I have a crazy awesome giveaway for you guys today.
That is, it’s crazy awesome if you get excited about things like amazing vacuum cleaners.
It’s one of the most valuable giveaways that has ever popped up on this blog and I’m pretty psyched about it!
First, let’s fly through lunch to keep with tradition.
Lunch
Lunch today included leftover salmon from Wednesday night’s dinner that I repurposed into salmon salad.
I ate my salmon salad on in a whole wheat wrap, served alongside roasted Brussels sprouts and an orange.
Not shortly after, my stomach still wanted something else, so I also had a sliced apple 20 minutes later.
This week I have been apple-obsessed. I’m not sure what it is, but I’ve been eating two apples a day. Not a bad habit, but kind of weird!
Oreck Forever Series Gold Vacuum Giveaway
Moving on to the best part of this post!
When Ryan and I first moved to Ocala, we were in the market for a new vacuum. The first vacuum we bought a few years ago we got for less than $100. We figured all vacuums were created equal and we just wanted something that would suck up dirt and clean our apartment.
Well, that vacuum felt like it weighed 500 pounds and was a total pain in the butt. It barely sucked up carpet fuzz, let alone anything substantial.
When I was contacted by Oreck late this summer about their Forever Series Gold vacuum, I was so pumped because we needed a new vacuum but hadn’t done enough research to commit to buying one just yet.
When I started to look into the Forever Series Gold Vacuum, I got awfully excited. The company offered to send me one to try and I felt like a real adult. I mean I was getting excited about a vacuum for crying out loud.
There she is. What a beaut.
Honestly, it was Ryan who was the most excited. He swears he’s the only one who vacuums in our house (this may be true), so he put it together immediately when it arrived and called out to me, singing its praises.
“It’s so light!”
Really, it is.
The light weight of the vacuum was the first thing I noticed, followed shortly by the extra long cord and the tiny brushes at the base of the vacuum that *thank goodness* reach underneath our kitchen cabinets and get the crumbs other vacuums miss.
We’ve been using this vacuum for months now and are in love.
I have recommended it to friends and family in need of a quality vacuum and I’m so excited that one of you will get one!
Note: This giveaway is open to those living in the U.S. only.
To enter this giveaway…
- MANTATORY entry: Visit Oreck.com and comment below, telling me one thing you learned about the Forever Series Gold vacuum.
To receive an additional entry, you may…
- Tweet something along the lines of the following: “Hoping to win an @Oreck vacuum through @PBFingers giveaway: http://ow.ly/9Z5xp” Please make a separate comment below, letting me know you tweeted to be sure your entry is counted.
I will randomly select a winner on Monday morning using Random.org.
Good luck!
Edited 4/2/12: GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
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Disclaimer from Oreck: Oreck Corporation provided the prize for the sweepstakes but is not the sponsor of the sweepstakes.
Disclaimer from me: I received the Forever Series Gold vacuum from Oreck but was not compensated beyond that for this post and will receive no further compensation from Oreck. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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9 pounds??!?! Amazing. Not to mention that 35 foot cord. Ahhh, I want it.
I always feel like an adult when I get excited about things like this too!
I learned that The Forever Series Gold produces 102 mph air flow, yet only weighs about 9 lbs.
That REALLY is light!
Looks like an awesome vaccum! I need a new one. The lifetime warranty is great and who knew a vaccuum could have 2 speeds.
I learned that this vacuum has 2 motors which is cool.
Only 9 lbs! Holy cow!
Tweeted!!!
I learned that it has a direct suction path as opposed to those other bagless vacuums that will remain nameless.
I learned the Oreck uses LED lights–environmentally friendly!
35-ft power cord and 9 lbs total weight?!? Amazeballs!
BTW – today is our anniversary and I just told my husband about the vacuum giveaway and he got seriously excited! Kind of like Ryan! :-))
It only weighs 9lbs!??! Yes please! Sign me up! 🙂
I love the 35 foot cord! I hate having to stop cleaning so that I can unplug/replug somewhere else!
I have wanted an Oreck vacuum for the longest time! I have a toddler and very hairy dog in a tiny house, so I vacuum every day! This is an amazing vacuum! It is only 9 lbs, but so powerful! Long 35 foot cord, 2 speeds, slim to fit under furniture too! As they say, the last vacuum you will ever buy! Oh please, let me win this!
As we just killed our 3rd vaccuum in 2 years (pet hair) we could so use one (I am sweeping them w/ a brrom right now … Darn kitties and litter!
Wishwishwish
It has a direct suction path which will be super for vacuuming up all the stray dog hair. It’s shedding season!
Limited lifetime warranty…that’s a huge plus! Plus, the vacuum is lightweight and has two different speeds. I’m a clean freak and would love to win this!
the forever gold is reliable!
This vacuum looks amazing. Two kids, two cats, yes please! I learned that the Oreck Forever Series Gold produces a 102 mph air flow, yet only weighs 9 pounds. Crazy.
i learned that it weighs only 9 lbs! i hate my heavy vacuum that barely works! i want it!
I learned about the vacuums lightweight maneuverability!
I love that the Oreck vacuum has 2 speeds, is only 9 pounds, and uses a HEPA filter! awesome!!
I tweeted!
https://twitter.com/#!/pace_of_laurel/status/185818710487998464
I learned that it has a 2 speed motor 😉
love the idea of the extra-long cord!! i hate when i have to unplug my vacuum and plug it into another vacuum. grrr!!
This is definitely one vacuum I’d love a chance at winning. My daughter has bad spring allergies and having a vacuum with a HEPA filter and I feel like with having a 2 speed motor, it would really pick up a lot of the little “bits” that my REALLY old vacuum doesn’t which would also help my daughter’s allergies.
Great giveaway!!
2 speeds!! Who knew!?!? I need that vacuum–I have 3 pets!!!
102mph air flow?! That’s crazy considering how light it is!
I also tweeted about this giveaway at @BridgetteW1972. Soooo hoping to win!!
Bridgette
I never knew a vacuum could have 2 speeds! I always have to borrow a friend’s vacuum since they’re so expensive….having my own would be so nice 🙂
I learned the Oreck Forever Series Gold vacuum has a two speed motor for ultimate cleaning flexibility!
This vacuum seems awesome! I’m going to graduate college soon and with that comes finding my own place and needing to furnish it with furniture and cleaning supplies. This would be a really needed item for me!
WOW, I learned how the Oreck vacuum has a direct path for the suction to go, as opposed to the typical bagless vacuum. AWESOME!
The vacuum only weighs about 9 pounds and it includes 3 annual tune-ups!!
I learned the Oreck Forever Series Gold vacuum has a two speed motor and has a 35 ft. cord! What an awesome give away!
The Oreck Forever Series Gold has a HEPA inner bag to filter out 99.97% of those tiny particles that make me sneeze!
Learned about the small motor.
I learned that it includes 3 annual tune-ups, I love a vacuum that requires maintenance LOL, for reals, makes me feel like its really working to need maintenance like a car!
I tweeted!
Oooh I love that it has a HEPA inner bag! My boyfriend has horrible allergies, especially with my kitty, so anything that can pull up cat hair is awesome in my book! 🙂
I am LOVING that is only weighs 9lbs! that’s less than my baby at birth!!!! 🙂
I learned that it has 3 Annual tune-ups! Awesome!
I would love love love a new vacuum b/c our current one sucks (but not literally, and that’s the problem)! Every time we use it we say we need to get another one. Please please please!!!
I learned it has a 35 foot cord. Where do they put it?
i learned about how the oreck suctions up dirt….. I’m assuming so all the dirt doesn’t spew out at your feet like my bagless vacuum does!!! Oh, how I would love a new vacuum!
… and sent the following tweet:
Darling @PBFingers, winning the @Oreck vaccuum would make my spring! http://ow.ly/9Z5xp
I learned that it is easy to use. This is a great feature since I have to vacuum a ton because of my kitties.
I love that it’s got a HEPA filter (my nose will love this)! Would love to win!!
tweeted @joptholt
Weighs only 9 lbs–wow!
Never mind, I’m an idiot. It has a bag filter.
I’ve been eating apples like crazy, too! I think the warm weather is making me crave something crisp and juicy. I learned the Forever Series Gold is bagless. It’s awesome to not have to worry about having bags on hand. I always forget to pick them up, then need to change mid vacuum and don’t have one, or I buy the wrong kind.
I tweeted.
It only weighs nine pounds!!! That’s so convenient. All the vacuums I’ve used in the past have been ridiculously heavy.
I love that this vacuum has smaller motors so they sit closer to the floor giving more of a suction! I swear my crappy little vacuum leaves more of a mess than it cleans up. Would LOVE to win!