Friends kept saying get a dyson but I do not buy things just because it is fashionable, so I rallied on with my faithful vacuum cleaner - hoovering daily - continually replacing the bags as I have pets - hairs and mud trodden through after winter walks. Looking through the carpet cleaning firms for Spring, hoovering for the second time that day as the pets are starting to moult, yet again a friend - get a dyson. On impulse I did just that. I had hoovered but as soon as I got it home like any child with a new toy I wanted to get it out to try - still sceptical - but I couldn't believe my eyes - it even drew the trodden in mud up from the pile of the carpet. It was so easy to empty it, wash the cylinder and start again - the carpets have a new lease of life! It is light to use - a bonus for me as I have a bad back. Brilliant hose with the handle becoming your hoover for the stairs and it just waits for you at the bottom. Can you tell - I am totally converted!