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Bissell SymphonyBy Tara Richter…

Imagine if you didn’t have to sweep your floors and then mop them. What if you could do it ALL at the same time? BISSELL Canada has a new product that is meant for this very purpose! The Bissell Symphony all in one Vacuum and Steam Mop is the first and only cleaner that will both vacuum and steam your hard floors at once – saving you valuable time! The powerful cyclonic action of the vacuum clears away fine/large debris, and your floors are sanitized with just steam to remove 99.9% of germs and bacteria!

Since my own floors in my condo are in the process of being removed in preparation for new laminate flooring, I offered the chance to try out the Bissell Symphony to my sister who has an entire main-floor of hardwood flooring. Her house is full of activity with an avid football practicing teenager, a busy-body toddler, 2 hair-shedding cats, and a husband. Needless to say this floor gets some major traffic.

BISSELL SYMPHONYWhen I asked her what she thought of it after her initial use, her response caught me off guard, “Whoever invented this was brilliant!” she announced enthusiastically, and recounted how easy the assembly and preparation was (literally – just add water). The simple to use, lightweight and adjustable features really speak to the well-thought out the design of this product. One of these great features is three ways to clean with the Bissel Symphony. Users can set it to vacuum only, steam only, or a combination of vacuuming and steam at once.

BISSELL SYMPHONYWith two shedding cats in the house, my sister greatly appreciated that the vacuum/steam feature allowed her to truly clean the floor by removing all the cat hair without simply kicking it up into the air as a broom & dustpan would – only to have it resettle again. I know my sister and I both appreciate the fact that the Bissel Symphony is chemical free and offers reusable/machine washable microfiber pads rather than having to pay for constant replacement throw away pads.

BISSELL SYMPHONY REVIEWWith its sleek/slender design there is no worry about lugging around a large vacuum and a steam cleaner. Instead the Bissell Symphony stores away easily and makes it easy to quickly freshen up floors before company, or as a quick clean up at the end of the day. I had to laugh at my sister when she commented that her floors will always look clean now since using the Bissell Symphony is actually fun!

While the price point at $229 may throw some off, there are huge savings in having a 2-in-1 product that will both vacuum and sanitize hard surfaces. Add in that fact that no extra chemical cleaner is needed, the microfiber pads are machine washable and it is compact for easy storage.

BISSELL SYMPHONYCurrently the Bissell Symphony is only available for purchase online in Canada, but will be available in stores in September. By the sounds of it, I might have a fight on my hands to get the Bissell Symphony back once my floors are finished.

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  • This would be great. With two cats and a electrican boyfriend who comes home covered in saw dust I NEED ONE OF THESE!! Kitty litter gets drug up from the basement and crumbs are a never ending story. Im hoping something like this would also leave my laminate floor streak free, something I also fight with everytime I wash the floor.

  • This would be perfect for our house because of the I could clean up after my messy “boys” and not break my back, thank you!

  • My kitty cooks up a storm of fluff daily. I practically am eating the stuff by the end of the day! This would be a lifesaver!

  • Oh my gosh this would be so useful in my home since I have two messy children who keep me very busy – the option to both vacuum and steam my floors at once would save me so much time! Our entire downstairs is wood and tile, and although I vacuum daily I don’t have to mop often – this product would be a lifesaver!

  • I would love to use the Bissell Symphony in my house, I live in a steel city, (black dust) and also have a cat and grandkids that are always playing on the floors this would be perfect!

  • Because I have a dog and currently don’t have a vacuum. The tumbleweeds of hair are driving me up the wall.

  • This wouldn’t take up much space, which would be perfect. We need this to clean our messy floors, covered in spills and crumbs and fingerprints!

  • This product would be useful in my house as I have a dog with longer hair and he is like a swiffer and always dragging stuff from the outside inside and onto my floors.

  • It would be useful as with laminate floors it seems like you are always cleaning them and this looks like it would be much more efficient than broom and mop

  • This would definitely be useful in my house as our current vacuum is smoking so we can’t use it anymore! Between our baby, the carpet and the hardwood, this would be an easy solution for all the cleaning we need to do. Thanks for the chance!

  • I am entering your giveaway.
    It would be awesome to win a BISSELL Symphony All In One Vacuum and Steam Mop.
    In response to your requirement to share why this product would be useful in my household.
    This BISSELL Symphony All In One Vacuum and Steam Mop would be useful in my household
    because my Vacuum is old and needs to be replaced.I have two cats so cat hair gets everywhere and this looks like a great product.
    Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • This would be fantastic, we have tile, hard hood and then some area rugs. It sucks to have to bust out the full closet of tools to clean one area.

  • This would be useful for vacuuming and steaming. It would be so perfect for the stairs. I bet it wouldn’t shoot the dirt back at my feet like the one I have now does. I need a new vac

  • This would be great to own, I have severe arthritis and my floors don’t get washed as much as they should, especially since I own 3 dogs, 1 cat and a husband who likes wearing his work shoes in the house, this machine would be great for me to get the floors done one time instead of just sweeping and then not being able to wash them because of my back

  • I have 4 different flooring surfaces on the main floor. This would help keep them all clean with one machine.

  • I would be useful because I have 2 cats that are shedding continuously and I love that it vacuums and cleans too.

  • It would be so useful in my home because it would I have different types of flooring in almost each room of my home. Two cats and one messy kid

  • With four kids, a long-haired cat, a shedding-like-crazy pug & a hubby who forgets to take his boots off after he comes in from outside, I do a lot of mopping and vacuuming, old-style. This would definitely lighten my load!

  • Three Jack Russell Terriers+3 Teen Boys+ many friends of the teen boys = help needed, love to steam clean the messes!

  • I take care of 7 children, 2 of my own, 1 dog, 1 cat, and a messy husband. This would be a godsend in my house.

  • This would be great for our floors. We have a dog and a daughter who is all over the place. It would be great to keep our floors really clean!

  • This would great for my flooring. It would save me time from vacuuming/sweep and then mopping. I like that no extra chemicals are needed, a big plus in my books.

  • I have two cats, a large dog, a toddler, an infant, and a husband. My house is a constant disaster… and I don’t even own a vacuum (we have hardwood). This would be so much help in dealing with the pet hair all over everything.

  • Our floors wll be all hardwood except for the bathroom and kitchen and this would make cleaning them so much easier.

  • I would save so much time with a vacuum and sanitize hard surfaces. I would only have to use on machine instead of two or a vacuum and a mop and bucket.

  • I would love to win this because my mom also has two cats! This looks lightweight enough for her to carry around and it sounds like its a dream for cat owners!

  • rural living, dirt driveway, dirt road, grand kids, dogs and cat. I have no carpeting, this would be perfect!

  • We have hardwood throughout and it can be a real pain having to vacuum up all the cat hair and toddler messes and THEN mop!

  • Our vacuum just broke and we can only use the attachments…yikes! With a shedding dog it makes for so much work. Bissel is such a great brand!

  • This would be useful cause we have a shedding cat as well. This would help to clean hair/dirt of the hard floors

  • with a 22 month old, a new born on the way, a cat and a husband…yes this would definitely come in handy! especially with the floors we have. So hard to scrub things off the floor

  • I would love to gift this to my sister and BIL; they have two big dogs so are constantly sweeping/mopping! 🙂 This would be a huge time saver

  • OMG my two year old can use it!!! This is a dreak come true. Thanks fir the opportunity…who am I kidding, I will be the only one using it.

  • I have 2 dogs and tons of fur everywhere and run away fur balls .. this would be awesome , i sweep 10 times a day ughhhh !

  • This would be fabulous to own as I have both hardwood and carpeted floors in my house. I suffered a dislocated shoulder when I was young, which pops outs if I am not careful about picking up heavy things so this machine being light weight is another added bonus. The fact that the pads are reusable and machine washable is the cherry on top of this beautiful cake..lol. Thaks for the chance.

  • This would help cut down on cleaning time and we have a lot of hardwoord and rugs in the house so this would be so handy to use.

  • 3 birds, a dog, a hubby, 2 children living at home, 3 that don’t and visit frequently, 1 grandbaby that visits……… right now I use a string mop or hands n knees!

  • I have two cats who shed a lot. I have a Dirt Devil. You do the math 😉 Seriously tho, it does NOT pick up cat hair or dust bunnies that accumulate when I travel. My mom has a 50 year old Electrolux that works better than my 5-year old Dirt Devil. I really need something that will save me having to, by hand, pick up clumps of cat hair. This looks like it would do the job.

  • because we have 1 dog, 3 cats, 2 bunnies and 6 of us Humans!! lol – there’s so much pet hair too now that everyone is shedding!

  • 5 kids (ages 4, 5, 7, 17 and 20), a husband who likes to wear his shoes in the house, and 2 large black cats. I need this 🙂

  • Like your sister, I also have two cats which produce A LOT of hair! We have hardwood floors that can be difficult to keep fur- and dust-free! We are in need of a decent vacuum, would LOVE to give this one a try! Thanks for the chance to win 🙂

  • My husband and I live on a farm and I work outside the home. A product like this would simplify clean up time for us and save time. I think I want one right now!

  • Tiles – and in particular, the grout lines between the tiles – would be much easier to clean with this vacuum/steam mop combo.

  • This would be so great for my house as we have a beautiful cat and two messy teens. It would make cleaning time that much quicker with much better results, I am sure.

    As well, it would be great for the house my son is living at during University. The kitchen floor always seems a little yucky when I visit and this Bissell Symphony would help them keep the yuckies off their kitchen and bathroom floors.

  • because we have a vacuum that was given to us from family that’s older than me and a steam cleaner that we lent to a friend that leaks steam at perfect burn everything especially your arms height.

  • With a cat and two small kids this would come in so handy!!! im constantly mopping and vacuuming nice to get it done in one shot!

  • I have mostly hardwood floors and some ceramic tiles this would be great since I have three cats, one dog, and a couple teenage boys:)

  • With a Golden Retriever in the house- sometimes the lines get blurred about what belongs inside and what belongs outside– this would help clean up the messes he brings in for sure!

  • I have three boys , a dog and three cats who are always bringing dirt into the house. I’d love this because my floors are never as clean as I would like them.

  • It would help tremendously with the clean up behind two cats, a hubby, and a kid! The worst is the old “bachelor” corners that I find from when my hubby lived in the house by himself for the 20+ years!

  • Oh… the hardwood floor debate! I remember when we bought our home 6 years ago, it was wall to wall green shag carpeting and I was so excited when we ripped it out and installed hardwoods. It looked so beautiful and stunning and I cringed at the thought of scratching it. Thankfully, my Husband was the first to dent it with a screw driver lol! Well, those days of washing it on my hands and knees have grown old are long gone and I’m desperately looking for something to help my clean my floors that is gentle yet effective. This new Bissell product looks interesting. I love all the features and it defiantly sounds like something that would work well in our home. Although the price does seem high at first, never putting on knee pads again is PRICELESS! Thanks for the great review and awesome giveaway 🙂 Fingers crossed!

  • This product would be useful in my household because having dust allergies, it would help me clean the house dust free. As well, my nephews would be able to run away in a germ free environment as much as they please.

  • I have a cat that sheds a lot of hair and my boyfriend is allergic to cats. So this would really come in handy!

  • I share my home with several pets and it is a constant struggle to keep my floors clean. This Bissell would be ideal for tackling the pet hair and doggie dirt.

  • I’ve got two little boys who seem to leave a trail of dirt behind them wherever they go and this Bissell would make it a lot easier to keep the floors presentable.

  • I would love to win this for my daughter who just bought her first house. And I know she is going to need a great vacuum. This one is so much more too. Thanks for the chance!

  • This would be useful in my home. Having 2 special needs children, cleaning floors can be very challenging. Having a more sanitary environment is always a plus!

  • We have a Golden Retriever so I have to dust mop a couple of times a day since the entire down stairs is tiled. This would be a big help!

  • It would be great because an all in one product like would save so much time. it’s annoying to vacuum and then also have to clean and wipe hard floors by hand. i love that it sanitizes as well! plus it would take up much less storage space than my current (and very old) vacuum.

  • we have a good mix of hardwood and carpets in this house and the vaccum we have … SUCKS … in the worst way!! lol

  • I feel like I’m always sweeping and mopping and this takes a ton off time …with this new steampunk my workload would be cut in half

  • With a teenager; husband and 2 dogs sometimes 4 dogs in this house at a time this would be amazing to help clean up after everyone

  • I like the fact that it is a 2-in one. The BISSELL Symphony All In One Vacuum and Steam Mop would do wonders in my apt., not only vacuuming but steam cleaning, and when you have an apt. that smells like dogs, you need all the help you an get. 🙂

  • The BISSELL Symphony All In One Vacuum and Steam Mop would be totally awesome! We have a very sheddy cat and dark floors so all his fluff shows all the time. It would be so awesome to vacuum AND steam the floors all at once. Looks very easy to handle too!

  • Love the idea that the The Bissell Symphony all in one Vacuum and Steam Mop can do both jobs at once. Need this in my home with the beagle shedding enough to make a carpet, this sure would come in handy.

  • This would help me out a lot with having back problems it would be a blessing just to get one machine out to do the floors.

  • I could really use something like this. I have five kids and two dogs, and a few different types of flooring. I also love that it is lightweight.

  • oh my gawd this is like my dream machine. Exactly like the title says, two birds with one stone – 2 in one! Can you get any better? I loathe vacuuming and then washing . I avoid it so much that I just don’t do it. Which is not the best strategy. Truly. Help a girl out!

  • I definitely need this! My house is always a mess. I have two kittens with fur balls, a 13 month old who throws food everywhere, and a 3 year old who still has accidents. It’s a pain to always clean up after them and this would make my job easier.

  • i own a old school big vacuum cleaner, and mopping after that is a lot of work and time. this vacuum-mop would be perfect and help me save a lot of time and backaches!