I have been running a small house cleaning business for 5 years and have tried all kinds of different vacuums. A few of my clients have dyson vacuums and I am appalled they payed $500 dollars for this piece of junk. For starters its really heavy and hard to lug around so forget about trying to clean stairs with it. The attachments are a joke: the the hose isn't very flexible and doesn't stretch very far. I actually had the hose snap back on me once because I had stretched it too far (less than 2 feet mind you) and it hit me in the face! Also, its important to note that not being able to use the...review »