Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Quick run down of the background here: I have about 1000sqft of tile/hard wood in my home. I also have a macaw, two cockatiels, and a dog who happens to enjoy shedding more than anything in the world. I don't typically review but wanted to for this since I read so many on both sides, and put off this purchase for months because I was terrified to hate it. I have used my crosswave twice, and I think in some ways there is a bit of a learning curve to getting the most out of it. All in all, I LOVE this and I don't say that lightly. We vacuum daily but, with all of the animals typically deep cleaning takes a few hours, as you vacuum, mop, move furniture, vacuum again, mop, repeat. Then you never fail to wind up with wet dog hair that she must have magically transferred onto the floor you've just cleaned 3 times :| This takes away all of that. Today, I tested for time and it took me 35 minutes to clean the entire house, including the time required to disassemble and clean the crosswave! I can't speak for anyone else but wanted to touch on some of the reviews I've read that had me questioning, and give my experience on them: -Poor Suction? At first I could see this and worried, but after some trouble shooting it occurred to me that, the suction just isn't as great when the handle is all the way leaned back, since the head lifts up from the floor a bit. This might be a bit of a design flaw I suppose, but once you figure it out? Smooth sailing. -Smelly to clean? Nah. I mean, think of it like a carpet cleaner except for hard floors. I imagine it might be bad if you leave it in there for a while but, under no circumstances would I use this and not it right after. It's simple enough. -Clogging? To be clear, I do clean up big things before I vacuum such as bird feathers, but I don't pre-clean and there is a LOT of dog hair. I suppose it could get clogged up but I haven't experienced this. -Spot cleaning? Ok, so I get this issue. I spot clean often (Birds are gross), so I don't typically have many dried up spills on the floors. Spots like right in front of the stove I have to go over a couple times, but they usually come up. If not, they've been so small that to me, it isn't a big deal to spray some cleaner and wipe them up. I don't think it spot cleans any worse than my steam mop or swiffer by any means. -Streaky? This I can also see. I have textured tile in most of the house so it isn't really a big deal to me as you can't see streaks. I feel like usually when I slow down the streaking eases up. I noticed that sometimes because it works similar to a vacuum I tend to move quickly and not consider the time needed to suck up the water. Again, think of it like a carpet cleaner but for hard floors. **I've also never used this for wet spills, and I don't know that I ever would. I'm not really in the business of making a mess of a mop for a job that could be easily done with paper towel and a squirt bottle, so I can't comment on that. All in all, I think it's worth every penny if it is for you. I don't know that it would benefit someone who didn't have a lot of hard flooring, and may be so-so on super textured floors such as stone with large divots. I don't think this would really replace a vacuum for anyone full time, but love it for once a week cleaning. Huge Pros for me: -The long cord. After reading reviews I opted for corded and am so glad I did, plus the cord is so long I rarely have to transfer it. -The head maneuvers from side to side well. -Makes the house smell wonderful! -Good over-all clean in a time saving way. -This fits under my short cabinets! I was so worried it wouldn't as my Dyson Cyclone doesn't! Cons: -You HAVE to clean it after every use, which only takes a few minutes but would be awful otherwise. -If you don't move slow, it WILL leave water streaks. -It does suction worse when the handle is too far extended. -There aren't measurements available for the head height of this anywhere online -The filter takes a few days to dry if inside. However once it was a nice enough day I put it into the sun and it dried in hours. Hope this helps someone, because I know I was up in the air for a long time!