Never buy a Kenmore!

Wow! After a whole bunch of crappy service (a whole other story), we discovered that our 3-year old Kenmore vacuum cleaner needs $200 in repairs! Needless to say, we said "#$&^! that", and we are now shopping for a new one. Apparently they only cost $300-$400! Oh.... because I have that kind of money! Of course! I could just go get one for $100, but I have 2 cats. Not that THAT matters because they have been locked in a room for weeks due to the fact that they pee all over the carpet! Maybe they wouldn't if our vacuum worked....