Forget washing filters, unplugging pipes and dust/hair everywhere. The Henry Quick changed our lives. What’s more is that the handle extension makes it a doddle to use with arthritic thumbs.

not too heavy not to light does the job.

I've owned stick vacuums across three of the big-name brands, so I don't say this lightly: the Quick Henry outclasses them all, and it does so four ways.

First, the battery. It runs 50% longer than anything else I've owned — which in stick-vacuum terms is the difference between finishing the whole house and standing in the hallway holding a dead wand and a grudge.

Second, the suction, also 50% stronger. This machine doesn't coax dirt from the carpet, it repossesses it.

Third, the dust bags — an underrated stroke of civilisation. No wrestling a clogged canister over the bin while a cloud of yesterday's floor rises up to meet your face. Bag out, bag binned, hands clean, dignity intact.

And fourth, the price sits in the sensible middle: not the cheapest, not the dearest, but squarely at the point where you're paying for engineering rather than for the logo. Worth every dollar.

Three brands taught me what a stick vacuum should be. The Quick Henry is the first one that actually is.

I have had the bigger Hemry (pink Hetty) for years and love it. When I saw this Henry Quick, I had to get it. Its absolutely fab, and the disposable bag is a better option than collecting all the dirt and trying to wash/clean as i did with my previous stick vacuum.

It's a very good stick vacuum best part is the pods