Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am SO angry about this product. I received it today, and was SO excited about it, only to be crushed as I start to open up the box more. I start taking out each piece and start to notice a smell. A familiar one. The smell of mold and mildew. EVERYTHING in the ENTIRE product box stinks!!! Including the vacuum itself. I see no water damage, but it smells like it was sitting in a water damaged warehouse, with mold growing out the wazoo, for like a year. It works great. It's a nice vacuum. The way you have to hold it while pressing the trigger was a little painful for my hand. But aside from the conditions that it was kept it, it seems like a great buy. When I tested it out, the smell was super strong again, like it was because it was blowing air through the smelly filter. I am so grossed out that I will be buying a NEW filter for my BRAND NEW VACUUM, WHICH IS SO RIDICULOUS!!!! I smelled the box that it was shipped in from Amazon and that had no smell, which leads me to believe it's 100% on the seller. I will be going to a real store to purchase my new filter to be assured I don't come across the same problem. #gross #disappointed #WAYTOOexpensivefortheseproblems