ChomChom vs FurZapper: couch hair or laundry hair?

Hair on the couch: ChomChom. Hair in the wash: FurZapper.

Your couch and your hamper are different crime scenes, so they get different tools. ChomChom is your arm: roll it over the cushions and the fur piles up in a compartment you empty. FurZapper is the machine: two tacky discs ride in the washer and dryer and come out wearing the fur.

Which one to get

• Get both if the hair is on the couch and in the hamper. ChomChom takes the cushions, FurZapper takes the blankets and hoodies, and each covers the other's gap.

Couch and cushion hair: ChomChom wins

Fabric furniture is the job ChomChom is for. Push and pull in short back-and-forth strokes, one cushion at a time, then open the compartment over the trash. Run a hand over the cushion: smooth fabric means you got it.

Winner: ChomChom, for the couch.

Hair on blankets and laundry: FurZapper wins

Wash a furry blanket and the fur ends up on the rest of the load. FurZapper's soft, tacky discs go in with the wash and again in the dryer, and hair collects on the discs instead. Open the dryer and the discs come out furry: peel the hair off and toss them back in.

Shake the item out hard before it goes in, so the discs only deal with what is left. Then clear the lint trap after every load to catch the rest.

Winner: FurZapper, for every blanket the dog has claimed.

Neither if

• The hair is mostly on the floor or deep in carpet. Start with a vacuum, then come back for the leftovers. See our best vacuums for pet hair.
• The hair is coming off your dog faster than you can clean it. A brush at the source cuts what lands on the couch: see our best brushes for shedding dogs.

Still choosing?

Not sure ChomChom is your tool? See the rest ranked in best pet hair removers for furniture. For laundry, the full wash-and-dry routine shows where FurZapper fits. Want the one-product deep dive? Read the ChomChom Roller review.