As the mom of twin toddlers you can not imagine the things that end up on the carpet: juice, milk, ground in crackers/cheese, flung food, vomit, pee, and poo. No matter how much I cleaned the carpet by hand after an accident I knew I wasn't getting a thorough clean.
The vacuum is supremely light and small compared to other carpet cleaners I've tried and I wanted a vacuum I wouldn't dread having to pull out.
I just recently used it and it was simple and easy to use...is it strange, I get a thrill at seeing how dirty the water gets?
Just to point out, I recvd a defective vacuum the 1st time and Amazon's great customer service promptly sent me a new one. I returned the defective item which was simple and easy....that's my theme: simple, easy.