They educate you, then quiz you afterward to make sure you know that it's not the amount of suction, but the amount of air flow that makes it a good vacuum.

Then they phone their rep who is equally high-pressure.

I told the saleslady in advance that I wouldn't buy it (I wanted the free stay in Vegas, which BTW, I never did use), but she stayed an hour and a half and sprayed water on my table. Her goal was to demo the thing for a dozen people, then she would earn a free one.

The thing weighs a whopping 33 lbs.!


Here is what Consumer Reports has to say about the Rainbow eSeries E2:


CR's Take
This very expensive model was excellent at keeping emissions low and at picking up pet hair. Has been the most reliable brand among canister vacuums.

Highs
This HEPA-filtration-equipped model cleaned bare floors very well and rated an excellent in the emissions and pet-hair-pickup tests.

Lows
This model was only fair at cleaning carpet and at ease of handling. It lacks a retractable cord.


Manual-pile adjust Yes
Suction control Yes
Brush on/off Yes
Retractable cord No
Easy on/off No
High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter No
Folds for storage No


However, in all fairness, 48 people reviewed it and gave it an average of 4.5 stars.

Earl, if you have absolutely nothing better to do and you love to harrass salespeople, I say GO FOR IT!