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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Great giveaway!! I learned it has a HEPA inner bag – great to get rid of allergens
I learned it only weighs 9 pounds!!! And the cord is super long 35 feet!!
What I learned: Loots, but mostly that it weights nine pounds! Amazing! I carry more than that on one shoulder to school each day!
I learned that it has HEADLIGHTS! I want a vacuum with headlights! We are getting a dog this summer so we’ll need extra suction power around here.
Tweeted!
I would LOVE a new vacuum! I like that it has a HEPA bag which captures at least 99.97% of particles. That is awesome especially living with pets. I just think the house would feel so much more clean!
my roommates and I desperately need one of these!!! The Oreck Forever Gold Series is so light, and furniture friendly for our small apartment!! Here’s to hoping!
I learned that this is a $500 vacuum!
I learned that they include 3 annual tune-ups! I think this vacuum might just change my entire cleaning experience!
I would LOVE this. I learned that it has a lifetime warranty. I also learned that it could cost as little as $34.09 a month on their payment plan. 🙂
Only 9 pounds and has a 35 foot cord? I might actually be inspired to vacuum more if I had this bad boy 🙂 Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I also tweeted. Thank you!
https://twitter.com/#!/Aerated/status/185814015312789506
I learned about the Oreck direct suction path. Vacuum nerds unite! I would love this vacuum and have heard great things about Orecks.
I’ve always loved Oreck because they’re so LIGHT!
Just learned about the DIRECT suction advantage! the picture it compares it to looks like a dyson and they’re so heavyyy!!
*also tweeted @kriken
I learned that it has a 35 foot cord which will make it super easy to clean my room without having to replug it 3 times! 🙂
I learned it only weighs 9 lbs! Nice and light!
3 annual tune ups and a lifetime warranty? We have a dog in the house that sheds like CRAZY, and it seems like we have to buy a vacuum cleaner every year!
Wow – what a giveaway!!! I learned that the vacucum has a a new Limited Lifetime Warranty! Wow — a giveaway that lasts a lifetime!!! Yahoo!!!
I learned that there are three annual tune-ups included! That’s really nice! How many companys do that???
I would LOVE this vacuum! I have a crappy hand held one that is no longer cutting it since we have a giant dog that sheds everwhere.
Visited the website. Love the lifetime warranty. Thanks for the fun giveaways……
I am crazy about those sorts of things too. I have a terrible vacuum that wont pick up ANYTHING, but I dont want to buy one until I can afford to get a good one. I was surprised to see that this vacuum actually has two speed. Hmm. That could come in handy.
WOW, totally learned that this is a $499 vacuum. WHAT! Plus it has a 35ft cord. That’s like super long! My finance and I are in the market to purchase our first home and sadly do not have a vacuum. This would perfect.
I would LOVE a new vacuum. The roomie and I have one that is very.very.old. I learned the Oreck has three annual tune ups. I didn’t even know people had their vacuums “tuned.” 🙂
The 102 mph air flow, but only weighs about 9 lbs sounds pretty good to me! I have 3 kids and a dog and need to vacuum a lot, this would make it so easy for me!
Awesome vacuum! I learned that it is super light and has a 35 foot extension cord- I love this b/c I hate plugging and unplugging all the time!
Oh I like that it has headlights. Those are so fun on a vacuum.
I tweeted too!
I tweeted!
I learned that it only weighs 9 pounds 🙂
Sweetlikecandy1688 at gmail dot com
3 annual tuneups?! WOW!
Tweeted! This is the best giveaway ever.
I learned that the vacuum only weighs about 9lbs and has two LED headlights. Fancy! 🙂
Three annual tune ups?! I didn’t even know vacuum cleaners could have tune ups, so that’s awesome!
What an awesome giveaway! I’ve always thought bagless vacuums were the way to go, but now I’ve learned that direct suction seems to do the job better. 🙂
I love this vacuum! I could definitely use a new vacuum, I’m a college student and can’t afford a nice one right now! I love that it has headlights and a 35 foot cord..crazy!
I learned that it had a 2 speed motor! How cool is that! I would LOVE to have one of these!!
only 9 lbs!!?? I am very interested!!
I learned that with the vacuum you get 3 annual tune-ups! How awesome is that? That’s like every 4 months to make sure it stays in tip-top shape!
Boy I could use this!
I love that it has the HEPA filter. My hubby gets horrible allergies and this would definitely help!
I am loving that it has a lifetime warranty! I spent $200 something on my last vacuum, and had no help from the company when it broke a few months later. It would be nice to have a fantastic vacuum with a warranty.
This vacuum looks awesome. Love that it has a HEPA inner bag, as my dog creates a lot of hair/ dander/ allergens. Our current vacuum is about to bite the dust (pun intended)!
Love that it weighs only 9 pounds!
Great Giveaway! I learned it only weighs 9 lbs!! Nice!
Two speed motor and gently cleans expensive rugs (bc I have those)! Gimmeeee….mine is yucky and from craigslist!
Awesome giveaway! I Iearned it has a 2 speed motor–did not know that was possible in a vaccuum!
I love that it will pick up animal dander (with the HEPA filter). As a dog owner, this is crucial! 🙂
Tweeted as well! Readysetglow 🙂
I learned it has a two-speed motor!
I tweeted!
Oh man o man could I use a new vacuum! I currently use a small Bissel for cleaning up clumps of my dogs fur on my hardwoods, but know a better vacuum would make it so much nicer!
I learned that the Forever Series Gold vacuum.
has a Long-lasting Endurolife™ Belt! That is awesome to me because my last two vacuums both died because the belt on them kept breaking/snapping!