Shark Navigator UV725 Upright Vacuum (Open Box)

Let me just preface this entire review by saying I now believe the shark hype.I have used a multitude of vacuum types and brands my whole life. Vacuuming was always my “job” growing up and now having a family of my own I’ve gone through my fair share of vacuums.Over the years I’ve usedBissell, Hoover, Dirt Devil, Dyson, Shark, and even this one sort of vacuum that was sold to my family by a traveling vacuum salesman.I have no idea the brand of that one but I know it was very expensive.My current vacuum was the bissell pet with the cord rewind. Now I am a big fan of cord rewind. It’s one of my favorite features. It also came with a multitude of fancy tools. However, those feature become completely moot when the belt burns up and snaps once a month and it gets clogged.I put vacuums through the ringer. I have 3 children ages 10,5, and 1. A husband that works in a dirty trade. 2 dogs and 2 cats.I was absolutely done with the bissell.I’d heard about sharks incredible power. I’d used one at a previous job though and wasn’t super impressed by it. Perhaps it was just older and never kept up with?I took a chance on this refurbished model. I also purchased the extended warranty because like I said I put vacuums THROUGH IT.It arrived in original shark packaging. It was beautiful. Came with two tools. Only two? I thought to myself. But if you really think about it, you only need two. The long pointy one and the one for the couch/stairs. That’s it. Anything else is just excessive. And no cord rewind.But for what this vacuum lacks in the fancy department it makes up for in every other way.My home is a bi-level. Meaning stairs and multiple landings. The lift away feature is incredible. Donate any small stair/handheld vacuum you might have gotten. It’s now obsolete and useless. Wherever you need to go, this thing can follow.The lights on the vacuum are a big help if you have darker floors. It helps you see the absolute wreckage before you suck it all up.I’ve never once had to flip this thing over and dig out hair or string or other such nonsense. It does not quit.We cleaned out the car with it. The shop vac became obsolete in cleaning up kid crumbs. The suction power of this machine just doesn’t compare.I see complaints of cord length. Do you people live in mansions or something? I’m able to reach every room in my house with this cord. Which is something I was not able to do with my previous vacuum.It’s light weight. It makes moving from floor to floor a breeze. The reachability with the wand is excellent too.The other day I gave my husband a hair cut and was vacuuming off the excess hair from him and accidentally gave him a bunch of hickeys. That’s how powerful the suction is. That’s never happened with any previous vacuum I’ve owned before.The only con I have for this vacuum is that there’s no where to put the two attachments. That’s literally the only con I’ve got for it.Very, very happy with this Amazon refurbished product. It was immaculate. Go ahead and buy it! You won’t regret it.