Years ago when I used to work at Home Depot, the Dyson was a popular item to steal. I caught a guy trying to sneak one past the cashiers and when I tried to stop him he tossed the box at me. THAT"S when I learned how heavy the thing can be. I heard that the guy came back last year to find me and apologise, he had been in a 12-Step program and was looking to make amends, by then I had graduated from school and had become a nurse where all sorts of demented people toss things at me! Home Depot was good practice for dodging flying objects :lol: