My family bought this for me for father's day last year and it worked fine the first couple times. After 3 or 4 uses it wouldnt suck the air out of the bags and became very difficult to even get to turn on. This is my second foodsaver product and will most definitely be my last. The first one was a cheaper model but the 5200 was expensive. Neither one lasted more than 10 uses. I didn't have to buy new bags. They quit before I needed them.