I've had SOOO many vacuum cleaners in my lifetime. I paid over $300 for a Oreck (it SUCKS, and I don't mean picking up dirt). I bought my daughter's Hoover with attachments when I first came back to CT for $20. It works for me!!

I DID try the Purple Dyson Animal and was very impressed with it. But I just don't have $549 to buy one. So, I make do with what I've got.