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August 17, 2005
An Endorsement
I'm sure that my regular readers - all three of you - (Hi, Jim, Joanie and John - no really, there might be a couple more) are aware of the fact that the Donovan household is something of a menagerie.
8 kitties, 3 doggies, John and I live in the house - then of course we have our 2 equine family members, Willie and Petey.
Our house is ... shall I say furry? Yes. It is very furry and dusty and hairy.
It is so dusty, hairy and furry that I have gone through many vacuum cleaners - cheap ones, expensive ones - hypoallergenic ones.
My last cheap vacuum broke last weekend - it did pretty well, lasted - oh, maybe 8 months before it died a death of clogged fans, motors and hoses. John did what he could to save it, but there was no hope.
So. I have tried Eureka, Hoover, Dirt Devil, and every other brand you can imagine - but I had not tried the Dyson.
I will admit - the commercials were a bit too much like infomercials for my taste, and I have been burned by more than one infomercial - just ask John about my nightmare with the stuff that was supposed to remove hair from personal places. No, don't ask him - it was embarrassing, and he frankly doesn't care if those private places have hair or not.
Oh, yeah, back to my hairy house. . .
I knew I had to do something drastic. I searched the web and checked reviews.
I decided to try a Dyson
And I am very impressed. This thing could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.
I vacuumed only two rooms and completely filled the vacuum three times - about 12 *pounds* of critter hair, fur and dust.
Oh my. And the floors look cleaner than they have ever looked.
I am very impressed. If you are in the market for a good vacuum, don't get the Hoover turbo thingy (been there, done that) or the Eureka turbo thingie (been there done that) Look for one of those Dysons.
And I'm not even getting paid for this endorsement!!!!
Posted by Beth at August 17, 2005 09:24 PM