Our previous vacuum, which honestly I can't remember exactly what brand it was since I've never liked it... some blue contraption we picked up at Lowe's a couple of years ago, died on us a couple of days ago. It kept making horrible noises that got louder and louder, and finally it decided to start smoking and melting. Well, that's a fire hazard! Machine must go into trash immediately and swiftly purchase new appliance!!!This Miele has a seven year warranty that covers everything but the cord! Considering we've gone through two other vacuums in a five year time frame that warranty sounded great to us. As I tested it out last night when we got it home I quickly realized, tho, that vacuuming still isn't very fun and exciting. I'm happy that we'll have a more efficient tool to keep the house cleaner, but I'm still not a huge fan of chores. Ahh, the life of a commoner!
