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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Headlights!!! I can clean in the dark, too!! WOO HOO!! And love the HEPA – I have major allergies and this would be good.
I so need a vacuum like wicked bad.
I also tweeted 🙂
I learned it has a two speed motor.
35 ft cord. Yes, please!!
I have been DYING for a new vacuum. The ligthweight (9 lbs!!!) feature is what does it for me! I hate lugging around and storing my huge vacuum in my apartment.
I learned it has a 35 foot cord and that it gets rated 4/5. Both things sound good to me!
2 speed power switch!
I’ve always loved Oreck vacuums. 9lbs is a huge plus. 3 tune ups a year along with a limited lifetime warranty is extremely helpful.
9 pounds! ben would be so excited about this!
I learned that it has a 2-speed motor … I think that’s a new one for me! I’ve never seen a vaccum like that! 🙂
That there are 2 motors! Had no idea vacuums had more than one! With a crazy shedding dog, a good vacuum is a must!
I would love this vacuum! I think the direct suction really makes more sense. 🙂
I learned that it has two speeds AND a 35 ft cord. I want it SO bad!!!!!!
I appreciate the HEPA filter feature. It makes the air feel cleaner!
Two speeds! That’s awesome!
I would tweet, too, but I don’t have a twitter account. I will not give in and get one either! Must.avoid.giving.in.to.peer.pressure. hahaha
that two speed motor gives you extra flexibility. i want that!
it has 2 motor speeds, a hepa filter, and a great warranty. i hope i win!! this would be amazing to have considering my current vaccuum came from the goodwill 🙁
I learned that it has a 35 ft cord and a smaller motor with very efficient suction!
Interesting on the 2 power speeds…wonder how often they would each be used! Looks like a great vacuum!
Long-lasting Endurolife™ Belt… who doesn’t want this lol 🙂
Fabulous giveaway. Love that it only weighs 9 lbs since I live in a townhouse with three sets of stairs. My dog sheds like crazy in the spring so I would love to have a new vacuum.
It’s under warranty, super light, and has a really long cord. Yes please!
My current vacuum cleaner came from the trash bin at my old apartment (no, seriously) and it actually somewhat works, but not very well. This would be great to use, especially since I live with 3 very fluffy kitties!
how cool! i learned that it has a 2 speed motor!
your lunch inspired me to have a tuna salad wrap for lunch today. it was delicious!
Awesome giveaway! I learned that the Oreck has a 35 ft cord! That would be so convenient when I vacuum the stairs! Halfway up, I have to go back down to move the plug!
What an awesome give away! I desperately need a new cleaner to keep up with the animal hair in my house!! Love my animals to pieces but not their hair everywhere!! I actually had no idea that vacuum cleaners had tune ups! This looks like an incredible light weight option, I will have to check it out either way. Thanks for posting your experience with it!
tweeted!
plus i just tweeted about this giveaway. thanks julie and oreck!!
woahh, i learned that vacuums can be expensive! the Oreck is pricey so it would be amazing to win, especially since I’m a student, currently don’t have a vacuum at all and my roommate commented yesterday that our floors are looking mighty dirty 😉
The 35 foot cord soudns great! WIth the one we have now I’m always stretching it too far and it pulls out of the socket! 🙂
3 LED Lights- Cool!! Ha Great giveaway- this is actually some we Need!!
Tweeted Also 🙂
It was designed and manufactured right here in the USA! Awesome. My vacuum has a see-thru canister and I hate being able to see the dirt! Gross!
I learned that it has a 35ft cord!! WOW! and 2 speeds?!! i did not even know that was possible!!
I love that it has direct suction! I can’t tell you how many times I have had to take the hosing apart on my current vaccum because dust and debris would get caught in all the turns of the hose! Seriously irritating.
Hope I win!
Great giveway! I learned that it has two speeds and the cord is 35ft long!
Wow !! it has 3 annual tune-ups and 35 ft cord! I am sold already….
I learned that it is $500 and that I can’t afford it on a college student’s budget! I’m moving into a new apartment this fall for dental school so it would be awesome to keep it nice and clean!
Because these small motor sits closer to the floor, it provides awesome suction and it spins the brush roll incredibly fast.
It is a beaut! Nice and sleek! AND only 9 lbs! Crazy light!!!! Maybe I’d be more willing to do my spring cleaning 🙂
It only weighs 9 lbs! Maybe I’d actually vacuum the stairs if I had that instead of asking my husband to do it. 🙂
This is awesome! I’m getting married in July and since we’ve never lived together, we basically need everything for our new home. I learned that it has a two-speed motor!
I love that it only weighs 9 pounds and comes with 3 annual tune-ups. Seems like a vaccuum you can have for a really long time!
I learned the the vacuum has a 35 foot cord..that is awesome!! I also learned that this giveaway is the closet I’ll ever come to owning such an expensive vacuum!
I learned that the vaccum can clean on almost any type of rug (including Persian and Oriental) – which is AWESOME!
It only ways 9 lbs! I think my vacuum weighs 30…it is a workout to use it. We were thinking about registering for one, but it would be great to win!
I love the diagram on how the Oreck direct suction works to suck up the dirt without going through a maze within the vacuum. Simple is always better in my books. Plus, that’s what makes it only need a small motor, thus making it lighter. I have two Orecks (although both circa 1989ish). But, they both still work!
It has twin LED headlights!
and…I tweeted! (MissVictoria05)
My roommate and I have long, thick dark brown hair that occasionally falls out of our heads and onto the ground. And by occasionally, I mean, I’m seriously surprised we are both not bald. But anyways, the current vacuum, or “sweeper” as we call it in Pittsburgh, just does not pick up our hair. Let’s face it, our carpet is disgusting. But, I read that the sweeper has direct suction with a brush revolution speed of 5,600 per minute… If that doesn’t pick up our strands, I seriously don’t know what will. This vacuum would be an awesome win!
It has Twin LED Headlights — (That’s what he said)!