A New Vacuum?!?!

So the other day I went to vacuum and it wasn't picking up anything, so I decided the vacuum hit the bucket and it was time to get a new one (since Adam found that one in an apartment like 4 years ago) but I didn't want to tell Adam because they can get pricey for a nice one so I told my mom I was just going to buy a new one and put it in the hall closet and never tell him plus he wouldn't notice because he doesn't vacuum but once a year. So I posted a question on Coupon Sense asking what a good vacuum is, and I narrowed it down to two possibilities. Then, I decided to tell Adam the other day and he just got done cleaning the backyard and I was in the laundry room and he said I haven't been in here for a while and opened up the hall closet to see the vacuum. He pulled it out and said how do you know it doesn't work and I said, um because it doesn't pick anything up. So he looks at it, pulls off the dust/dirt trap and says, no wonder it isn't picking up anything it is COMPLETELY FULL!!!!! Hehehe oops and now he is vacuuming while I am typing and telling me how well it works. I almost wasted $400 and threw away a perfectly good vacuum ;-O