Rainbow E Series Vacuum Review

I have the e-series Rainbow. Let me tell you, it was a heck of an argument to get me to agree to pay $2000 for a vacuum. Ultimately, it was the baby on the way and allergies that were won over by the air filtration feature. At the time of purchase (which by the way was over $3000 with financing), the Rainbow dealer made a "deal" with my husband that if he showed it a certain # of times and then sold 1 then they pay for the vacuum (rolling eyes) Right! They had him show it over and over for weeks at the very few peoples houses that the sales exhausted area hadn't seen it. Then before his very last showing they said he wasn't doing the presentation properly and that he needed another salesman to go with him. They never would do it and then promptly left town. So, I have a $3000 vacuum! Great! 

 It works well on water, but is a struggle to get connected properly and difficult to pull around. Now I have moved and I have ONE RUG to use a vacuum on.( It definitely doesn't work on the bare surfaces!) That ONE RUG is a SHAG rug, I would rather use my $9 Eureka vacuum on it. It wont pick up anything off the rug and knocks all the dust to the surface so that it is officially not even getting it to LOOK clean! Emptying the water canister is horrid, especially in the winter, and you have a ten minute set-up, put up. If you want a good comparable vacuum to this one.... GO PICK UP A $40 SHOP VAC!!!