hooverkid

If you want a vacuum that isn't "plasticy" a tristar would be right up your alley. I recommend the exl model because it uses a twin fan motor, not the crappy vm3 motor used in new tristar and aerus vacuums and it uses the newer style locking attachments. I'm a little long winded but here's a link to the video I made of my exl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyLoC2AmES4 As far as simplicity/riccar goes I have one of their uprights,the 2nd gen synergy, and its a great vacuum. The canisters are all "made in american with import parts" except for the entry level "jill". The Simplicity Wonder canisters had a few problems but tacony has released an updated version that fixed those problems and they work really well!