was smaller than I was expecting, and wouldn't work for my needs (it looks like it would be great for cleaning the keyboard of a computer, or the kitchen counter where crumbs from a toaster or something similar have fallen). I was looking for something to pick up small spills/piles of debris on the carpet - like if someone tracked in a little mud on their shoes and you needed to clean that up. The cup to catch the debris was very small. But for it's size, it seemed to have a good amount of suction and might be exactly what someone else is looking for.