I received this product to try in exchange for my honest opinion. We love stick vacuums. We've owned two previous stick vacs and they were awesome. The Hoover is really good. The first thing is, it's VERY powerful. It has enough power to compete with a bagless vacuum. I also love how lightweight it is. It's easy to empty, but the only thing I would change is the ability to empty the reservoir without removing the unit. If you could just click the button to dump the trash, it would be perfect!! I definitely give it a 9.5/10.