this vacuum cleaner suck -- but in a good way ! I really want something powerful and effective , but I be a careful shopper , which be why I have put off buy a new vacuum . I do not want spend money on something only to find out that it still do not do what I want nor do I want to overspend on a expensive vacuum when a less costly model would do . my husband and I recently look into replace we carpet that be really past its better wear but we just can not afford to do that right now so we decide to settle for a new , powerful vacuum . I want a vacuum so strong it would suck the darn pad out from underneath the carpet ! I knit a lot and the fuzzy little hair from my eyelash yarn -lrb- similar to pet hair -rrb- be very difficult to remove with we old vacuum and it be drive we both crazy ! there be so many product out there , so I read many of the Amazon review and finally decide to get this one . the first time I plug it in , I could not believe how well it pick up -- fuzzy little hair and all -- even the birdseed that tend to accumulate near the back door disappear in one pass ! I be thrill ! it be relatively quiet , it be easily assemble , and I like the attachment . yes , it be rather heavy ; if one be petite , elderly , or need to get this thing up stair it could present a formidable problem . yet heavy equal powerful in this case , I get what I be hope for at a price I be willing to pay for it . because Amazon 's price be lower than list , I go ahead and order a extra belt and bag because I be eventually go to need they . the foot lever that lower the handle , yes , be a little annoying , but I can live with it -lrb- work better barefoot -rrb- . do not get this item if heavy be a problem for you , but if you need a vacuum that work -- this sucker work ! I hope it do not break and that I be just as happy with it six month from now .