OMG!  I think it pulled things out of the carpet that I lost many moons ago!  We also have some new wood floors and I wanted a vacuum that didn't throw the dirt out of the back while vacuuming and they're really hard to find.  Every vacuum I've had was throwing the dirt out the back even on the 'bare floor' setting and this vacuum didn't do that! Easy and lightweight to use. I'm thrilled!