Anyone who has a Kirby  

I got the Kirby g4 off of e-bay. I used to try to sell those things twenty years ago. I think they are great but wasn't goin g to pay $1000 for one. A few years ago, I started going on e-bay to see if I could get one for a real low price. Afer about a month I found one for $50.00. Without the shampooer, but I found one of those for $20.00. But the bags are expensive, at least to me. Found a generic pack of bags for a pretty good price. Upon receiving them, I noticed how hard they were to put on. They didn't have the slots on the hole of the bags. But I always eventually got them on.
Until the last time.The other day, I decided to check the bag, it probably needed replacing. I opened the outer bag. What a mess! Dirt, pet hair. I started to pull it out and sand fell out onto my carpet. I thought I must have taken the last bag out and didn't put another one on. I took it outside and pulled out everything and as I was pulling out more dirt and pet hair, suddenly the bag came into view. I pulled it out and it was almost empty.I was out there for a half hour shaking the outer bag and wiping it down with a damp cloth and even now, if I were to shake it, dirt would be still come out. If you have a Kirby, do not, do not, do not buy any of those generic bags. The vaccum was expensive, I guess I'm just going to have to spend the money on genuine Kirby bags.