I purchase this vacuum after carefully read the Amazon review and think I have do due diligence . well , after 4 use , the foot control which allow you to move the vacuum from the upright lock position to the normal position fall off . it go back on easily enough , but fall off again after every second use . the vacuum be very heavy , too heavy for my wife to use . it seem typical of the modern mindset ; lot of cool tool that fall off at the slightest provocation , be noisy , and do not generate much suction when use it without the brush on bare floor . it do seem to do a decent job on carpet if you do not mind put its part back on as you work you way through the house . but it sure look bright and shiny come out of the box . in my mind , it be barely functional . I feel that I waste my money on yet another disposable , use it for a year and throw-it-away piece of junk .