Dyson Ball Animal 2 Upright Vacuum Iron/Purple

This is our second Dyson Animal vacuum cleaner. The first one I had repaired once by an authorized dealer, and then a few years later, I repaired it by replacing the brush motor and a few other "hard to reach" thingies. lol Finally, the main motor just stopped working. I believe overall it lasted 10 years and was used to clean our home with 4 furry pets during that time period. Lots of long dog and fine cat hair did it pick up! So, I wasn't going to bother repairing it. It was time to retire it. The new Animal 2 is clearly more powerful and my wife loves it. I ordered the reach under tool to use with it, but the USPS decided they would lose it once it got to the hub that is responsible to truck it to the local post office. Been missing now for nearly a week, and I doubt I will ever see it or get my money back. Will purchase another one that doesn't rely on the USPS to deliver it. It's a great vacuum, and having worked on it to do repairs, I don't know what people think is cheap about the materials used or the design of this vacuum cleaner. It doesn't feel cheap, uses good quality plastics snaps and screws are used for assembly, albeit some are hard to reach. The only downfall of the Dyson is it is sometimes very hard to empty the canister, especially if it gets too full. But, given the alternatives out there, I highly recommend this model!

This vacuum is the worst. The suction is so strong that you can not move the vacuum. We moved to a new home and the carpet was a slightly higher pile, but still a very normal height. This vacuum is basically useless and I tried calling Dyson customer service for help. They said, "this vacuum is not compatible with all carpets" and there was nothing they could do since we were out of the 30 day window. So disappointed and I will not be buying another Dyson.

Absolutely love this vacuum. I have tried the bissell and shark and they were okay vacuum cleaners but the dyson has the best suction and better overall vacuum cleaner I have ever owned. It is pretty loud though!

This vacuum works really well. It sucks up hair and dirt with ease. The assembly was as easy as one, two, three, and four. I love this vacuum.

Have had my Dyson Ball Animal 2 for 6 months and very disappointed. Works great on wood floors but very difficult to push on low pile carpet. Annoying suction at top of cleaner and hard to snap into upright position. Not easy to use attachments. Most expensive vacuum I've ever purchased & the least user friendly. It does excel at maneuverability but that feature is now available on other less expensive models. Would not recommend it to a friend.

A great vacuum!! Takes a little getting used to using the hose but it works great!!

I am so disappointed with this vacuum. Despite the negative reviews, I purchased it because I love my old Dyson and had zero complaints with it. I really wanted to like this, but it just won't work for our house. We have thicker pile area rugs and it was IMPOSSIBLE for me to use this on them. In addition to being incredibly hard to push, it had a horrible squeaking noise every time I pushed it forward on rugs. On the thinner rugs in our house, it actually pulled rug fibers out because the suction was so strong. The pros are that it really does deep clean your rugs and the attachments are amazing. I was really hopeful this would work for us and am so disappointed it doesn't. On the plus side, Target's return policy is excellent and I am able to bring this back, opened, for return. If you are going to order this, keep the box until you know you're going to keep it.

Too difficult to push on our carpets. Bulky/heavy and feels cheap when you switch from upright to pushing it. For the price it should work flawlessly on any standard carpet. Looks like most other models have a way to adjust the suction at the head. Returned it and bought a shark for half the price and it works just fine.