When I first moved out on my own one of my major purchases was a vacuum. Like any naive and inexperienced young person, I headed to the store with little knowledge about vacuums. All I knew is that I had 4 cats at home (no I'm not a crazy cat lady just a sucker for cute furry face!) and I needed a vacuum that could get the fur out of my carpet. So I based my first purchase on looks and price. That was a huge mistake! Not only was my carpet full of fur but my first vacuum burnt out in a matter of ...