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 learned it has a 35 foot power cord! That’s impressive!!
I learned that this vacuum produces 102 mph air flow and only weighs 9 pounds! Perfect for hauling up and down stairs!
With 2 young boys I need a long lasting and durable vacuum to keep up! Oreck’s Forever Series Gold will do the trick!
9 pounds, a 2 speed engine and 35 foot cord? That’s awesome!!
The vacuum has a HEPA filter! A very important feature for an allergy sufferer like me!
THe Oreck breaks up dirt particles! There’s a lot going on inside this beautiful vacuum!!
It has Direct Suction so the dirt all goes straight up instead of in seven thousand different directions.
My vacuum literally just died 🙁 I love how this one has the extra long cord!
I learned that they use the ‘dirty air’ method where they break up any dirt particles into smaller ones for easier suction into the vacuum.
It has 2 speeds and only weighs 9 pounds! What a great vacuum, better than my $50 one!!
the vacuum has LED headlights..sounds so fancy! i just bought a $20 vacuum from target, but i’m sure it doesn’t work as well as this Oreck! hahaha
I tweeted too 🙂
I learned about the dirty air system. I don’t really understand how it works but I’m all about getting all the dust out of the air!
The suction is like hurricane speed! Should be great for sucking up all my dog hair!
I learned about the HEPA filters which capture 99.97% of particles like dust, pollen, and mold! Important for people with allergies, like me!
I love that this vacuum can be used on furniture, too! Makes cleaning much easier!
Tweeted!
It weighs 9 lbs. I would love that
It has a 35-foot power cord! I absolutely hate unplugging the vacuum we have every two rooms! Gosh, we could definitely use a new vacuum. When we turn ours on, it’s like revving an engine, we have to keep pushing the on tab with our foot! Sometimes it take 4 or 5 tries!
Tweeted! 🙂
Out of all these awesome giveaways you do, I never feel like attempting to beat the odds of all the other comments but being 23 I AM DESPERATE for a vacuum! Isnt it crazy how when you become older and your gifts start to change. I went from asking for money and new phones…to a blender, cooking supplies, etc. Ive been asking for a vacuum for 2 years (the one I bought at the thrift store isnt cutting it anymore) Last year I got a kitchen stainless steel crock pot so I couldn’t really complain ;). Tweeting as well!! I learned that not all vacuums feel like you’re pushing around a boulder – 9 LBS! HOLY cow. [longest comment ever]!
At 102mph suction and weighing only 9 pounds what more could you need.
It’s got headlights! Hot damn!
102 mph and only 9lbs!! Solanum
Ooo a vacuum giveaway! I could definitely use this as I’ve lived in my new place for almost 8 months and am ashamed to say I’ve yet to buy a vacuum :/ But I learned that it has a two speed motor and is super lightweight!
It only weighs nine pounds! I think I can push that around 🙂
A 35 foot power cord AND only weighs 9 lbs?? I need this. My fiancé and I just moved into a new house and are in need of a high quality vacuum! Great giveaway Julie!
Whoa! Only 9lbs and 102 mph airflow! I have no idea what that means but it sounds like a tornado on your carpet–exactly what mine needs, living with a 7yr old black Lab. Bless his heart…his hair is falling out like an old man.
The power cord is 35 ft long! Sign me up.
I learned that it is only 9 lbs (awesome!) and has a super long extension cord!
I learned that it has headlights (?!). AWESOME. I also learned that I could never afford it without a giveaway. Please oh please let it choose me! I have so much pet hair I need to vacuum up!!
Two speed motor and 3 annual “tune ups”!
My boyfriend would honestly be so excited if I won this. He always makes us go down the vacuum aisle whenever we go to Target 🙂
I tweeted about it!! I’m megsican11
My husband and I are in serious need of a new vacuum! With three dogs, we basically should be vacuuming every hour. This Oreck Forever Series Gold sounds like just what the doctor (or cleaner) ordered with it’s long cord, two-speed motor, and limited lifetime warranty!! Hope this baby finds it’s forever home, in MAINE with me!
35 foot cord! Awesome! I love the fact that it is so lightweight and has that crazy long cord! Thanks for the chance!
I learned it has twin LED headlights (something my Dyson does not have!) & includes 3 annual tune-ups! I am a vacuum freak…had to have my own at age 2 cause I wouldn’t leave my mom’s alone. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I learned it sucks up smoke and captures almost 100%! I had never thought of vacuuming for smoke which is highly possible in my house of constant cooking and baking!
learned it weighs about 9 pounds which is awesomeee 🙂
hope to win this gem!
Beyond all the other VERY cool features, “Manufactured in the U.S.A” caught my attention! USA! USA! USA!
My boyfriend’s parents would be thrilled.
🙂 Not prideful of our country at all!
It has a two speed motor. Very cool.
I’m excited that the Oreck is only 9lbs! I have to lift the vacuum over several doggy gates as I vacuum and lightweight is what I need.
What an AMAZING giveaway! (I’m a giddy housewife right now!) I learned that it is two-speed, which is very interesting- I’ve never owned a two-speed vacuum before. Looks fantastic!
Also just tweeted! 🙂 Waaahooo!
I learned that Oreck has a special section on their site that has deals and discounts on certain vacuums. A great place to bargain shop if I don’t win this vacuum!
Thanks Julie!
I learned that the Oreck vacuum cleaner can clean regular carpet, Persian rugs, and oriental rugs! How versatile is that?
I was going to comment about how it was made in the USA as well! But Kerri did just two posts above me. I also like that it has “direct suction.” My vacuum right now doesn’t suck anything up, but I’m not financially ready to buy a different one.
I learned it has a two-speed motor and it’s light weight! Huge plus!
I learned that I love the 35 ft cord!! One of the biggest pet peeves of vacuuming is having to unplug and replug the cord around the house. Also, with two Golden Retrievers, me and our vacuum are pretty close! 😉 So it is a necessity to have a durable, hard core vacuum like this one to last through the every-other-day suction!
“Introducing the last vacuum you may ever have to buy”
I learned this 🙂
How cool I have never seen such a giveaway
I learned it only weighs 9 lbs.! That’s great for someone with a lot of stairs to clean!