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 that it has a two speed motor and a great warranty!
Pulverizes the dirt, baby.
-Gabrielle
35 foot long cord! Heaven
I learned that this vacuum has two speeds. I’m not exactly sure why that’s necessary, but I’m sure it’s awesome.
And I tweeted it.
I learned that it has a 35 ft cord! Awesome! No more unplugging just to clean the other side of a room.
Wow! Only 9 pounds! I also wonder what the two speeds are – none of my vacuums have had 2 speeds before. We are in desparate need of a new vacuum – with two dogs in the house and a baby really close to crawling I want to get one that does a better job at picking up dog hair.
omg what a giveaway:) well I learned that the oreck has a two speed motor that powers through dirt and in my household this is a major problem…I blame it on Florida and its muddy habitats lol
The cord On that baby is 35 feet long, no worries about turning a corner and unplugging itself. That’s awesome.
It has a HEPA filter inner bag! I’ve been looking for one with a HEPA filter for allergen reduction!
GREAT giveaway; I have never heard of a vacuum with 2 speed power switch; also I’m super excited about the commercial-grade baseplate! I need durability for sure.
3 annual tune ups! that is great for the amount of hair I usually have to vacuum up!
Amazing giveaway! I learned it weighs only 9 lbs!
I learned that Oreck also makes air purifiers, which I may look into further since I am insanely allergic to pretty much everything in the air once spring and summer roll around!
That it weighs 9lbs!
tweeted! @Squigglemefloey
I learned that Oreck will repair, replace, (free!) any part that is defective for the lifetime of the product!!
Is this vacuum or a car?!? I learned on the website it has a two speed motor!
It uses a smaller motor…which is why it’s so lightweight! Fingers crossed!!
I learned that it now has a limited lifetime warranty, which is amazing!, and also is only 9 lbs.. wow it would be so much easier to vacuum with that thing!
I am definately in need of a new vaccum, I learned that it uses dirty air.technology to break up the particles! Having a light weight vaccum with such a long cord is so exciting!!
I learned that it produces a 102 mph air flow…wow!
It has headlights! Definitely a vacuum I need.!
Its only a 9 lb vacuum!!! It would become a lot heavier with all the dog hair it would suck up around this house ! Great giveaway!
I learned that it’s oOnly 9 lbs and has a 35 foot cord!! That’s awesome!
The Oreck vacuum is only 9 lbs?! So light that I’m not even sure I could get a good upper body workout from carrying it upstairs 🙂
it has a 35 foot cord! thanks for the givaway 🙂
Who’s ever heard of two speeds on a vacuum?? That’s awesome! And I LOVE those little brush things on the side. 🙂
I also Tweeted! 🙂 @karenocann
I learned about the HEPA bags! I’m so glad it has bags, i hate those bagless vacuums — how nasty to clean out!
What I learned about this vacuum on the Oreck webbsite was the by having a smaller motor in this vacuum it enables it to be light weigh which is really neat, and the suction is still the same as a normal vacuum with a bigger motor which is also a plus. Also their upright vacuums incorporate a “dirty air system” in which dirt is pulled through a fan that breaks it into smaller particles that get sucked up into the vacuum. this helps the vacuum be able to hold more junk before having to dump out the bag.
This only weighs 91bs!?! My current vacuum weighs over 20!!!! That is amazing!
Ok, so I found two things interesting: 1) headlights? really? AWESOME. and 2) you get 3 annual tune-ups. I didn’t even know you could do a tune-up on a vacuum, but if that’s what keeps it working wonderfully, then right on. I loved getting free tune-ups when I bought my car, so getting them on a vacuum just seems extravagant and delightful.
3 things stood out…35 ft cord, 3 annual tune-ups and 102 mph air flow! Oh yea…it only weighs 9 lbs! (4 things!)
I learned it goes 102 Miles Per Hour!! and only weighs 9 Pounds!!
A vacuum can have two motors! Who knew?
Never knew that a vacuum needed a tune up (prob why my current one doesn’t work right anymore!) and that it’s small motor is what makes it so light weight.
I love that it’s so easy to move.. my current vacuum is so huge and it’s hard to use- especially when my 50lb dog is trying to attack it!
The two-speed motor gives you the ultimate flexibility to clean everything from carpet to Oriental and Persian rugs;
Tweeted the giveaway! @Christianqt07
It only weighs 9 pounds and has a 35 foot cord! Geez! Sign me up! 🙂
I learned that it has a HEPA inner bag.
I tweeted about the giveaway!
I tweeted.
I tweeted!
I’m moving soon, this would be handy 🙂 I like how lightweight it is, my current one is such a beast!
I learned that you can make monthly payments on a vacuum!! I don’t know why that’s so funny to me, maybe because my current vacuum was less than one monthy payment of that bad boy! For sure, my dream vacuum 🙂 Hope the bags don’t cost as much… hehe
It has 2 speeds for flexibility!
I learned that the Vacuum has two headlights…ya know just in case you’re on a cleaning rampage in the middle of the night, it’s best to be able to see! haha
I learned that it is lightweight and has two headlights! Lightweight is always great because I hate dragging around heavy vacuums!!!
I love that the Oreck Forever is lightweight and easy to maneuver. I live in a small apartment and have a clunky, HEAVY vacuum now, so the Oreck would be perfect!