Last weekend, while cleaning the house in preparation to be gone for training, our vacuum cleaner took a crapper. Yes, it was something totally fixable, but not something I was willing to fix. The belt on the vacuum broke; something that would cost probably $10 to fix by the time I ordered the part and had it shipped. However, I had drawn my line in the sand with that vacuum. We bought it when we first moved in together in the spring of 2010. So, in vacuum age, I feel like four years really is not all that old. Honestly, had we bought the belt and replaced it, we could have had several more years out of that thing. But, I was done. As the vacuum sat dead on the floor last Sunday, I decided it was time to cave and get what I had been drooling over since we got the dogs; a Dyson! My hope is that it would like up to the hype and have some real suction to it to pick up the dog hair collecting in the house.
I have had my eye on the Dyson vacuums for the past couple of years. I came pretty close to getting one this past Black Friday, but didn't cave to the temptation. I watched the prices get cut over the past couple on months as they prepared to launch the new lines. When ours melted a belt last weekend and left the house smelling like burning rubber, I knew it was my chance. I think Andrew agreed because he was sick of hearing me talk about it. I read the exclusions on the 20% off Bed Bath & Beyond coupon very carefully, and it didn't mention anything about excluding Dyson's. With coupon in hand, I went off to BBB to get my new vacuum.
The assembly was quick on this vacuum, and I was soon off and running. I was AMAZED at the sucking power of it. I think there was probably dog hair sucked out of the carpet that had been there since we moved in. The vacuum was also light as a feather to move around. I am in love with this vacuum. Obviously, I will want to determine the long term use on this vacuum to see if it was really worth the money and the hype, but so far I am satisfied with my purchase.
We purchased the Dyson DC50 Animal Compact Ball Upright Vacuum.
Now that's another satisfied customer! Glad you were able to get your new toy, which actually helps around the house. Here's expecting a clean home while this vacuum's running!
ReplyDeleteGerman Zollinger @ TotalCleanEquip.com