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 have had the worst luck with vacuums! I love that the cord is 35ft, my Shark right now has an itty bitty cord, so I’m constantly unplugging, and re-plugging it in, and it only weighs 9lbs! With a baby on the way, anything to make my chores easier would help a ton! I am SO excited!
Amazing giveaway – and interesting to learn about the”dirty air system”! My husband and I did the same thing as you and Ryan – and we HATE our $75 BedBathBeyond vacuum. Bring on the Gold standard! 🙂
I learned that Oreck uses a smaller motor, which is why they can keep their vacuums so light.
It only weighs 9 pounds! Makes it less of a hassle to carry it up and down the stairs. I desperately need a new vacuum because we are moving into a new house with carpet next month.
And I tweeted…
I tweeted about the giveaway!!
@brittlizz1102
I tweeter this! @amg1016
I learned that the Forever Series Gold has 102 mph air flow which hopefully would make it much better than my Dyson which picks up absolutely nothing! I have been wanting a new vacuum, so funny the things we get excited about as adults 😉
Twin LED Headlights! Instantly picture people vacuuming in the dark ha!
The handle received a commendation from the Arthritis Foundation for ease of use…how cool is that?
Tweeted as well. I’m moving to my own place in July, so something like a vacuum would be SO great to own!
The Hepa filter sold me! I want one! I HATE the smell of a vacuum without one. It makes you feel dirty to clean!
I learned that this vacuum has a two speed motor! Looks awsome!
I love that it’s only 9lbs. That I can carry!
The 35 ft. cord sounds AWESOME! I hate when your going around and all of a sudden you lose power because the cord unplugs – not fun! 🙂 A new vacuum would be helpful since my BF and I are moving into our own apartment soon and I don’t think my tiny $50 college vacuum is going to live much longer 😉
We could definitely use a new vaccum! We bought a decent one but it’s lost suction over time – having 3 cats will do that I guess 🙂 I learned that Oreck Includes 3 annual tune-ups. That’s amazing!
35 foot cord and lifetime warranty – I’m in! I would love to win a new vacuume, especially an Oreck!
A new vacuum?! The one in my apartment just broke, and with my newly-not-a-student salary, I could definitely use a free one 🙂 I learned that this vacuum has direct suctioning – who knew that other bagless motors were so high off the ground? Let’s hear it for ORECK!!!
I am still in shock about what I learned. 3 annual tune ups? Vacuums have tune ups? NEWS TO ME!!!
I learned that it has a 35′ power cord. That will reach most of my house. I wouldn’t have to keep switching outlets. Thanks!
And I tweeted 🙂
it only weighs about 9lbs
oh my gosh, I need a good vacuum so badly!!!
I learned that the two-speed motor on the Oreck Forever Series Gold gives you the ultimate flexibility .
The fact that it only weighs 9 lbs is a huge draw for me. Vacuuming with my current vacuum hurts my back!
3 annual tune ups. I am IMPRESSED. That is pretty awesome, I have to say. It’s like a car. Haha!
Two speeds and a lifetime warranty! SWEET! I have a husky who sheds like crazy so winning this would be a dream come true 🙂
I don’t want to be entered in the giveaway because I already have this vacuum. I just wanted to comment because it is seriously the BEST vacuum ever. I have a siberian husky and in the first year and a half of his life, I broke 2 vacuums sucking up his fur. I vacuum almost everyday now and the Oreck has held up!
9 pound vacuum? Amazing. My roommate is moving out this month, and taking the vacuum with her. -gasp- Perfect timing for this giveaway. ;]
I am getting my first house next year and a vacuum would be just the thing I need… but don’t want to splurge on!!
I learned about its direct suction! WOULD LOVE THIS!
I would LOVE to win this vacuum!! I love that it only weighs 9 lbs or so – that is so light!
9 lbs – AWESOME!
35 foot cord, how convenient!
I had no idea that vacuums could have two speeds??? Dang! Crossing my fingers! 🙂
It has a 2 speed motor!!!! I heard Orecks are great…would love to win!
This is a GREAT giveaway!!!! I needed a new vaccu.. and after my vacuum now has stopped working again I loved learning that the Oreck includes 3 annual tune-ups!! How great is that?!?!?!
It only weighs about 9lbs! Wow my current vacuum weights about 3 times that.
also I tweeted!
I learned and am amazed by the fact it has a two speed motor! How cool?!
It has all the tools to clean above-the-floor areas like sofas and fans! I am moving into my own place next month and would LOVE this 🙂
I learned that changing bags is effortless! Good thing, because for some reason that is a challenge to me. What a great giveaway!
The HEPA inner bag and the dirty air system seem great! I had when you can smell the dust and grime coming through the vaccuum.
I learned that it’s “Direct Suction” works better than most bagless vacuums on the market. Great giveaway! Wasn’t expecting a chance to win a vacuum on PBF!
I learned that it has a limited lifetime warranty that includes 3 tuneups per year. I feel like vacuums are always breaking on me so that is a nice feature!
This Oreck has a 2-speed motor! Great giveaway 🙂
I learned that it only weighs 9 pounds And the direct suction helps make it weigh less!!!
Its cool that if you buy it through their website it includes 3 tune-ups!
Retweeted! – https://twitter.com/#!/LindsayInNYC/status/185794026627268608
I learned the Oreck has twin LED headlights! This sounds fancier than any car I’ve ever driven! 🙂 Love it!
Only 9 lbs!! I’m moving out in June and am in desperate need of a vacuum:)