I've been weighing the investment into good vacuum for a while now. This came as a recommendation from my older sister who has three kids, a husband, and a dog to clean up after! I recently a big move and money was a concern to me but there's two women, two cats, and a dog, we get hair everywhere and the $30 stick vacuum just couldn't cut it anymore. I was going insane with how dirty our home looked just because of fur everywhere and in just one use I can say this was worth the investment. Even our rugs look different without a constant layer pet fur. I'm looking forward to tackling our cat tower soon!