Kobold VK200 Upright Vacuum Cleaner feedback thread - NON testers - chance to win a handheld vac NOW CLOSED

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This is the feedback thread for the 10 Mumsnetters trying the Kobold VK200 Upright Vacuum Cleaner.

Non testers - we also have 5 handheld vacuums to be won - simply share on this thread what your least favourite room or place to vac is and you will be entered into a prize draw where 5 non testers will each win their very own Kobold VC100 handheld vacuum cleaner (RRP £129.00)

Back to the test, the team at Kobold say “compact, unbeatably handy and extremely powerful, the Kobold VK200 Upright Vacuum Cleaner is the ideal addition to your household, making life easier and cleaner.
Designed by global German household appliance manufacturer Vorwerk, the Kobold VK200, in combination with two different attachments, takes care of all your floor cleaning needs. Whether it’s carpets or hard floors – the VK200 Homecare System has it covered.
The unique SP530 DuoClean head allows you to mop and vacuum at the same time – a world first! It uses just 100ml of water to cover up to 20 m² of hard floor. And the best part? Simply remove the cleaning cloths when you’ve finished and pop them in the washing machine ready for next time.

“The EB400 brush head meanwhile ensures vacuuming is thorough, gentle and hygienic – driven by its own motor, a special rotating brush scans the floor 16 times per second and removes dirt and dust completely. Even the finest dirt particles do not stand a chance!

“Visit kobold.vorwerk.co.uk to find out more about the Kobold VK200 vacuum cleaner and discover the array of clever additional accessories that turn this machine into the Ultimate Homecare System! Simply click and swap to the attachment you need to expertly deal with upholstery, furniture, mattresses, textiles and anything else you need cleaned. Built to last, the Kobold VK200 is the only vacuum cleaner you’ll ever need”.

Testers - please share below your first impressions (we will add more Qs later on)

~ how did the demo from the Vorwerk rep go? What were you the most keen to try out?
~ how were the instructions in the box?
~ what did the demo cassette bag show after the first use - are you surprised by how much has been picked up?
~ please share a photo!

Testers thanks for sharing your first impressions - after you have used it a few times, please now share the below:

~ Do you think the Kobold VK200 will save you time?
~ Did you think that the vacuum was powerful?
~ Did you think the vacuum was easy to manoeuvre?
~ And do please share a photo!

Finally, testers - now please share the below

~ What are you overall views on the vacuum cleaner?
~ Would you recommend it to other people with similar floors to you?
~ please share a photo and add a review here

Thanks
MNHQ
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The stairs! Always the stairs! When we bought this 3 storey house I totally didn't factor in how much I hate doing them. I now have an extra set of them compared to most other people. They don't get cleaned as often as they should do to be honest.

My least favourite place to vac has to be my bedroom. Not only do we have three dogs that sleep on the floor of our room at night, and 8 cats sleeping either on the bed or on the floor, my bedroom seems to be the one that attracts the cobwebs and the spiders - my absolute worst nightmare!

Non tester - I hate vacuuming full stop but I think the stairs are my worst, with a clingy baby I'm just aware of him screaming while I struggle to rush up and down to get back to him.

Stairs are the worst as always covered in cat hair.

Non tester: least favourite place to vacuum is definitely the kitchen- moving the table really annoys me!

Currently hoovering anywhere is a nightmare as our previously dozy cat has turned into a trained killer, intent on ridding the world of mice. He is clearly very pleased with this newfound skill and likes to deposit the trophies/corpses about the house. Which means that a quick hoover through can turn into an episode of CSI as I stumble across mummified mice and then have to remove whilst trying not shriek.

Non-tester: my least favourite place to vacuum is the kids bedroom. There is usually a variety of dolls, dolls clothes and jewellery scattered across the floor, the piece of the puzzle that we previously couldn't locate, a single sock and a pair of pants discarded in the corner. The vacuum usually ends up with more if my daughters clothes in it than the chest of drawers.

Non-tester:

Seems ridiculous, but underneath the kitchen table. Sweeping sends the crumbs flying (we have a lot of slippery floor space), and I often lament, as I lug out the full-size hoover yet again, that a hand vac would be so much easier. My DSs only need to enter the kitchen and floor seems to be covered in crumbs again .

my least favourite place to vac is the stairs, being ill its very difficult for me to carry the vac along to hoovervthe stairs, as well as having a stairlift which makes it evan more awkward.

Inside the sofa - down the crevices and under the cushions. It's a massive faff to put the hose and the crevice tool onto the hoover, only outweighed by the horrors I find within: crushed crisps, ancient raisins, unidentifiable things that may be cat-related

Non tester.

My least favourite place to hoover is my downstairs-its open plan so it includes the lounge, dinning room and kitchen. Apart from a rug it's all wooden floor. There's constant dog hairs, crumbs, little toys and shoes (that all need putting away before I can even start!!) mud from work boots, saw dust from my daughter after she's been out to see her rabbit, all on the floor. The rug seems to be our dogs favourite spot so it takes forever to hoover and the wooden floor just means that as soon as the hoover is near it, any crumbs, hairs, fluff etc just blow all over the place, driving me mad.

Least favourite room to vac is by far my sons room 😞Always a plethora of god knows what, crisps wrappers , yogurt pots alsorts of discarded bits and pieces. And stains of an extremely sensitive nature. 😂😂😂

Non tester here.

Least favourite place to vacuum has to be the kitchen. A mixture of dust, crumbs, wet, damp, sticky.......Ew!

We usually sweep, then vacuum, then mop. A massive hassle!
Hope I win.

Non tester

Least favourite place is definitely the stairs and under stairs cupboard! The car is pretty backbreaking too!

I hate doing the stairs, but I also hate mopping the kitchen floor so I love that this machine can do hard floors too!

My worse place to Vac is the stairs, the lead is never long enough to go from top to bottom and it is hard to try and hold the hoover whilst using the pipe.

My least favourite place to vacuum is the sofa and chair. Crumbs and cement dust in every nook and cranny, thanks to Dp! The couch is a massive hulk of a thing, that just pulling the cushions is a work out in its self let alone the cleaning part!

It's a toss up between the stairs and the living room as its full of DS toys and I have to tidy it every day so I can Hoover the crumbs off the floor!

Non tester

I hate having to vacuum the playroom. Other than having to move the furniture, I cannot quite get behind the large storage box and it is too heavy to move. Then there is the Jumperoo to negotiate, plus the models the kids are in the middle of building. Not to mention the rug. Oh and there is always that 1 bit of Lego you accidentally suck up, but then you have to stop to empty to find out what it was that made that noise. Takes forever!

Hoovering... euch. My living room is a multi purpose space - dining table, play area, art space... there's a plethora of debris to move when commencing the dreaded task. Definitely my least favourite room.

Non - tester
The Kitchen - it needs doing at least three times a day, it's tiled and as much as I mop, hoover, or sweep, I'm sure I don't get up all the dirt

Non tester - either the living room p, having to heft my huge machine round furniture and toys etc or the kitchen just because of how mucky it gets

Living room we have a rug and it seems to attract the tiniest crumbs !!

Non tester

Non-Tester : I absolutely loathe vacuuming the bedrooms, the only way of doing it thoroughly is to literally shift all the furniture which just isnt practical to do that often. I hate doing the kids rooms, I am always vacuuming up bits of lego etc!.