My mother in law gave us one probably 9 years ago. We used it a lot! Finally we lost a wheel and we lost something in the hose, and its ready for retirement. So I finally bought a new one today the purple pet one again. I was worried the new attachment would be worse but I shockingly love it! House feels so clean! My mom had a dyson and she tried this and says it was better. I have all hard wood floors and a few area rugs and a 75 pound blonde dog who sheds.