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 also tweeted an extra entry for the giveaway!!! (twitter @JessBracker)
Produces 102 mph air flow and only weighs 9 lbs wow ! Actually love to vacuum this would make it more exciting
Two apples a day is NOT weird! 🙂 I love apples sooo much. I even just finished one as a matter of fact!
I need to clean my carpets so badly! I love that there is 2 speeds available! Thanks Julie 😉
O my goodness i need a new vacuum! I hate mine so much that my apartment only gets vacuumed when my parents come to visit and then it smokes and my house smells like burnt rubber for days. I love the idea of the direct suction that oreck has so that the dirt goes directly into the bag! Awesome giveaway – I really hope I win!
A 35 foot cord!! I could easily vacuum my entire apartment without changing plugs!!
I learned that it weights 9lbs and has 2 speeds- count me in!!!
I learned that it is very light and should last a lifetime!!! What else would a girl want!!!!
This vacuum’s “Comfort Fit Handle” has received the Arthritis Foundation’s Ease-of-Use Commendation.
35-foot long power cord. That is awesome!
THe roller brush spins 5,600 times per minute! Whoah!
I like that it has a 35ft cord!!
I learned it will give me the peace of mind that will last a lifetime. 😉
Tweeted via @OatmealBowl
Gr8 giveaway!
3 tune ups included, good idea
a long lasting belt is nice to have , some break so quickly
It has twin LED headlights 🙂 Would love to win this for my mom. Great giveaway!
I love that the vacuum cleaner only weighs 9 pounds. I hate pushing around a heavy vacuum!
I learned that it has a two-speed motor which allows for the flexibility to vacuum anything from carpet to rugs. Very cool.
Checked out the website and love that it’s easy to get the stairs – that’s always the most detested chore at my house!
I learned that the vacuum cleaner will collect pollen, pet dander, and even mold spores! I get way too excited about cleanliness.
I learned that it’s very lightweight, which is super important to me as my current vacuum is SO heavy it actually hurts my back to use!
Love that it will collect cat hair! yay!
I learned that it has direct suction and therefore it has more powerful and efficient suction. Yeah, less dirt left behind! FInally! I would love to win this vacuum.
Holla for the HEPA inner bag! I have 2 large dogs so anything that can get rid of any amount of pet dander is a winner in my book!
There’s a HEPA inner bag!
the vacuum cleaners have smaller motors sit closer to the floor so it has more efficient suction and can spin the brushroll incredibly fast!
It only weighs 9 lbs? I’m SOLD! And with the LED lights I’ll be able to SEE that the vacuum sucked up the food bits from under the kitchen cabinets. I kind of love that it’s a two speed too! Our current vacuum is at least 900lbs and the light in front is basically a dull yellow glow…it’s awful!
I learned that the vacum only weighs 9 pounds and has a 35 foot cord! I’d be able to easily carry it upstairs to clean only weighing 9lbs! I would also be able to go room to room with such a long cord. Sounds like an amazing vaccum!
I tweeted!!!
It has a limited lifetime warranty!! That is awesome! It is furniture design friendly and makes it easy to vacuum your couch and other chairs and furniture. And the most awesome thing is that it is very light! Only 9 lbs! That must be so nice! I hate heavy bulky vacuums!
I would loove to win this! 🙂
I LOVE to VACUMM!!!!! This baby will pick up everything with its awesome suction power. Plus, light weight to move around the whole house. Love the black streamlined color and LED light on the front. I like the 35 ft cord, you will be able to go a long way with it…….by the way I eat apples everyday, and love your overnight oatmeal!!!
I retweeted for an extra entry! @bmlococo 🙂
2 Speed Motor! WOO HOO!
This vacuum is only 9lbs! That would make me so much more excited to clean. I always dread lugging our heavy vacuum from room to room.
I learned that it only weighs about 9 lbs.!!! That is super light compared to the clunker I have now! Amazing!
The direct suction sounds powerful! It makes 5,600 rotations a minute to draw dirt into the bag! Fancy looking vacuum!
HOLY LORD I NEED TO WIN THIS! My vacuum is a total POS, and it basically doesn’t suck up anything! There are so many things I learned about the vacuum.. I love that it only weighs 9lbs, but I think the thing I like most is the warranty with three yearly ‘tune-ups’. I know that the vacuum will last … which I can’t say about my current vac. Fingers crossed!
The roller brush rotates at about 5,600!! revolutions per minute drawing dirt right into the HEPA bag – Sounds like a great way to get rid of all the pet hair, pollen and other things that make me sneeze!! What an amazing give-away!
35ft cord?? No more having to unplug and re-plug in every room!
It is extremely light and can clean all rugs
Just tweeted
The Oreck Forever Series Gold is engineered, designed, and assembled right here in the U.S.A. . . and changing the bag is a snap – plus a 35 foot cord! Everyone I know with an Oreck loves them as much as you do!!
Pretty impressive. I love that it only weights 9 pounds. Plus the direct suction sounds great. And love that it is furniture friendly.
Only 9 pounds, wow! I’d love to use such a lightweight vacuum! I like the headlights too.
I learned that the Oreck manufacturing facility is right here in the US! Awesome! Just started following your blog, and love that you treat your readers like this!
Wow, looks pretty impressive. I love that it only weights 9 pounds, it looks heavier.
Plus the direct suction sounds great. And love that it is furniture friendly.
I learned that the gold series has 102 mph air flow- that’s hurricane force!
It’s lightweight! Nothing more annoying than struggling to get a heavy vacuum cleaner up the stairs!
I also tweeted it!