USE THE ATTACHMENT! I didn't for the first two ...
359583
USE THE ATTACHMENT! I didn't for the first two weeks and thought the vacuum was just kind of "meh". But the attachment swirly thing is uh-may-zing. My fuzz-factory Siberian husky can no longer keep up with my ability to erase his substantial output from the house/car! Cut the time it took to vacuum the living room rug from 30 minutes to 10!
3796213
This. Attaches. To. My. Vacuum.

You take the nimble little cat Furminator, which my arthritic hands can manage, but then attach it to the stiff 15" vacuum hose (the pipe-style, which is what is available on both of my vacuums), and it is suddenly unwieldy. I just can't maneuver it without hurting my cat.

The attachment makes a high-pitched whistle, which combined with the vacuum noise and suction, terrifies my cat.

It does a really great job of sucking up the fur as it's ejected; sadly, neither the cat nor I can tolerate these grooming sessions.
331369
It didn't work at all. Tried 3 of attachments with 4 different devices.
2153675
I wouldn't recommend using this as the "permanent" solution as my Freedom clip warped out of shape and became entirely useless after the 4th time using it.
2673107
I never got the drill attachments, this made me really dissatisfied because without the drill attachment I have absolutely no use for the pads. And as the ad said the attachment is supposed to be included.
2227216
Overall very cheaply made, with useless attachments.  Attempted using once and just threw it in the closet.  Wish I could've gotten my money back but it was outside the return period.

UPDATE:  Changed my review from 1 star to 5 STARS!  I guess when I first got this device, I tried the suction cup with our lightbulb, it didn't work and I just assumed it was worthless.  Man.. that was a mistake...  Some hard-to-reach lightbulbs recently burned out, so I was about to try out a different product and figured I'd drag this out of the closet one more time and try it out.  I used the different expandable attachment and it worked perfectly to remove and replace our ceiling lights.  I feel like an idiot
4541658
I'm giving this vacuum only 3 stars because of the attachments. This is my 3rd Dyson upright. I bought them from Costco, not Amazon; the model isn't listed on Costco.com any more so I'm reviewing it here. First, the suction is fabulous & that's why I kept buying them.  Also, I kept hoping that they would correct the attachment issues; they have not, so this will be my last Dyson.  Ok, back to the suction.  I have had probably 15 different vacuums in my life, and the suction on the Dyson is far superior to all of them, and I've had all the major brands.  My house is 90% hard flooring - tile and hardwoods. After vacuuming with the Dyson, I can go barefoot and not feel any dust, debris, dirt, or pet hair under foot.  Now for the attachments.  They are so awkward, that I cannot even use them. The picture they show on this site with the woman using the attachments to vacuum overhead -- that cannot even happen.  See the flexible hose section connected to the vacuum at the base and then to the extension piece?  When you try to do that, the vacuum tips over backwards, the hose kinks, and no suction.  Without functional attachments the vacuum is nearly useless.  I will be returning this one as I did the other two.  Thankful for Costco's excellent return policy.
3375314
Easy to connect & get behind hard to reach places! Love the attachment!!! Great deal for the price! Recommended it!
948796
I used my old hose attachment instead of the one supplied with the shower head, which was  inflexible.  That is  a significant negative.  The shower head is fine.
3442291
It was a great product while it lasted but the attachment to the clip becomes weak overtime and breaks rendering it usless to hold anything. I wish it had a better attachment, but may consider purchasing another since it was so helpful !!
2544128
I purchased a version of this from a local box store (their's is red).  I purchased it today and am returning it! I was really taken with the idea of the attachment with a brush for steps, etc., but I did one set of steps (5 steps) and when I attached it to try it on an area rug it wasn't getting enough suction to even spin the brush.  Maybe mine is defective, but I won't be exchanging it to find out....I'll just move onto my next choice.

Liked:
* The light...LOL..my old Dyson didn't have one..somehow it made me feel like I got under furniture better!
*Vacuum flattens to go under furniture, bed, etc.
* The bottom of the vacuum is a rubbery material unlike my Dyson if I nick my baseboard there'd be no marks.
* The idea of vacuuming my dog with this! He on the other hand didn't like this idea....didn't even try it though.

Disliked:
* Attachments not working properly, which is the deal breaker for me (brush not spinning in attachment).
* The way the bagless canister pulled out to empty was messy.  It wasn't full, but everything clogged in the back and when I pulled out the canister 1/2 of it was stuck above and went everywhere!
4097353
our original attachment broke. I was hesitant to pay so much but I'm glad we did as this is better designed and works much better than the original.
3522920
5 stars for the tool itself. 1 star for the attachments. DO NOT USE THE INCLUDED ATTACHMENTS! They could hurt you. One of the attachments bent 90 degrees while I wasn't even grinding or cutting with it. It just bent all of a sudden completely out of the blue.
2855069
This seems to be fantastic vacuum but let me tell you about the attachments.  The "car" attachments are mini,  as in micro doll house size!!  You have to go through this elaborate set up of the mini micro hose with the enclosed adapters to even hook it up to the machine.  I laughed at how small they were!!  So, while this is a nice vacuum with the convenience of being detached from the base, don't buy it if you are looking for the cleaning power of all the extra brushes like I was.
2173896
When I first got this machine I couldn't believe that the accessory tool had no suction with such a strong motor and strong suction in the dust compartment. I temporarily taped the gap between the accessory attachment and the brush housing. This fixed the suction problem. Now I'm going to glue some soft thin closed cell foam to the accessory and all will be good. It seems like this had to be part of the original design but for some reason wasn't implemented.
776234
I did not get the product on that picture. I just got the R without the attachment on the bottom. False advertisment.
1166755
For those of you who purchased the level 3 SERPA holster and found that the included duty-style belt attachment was a little too inconvenient to take on and off, this paddle attachment is for you.

It bolts on directly to the level 3 holster with the same screws and everything, no modification needed to get it attached. I do recommend - as always with screws - to apply some blue loctite to prevent the screws from ever backing out.

One note though, for those of you who actaully do use the level 3 holster for duty purposes, this paddle holster is definitely not secure enough for that purpose - it's more of a comfortable range/open carry attachment. (But don't get me wrong, it's extremely solid and does not slide much)