So for years I've used a Bissell Cleanview and when I'd use my carpet cleaner I'd have these piles of dog fur and gunk left behind. So for comparison I vacuumed with my Bissell then with this one I was simply amazed with how much more it picked up. Then a couple days later I vacuumed again and used my carpet cleaner and amazingly there was very little globs of gunk. The filter makes the house smell good. Almost like the arm and hammer odor eliminator stuff you can sprinkle on the floor.