Anyone living with a shedding dog or cat knows the fur does not stay on the animal or on the floor. It works its way into jumper cuffs, the arms of the sofa and every dark item of clothing you own, and a sticky roller only lifts what is sitting on the surface. A blade shaver cuts through that, taking off the hair that has knitted itself into the weave along with the bobbles that have formed around it.

The head on this one is large, which matters when the job is a sofa cushion or a dog bed cover rather than a single jumper. A small head turns a five-minute task into a twenty-minute one. It runs on a rechargeable battery rather than disposable cells, and a digital display shows the charge remaining, so you find out it needs plugging in before you start instead of halfway across the throw.

• Rechargeable battery, no disposable cells
• Digital display showing battery level
• Large cutter head for covering fabric quickly
• Supplied with one cutter head
• Handheld, for clothing, bedding and upholstery
• Available in white or pink

One thing worth knowing. We have not been given the battery capacity, run time or charging time for this model, and we are not going to invent figures to fill the gap. On fabrics, keep it to woven and knitted surfaces, because a blade shaver will damage loose boucle, mohair and anything with long unsecured loops.

Who it's for: Households with a shedding pet and dark upholstery or dark clothing, where the lint roller stopped being enough some time ago.