My mom has one, it works really well.

The rug in the main living room was sent out to be cleaned professionally about 6 months ago, came back looking great. Over the next 4 months she used the old vaccum on it 3-5 times a week. Roughly.

When she first got the Dyson, she vaccumed with the old vaccum first, looked clean. Then vaccumed with the dyson, the dyson canister was a quarter of stuff the old vaccum didn't get.

She emptied the canister and vaccumed again and got about 1/8th full more.

There are several carpets that have fringes on the ends, the Dyson has a clutch system that stops the beater bar thing so it doesn't mess up the frindge. Old vaccum would rip the little tastle things off, Dyson doesn't.

oh and it's never clogged yet and she has a short hair dog living there too.

She got the one that is like purple and red... ugly summabeesh but it works really really well.

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