i felt we were pressured into buying this vacume, i hate the fact that it is sooo heavy to carry up and down stairs and takes time to switch from vac to hose  and back again, athough it really has come in handy for blowing up things and shampooing rugs and all the other gadgets that came with it but it was ungodly exspencive and we felt we got gipt. it dose work well but as i said time comsuming and heavy!