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I too am put off by CU's shortened appliance reviews.I can remember at one time they would try just about ALL of the machines on the market at the time-same with other appliances-not just vacuums.I can even remember when CU even tested rifles and shotguns.Remember reading their reviews on them when I was a child-and interested in guns at the time-and still do-one of the other things I collect.also their photography tests were excellent-now like vacuums and other things-just fair to middelin.Anmd they don't seem to be as expert on the things they test either-"Communist Reports" as some call them.I reniewed my subsription to them.Its interesting-but don't take their reviews as gospel.The Electrolux(Eureka made ones) may test good-but CU doesn't mention ANYTHING about their durablilty or reliablilty.the Vacuum Cleaner Hospital here is a Eureka warraty repair station.Bill shows me the common problems with these machines and Eureka and the factory in Sweden DOES NOTHING to correct the flaws.And Bill has to have the parts-motors,wands,etc for the Electrolux Oxygen machines shipped from Sweden.The customer is without his vacuum for up to several weeks-One angry woman brought in her broken Electolux upright and commented it was the third time it was repaired.Bill suggested she take it back to Lowes(where she bought it) and demand a refund.She was able to do that and bought a Riccar upright from Bill instead.She liked the Riccar better-it would be a better machine.