This thing sucks. Don't waste your money
919358
This thing sucks. Don't waste your money. It falls off the fridge and the entire structure of it is wrong. I don't understand how you're expected to put multiple childrens' chores on here. The chart just doesn't work.
1077234
I bought this this because I thought it was the best. I got a Hoover windtunnel with more suck than this has. I have two boxer dogs. They eat dried dog food pellets. The stuff is everywhere as they drop it out of their mouths and batt it around the kitchen floor. I figured this machine would suck up the dog food. It did not. Not even when it was picked up and set directly ontop of the dog food and other wise it just pushed it around.

I was told by Dyson to use the aux hose and nozzel which is only about 4' long meaning I would have to bend over to clean the entire floor. Forget that.

I also bought the aux parts stuff. I found that with their adaptor it fit perfectly on my Hoover Wind tunnell.

Also, did I mention heavy. This thing out weights my old Hoover tank which would clean anything but weighted a ton.

I returned it and kept the accessory package.

These damn things need to be rated in suck rating. There is no way this thing out sucks other units on the market. It's just over sold and overrated.

Noel McGaughey
710323
I should have listened to the reviewers on this one. Doesn't work for anything. Do not buy this thing. You have been warned that it sucks.
4329623
Honestly this product sucked. I've never been so disappointed in a product before. I keep my car fairly clean. I was tired of carrying my huge vacuum downstairs and then trying to find a outlet to plug it in at the apartment. I was so excited to get this. I go to use it and it barely even sucks! It didn't even get anything vacuumed off the floor of my car. Not even the leaf I put down to test it. Would NOT recommend this.
4154740
I got this as a gift.  If I had tried it out I would never have bought it.  It has some engineering flaws that just suck.

First, the most aggravating thing is that when you pick it up by the handle the trigger located right where your index finger would grab it.  So it turns on before you are ready.  Bad placement of the trigger!

Second, it does not clean for even 20 minutes.  Very bad battery.

Third, when you use it, it blows exhaust air right in your face.  The exhaust is on the back, right above the handle.  How disgusting!

Fourth, debris tends to collect behind the roller brush and it has to constantly be cleaned out or it will stop. Animal hair clogs it badly.

Fifth, when you try to place it back in the charger, the bottom springs open and dirt falls out on the floor.

Sixth, the little ball roller makes it very hard to control.  It zigs and zags along instead of going straight.

All this, and it is a very pricey vacuum.  I was going to give it 2 stars, but just changed my mind.  One star for the Dyson.
4053658
Don't waste your money.  This does NOT work.
3390306
This thing sucks.  I put in brand new batteries and could barely feel any air movement on the low setting with my hand on the fan.  The "high" setting produced a whisper soft breeze at first but then the blades slowed down after about 30 seconds.  It's worthless.
447054
My wife picked up this Bissell on sale at a local store, we needed a new vacuum and wanted a bagless model that "specialized" in pet hair.  What we got was a complete waste of money (nobody listens to me when I say do a little research first).  There isn't one thing this vacuum does well - not one!  I could say that the candy apple red paint is a nice touch...but I buy vacuums to clean my house, not to look nice when I open the hall closet.

If you like a LOUD vacuum with the suction power of TWO drinking straws, this is the vacuum for you.  I think Bissell says in the manual that you have to remove the insert above the canister and clean it every once in awhile.  We have one dog and one cat, and have to remove that insert about 2-3 times a month.  This isn't a 'bang around the trash can' cleanout, either; I have to take it into the garage and blow it out with the air compressor.  Do YOU have a compressor in your garage?  There's so many nooks and crannies in the insert that it's pretty much a requirement to blow it out to clear the air passages.  I know, I know...the engineers didn't expect this thing to be moving DUSTY AIR through its MULTI CYCLONIC SYSTEM.

That pet brush you see up on the handle?  That is a junk extension of a junk device.  It falls off at the slightest tap of the main vacuum chassis, and stopped working after 3 uses (you could hear the high-quality plastic bearings making noise during the first use).  Right now it lives in the bottom of the closet, because it's useless and just falls off anyway.

There is another brush head on the body of the removable canister, which falls off 50% less than the pet brush.  This one actually collects the pet hair so you can pick it out by hand and spoon-feed it to the vacuum.  In fact, you'll be hand-feeding this hunk of crap more than you think - it needs a LOT of help.  Find any hair/crumbs/glitter/anything on your carpet?  You'll be making at least two passes before Ol' Faithful even considers picking it up...and then you stand a good chance of the offending item getting dropped out of the vacuum head as soon as you turn it off.  It doesn't even pick up pet hair, which is what seems to be a selling point judging by all the dumb stickers on this thing.  It's like an auto body guy from NASCAR works in Bissell's marketing department - STICKERS EVERYWHERE.

The hose itself is pretty inflexible and just about long enough, and the hose extension is another quality design by those Bissell MBAs...I mean, engineers.  The extension has a twist lock in the middle, which will crack after maybe 6 months of use...rendering it useless as well.  I've checked multiple times, and there are no blockages in any passageways; this thing is just very poorly designed.

Overall, keep looking right past this thing.  It may look nice, but that's about it.
1476705
It should get zero stars this thing sucks. I wish i listen to the bad reviews but i was just hopping it would be good because of the good reviews but no. Lesson learned if bad reviews out number good don't get it
3379292
Sucks so much (not in a good way). It has super puny suction power. I got it to use on hardwood floors and it doesn't pick up things right around its own edge, you have to pick it up, put it right on top of what you want to vacuum and then there's still dirt and hair along the edge that you have to manually pick up as the vacuum won't suck it up. Terrible product, will return.
Check out pics to see what I mean about the dirt/hair collecting on edges and not getting sucked up.
2510389
This SUCKS....well actually it doesn't. It doesn't suck enough to pick up hair or dirt off of carpet or furniture. We returned it.
The pole is not tall enough for even a female to use without bending way over and killing your back. (even with extended)
4812647
not good at all didn't suck up well and threw it away after a few months
896069
Arrived broken.  I fixed it and it still sucks.  Cheap construction, bad design.  Worst, it doesn't pick up dog poop effectively.  It has one job...
828008
It sucks,  works when it wants and don't when it f on the want to
1029383
This product sucks.  It doesn't work at all. I would not recommend this to anyone
2137579
Sucks. Don't waste your money. After using it for 3 days the little trap door, as I like to call it, is now a fully swinging door, happily flinging my credit card, ID, and cash all over the darn parking lot. I could use tape to hold the door shut, but that's a no. Also, it makes the thickness of the phone so freakin thicky (that's what she said) that it now does not sit even semi-securely in my car mount. I can go over a little bump in the road and my phone goes flying out of the holder.

Conclusion: Don't do it dude!
1572465
In terms of positives, it sucks up dirt really well. The fatal flaw with this device is it's crappy battery life. Even when brand new, I think I was able to get, at most 2-3 minutes of  suction out of it before the battery needed to be recharged.
Now, I get about 30 seconds of suction. I'll be throwing this out into the garbage in a couple minutes.

Needless to say, i do not recommend this product.