my old vacuum give out on I and I be force to find a replacement . I research vacuum for almost a week . I look at Consumer Reports and every other online resource that I could find . it be difficult for I to make my choice because the market be flood with vacuum that have attachment and feature out the whazoo . I be lean towards a more expensive model by another manufacturer . but I recall that Consumer Reports have name the Bissell Clearview helix as they number one `` Budget Vacuum . '' as I comtemplate my choice , I reach for the Bissell and walk to the register to make my purchase . when I get home , I immediately assemble the vacuum and give it a test run . I be amaze at how much dirt it pick up . I be a bachelor and do not have many people over , with the exception of my child and one or two frined . so my carpet `` appear '' to be clean . be I surprise . the Bissell pick up dirt that my old vacuum have leave behind . so I decide to vacuum my whole apartment . the dirt that the Bissell pick up shocked I even more . I just know that my old vacuum be get the job do . boy be I wrong . this vacuum cleaner do not have a huge price tag , but it deliver big on result . I highly recommend the Clearview helix . the best part , there be no bag to purchase . nothing worst than have to dump those dirty bag .