I bought this about 2 months ago for my apartment. I don't have any rugs but I wanted a light weight vac to use because it gets dusty in my apartment and I was tired of using the duster mops on the floors. This little vacuum is perfect to go through my apartment and get up the dust bunnies lurking everywhere. It's lightweight and easy to assemble and does the job. I had a Dirt Devil vac before that I really liked but was too much for my new small apartment. So when I decided to look for something lightweight I immediately looked for a dirt devil.