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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i tweeted about the giveaway
I tweeted! 🙂
That 35 foot cord sounds like a dream to me! I might be able to vacuum my whole apartment from one outlet!
Wow! I learned that it has a 2 speed power motor and it weighs only 9 lbs. Sounds like my kind of vacuum.
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I love that it has a limited lifetime warranty…sign me up!
I learned it comes with 2 different speeds that is really helpful on different types of surfaces! I am really excited for this giveaway, I have a pug who can shed like a maniac 🙂
I learned that it produces 102 mph air flow. I’m not exactly sure what that means, but it sounds good!
That it only weighs nine pounds and has headlights! Awesome!
my family had an oreck vacuum cleaner growing up. my parent’s bought because it was so light (only 9 lbs!) — that way my sisters could help out with the house work! haha.
it includes 3 annual tune ups which is awesome!!! 🙂 Hope i win!
I learned that the vacuum has twin LED headlights!
I love that it has a smaller motor that sits closer to the ground that lets it provide a more efficient suction. Best giveaway ever :)!
tweeted!
Learned that the cord is 35 ft long. That’s awesome for hard to reach places. Great giveaway : )
35 foot power cord! Now ripping the power cord out of the wall by accident won’t be AS likely! 🙂
35 foot cord is by far the best part!
I learned that it is so light because it has a smaller motor than most vacuums! This giveaway couldnt come at a more perfect time 🙂
I learned that it produces 102 mph airflow, that is fast! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
Knowing it is only 9 pounds is great news for me! My vacumme I have now is so heavy I have to get my boyfriend to take it up and down the stairs when I need to clean. What a mess!
It has a two speed motor.
That it has a smaller motor that actually makes it clean more efficiently!
Amazing! I learned that The Oreck® Forever Series Gold produces 102 mph air flow….. which I assumes it can really suck up all the hair my 2 basset hounds leave all over the house! This vaccum would make me look forward to cleaning!
That it has Twin LED Headlights!!
I so need a new vacuum!!!
I learned that it produces 102 mph suction. That’s hurricane force, for those of us in Florida! And I’d be willing to bet that the hair my Corgi sheds wouldn’t stand up to that kind of power.
I read that the Oreck Forever Series Gold has a 35 foot long power cord! Nothing is worse than not being able to reach that far corner in your living room!
35ft power cord….. that is so awesome!!!! needed for every vacuum needs that. too perfect 🙂 great giveaway!
It’s interesting how they compare it to a typical bagless upright, because that’s what I use now… the suction power on the Oreck sounds phenomenal for getting rid of pesky dog hair.
I learned that the Oreck vacuum only weight 9 lbs!
I learned that it has a 2 speed motor that can power through dirt!!
Best giveaway ever! The 35ft of cord is definitely the best part. I hate stopping my vacuum groove because I have to change outlets!
I learned that it only weighs 9 pounds, which is awesome for me, because due to a foot injury a few years ago, it isn’t comfortable pushing around a heavy vaccuum! Great giveaway!
9 pounds?! I would die with happiness. I am the chief vacuumer in my household and we have this huge, heavy, 2 piece vacuum that is a nightmare. Upgrade please! 🙂
It has a smaller motor making it lighter!! Only 9lbs!
It weighing around 9 pounds definitely makes it more amazing! My vacuum is so heavy that its really hard for me to use-so my boyfriend has taken on that responsibility-not necessarily a bad thing but I should be pullin’ my weight too.
This got me so excited! I learned that it has a (limited) lifetime warranty which is totally awesome! 🙂
It has a 2-speed power switch! Sounds great!
The length of the cord is exciting! We have a loooong hallway but I’d have no problem with a 35 foot cord!
102 mph air flow! that is some serious suckage! <– pretty sure i made that word up, but it was necessary.
Two-speed motor…oh dang I need it 😀
it sounds like the dirty air system make this vacuum a killer. i’d love to try it!
Learned about the saniseal system – exciting not to have to get dirty changing the filter bag!
I learned that it is only nine pounds which is great..I have a heavy vacuum right now as well and it’s a huge pain! It also doesn’t work very well, so I’m hoping that I win. 🙂
It comes included with 3 annual tune-ups! This vacuum looks amazing!
I learned that it’s only 9 lbs and has two speeds! Sounds awesome!
I learned that the vacuum gets 3 annual tune ups. Pretty cool 🙂
I learned that the vacuum weighs 9 poinds. Our current crappy vacuum is heavy and LOUD. Not to mention just incredibly awful!
Awesome giveaway! I learned that the Oreck Forever is extremely efficient- which would be helpful considering the number of dogs I have lol
I TWEETED!
Direct suction…this makes so much sense!! Wow. Way to go Oreck. Fingers crossed for this AND the Lotto drawing tonight. 😉
I learned that it has a HEPA Inner Bag, which is a great feature for me since I’m allergic to my sweet little cat. Also, unlike my current vacuum, it does not appear to be held together with duct tape!