the yellow vacuum that could

once upon a time there was a yellow vacuum that could....kick ass in sucking up crap from the carpet! :) the infamous dyson cyclone vacuum joined our family this past friday. could barely keep myself contained as i drove up and i saw the box on our doorstep when tay and i got home from school. now before i purchased this, i did a lot of research and what i found was that there are a lot of mixed reviews about this vacuum. from overpriced and "eehh" to emphatically awesome! after thoroughly testing this baby out, here's what we found:

1. it is very light compared to the bagless hoover we have (oh, i mean HAD) ;)
2. it makes very defined track marks in the carpet (which jonathan *loves*)
3. it picks up little bits/strings/dust/fur *extremely* well on the "first pass"
4. it is quieter than the hoover we HAD
5. there are futuristic features in its look
6. there is a handy release hatch when emptying the canister
7. the tool attachments don't seem to sit right in its holder and keep falling out when you're vacuuming the floor (it could be that jonathan and i are just "tumors" and haven't figured out how they're supposed to stay in there)
8. the drastic height incline of the brushbar section prevents it from going under the bed and coffee table
9. using the tool attachments require a little more effort than with most other vacuums because you have to pull out the 2 foot wand from the hose in order to attach the tools.
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