Hand held hoover recommendations please?

[FiveHoursSleep]

We have an old dyson that has carked it, but am horrified by the price of the new ones. Are they really worth it? Are there any alternatives I can consider?
We have cats, dogs and very messy children.

Yeah Dyson Animal handheld is really worth the money. The shit it hoovers up is vomit inducing and we only have one cat!!

Not sure about the alternatives but I've just bought a cordless Dyson and it's the best thing ever! Fantastic selection of attachments and brilliant for cleaning lots of stairs in our four storey house. Expensive, yes, but I don't think I'll regret it.

I love it for the stairs!

Which model Inadays?

sorry FiveHours- it's the Dyson V6 and I think I'm a bit in love!

Ha, I caved and bought one of those myself in the end. It's very good and extracts scary amounts of dirt from our carpet but I find cleaning it out quite difficult as it sucks up dog and cat hair

I know what you mean about the price of the Dysons they are extortionate but i have to admit after owning a few myself they are definitely worth the money. If you are looking for an alternative you could look in to a VAX handheld cleaner.