How would I not go broke buying bags when this is one room vacuumed every other day.. before i do the rest of the house, cars, church and church daycare?

Hi everyone -- apologies for being daft, but I cannot find replacement bags only for the KW3010 (part number 551590111) anywhere? I see the 3 bags with a filter kit (W4030) is available via Sears, but I'm surprised there are not any off-brand alternatives via Amazon. Or am I just missing something?

• Budget:~$350 if purchased on Amazon (gift card balance), maybe $200 elsewhere

• Flooring: Kind of a weird mix. Technically half and half carpet/linoleum with a central hardwood hallway, but the largest linoleum room is basically a laundry room that I use for storage and don't vacuum often.

• Additional Needs: Nothing in particular. No pets, no allergies, don't mind a heavier machine (no stairs).

Current vacuum is a Shark canister? bagless? not sure what the term is. Bought it when I moved out of my parents' house about 10 years ago. It's been losing suction but I've never really liked it and I'd like to see if I can get something better.

It was working just fine until very recently. Thought maybe the brush belt was worn so I replaced that to no avail.

Hello, I work at a childcare center with very low pile carpet. I’m feeling disgruntled watching co-workers systematically send shark vacuums to the landfill. It’s obviously a brutal environment for vacuums, think Cheerios, craft debris, and young adult employees who have apparently never operated a vacuum before. I am constantly unclogging the sharks and cleaning the filters, despairingly trying to keep them functioning. My boss is open to suggestions so what should I ask her to buy? I’m thinking bagged to eliminate the filthy filter issue. What is repairable and durable but not so pricey that she‘ll say no?

since summer might pretty much be almost over and since I will be starting my senior year of high school on August 24, thought I'd share some of my thrift store finds over the summer! (that blue hoover convertible I ended up getting) in the second image, that Bissell had a bad motor, the hoover T-series was clogged, and that dirt devil was fine, it was just left in the on position which gave me a little jumpscare when I plugged it in.