There are a multitude of factors to be considered when choosing a vacuum cleaner, all of which can be as mind boggling as the last. Not the least of these is those little plastic extras that seem to come with every type of canister vacuum you can think of, most of which look like they should be on the set of a science fiction movie. So what are all those attachments, and do you really need them?
Most vacuums seem to come with certain attachments as standard. Theres often a long slender nozzle that looks like it might be the most useful of the bunch you could probably use that for cleaning under the furniture without having to half cripple yourself by moving it. Theres often a little round one, with a kind of brushy end: this one tends to scare your cat if you rush at her too quickly while brandishing it. Theres one more too, usually, but its always rather non-descript, so that when push comes to shove, you dont really remember what exactly it looks like. This line up surely cant be any help is getting the housework done can it?
The truth is that certain vacuum cleaner attachments, despite their strange appearance, can be rather useful. The little narrow...