Miele vaccuum bags

pineapple

I have a Miele 'Cat and Dog vacuum. Normally I pay a steep £10 for a pack of 5 bags from Comet. But today I found them replaced with an 'improved' Miele bag at a whopping £15 for 5. Outrageous! Has anyone tried any of the cheaper 'knock offs' or can anyone recommend a vacuum which picks up pet hair? I'm tempted to get a bagless model - but is it true that these spill a lot of dust when emptied?
Thanks

Nikkisun

I usually buy my replacement Miele bags from Ebay - just make sure you're buying the synthetic bags not the paper ones (as the paper ones seem to be useless and split).

Triker

Hi, done a quick scout round and the cheapest (from Miele) I can find are these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Miele-DUSTBAGS-COMPARTMENT-FILTER-filter/dp/B000C2X92M/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1236107529&sr=8-8



but I'm going to check ebay, cheers for the question and the response, prompted me to order some as I'm on my last one.:eek:

Triker

Scrap Amazon, found these on ebay, 20 for the same price (ish) as 5 from Comet.:D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MIELE-GN-SYNTHETIC-Hoover-Vacuum-BAGS-CAT-DOG-20-Pack_W0QQitemZ350113862855QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Vacuum_Cleaner_Bags_Parts?hash=item350113862855&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1686%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1317

Mikeyorks

pineapple wrote: »

I'm tempted to get a bagless model - but is it true that these spill a lot of dust when emptied?
Thanks

Well ..... yes ..... otherwise it won't be empty? If you mean does it spill it in places where you need to vac it up again ..... absolutely not.

Most have a sealed chamber you just unclip off the vac and take out to the bin ... only dusty bit is when you use a paint brush to brush the filters clean. Our most recent one (Samsung) just has a button to eject the fluff / dust out of the bottom of the chamber ..... but best done over the bin!

No accidental dust whatsoever in the bagless ones .... from poorly fitting seals onto a bag!

pineapple

Thanks to all who replied. Sticking with my battered Miele while I suss out the alternatives. Meanwhile found exactly the same bags at half the price from an online stockist :j

Dustykitten

I had a bit of a stock of bags so was shocked when I went to buy some today and found they had been 'improved' - Pineapple did you get the half price bags and if so where from - thanks