what it was, but I can't remember and haven't seen it lately. has anyone else seen it or know what I am talking about? has anyone tried it?

That does sound like the Pledge fabric eraser - and I bought one with a coupon. It really does a good job of getting the downy fur off of my bedspeads and pillows. But it is rather pricy I think - about $5 for a disposable product. So, I have been swiping a toothpick between the roller and removing the picked up hair so I keep reusing the rollers and so far, they are still working just fine. I have had it about a month and use it every few days on beds and pillows. It works about the same as a sticky tape roller at picking stuff up. I suppose the rollers fabric will wear out in a few months and I will buy another. There was a good ($2 off) coupon at the Pledge website - may still be there

[Moesha]

Macy's has the DC18 Dyson Slim for $249 on closeout on their website.

Here is the link. It says $299, but when you add it to your cart, you save $50.

[Moesha]

Overstock.com has a Dyson Animal refurbished with a 6 month warranty for $263. There are some other deals on new and refurbished Dyson's there also.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Oddly enough, it's not my cats' hair that causes the problems here, it's mine.
I have long hair and it wraps around vacuum rollers and brushes and stops them dead.

I've gone through more vacuums than I can count.

Oh, about those Pledge fabric erasers: you can empty them and reuse them if you are careful. Just use an exato knife and cut out the flat slanted side. Pull out the hair and cover the hole with duct tape. I've done it and it works.