Dipping the wand into the base feels like a magic trick (abracadabra and the cat hair is gone!), as it strips every last strand from the fabric pads, and only takes a couple of seconds. You can carry it around with you and use it at an angle if you're tackling a very hairy sofa, it doesn't need to stand upright to work, and it doesn't rely on gravity to pull the hair off either.
Emptying the base is simple enough. You pop the bottom off and pull out the collected hair. It’s not especially elegant. I did have to remove the contents by hand, and it’s basically a chamber lined with the same fabric that cleans the brush. Even so, that feels like a fair swap for not having to keep buying refills, and it collects an impressive amount of hair.
It’s less effective on deeper textures. On thicker carpets or rugs with a longer pile, it struggled to reach embedded hair. It works best on flatter surfaces where the fabric pads can properly grip.
Another niggle is its size - compared to disposable lint rollers, it's quite bog, and too big really to easily bring with you to work in your handbag or rucksack. It's not heavy, though, so if you have space then it's still an option.
For a household like mine, with a mix of fine and more stubborn pet hair, it’s become a useful grab-and-go tool. In the never-ending battle to keep pet hair under control, I reach for it a lot.
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