This is the best vacuum I've owned since my husband got rid of my Kirby for a Hover, which was to heavy and left me with shoulder pains every time I vacuumed. Since my husband has passed in and live on a fixed income I can't afford a Kirby, but the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser was priced correctly for my budget and I used to own a Bissel Big Green Machine, which was the best carpet cleaner I've ever owned, so I wanted to give the Pet Hair Eraser a try and I was shocked how much sand it brought up out of my carpets. Owning 4 dogs that are inside-outside dogs it was greatly needed. Love how light weight and easy it is to use and clean as well as just thrilled with how much it picks up. Thank you for producing this product.