My mom used to clean the clubhouse at the neighborhood my grandma used to live in, and there was one of these there in the closet. My mom brought her own vacuum that she kept there, but sometimes I would get that gold Convertible out and use it in the summers when I went with her to help out. I liked the sound it made. There was a Kirby Tradition there too, but I was afraid of it, and would only use the Convertible.