Miele Compact C1 Pure Suction Bagged Canister Vacuum with High Suction Power Designed for Hard Floors and Low-Pile Carpet, in Lotus White

After reading oh so many reviews I bought the compact C1 Miele cannister to replace the LAST Kenmore I will ever buy. (The last Kenmore cannister died at 9 months of age) I have a LOT of pet hairs, a LOT (100+) potted plants, and a LOT of dirt & dust. We live in the country on a long gravel drive & spend most of our time outside tending growing things. We start & propagate indoors, especially in winter. And we have 7 cats & 1 dog (don't judge...they just show up). Anyway, you get the picture. It's a dirty life and we love it but I don't want my house dirty so I have always had cannisters & make heavy use of the attachments.First, the suction... On day 1 as I was just testing it out I got within an inch of a sock on the bedroom floor & WHOOSH! Before I could blink the sock was in the bag. lol I was quite impressed. And the sock was simple to retrieve. Christmas glitter was gone in one quick pass. If you place the wand on the palm of your hand, the suction is so tight that you can wave it around & it will not fall off.Second, I saw a couple reviewers speaking on the small duster attachment. Yes, there is less brush on it but omg it is so much more effective. Cobwebs near the ceiling are gone without even touching them. It actually sucks the dust up rather than just moving it around. And...it has a very cool feature in that it rotates & turns the brush at a 90 degree angle for dusting bookshelves, tables, celing fan blades or other flat surface. Very clever.Third, the telescoping wand reaches so much farther than any I've ever used. I can reach all the way behind upper kitchen cabinets, even in the corner, where used to I had to get a chair or step ladder. And the wand is so light & ergonomic that my back is not aching when I finish.Fourth, the (non-power) head at first seemed quite toy-like in comparison to the heavy Kenmore power head but after just a couple uses I am in love. It easily twists, contorts, & gets between, under & around most everything. And it picks up crumbs from around baseboards without having to take it off.Fifth, and this is a silly thing that made me excited, but the plastic connectors on the wand are much sleeker & smaller. So therefore I can get deep behind furniture (like dressers) & into other small spaces that had been inaccessible without moving the furniture.Finally, as for the small size & smaller bags...I just now changed the bag after nearly a month & having vacuumed the walls, ceilings, woodwork, fans, and obviously floors many times. The house is 2000 sq ft.I have not been gentle on it as I have sucked up many a dried plant leaf, too much dry cat food, at least one paper napkin (oops!) and many a Christmas decoration 'dropping'.Now...if it will last a good long while I will be completely happily ever after.

RECOMMENDATION TIME.I bought this vacuum because my dog Captain Freckles' fur is clingy, really static-prone, and EVERYWHERE, and my poor broom just wasn't cutting it.This thing is lightweight, easy to put together and use, has a retractable cord, the canister rolls smoothly, and the vacuum itself is surprisingly powerful for how little it is! It comes with a telescoping handle and like four or five different vacuum heads, too, so there's no nook or cranny too weirdly-shaped for the thing to get to.On my hardwood and laminate floors, this thing is unstoppable. The ice-melt and salt scattered from my boots didn't stand a chance, and it took the fur and even some of the salt residue up out of my doormat. Finally, it picked up at least 95% of the fur in the carpet outside my front door-- fur that had been stepped into the carpet quite a bit before this vac came in the post. Consider me thoroughly impressed with that feat.Most importantly, though? It's QUIET.Quiet vacuum means happy neighbors, happy and not-sound-overstimulated me, and... okay, not a happy Captain, but at least he's not in ABJECT TERROR the way he probably would be with a louder or bigger vacuum model. The fact that he was willing to approach it when he's a very anxious, sound-scared dog is a testament to how quiet this thing is.Powerful, lightweight, well-built, and quiet-- this thing ticks every box for an excellent vacuum. The fact that it uses bags is... like, not even a consideration. It's so worth getting.

I carefully read reviews and it takes a long time before I commit so much money to a product like this.I would advise going to a local vacuum store and trying this out first ..if you can.Pros:1. AMAZING suction.2. Lightweight: You can pick this up and carry it easily - and it floats along with you in the smoothest way while using it.3. Its so easy to keep clean, and after the canister type vacuum cleaners this was just as important to me as its suction capacity.4. EXCELLENT FILTER & BAG. The bag is like a thinner mattress pad - its that thick.5. Dusting is an option with this vacuum. Put the brush on and you can clean your blinds, baseboards and all those really hard to dust areas - or ALL areas :DCons:1. Fittings felt too flimsy and cheap was my first reaction when I opened it up and put it together.2. Vacuum head seems like it would scratch your finish, it has a scraping sound and its really worrisome. I don't believe its ruining my floors - I do check to make sure though. I'm also thinking of maybe attaching some thin felt on the metal part with India rubber to ease my paranoia!3. ***MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL*** It will NOT vacuum your regular or shag-type carpets easily at all. You can, but its very difficult to do. I have a nice large area rug and its great to run this over it..one direction. So I would vacuum with a 'carpet' vacuum then go over my rug in one direction.I bought this vacuum specifically for my wood floors and saw from reading another review in here that they found it was great to dust with!I was apprehensive when I first got this and saw for myself from another review in here that it felt like the parts were cheap, so I was prepared to hate it and deeply regret this purchase.Happily, after MUCH use I absolutely love it and am so very glad I have it. I almost feel like Gollum because its very precious to me. hahaGood luck to any who read this! I hope you find what you're looking for and its as satisfactory to you as this one is for me.