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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Our son gets excited about things like vacuum cleaners and LOVES the Oreck Store. He’d probably faint if we won. I’d like the 35′ cord (learned that).
Tweeted it. Thank you!
Safe for use on Persian rugs!
It has a 35 foot cord! That’s amazing! And it’s only 9 lbs.
It picks up 99.97% of particles! I’m all in!
Lifetime warranty, what?! I am in need of a new vacuum!!
Orecks rock! I learned it has a Saniseal system that automatically seals shut and locks dirt in the disposable filter bag, which is very easy to change.
This vacuum is gorgeous… 🙂
It only weights 9 pounds? Amazing! I really need this vacuum! We have an adopted bunny and a new puppy and both shed like it’s their job… 🙂
I learned it has a HEPA inner bag and a two-speed motor.
Tweeted – https://twitter.com/#!/didyouyarnthat/status/186386704142303232
a life-time warranty! awesome 🙂 i so need a new vacuum.
I like that it only weighs 9 pounds! I tend to move apartments a lot, so this would be a handy feature! 🙂
I tweeted too!
The two speed motor and extra long cord are great features. The Hepa filter is another great feature. I really coul use this vacuum cleaner.
The power cord is 35 ft – crazy!
I learned that it only weighs 9 lbs!!! So light!
I learned that the vacuum bag seals so that no dirt comes out when you empty it. Love this vacuum!
What I learned from visiting the Oreck website was that this particular vacuum has a two-speed motor which allows you to vacuum every type of floor. I really like that feature because it is a pain to have to use a different vacuum or sweeper on tile. I also have realized that I do like the HEPA filter bag better than the bag-less vacuums. For example, the Dyson is bag-less and I have figured out that it only allows for more dust to be released instead of containing it. I love vacuums!
I learned that there are two speeds which would be useful in my house as we have various flooring throughout the house. I also like the HEPA filter that traps most of the pollen, dust, etc., because we all have TERRIBLE allergies.
Great giveaway! I learned that it has a 35 ft cord and a 2-speed motor! I also love that it’s only 9lbs, so I can drag it up and down the stairs more easily!
I learned that it only weighs 9 lbs and has a 2 speed motor, cool!
I also tweeted.
I had never heard of a 2 speed motor on a vacuum.
I learned that it’s far better than the 15-year-old, heavy clunker I currently have. The suction doesn’t work anymore, the bristles don’t either, and vacuuming is as effective as sweeping the rug.
Seriously, I love that it has HEPA filter bags, I’m allergic to dust and vacuuming always gives me a headache by the time I’m done.
Also, tweeted.
Under 9lbs and high powered? Yes, please! I always went the under 100$ route for vacuums too and am currently struggling with it!
Tweeted!
Two LED lights! Woooohooo! Gotta love vacuuming in the dark 😉
plus i’m a broke college student in desperate need of a vacuum!
I learned it has two speeds! Pretty awesome! I just moved into a house with carpet (after only having hardwood) and really need a vacuum!
I learned that it had the “direct suction path”….which only makes too much sense.
I hope I get picked…my vacuum literally just died yesterday, and with a long haired black kitty, a good vacuum is a MUST! 🙂
Only 9lbs?!? Oh my. When I moved out my parents gave me our old monster of a vacuum…heavy as heck and self propelled so it has a mind of its own! A new one that actually picks things up would be dreamy!!
The vacuum cleaner only weighs 9 pounds! AMAZING! Vacuuming would not be such a hassle trying to carry it up the stairs!
I just tweeted!
I learned it only weighs 9lbs! That’s crazy! It also has a lifetime warranty which makes me happy 🙂
Only 9 pounds!!!
I’d love to use such a lightweight vacuum!
Wow what a great vacuum! 35′ cord and only 9 lbs? Win in my book!
Made in the USA and ergonomically-sound (per the Arthritis Foundation). Sounds like a great vacuum that might help me from becoming that cat lady constantly covered in cat hair!
I learned that it’s a smaller motor that makes the vacuum so light!
I learned that the vacuum has a HEPA bag, which filters out particles from the air. That will be so handy as far as not kicking up pollen and dust back into the air when I try to clean the bag out.
I love that it only weighs 9 pounds, great for taking it upstairs! Thanks for the chance to win one.
Also, I tweeted! From @sipofstarrshine 😀
I learned that I ALWAYS spell vacuum wrong! Thanks spell check!
But really, I learned that it only weighs about 9 lbs!! That’s like the weight of a baby! I would love to win this. What an awesome giveaway. Also, the fact that I’m entering a giveaway for a vacuum also makes me feel like a “real adult.” haha
I learned that it has a really long (35 ft) cord! AHHHH!!! I reeeally need a new (good!) vacuum!
Love the fact that it has a 35 foot cord. I hate vacuuming just because I don’t like going around switching the plugs all the time!
The cord is 35 ft. long. That’s crazy! Or is it normal?
It has a 2 speed motor and 25 foot long cord! wow i could definetly benefit from this!
our vacuum just broke yesterday so this is right up our alley!
I learned that the vacuums uses a fan to break dirt into even smaller particles which allows for a smaller motor and makes the vacuum lighter!
also tweeted!
I learned that it’s so light due to a smaller motor! Awesome giveaway!
I learned that vacuum could have different speeds. Who would’ve though! Super useful giveaway 🙂