When I first got this I thought I'd send it to college with my daughter. But then I used it. It works great! I have used it on our large area rug and even on the hardwood floors. It pick everything up. Then you place it in the charging unit and it sucks everything out and into a container like section and then charges it back up. I like that I can just grap it and use it. The bottom part swivels and moves which is nice. It's light weight and also pretty quiet. I used it this morning while family members were still sleeping and it didn't wake anyone up. It's my new favorite toy.