Kenmore Progressive with Direct Drive Review

I spent years getting hand me down vacuums or buying cheap ones.  This past spring I splurged when i puchased  a Kenmore Progressive.  The biggest selling point was the dirt indicator lights.  It has 5 easily visible lights that tell you when the area you are vacuuming is clean.  I was amazed at how many times I had to go over each area until I got a green light.  The first room, I spent 45 minutes vacuuming.  Don't worry...I don't have to go over each area that many times now.  Since I am using a good vacuum, my carpets stay cleaner.  No more embedded dirt for us!

Some additional pros:

It has a bag.  I have had bag-less vacuums in the past. They make such a mess when you empty them, especially for those of us with pets.

It has wonderful attachments.  They all fit on board and it includes a Handi-mate Jr. with it's own rotating brush.  I can leave the vacuum at the bottom of the steps and use the attachments all the way to the top.

It has an extra long cord.  I can vacuum almost my whole house without unplugging my vacuum.

Like everything, there are some cons.  It is a bit heavy weighing in around 25lbs.  It also comes with the Inteliclean System where the speed of motor changes with the amount of dirt being picked up.  I always turn it off...doesn't really make sense to use. 

 I love my vacuum and I know you will too!