Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I use this on my very old hardwood floors to pick up kitty litter, cat hair, etc. and it does an AMAZING job despite there being deep grooves between planks, random indents from past tenants, etc. It works great on all of my rugs, even the hallway runner I have that has deep ripples. My favorite points: - LIGHTWEIGHT! (very important if you have pain or mobility issues) - Maneuvers with surprising ease, I can make it turn so easily without lifting it off the floor, and if i DO have to lift it, again, it's VERY light weight - Incredibly easy to empty, the tabs you press to open the debris holder opens up 90 degrees so you don't have to hold the base in some awkward angle, you can just hold it straight over the trash and press the tabs and gently shake and voila! it's empty. I honestly can't get over how well designed that is. - Works on many types of surfaces: tile, deeply ridged floors, carpets, rugs, etc. It even works well on cheap carpet with long yarn, string like pile without damaging the carpet. Regarding assembly: So many of the comments about the handle are from so many years ago, they have definitely fixed that problem, the handle is INCREDIBLY easy to screw on and put together now with no pounding it on the floor! CONS: - This is NOT something you use to clean a floor 100%, it's really best for clean up in between deep cleans. - It is not a vacuum!! (even if it scares one of my cats so bad, you'd THINK it is one. But he's easily spooked) - You really need to clean off the brushes very frequently or it won't work well. I have two cats, one is long haired, and I have long hair too, so I have to clean them a lot. But it's really not hard at all and only takes a second.