Others say...

"Useless"
I bought this Power Stick yesterday at Target and attempted to use it on my laminate-wood kitchen floor last night. It literally picked up nothing but a little bit of dust, leaving crumbs untouched, yet it roared like a mini jet engine. Very deceiving because with noise like that one would expect it to be the Hercules of vacuums. Needless to say, it is already packed back in it's box and will be returned asap!

"Extremely Loud...and Doesn't SUCK Enough!"
It's very very loud and doesn't pick up anything. It's very good at capturing small dust particles, but anything bigger gets left behind. I have to roll the thing over small crumb sized specs 3-4 times!

All these challenges are due to the small size of the hole it's trying to suck through! It has 2 small holes in the bottom that are about .5" x 1.5" each.

So...in order to suck up stuff you've got to position those little holes right over what you're picking up! I don't understand what the point of the wide bottom is, if you push it into a corner, it doesn't pick up the crumbs in the corner since it's too far from the holes. I wasn't even able to pick up a light fluffy dust bunny from the corner until I had it right in the middle of the vac... I'm using this thing on hardwood floors and a slightly shaggy rug...maybe if it was on your standard pile carpet it would create a better suction. But as far as I'm concerned it 'doesn't suck enough'!

The small holes also cause the super loud sound. 12 amps is great, but getting through the small holes just causes the air to scream at you.

I had a stick eureka vac with less amps and it did way better...boy do I miss that little vacuum. I'm going to donate this one and buy another cuz it's just not worth the frustration, time, and hearing loss!

"NOT recommended"
I was looking for a small and efficient vacuum for our 1500 SF townhouse with hardwood floors. This vacuum, which I purchased from Target in store, sucks. Actually, it does the opposite. Instead of picking things up, it blows them around. It does pick up SOME stuff, but chasing the little pieces is fruitless, and I just end up using a broom. I paid $40 for this and am returning it 3 days after I bought it. Additionally, this is the loudest vacuum I've ever heard-including shop vacs. Put your money towards a better quality vacuum-not dirt devil. I'm buying a Hoover Flair with Power Nozzle as this vacuum's replacement, as it has very positive reviews on Amazon. It's worth an extra $20. DO NOT BUY this vacuum...unless you like your money going down the drain. :)

"Noisy, but Nice!"
Perfect for bare floors; fair job on short-nap throw rugs; not recommended for high or thick-nap carpeting. Noisy - my dog runs wild-eyed when I use it! But the little shedding fur-ball is the reason for this purchase and what isn't more noisy on bare floors? It is light weight, maneuverable and easily stored. Works for me!

"Unreasonably loud"
This vacuum is very powerful but without a spinning brush on the bottom on hard surfaces it blows a lot of the dust and debris away from the suction. And honestly, it is painfully and I'm assuming dangerously loud.
While it's light and may have done the job for me I knew I would dread using it because it was so loud.
Who wants more reasons to be discouraged from cleaning?