Kirby G5 Bagged Upright Vacuum

Pros: Deep Cleans, multiple uses, Very easy to shampoo as often as you want.
Cons: Heavy to lift up and down stairs. More expensive than most other machines.

I absolutely love this machine and feel that the positives far outweigh the negatives. I have been using my G5 for several years and would never consider going back to a plastic vacuum. I really believe that if taken care of this machine will be the...

Pros: Well built, powerful, many attachments, semi-self propelled, adaptable, lifetime warranty.
Cons: Loud, heavy, costly bags, costly machine.

The Kirby G5 vacuum cleaner is now obsolete, but very little improvements have been made between the G5 and the new Generation Six models except for a replaceable HEPPA filter and some of the attachments. I've owned the Kirby model G5 since 1995. My...

Pros: everything
Cons: price

We just bought a kirby vacuum cleaner from a door to door salesman of all people. But we were please. The demonstration was amazing they took dirt out of my carpet which I had just had cleaned only the week before it should have been spottless then ehn...

Pros: Sucks great, lots of attachments, very sturdy
Cons: Expensive, heavy, changing attachments a pain

I bought my Kirby G5 about 5 years ago from a young girl working her way through college. I was very skeptical of some of her claims at first, but after the demonstration ended, I was amazed. She used my vacuum to clean areas of carpet, upholstery,...

Pros: Amazingly diverse uses
Cons: heavy, expensive as hell

Oh Kirby, let me count the ways that my G5 has saved my a**!

First off, my wife and I bought our Kirby from a cheese-laden salesman when we were newlyweds (almost 10 yrs ago...)and we were VERY naive. (It was also before the advent of...

Pros: Indestructible, incredible suctioning power, attachments
Cons: heavy, pricey

We've had our Kirby now for over 4 years and it is still going strong. My parents had purchased one back in the '60s that they kept till my mother couldn't push it around anymore after breast cancer surgery. They bought a G3 in 1989 and gave the old...

Pros: Picks up ANYTHING!
Cons: Weight, size, price, difficulty in putting on accessories...

My dear, dear, husband will have this vacuum for the rest of his life because it is HIS fault that I have it. I was so perfectly happy with my Oreck, but no, he had to let the salesman in - because, hey, all he had to do was show us one demonstration...

Pros: Good All Round Cleaning, Parts last for ages
Cons: Heavy and Difficult to get upstairs.

I purchased my Kirby G5 about 3 1/2 years ago, when my youngest son was just a few weeks old, because I live in the UK, the cost was around £1500, but I was really impressed with the product and was happy to pay the money for a good machine.

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Pros: Easy to Use, replaces the hand-held vacuum and the rug shampooer
Cons: The sweeper bags are a little hard to find

I traded my Dirt Devil for my Kirby and would do it again and again. The Kirby is so easy to use and with the extra long power cord you don't have to worry about changing outlet when vacuuming more than one room.

You can change to the...

Pros: Powerful suction, well built, self-propelled
Cons: expensive to purchase

When my husband and I purchased our first home we also purchased our first vacuum. It was one of those water canister models. After a few years though, it died. I borrowed my girlfriends Kirby for a few days till I could shop for a new vacuum. WOW! I had...

Pros: Best vacuum cleaner you can own
Cons: Price

What you are willing to pay for in life depends on how much money you have, how badly you want something, and how you set your priorities. Case in point is the Kirby G5 vacuum cleaner. This unit was given to us by my sister in law when my family moved...

Pros: Metal, many add-ons, great germ fighter
Cons: expensive, heavy, no add-ons attached to vacuum

We were first solicited to buy a vacuum when my husband still had a quarter left in college and we had a 3 month old baby. So obviously, we were not the people to be pitching a $1000 vacuum to. 5 years later though, with another baby and a house of our...

Pros: It deep cleans and the shampoo system is nice.
Cons: It is very heavy and the attachments are a pain.

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What can I say about the Kirby it is a really good cleaning system. Not only does it get up more dirt that is in carpet it does alot more.

You can change light bulbs with it. Make...

Pros: Great cleaning power. All in one house cleaning machine!
Cons: Too heavy and too expensive!

I was sitting on my mother's front porch when the Kirby salesman arrived. He offered to clean my mom's carpet for free (I know now it was just to demonstrate the Kirby G5!). My mom refused (she knew what he was up to!), so I said, "I'll let you clean my...

Pros: Very Sturdy
Cons: My $100.00 vacuum worked better

I purchased my kirby G5 about a year ago. When the salesman demonstrated the vacuum worked miracles. I was so impressed I just had to buy one. I was very dissapointed. The attachments work pretty well but the actual vacuum does not. My $100.00 Hoover...