This vacuum has been great. Its a compact size with a lot of power. Out house is small and not a lot of storage space. The wand is nice and long and does an awesome job on bare floors and area rugs. This product is not ment for carpeting at all is the main drawback. I noticed that where you grip the wand there is a window that you can open to reduce suction; this works its way open as your vacuuming. Other than those two things I am completely satisfied. In fact my mom liked mine so much she got one too. The replacement bags are inexpensive and for the price and performance of this product it is a good buy.