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 got a little too excited over the fact that it has headlights…although I don’t plan to vacuum in the dark, but still!
I learned that it has 102 mph airflow!!! My mom owned an Oreck and they are wonderful!
Just tweeted too!!!!!!
Two Speed power switch and Twin LED Headlights! Almost sounds like a car-talk! ha-ha. But seriously, I dislike our vacuum so much, and would love to try something new. Have you tried using it on stairs? I hate lugging ours up the stairs, it is so heavy
A 35 foot cord! That is SO awesome.
Great giveaway! I’ve learned that its two-speed motor allows it to clean a variety of different surfaces, which is exactly what I need. I was also glad to know that it has a HEPA inner bag.
It’s hard to believe it only weighs 9lbs!! That is so light! What a great giveaway..sure hope I win 🙂
I learned that it has a Long-lasting Endurolife Belt!
I learned that it only weighs 9 pounds! That is great cause mine is dying right now and it weighs a ton.
Such a great give a way!!! Okay, the Oreck Forever Series Gold Vacuum has a 102 mph air flow (amazing!) & only weighs 9lbs! Also a 35ft cord AND a HEPA inner bag (LOVE!) It also comes with an Endurolife belt and 3 annual tune-ups. I really hope I am able to win this! The thought of what my 7 month old is crawling around on after I vacuum with my $80 vacuum is kind of grossing me out at the moment!
I tweeted!
Tweeted 🙂
I learned the Forever Series GoldI includes 3 annual tune-ups! Not sure what that means but it sounds great!
Ok this IS a super awesome giveaway and I AM very excited! We have two pups who shed like crazy and we are constantly vacuuming around here. I’m pretty excited about how lightweight it is as I am currently limited in what I can do around the house after having back surgery last summer. Also, it’s a pretty looking vacuum, which I always appreciate!
I learned about the Limited Lifetime Warranty which is ah-mazing!
I tweeted it as well!
I learned that the vacuum has “amazing power” and I want some of that amazing power!!!
I learned that dirt is pulled through a fan that breaks it into smaller particles that get sucked up into the vacuum.
Yay for vacuums!
it has 2 speeds! this is seriously the rolls royce of vacuum cleaners!!!
Thank you for hosting the Oreck Giveaway! I come from a family of Oreck lovers and my husband and I actually have an upright and a hand held. LOVE these vacuums so much! This latest one sounds even MORE amazing and we could use it for our UpstateHaven home 🙂 I learned that the motors sit closer to the floor and that is what helps they form a better suction than most vacuums. NEver knew that!
First off, I wanted to tell you that I love reading your blog and have been doing so for the past year : )
I recently adopted a sweet dog and she is precious, but she sheds all over my apartment! I’m in desperate need of a great vacuum. After reading Oreck website, I learned The Oreck Forever Series Gold produces 102 mph air flow, yet only weighs about 9 lbs, which is super ideal since I’ll be using it nearly everyday!!
Have a great weekend!
Oh my gosh, this would be amazing. Our Dyson just died and we’re moving into a new house (and getting married!!) so this would be a wonderful new thing to have.
Happy to hear that it has a HEPA bag, that definitely helps with the pet hair and allergies in our house!
Super light, only 9 lbs! Maybe this would make me vacuum more 🙂
I learned that its suction path is more direct than typical vacuums and has two speeds!! How cool!
Wow, I learned it only weighs NINE pounds!
I learned about its great efficiency! That would be great to have especially with the all the dog hair around my house.
The Oreck® Forever Series Gold produces 102 mph air flow, yet only weighs about 9 lbs.*
-Super light and easy to use!! Yay!
It includes 3 annual tune-ups! YAY! I love a clean house.
Dirt is pulled through a fan that breaks it into smaller particles that get sucked up into the vacuum! Cool!
I would love this vacuum! I learned that the direct suction and roller brush rotating at about 5,600 revolutions per minute draw dirt right into the bag.
Hello! I just recently started reading your blog and cannot stop! I am so much healthier this year than I ever have been..anyways on to the vacuum!
I have a terrible vacuum, one of the heavy, worthless kind you described earlier. I am fresh out of college and didnt see a point in spending money on a nice one but now I do!
It has two speeds and a 35 foot cord. I desperately need a new vacuum, but have been putting off getting a new one, so I’d love to get this one!
I learned that it has two speeds. Very nice. I have to vacuum a lot because my two cats shed like mad, so it would be really neat to win.
The Oreck Forever Series Gold has twin LED headlights!
A 35 ft cord means that I would only need to plug it in once,maybe twice, to vacuum my entire apartment =)
I tweeted about it!
Just tweeted! 🙂
It has a 2 speed switch/motor. I’m not sure I have ever heard of such a thing with a vacuum. I’m like you, we just bought one that was less than $100 when we first got married thinking it would get us by. I now know otherwise, especially with all of the dog hair around our house.
Um, we could REALLY use a new vacuum and this one looks great. I broke ours a few months back and we have been getting by with sweeping, but I really want a new vacuum.
I learned that the Oreck has a lifetime warranty and can clean almost any rug. Plus the three annual tune ups would be awesome!
I love that its only about 9lbs – I could handle that! 😉
Amazing giveaway! I guess I’m an adult too because I’m excited about this 🙂
I learned that the motors are closer to the floor so it can pull up even more dirt!
And we could totally use a new vacuum- the 2 speeds are exactly what we need! And Holy cow we have so many corners and with a new puppy who is shedding- we need it bad!
I learned that it only weighs 9lbs! That makes it easy to take it up and down stairs!
I tweeted, too! (@clairetherd) Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
Vacuums with two speeds?? I’ve obviously been living under a rock with my circa-1980 vacuum!
It has 2 LED Headlights… in case you want to vacuum in the dark?
This is such an awesome giveaway thanks Julie!
Oh my gosh! I need a new vacuum so badly, and I learned that this one only weighs 9lbs and has a 35 foot cord!!
I am not sure what the best part is – annual tune-ups, direct suction path or that it has 2 speeds!! I would love to get this giveaway!
Tweeted!
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