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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HEPA Inner Bag. This would be do wonders for my dust allergies and all the (golden retriever) fur that gets stuck in the carpet.
I learned that is has 2 speeds and only weighs 9lbs….so cool. I hope I win!!!!!!
I learned that it is engineered, designed, and assembled right here in the U.S.A!
Oh man, I’m pumped for this giveaway, I’m always complaining how much I hate my vac because it doesn’t suck anything up anymore.
Orek has lifetime warranty? Heck yeah!
Also I tweeted
I also tweeted!
It’s only 9 lbs!
I learned that it has a furniture friendly design and is easy to get up and down stairs. My current vacuum definitely is not stair friendly.
It comes with a 35 ft power cord!
I tweeted!
I learned that it has a 35 foot cord… That means your vacuum can reach some serious distances!
I like that it comes with the 3 annual tune-ups!
I tweeted about the giveaway.
I learned the direct suction and roller brush rotate at about 5,600 revolutions per minute!
Being lightweight and having a 35 foot power cord sounds amazing!! I hate having to unplug the vacuum so many times!
I learned that it weighs about 9 pounds!!
I tweeted! (becca_barnhart)
Only weighs nine pounds?! Crazy talk! I’m 9 months pregnant and nesting like CRAZY! You have no idea how exciting this giveaway is to me 🙂
I like the two speeds and 3 annual tune-ups. I already knew that Oreck is an awesome brand.
It only weighs 9 lbs. and provides an efficient and powerful suction…perfect for lugging up and down two flights of stairs! Completely takes away my children’s excuses for not helping with the vacuuming! 🙂
I learned the vacuum only weighs about 9 pounds!
I tweeted too. @Lwebb527W
Love the 35 ft cord. I hate moving the plug around.
35 ft cord!!! yahooo!!!!
I did not know that the dirt is broken into smaller pieces when sucked up!
35 ft. cord….I’m sold! 🙂 I love Oreck, we have had one for 6 years and we abuse it! We have 2 dogs and a cat so I vacuum at least once a day because of my allergies. Would love to win a new one!!!! 🙂
I tweeted too! 🙂 @KariBurghardt
What an awesome giveaway! After visiting the Oreck website and reading about all of the features, I am even more excited about it!! I think the coolest thing about the forever gold vacuum is that it has a 35 foot long cord.
It has a HEPA filter and two speeds
Wow this vacuum has 3 annual tune-ups… and it looks like an old vacuum but with new technology!
My neighbor has an Oreck and I am so vacuum envious!!! I LOVE new appliances….but I especially have an obsession with vacuums!!! I learned that it is super light weight and has a 35 foot cord!!! Woo Hoo!!!
I learned you can make monthly payments…who knew! I hope I win I just bought a new house and need a vacuum!
The smaller motors sit closer to the floor for better sunction. I could definitely use this! …I I figure I have a better shot at winning this than the lottery as well 😉 A limited lifetime warranty vac and I would get along very nicely!
I learned it had a 2 speed motor and was $499.99. What a wonderful vacuum!
9 pounds?! I NEED this vaccuum 🙂
Love the long 35 foot cord!!!
Wow, I really need a new, good vacuum! With my son and our new puppy, I def. need all the help with vacuuming I can get!
I love the fact that it is only 9 lbs and has an extra long cord (35 ft)!
I can’t believe Forever Gold has a 35 foot cord! That will make vacuumming a breeze!
I always neglect my stairs and only weighing 9 pounds and a low profile maybe I will start showing them some love!
Wow we could really use this new vaccuum….we just got a puppy and the dog hair is impossible to keep up with using the piece o crap vac we currently have! I learned about the Oreck Direct Suction Path…so simple and effective, you would think all vacs would be made like that!
Wow! It comes with a lifetime warranty has two speeds and a Hepa bag! COOL! I want this vaccuum!
2 speed motor, what?! That’s amazing. I’m in desperate need of a vacuum! I’m just too cheap to buy a good one!
I love this giveaway! I asked for a high quality vacuum for Christmas but never got one. I learned that it is super lightweight (9 lbs), which would be nice for me when carrying it up the stairs from the storage space in the basement!
ONLY WEIGHS 9 LBS!! OMG.
It has a 2 speed power switch! I had no idea that was possible…. And I love that it uses LED headlights. What a great giveaway!
Only 9 lbs and has a 35 foot power cord?!!? Sign me up
I learned that this vacuum has a two speed motor that makes it very versatile!
I love this! I hate having to constantly unplug the cord when I go into a new room! The length of the cord would work perfectly!
I love that the vacuum uses direct suction – we just ruined our old vacuum trying to clear a clog with a coat hanger!
I’ve never heard of a vacuum having a two speed motor! It would be nice to vacuum my home without the feeling of my back braking or my arm falling off!