Author's product rating: 
| Advantages: |
lightweight, cheap, easy to maintain, superb cleaner |
| Disadvantages: |
can't buy it new any more |
| Recommend to potential buyers: |
yes |
The Hoover Junior is probably one of the best vacuum cleaners the world has ever seen.
It is many years since Hoover stopped production of this little beauty: nowadays you can only get them reconditioned and at times even these are in short supply. One of the reasons for this is that Hoover, for several years, bought in all the old trade-in Juniors from big retailers like Comet and Currys, and then smashed them to pieces so they could not be reconditioned and re-enter the market. The Junior was so successful Hoover couldn't wait to get rid of it - the reconditioning was making a huge hole in the sales of their newer products!
If you're thinking of buying a recon Junior I only have one piece of advice - turn it upside down before you do. If the reconditioners have made it look almost like brand new on the underside then it is probably a good job. If on the other hand it looks good until you turn it over to see flaking paint, rust and dirt, then GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. There are still plenty of good reconditioners around. As a general rule avoid the market - go to a domestic
appliance shop instead.
Don't be fooled by today's big wattage vacuum cleaners - that £200 Dyson at 1000+ watts will leave behind dirt that the 375Watt Junior will pick up after it. And you'll probably have over £150 change left.
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