I guess I shouldn't have expected much for the price I paid. Thank goodness I didn't pay more. I've seen this vacuum advertised for almost $40. That said, I did expect it to pick up a little drywall dust that fell on our newly tiled bathroom floor when we installed the towel rod. It didn't do it. In the laundry room, I used it to clean up some cat litter, but even that wasn't so easy. There just isn't enough power to do an efficient job. The only value it has to me is that I don't have to drag out the Dyson all the time and it will convert to a handvac. If I had to do it all over again, I'd invest my money in something better.