Dyson Ball Animal 2 Upright Vacuum Cleaner - Powerful Suction for Pet Hair & Deep Cleaning (Renewed, Iron/Purple) - Ideal for Homes with Pets, Carpets & Hard Floors

Wow-cannot believe I went so long without a good vacuum cleaner. This thing is an absolute UNIT. Yes, it's a little heavy. But it has POWER.I have a cat and I also have long hair. Between the two of us, we generate a lot of shed hair, straight into the carpet. This is the first vacuum cleaner that sucked up all our hair without clogging and stopping (I even broke a vacuum one time, snapped clean in half-girl's got thick hair, what can I say?). I did have to clean off the layer of hair that got wrapped around the bottom brush but to the vacuum's credit, it was still picking things up while covered with hair!I had no trouble putting it together, and didn't notice any issues with it being refurbished. The kickstand works fine as long as you set it correctly, but it's finicky-my cat rubbed against it while it was standing before I could put it away and it toppled over.I vacuum weekly, and had my carpets steam cleaned a few weeks ago. Despite that, I could not believe how much dust this monster managed to pull out of the carpets on its first pass. This was for sure a good purchase.