I must admit, i was skeptical at first. I'm a "die hard" fan of another brand..but I thought why not..let's try this! I must say I was SO pleased! I never realized how much my "old" vacuum DIDN'T pick up!! I could see the dirt, hair, dust being sucked up into the canister..wow! I have a small dog, and she sheds so I have tiny little hard-to-pick-up hair all over. This vacuum picked all of those tiny, irritating hairs right up!! I love that there's NO BAGS to buy, and after each time, I can hold it over my trashcan, push the button, and release the lid and all the dirt goes straight into the trash. Super easy! I vacuum every week and love the pretty little "lines" that this makes in my carpet. It's pleasing to the eye and for me, knowing that the dirt, hair, etc is picked up makes it that much MORE amazing for me!! Thank you, Bissell, for a GREAT product! I will definitely recommend this!!