First, thank you #Bissell for sending this product for my review! Ive had stick vacs by the dozen, we have all hard wood and a few verrry large area rugs AND we have 2 very big very furry cats who shed like nobodies business... so floors are a major pain to keep clean in a way that suits me! This Bissell has a rug toggle and the best suction ive ever seen in a stick vac. i absolutely love it and use it daily! its the easiest ive seen to empty and you can wash the steel filter which is a MASSIVE money saver!! i wish i could give this 10 stars