As an owner of a TriStar vacuum for seven years now, and having paid about $2500 for it originally in 2001 I feel that this product is one of the most over priced, poorly designed pieces of junk on the market. As a former technician with business equipment for 20 years I feel I have a very good understanding of what constitutes a good well designed piece of equipment and what constitutes a piece of junk. Tri-Star Vacuum cleaners fit squarely into the category of garbage. They probably have never tried to use their own designs before releasing... read full review »