Fraudulent Reviews?
The first two reviewers (at bottom of list) both reviewed Bissell products exclusively, providing rave reviews. I am suspicious of these reviewers in that they reviewed 2-3 Bissel vacuums in their other reviews. Note both reviews posted on the same day -- click the "see other reviews" to check it out for yourself.

Honeywell H31008 Bissell Style 8 Replacement Belt Bissell 970 OxyKIC - Oxygen Activated Carpet Spot & Stain Remover Vacmaster VJ507 5-Gallon 3 HP Wet/Dry Vacuum BISSELL 3065 FILTER Dirt Devil M088920 Swivel Glide Vision Vacuum - Free Shipping Bissell 3990 Total Floors Velocity Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner Shop-Vac 962-18-00 18-Gallon 6.5 HP Wet/Dry Vacuum SANITAIRE COMMERCIAL MOVER - LAG-EUR6052 Dyson DC27 Total Clean Bissell 210-0603 BISSELL 2100603 BELT - GENUINE

A very nice rug cleaner for twice the price
I had bought this for my wife after a lengthy search on the internet and we've not been disappointed. The first occasion to use it came after one of our four legged pets had an accident on our beige rug. It loads easily and it's handy how the clean water and the waste water share space on the small, cartridge. It's surprisingly light weight too. We'd had a Bissell previously from about 10 years ago and that was a large, 4 wheeled item that you pulled behind you. As I recall that cleaned pretty well but all the water fittings leaked no matter how hard you tightened them. I'm glad to say that this Bissell cleans even better and there are no leaks to be seen.
This has been a good purchase for us!

Dyson DC27 Total Clean Bissell 32071 PowerGlide Ultra 3M Bags 2 Pack Sanitaire Model Sc679 Vacuum (EUR679) Shop-Vac 589-02-00 HangOn Wet/Dry Vacuum 2.5-Gallon, 2.5-HP Dirt Devil RV Central Vacuum System Dirt Devil 0313SLV KRUZ Cordless Floor Vacuum Cleaner Dirt Devil Kone Vacuum Pink Bissell 2106679 BELT-LIFT OFF REPL, 2 PACK ShopVac 9621210 - 12 Gallon 6.5 Hp Autopro Wet / Dry Shop Vac - ShopVac - 9621210 Bissell 37601 Lift-Off Revolution Turbo Upright Bagless Vacuum

Bigger than I expected,
It was bigger than I expected and the blow from the exhaust sometimes moves what you are trying to vacuum and defeats the purpose. The design falls short for my needs. I was hoping for a little more of a high tech item.

Bissell 18P0 Garage Pro Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner BISSELL Vacuum STYLE 8 HEPA FILTERS 3750-2 WILDWOOD 2 Count Bissell Style 7, 9 and 10 Replacement Belt Sold in packs of 6 Filtrete Bissell 2 Belt, 2 Belts Per Pack Shop Vac 18 Gallon Poly Tank w/ dual accessories Bissell Lift-Off Revolution Vacuum Bissell 3200 No. 8 Vacuum Cleaner Belt Dirt Devil M088910 Swivel Glide Vision Vacuum - Free Shipping Dyson DC 11 Telescope Canister BISSELL STYLE 3 BELT ORIGINAL (2)PK

Love this vacuum
Love, love, love this vacuum. I was in a situation of needing an in-between, yet dependable vacuum --- my current house has lots of carpet, but I'll be moving into a new house in a couple of months, and it has very little carpet. I needed a new vacuum NOW, but I wanted one that would fit the bill for both house needs and still not cost an arm and a leg. I've had 2 bagless - hated the nasty dirt every time they had to be emptied - and they always lost suction, even the more expensive models. So, I was in the market this time for a bagged vacuum. After reading the reviews on this one, I decided that for the price and free shipping, it was definitely worth a shot. SO GLAD I PURCHASED THIS VACUUM. It has great suction and picks up way more on my carpet than my bagless vacuums did. It even does great on hard floors, which I don't even think it's technically advertised to do (I had just read some other reviewers saying it did great on their hard floors, so I had hoped I'd find the same); it doesn't throw the debris around like most vacuums with roller brushes. I love the position of the carry handle - I can carry it up and down the stairs while simultaneously toting my 21 pound son in the other arm. It's also weighted well enough and light enough that I can vacuum the whole house while holding my son when needed. Also, the tools are well placed and easy to use. I've had vacuums where the tools constantly fell off or where the whole vacuum tipped over whenever you were using the hose - not so in either case with this vacuum. All in all an excellent buy. This is the happiest I've been with a vacuum since I started buying my own 10 years ago, and I think it's an excellent value for the money spent! Would buy again.

Dirt Devil 08200 Scorpion Corded Handheld Vacuum Aluminum Tack Box by Metro Bissell 603-2000 VP-95B Butler Revolution vacuum cleaner bags- Genuine - 3 pack Hoover UH50000 TurboPower WindTunnel Anniversary-Edition Self-Propelled Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner with Pet-Hair Tool Shark Power Pet Lightweight Canister Vac Bissell 1200 SpotBot Compact Deep Cleaner - Deluxe Kit Fluid Evacuator Bissell 32034 Drive Belts for PowerClean, Pure Air and Pure Air Deluxe Bissell ProHeat 2X Carpet Cleaner Tank Shop-Vac 970-02 10-Gallon 3 HP Wet/Dry Vacuum

heavy and noisy but cleans great
This is one heavy vacuum and it has a louder than usual noise, a pitch that hurt my ears. However, the amount of dust and lint in the canister was amazing and the "power paw" is great for stairs and furniture and the duster is really a nice feature. The way it cleans itself is so cool. Overall, I'd say this is a great vacuum, but he noise and weight take away a few stars.

Dirt Devil Ultra Swivel Glide Upright BISSELL 6800 HOSE Replacement Bissell Pump Belt Eureka C2132B Commercial Upright Vacuum Cleaner Euro-Pro Electrolux Homecare #EL7020A Oxy3 Canister Vacuum Metro Vacuum 110-IDAR 110-Volt Magc Air Inflator/Deflator The Eureka Boss® Smart VacTM has once again won the Consumers Digest BEST BUY for performance, Honeywell H11003 Replacement Filter for Bissell Style 8 Post Motor Filter Bissell Style 3 Filtrete Vacuum Bags 2 Pack - Free Shipping