{The lucky winner of the Oreck XL Gold vacuum cleaner is Nikki! She said, “I vacuum nearly once a day, and sometimes I have to run my vacuum just to get my fussy 3 month old baby to sleep!”
Congratulations! Email your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com BEFORE WEDNESDAY to claim your prize.
And I’ve been having lots of prizes go unclaimed, so from now on I will be choosing a winner and a runner up. If the winner doesn’t contact me before the following Wednesday, the runner up gets the prize.
The Oreck runner up is Ruth McKimson.
Thanks!}
THE PRIZE
One reader will win an Oreck XL Gold upright vacuum cleaner! ($499.95)
MY REVIEW
I really didn’t understand how much I needed a new vacuum cleaner until I got the Oreck XL Gold. The first thing that is AWESOME about this vacuum cleaner is it takes up only a 12″ x 10″ rectangle of my precious closet space. That is a big deal! Our old vacuum was a canister style and took up sooo much space, didn’t store well at all/anywhere, and was akward to use. This Oreck is like going from a covered wagon to a Porsch, and I’m serious!
So it’s great before I even turned it on, and how well it works is just the icing on the cake. Weighing only 9 pounds, the Oreck upright vacuum cleaner is light enough to carry up and down our 2 flights of stairs and also to use with a baby on my hip. It’s also the quietest vacuum cleaner I think I’ve ever heard, so Elliot doesn’t mind it so much. And he really likes the little light on the front too!
Air flow travels at 102 mph so you’d think the vacuum would need a huge motor, but because of the direct path from your carpet to the bag, the XL series actually has a pretty small motor (the reason for its light weight and the use of only 1/3 of the electricity of regular vacuums). The XL Gold also has just the right shape for cleaning under and against furniture and walls, making those hard-to-reach spots not so hard-to-reach.
And most importantly, with a brush that rotates over 6500 times per minute and 102 mph air flow, this upright vacuum picks up more from your carpet. Clean carpet is pretty high on my list of priorities so we have a no shoe rule in our home that is strictly enforced. But the carpet gets dirty anyway, and with two little kids crawling and laying on that carpet, I want it to be as clean as possible! 
The XL Gold also includes a handheld vacuum with 8 attachments. The Oreck website suggests using the handheld for areas like stairs, furniture, ceiling fans, molding, bookshelves, curtains, drapes, corners, and lampshades. Frankly, most of those items have not been cleaned at my house in a very long time. I just needed the right kind of gadget!
Oreck is one of the top vacuum cleaners, and the XL Gold fits right in with all their other hard working and easy to use vacuums. Thanks, Oreck!
GIVEAWAY RULES
- Visit Oreck.com
- Come back here and tell me how often you vacuum (I want the the TRUTH people…) before midnight Thursday, September 10.
- A winner will be selected and announced at the top of this post Friday.
- Only one comment per person unless you earn extra entries.
- Giveaway open only to residents of the continental United States…sorry.
- Winners must email me to claim their prize within 5 days.
EARN EXTRA ENTRIES
You may earn 1 extra entry each for doing the following (make a separate comment for each thing you do):
- Follow me on Twitter
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Maybe if I had this Oreck, I would vacuum more often!
Sadly, I vacuum once every two weeks when my Shiba Inu isn’t shedding. When he is “molting” as I call it (2 times a year at least), there is fluff EVERYWHERE, and I have to vacuum 2x/week. We’re in the habit of removing shoes (Far East-style) at the entry to reduce the amount of dirt tracked in, so I think that helps some.
Ooh! I added your RSS Feed to my Feed Folder, so I think I get an extra entry? Need a vacuum, mine is the “covered wagon” and I sure would love a “Porsche”!
I actually vaccuum about every other day. THe reason is my daughter is asthmatic and it helps keep her clear to vaccuum up all the gunk and dust mites.
I have to say I don’t vacuum as much as I used to. We replaced the carpet downstairs with wood flooring, but we still have carpet on the stairs and in the bedrooms. I probably vacuum these one every two weeks, more if something gets spilled or broken.
I used to try and vacuum every couple of weeks, but with a newborn my goal is more often, but not always achieved…
I vacume the living room every day. I have a cat and GRAND~girls!
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Okay I try for twice a week but it is really more like once a week or whenever the dog smell gets to me whatever happens first.
Fantastic giveaway~! I vacuum about twice a week. I really could stand to every other day with a toddler and 2 dogs!!
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I never vacuum. I have a cleaning person every other week and they vacuum. I know I should do it more often, but I just plain dont have time. Anyway, I hope I win this because our vacuum just broke!
I do about once a week. Sometimes more if something needs to be picked up!
I am ashamed to say I only vacuum about once a month or when company is coming! I hate hauling our canister up and down the stairs. This one looks a lot more usable!
I vacuum about 5-6 times a week. My son has allergies, so I have to do it often.
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Ugh. My almost one year old HATES when I vacuum – he cries every time and if I hold him he shakes, and if I do it while he’s sleeping sometimes it wakes him up. Sigh. So… I only vacuum about every 2 weeks even though I need to be doing it 2 times a week or more!! I would LOVE a more quiet vacuum!!
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We have to borrow my mom’s vacuum currently so honestly, I am embarrassed to say that it is only like once a month, sometimes every 2 months. In desperate need of a vacuum here!!
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I vacuum once a week, sometimes more, especially during shedding season (we have 4 cats of various fur lengths). I have heard wonderful things about Orecks – a friend of mine who cleans houses for a living swears by hers and I know it would do a great job on cat fur!
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I vacuum maybe every other day or every two days…
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Honestly….I vacuum when I start to see it needs it :) It’s just hubby and I most of the time, so it doesn’t get too bad and most of our time is spent where there’s hardwood floors.
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Thanks for doing this – not only would I love, love, love to win this vacuum, of course! But I’ve been wondering how often other people vacuum. I try to vacuum once a week, with the key word being “try”. The result and truth, every other week. That’s my carpeting in the bedrooms. The kitchen and family room, every three days or so. When my daughter was a food-throwing baby, three times a day. When she was a food-throwing toddler, three time a day. Whew, our food-throwing days are over and she’s even gotten very good at not spilling! The stairs are my least favorite – once a month. Our mostly unused living room and dining room – every two weeks.
Now that I’ve put you to sleep and made you sorry you asked….
Thanks to you and Oreck for a great giveaway.
I vacuum once a week, MAYBE? I should more often, but I don’t!
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I vacuum every other day. We don’t have a lot of rug space, but the area rug in the family room seems to be CRUMB central…and the baby loves to find these crumbs and eat them, along with any fuzzys, dust, paper that is left down there. Yuck.
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I don’t vacuum often enough because my current vacuum spits dust back into the air and makes a mess. I hate not being able to keep the dust down. It drives me crazy. Still I only vacuum maybe once a month because of it. Yuk!
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I have 2 boys under the age of 2 so my vacuum sees power 1-5 times a day and I only have carpet in one room.
Truthfully, I vacuum once every two weeks!
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Oh I vacuum every week, but I should vacuum LOTS more than that I know. Hopefully this new vacuum if I win would inspire me to vacuum more.
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This is timely — I need a vacuum cleaner!!
Usually my children vacuum, but I have them do it about twice a month. I’d like it done every week, but Saturdays when they’re available are sometimes busy with other things.
I vacuum my laminate floors downstairs about ever other day. Carpet areas downstairs about once a week, staircase and upstairs about every other week, unless my husband gets annoyed and does it. I’m 8 months pregnant and using the “I cant carry my canister vacuum up the stairs” excuse to get out of vacuuming the stairs and upstairs more often =)
On average I probably vacuum 1-2 times a day, but in reality what actually happens is that every 2-3 days I get on this vacuuming kick and vacuum like 3-4 times in that day. It’s ridiculous. I absolutely hate how dirty my carpets look. As soon as I come across an extra $100 to get the carpets cleaned a no shoe rule will be enforced at my house too. The carpets are just sooo yucky. I sure hope I cmoe home with this vacuum soon, because my poor vacuum is on it’s last legs of life…
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I vacuum 1-3 times a week. Before I stayed at home and had children it was every two weeks or so. Staying home really makes more mess!
Ummm, we do it maybe weekly, if THAT. so bad, I know.
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I HONESTLY vacuum 5 or 6 times a week. My carpet shows every little tiny crumb, and I have an 11 month who gets into everything and makes messes out of everything, and a husband who is the same way :) So I vacuum just about every day.
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I vacuum maybe a couple times a week. Why you ask? Because every vacuum I have bought in the last few years only lasts a few months! Sometimes the hose doesn’t work. Or my favorite, the bottom sucks things up and then spits the stuff back out! (feels great on your legs, lol)
I am currently using my stick vac that I have had for a few years. Yup, it has outlasted about 4 vacuums! So I do know the importance of a good vacuum!
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I vacuum about twice a week. I love that it is instant cleanliness gratification. Plus the hum of the vauum blurs out all the random craziness around me.
I vacuum 2 times a week. But with 4 dogs and a new little calico kitty, I would love to have the new OreckGold. I have always wanted an Oreck, but have not been able to afford it. Now hopefully I will win it.
I need it with 4 dogs a kitten and soon 7 Grandkids running around. Pick me Pick me!
Thanks for all your wonderful ideas. I have used quite a few for my daughter who is expecting in early Nov. Keep up the great site!
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i honestly try to vacuum every two weeks but sometimes it’s more like every 3…so sad!
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I vacuum probably every other week. My vacuum is currently not working, so I have been using my shop vac, which cleans fine, but is sure a pain to haul around, especially since I have a 4-level, multi-level house. Not fun! I would love to win this vacuum, so glad you are offering it!
I have a toddler that seems to create crumbs and other messes. I vacuum most days, some day more than once. Lets just say I can imagine my hand me down vacuum, that I have had for 6 years getting ready to kick the bucket soon. And we aren’t even talking about vacuuming stairs (or even bedrooms). Its all in the living room and dining room.
I usually vacuum once a week but most of the house is hardwood floors or tile and I use a broom in high traffic areas more frequently.
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Wish I had time to vacuum everyday, but it’s acually somewhere around once a week (twice if I can con my husband into pitching in!)
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I vaccum once a day and sometimes more. lazy weeks only 3-4 times a week. with 5 kids it depends on how much we are home. in our old house it was at lease 2-3 times A DAY the carpet showed everything! I was glad when we got new carpet LOL but still should vaccum just as much…thanks to my cheap $50 walmart vaccum i get to vaccum often, somday I hope to get a nice one like this.
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I subscribe to your feed. And I admit I had a mild panic attack when i looked at vacuum bag prices. But, I would probably keep using our old upright (for the bigger stuff) until it dies or I get sick of having two vacuums.
I actually really enjoy vacuuming, so I typically vacuum once a day. Especially since I have a big, yellow lab!
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Do these people really vacuum every day??? I vacuum about every 3 weeks!! I would love to have a second vacuum on the top floor. I might vacuum more often if I didn’t have to lug it up and down stairs :)
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We probably end up vacuuming about once a week…sometimes less…but we aim for at least once a week!
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I vacuum once a week. I need to more, but really our vacuum stinks so what’s the point! This would be a timely win for me!
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It’s practically every day since our apartment has carpet under our table and high chair and my two boys (okay all of us spill stuff)! We love to vacuum in our house, it’s really my favorite job and I’m not just saying that :).
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Full out vaccumming? probably once a month. We do dust bust the little things every day or so.
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I vacuum probably 2x a week. I should vacuum more since my daughter has allergies but my vacuum is like 7 years old and does not work well.
this has to be the best giveaway I’ve ever seen on the blogosphere. I’ve owned Oreks for over 20 years and they can’t be beat!
I vacuum about once a week, but I should do it more.
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Sign me up. I vacuum 3 times a month sadly.
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I vacuum once a month…bad right? I need a better vacuum to encourage me to vacuum more!
I vacuum about once a week – I want it to be two or three times
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Sadly, I don’t vacuum but maybe once every three weeks. Maybe if I won this I would get better at cleaning!
I vacuum about every other day, depending on how much dirt gets on my floor from my two girls.
I vacuum at least a couple of times a week (I don’t have a choice with how many crumbs my kids get on the floor!). I would love an Oreck so I wouldn’t have to lug my big ol’ canister vacuum out all the time!
I honestly vacuum once a week usually on Saturday. It just isn’t my favorite thing to do. Maybe if I win the Oreck I won’t dread it so much.
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i vacuum every day, mostly because my dining area is carpeted & i have kids : )
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I vacuum about once a week, but am not very rigid about it. If the kids decided it was Make Confetti Day, I’ll pull out the vacuum even if I just did it a day or two ago. And if I’m really busy, it might go for two weeks or more… you wanted honest!
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My family room gets vacuumed every other day. The rest of the house… maybe once a week… if you are lucky.
We vacuum every other day here an the main floor because the cat sheds his long silky fur all over and my daughter does paper crafts just about every day. But upstairs is a different story! Probably once a week or once every two weeks even!
Wow I sure could use this sweet vacuum. I try to vacuum the living room, dining room and hallway every other day. My DH and DD won and the dog comes in. :(
I try to do the rest of the house 2 a week. Thanks so much for a chance.
Whooo Hooo! I get another chance at this awesome giveaway for being a subscriber. Thanks so much.
Okay, I’ll be honest… lol :~) Nowadays it is only about 3 times a week. I was in the habit of vacuuming every morning before I woke everyone up. (with animals in the house…lots of hair!) I need to be back in that habit…
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway. I love Oreck products, my latest purchase was a purifier, that works great!
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I vacuum at least once a week! And I go through vacuums really fast because I have long hair that somehow ends up everywhere… and ends up killing my vacuums. I really need good and powerful one that can take that on and also dog hair!
Okay, here’s the lowdown dirty truth. I only vacuum about every two weeks. I might spot vacuum with the shopvac but with my big beasty thing and loads of stairs….
You may think this isn’t so bad but I have four boys including twins who are two. Nuff’ said.
Needless to say winning this would be a miracle.
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P.S. Life has been insane and I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve been here but I love the new look!
Sadly, I vacuum only when people come over- about every 2 weeks or so. Sometimes I invite people over just for the motivation!
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Oh my goodness I so need this! I vacumn every other day. Yes, I am a bit OCD. Our vacumn only works now thru the hose and attachment – which means I have been vacumning the whole house with the attachment for the past 2 weeks lol. I have worn it slap out and have asked my husband for a new vacumn for my birthday but winning this one would be AWESOME!
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I vacuum . . . embarassingly seldom. Once a week. . . at best. once every 2 weeks is more common.
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I vacuum about once a week or so; not as often as I should. It’s such a pain.
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I vacuum every Saturday. Saturday is a special day, it’s the day I get ready for Sunday :) Anyway, I love the look of freshly cleaned carpet and with two cats shedding in the summer heat, I sometimes have to vacuum twice a week.
I vacuum weekly. sometimes less. I love vacuumed floors, but don’t love to do it!
I love that Oreck Halo vacuum.
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I only vacuum about twice a month, sad, huh?
I know this is awful but I vacuum like once a week and if I have to clean up a mess I just sweep around the mess unless it’s my once a week sweeping. My mom tells me to do it everyday but I don’t.
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First off, I have to say that this is an awesome giveaway! Secondly, I would like to let you know how desperately I’m in need of a good vacuum. The one I currently have generally needs to go over a spot 5 or more times to get it clean (and still sometimes it’s not even totally clean)
In answer to your question, I vacuum once a week. I should vacuum more, I know, but what can you do? Maybe having a vacuum that isn’t so much work will inspire me to vacuum more ;)
Thank you for the chance!
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P.S. I did visit the Oreck site and totally fell in love with their Halo vacuum cleaner, not only because it has the same name of my favorite video game, but because it has a UV-C germ killing light! Who couldn’t use that?
Oh man i NEED this. Our vacuum is horrible but we will have it til it dies because a good one is so stinkin expensive!
UGGG! With two kids, a dog and a messy husband I vacuum way too often! I have to break it out for the spills and crumbs that drive me crazy! Once a week is the normal amount of time but it sure feels like everyday lately.
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I vacuum the living room at least every other day and the bedrooms 2x week. The filtration system of the vacuum caught my eye with the phrase, “Dust less often!” Dusting is one of the things right above cleaning the toilets for me. I also thought the handheld vacuum would come in very hand. Trying to vacuum the stairs can be quite the task. I’ve almost been toppled over by my current vacuum several times on the stairs.
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I don’t vacuum. My husband does! And he does it about every other day.
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OK, I really only vacuum about every 2-3 weeks. But,hey, I live alone and I”m not too messy!
Thanks for hosting this giveaway. I would love to win a new vacuum cleaner! We have a Bernese Mountain Dog, so I really should be vacuuming several times each day, but I do not. I typically vacuum at least once a week and some weeks I get it out more often. Perhaps if I had a smaller, quieter vacuum cleaner, I would use it more often!
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I wish I could say daily … but really it’s whenever I can’t stand the little things sticking to my bare feet … probably once a week or so!
I subscribe/Follow and have linked you and your badge to my blog. I love your site. I vacuum everyday but could definitely use a new vacuum, as mine is pretty old. Thank you for all your wonderful offers/posts.
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I vaccum once a week, I should vaccum more, but the one I have is terrible and I just got new carpet and I don’t want it to ruin it. I have waited for this carpet for 6 years now, I really should break down and buy a new one.
Ok you said honest. Every two weeks! I know, don’t tell my mom!
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I vacuum once every 2 weeks… I would like to start vacuuming more and I sure would if I had a good vacuum!!
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interesting question. It depends on the week or on the day. Sometimes I’m just busy with other things. Years ago I used to have a cleaning routine. I do like to have the floors vacuumed because it helps the whole house look cleaner, at least every few days. If I only get one room done, the vacuum sets out; and if someone stops by, at least they know it’s a work in progress. : )
We have five kidlets and we seriously vacuum every day. we rotate chores and so *lucky me!* it is always someone’s day to do the floors. We dont do major suckage until Saturday where we do both flights of stairs and the whole downstairs.
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We’ve gone through two eurekas in the past two years….I need a good one!! :)
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Honestly? Eeeck. I vacuum when somebody is coming over. Shhhh…don’t tell!!! I would so love this vacuum…I use a canister that was a wedding gift and we’ve been married 25 years!!
I’m horrible at vacuuming! We got a new kitten and if I wait too long in between vacuums his allergies start getting to him. Our vacuum {doesn’t} suck! I’d love to get this!
Prior to my vacuum completely giving up on me (smoke coming out and the repair guy telling to buy a new one), I cleaned every other day because of the cat fur! Now, I have to wait to be able to buy a new one….. sad.
I as a rule vacuum once a week because I hate my vacuune.
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awesome giveaway!!!….I hate to vacuum! Mine is so heavy!! i can hardly get it up the steps
I should totally vacuum more often than I do because we have a furry dog and a toddler…I vacuum about once a week. I think I would vacuum more often if I had a nicer vacuum;)
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I try and vaccum every 3 days since we have a husky dog that shed A LOT. I should vaccum every day though.
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I vacuum twice a week and we also have a no shoe rule in the house. The exceptions are the princess dress up shoes that my daughters try to wear 24 hours a day :) I have watched the Oreck commericals and have always been tempted to get one as the one we have is a pain.
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I sweep every day, we have hardwood floor, carpet is full of dust mites, made out of plastic, formeldahyde and flame retardents, which have been shown to be toxic to children. This vacuum has a bag, which means it has to be thrown away and I am not up for throwing more into landfills.
I love the steam mop, I have totally been considering buying a steam mop and this one just might be it. If I won the vacuum could I trade it for a steam mop?
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You would think that with teenagers, I would not vacuum very much. I WISH that was the case! I find myself vacuuming more than twice a week. The traffic that comes through our home is unbelievable! This amazing vacuum could really make living on a four level home a lot more manageable considering it only weighs 9 lbs!!!
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2 dogs + 2 little children + husband who is a brick mason = me vacuuming at least every other day. My mom has an Oreck and loves it, I think I would love it too!
i vacuum every 7 to 10 days. i have a heavy vacuum. thanks
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I vacuum about 3 times a week! I should do it more often though
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I vacuum about twice a week, but that doesn’t seem to be often enough to keep my carpet free of dog hair.
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Just saw vacation pics. Great looking family. Still would love the Oreck XL Gold for the Zoo I have aquired.
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I really need a new vacuum too! Yeah! I’m kindof obsessed and vacuum every other day! It’s actually my favorite chore. I hope I win!
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Maybe twice a month??
But I don’t have carpet!!
I admit I’m a vacuum-acholic, I can’t stand to see a crumb on the floor, it’s my main cleaning thing. The dishes can be pile head high, but the floor must be cleared out and clean, very hard to accomplish with a 2 yr old.
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Wow–this came at the right time! Our vacuum cleaner just broke, and with a little 3-month-old, not having a vacuum is not an option, so my parents’ old vacuum is on loan to us…unfortunately, it doesn’t work much better than our old one did!
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I try to vacuum at least once a week–notice I said “Try”! I own an Oreck that I’ve had for about 15 years and I love it. I have arthritis and it is so easy to use. My daughter bought a new one last year (self propelled) and I’ve been using it. Love, love, love it!!! But, sadly, she’s moving and taking it with her. I think I need a new one:-)
I vacuum probably – 1-2 X a week – I should vacuum more since I have animals that shed a lot.
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i vacuum my main floors at least every other day–having a one year old who still puts EVERYTHING in her mouth encourages me to do that…
but we just moved from a place we had lived for over 2 years… and i only vacuumed the stairs one time the entire time we lived there. i can’t believe i just admitted that!
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Since I have a sheading dog right now, I vacuum ever 2 – 3 days. When the dog is not sheading, I vacuum once a week.
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Vacuum once every two weeks but would do more often if I had a good Oreck that only weighs 9 lbs. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I vacuum once or twice a week. I prefer more, but no time.
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Oh.My.Gosh. I want to win this SOOOO badly. I hate our vacuum. Probably vacuum every few months (we took our shoes off before going up the stairs) but it obviously needed it more often. We are in a new apartment now that is fully carpeted though so I’ll be vacuuming much, much more.
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I hate vacuuming and my kids are afraid of it so although I dustbuster too many times a day to count I leave vacuuming to my hubby once a week.
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My husband has been wanting an Oreck for a LONG time! But they are just too expensive. Actually I only vacuum once every two weeks because my husband usually vacuums!
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I actually love to vacuum! I vacuum either the upstairs or downstairs at least once week.
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Well this is so exciting!! I vacuum the carpet once a week, but I vacuum the tile at least every other day. I swear our dog sheds an entirely new dog everyday. I find dog hair in the strangest places! Oh I really hope I win a new vacuum! :)
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Why apologe? Do what you can do when you can do it! (my new cancer motto) We vacuum when we actually have the time – probably every other month. No kids at home. Don’t walk thru the house barefoot. But we certainly COULD use a new vacuum – ours is a 27 year-old Kirby and I swear it will outlast me! It’s extremely heavy! Thanks for the opportunity!
When I am not pregnant, almost daily, but these days its about once or twice a week. i like clean carpet!
I (honestly!) vacuum twice a week. Sometimes I will vacuum more often, as I have 3 indoor cats – 2 of which are long haired and shed EVERYWHERE! I need a powerful vacuum around here and I think this Oreck would do the trick! Thanks!
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I vacuum at least once a week – although I HATE to vacuum! I used to love vacuuming because every time I heard the vacuum sucking up something yucky from the floor, it made me feel like I was REALLY making the carpet clean for my kids to roll around on. But now that my vacuum doesn’t work very well – can’t hear it sucking up anything! – I don’t enjoy vacuuming as much because I feel like I might as well just be running a blow dryer over the carpet. I have ALWAYS wanted an Oreck but they are pricey and some bill, etc, HAD to be paid before I could treat myself to an Oreck. Isn’t it funny that as we get older, getting a new vacuum actually EXCITES us!! I would LOVE to win a new Oreck!
I have to at least every other day if not every day!
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hmmm…well, I used to vacuum quite a bit until I got pregnant and realized that my heavy manual vacuum was pretty hard to use. Getting a new vacuum is on our list and will probably be what we get the family for Christmas, unless we win this!
I have a bagless vacuum and it was great at first but now it just spews dust everywhere. And I have white carpet, so when my grandkids come over I have to vacuum constantly! This would be great!
We vaccuum the whole house once or twice a week…but we hand-vac little crumbs that get away from the little one much more frequently!
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I would love to win! My vacuum is OLD!
I vacuum at least twice a week and probably should more with two little boys at home! I would LOVE the Oreck vacuum! I tried to vacuum out the car today and after I was finished it still looked terrible…to think of what the Oreck could do for my car!
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I vacuum at least three times a week. But the vacuum we have does not do a good job, it is an old vacuum.
I vacuum 1-2 a week. Maybe even 3 times on the kitchen/dining/living area.
We really need a new vacuum! The one we have, we got after we got married five years ago and it is on the fritz, so I’ve only been vacuuming about once every two weeks lately.
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I must vacuum the entire house about 3 times per week – our pets and their hair do quite a number in our house! My parents had an Oreck while I was growing up and I loved it! I have been wanting to get one for some time now.
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I hardly ever vacuum. Once a month, if I’m lucky. Our vacuum broke when I was trying to clean the roller brush. Vacuums shouldn’t be made so that only people with very special tools can do such light maintenance! Now to vacuum we have to borrow our neighbor’s, and while they are friends, I don’t want to be a pest!
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I vacuum about 2x a week. With 3 kids, that’s not nearly enough, but—well, with 3 kids, who has time to vacuum??
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The whole house gets cleaned once a week and that includes vacuuming all the carpets. I would love this Oreck vacuum….lighweight, yet a powerful pick-me-upper on the carpets.
The ‘high-traffic’ areas get vacuumed once a week, the rest …. whenever I get to it :) This vacuum is awesome — much better than my goodwill cheapie :)
Honestly, I vacuum once a month or so. My only excuse is that I don’t have kids. Lol!
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I vacuum once a week if I’m lucky unless one of my grandchildren spill cereal or unidendified debris!
Help! Just moved to my old home, and the somewhat new vacuum does not work. Runs, but does not pick up! Being unemployed for 18 months does not allow me to purchase a new Oreck. Next best thing, win one from Vanilla Joy! Thanks for the opportunity!
currently, every day… black dog hair is EVERYWHERE… even 20 minutes after… lol
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but I have slagged on visiting because I never know if my comments go through and because I don’t have a blog and all the other ways to enter your contests I feel that my chances are so low. I hate to look at what you are giving away because I know I never stand a chance. With only one entry. I love your ideas and recipes. And goodluck to all those who have signed in other ways and lots of chances to win.
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I probably vacuum every other week. Scratch that. One of my kids vacuums every other week.
Ok …. the truth – maybe every other week. I have this older HEAVY vacuum and we live in a tri-level. I have to admit I don’t mind vacuuming – but hauling the vacuum up the stairs and holding the vacuum up to do each stairs is very exhausting. A lighter easier to handle vacuum (like the Oreck) sure would make the process easier. Thank you so much for the opportunity!
Every other week? If I get around to it!
I vacuum 2x’s a day. My boys have allergies so I have to keep the carpet clean clean clean sometimes 3x’s day
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Hopefully this comment will post to the right area. I vacuum about every other day or more if the kids are all home and of course when something is spilled. Here’s hoping.
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What a great contest! I vacuum at least twice a week, sometimes every other day. I’m a bit OCD and am comforted by the feel of clean carpet :-)
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I vacum once a week on sundays… its just a routine that was at my house while growing up so i wanted to use it on my own household too.
I vacuum weekly. *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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I vacuum usually about every three days in the high traffic areas and once a week in the rest of my home. Boy, would I love to be chosen for this giveaway!! My church has an Oreck and it does such a wonderful job there! Many blessings…
I vacuum once a week, but only carpeted areas, most of my house has wood floors.
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I usually sweep the most but only because our vacuum is old and unreliable. So I probably vacuum twice a week. Thanks for the opportunity..
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I don’t vacuum…. truth right? I have a house cleaner now, but previously hubby always vacuumed ~~ I still would love to win this!!
Ummm….. *blush* Vacuuming is the worst housecleaning chore for me. I’d rather do 20 loads of laundry.
Perhaps the Oreck can change this for me!
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I vacuum once a week, usually on Saturday afternoons.
In all honesty it depends on the week and how good my children are and if they have any accidents. I would love to only vacuum once a week but then I would have to train my kids to never spill or throw cheerios (or other foods) and not to eat in other rooms than the kitchen, but they are only little once! So for now I will vacuum several times a day with the hopes of once a week in the future
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I would love to vacuum only once, but necessity tells me that it must be much more often. With back surgery only 2 days away, maybe my teenagers would help out if it was a cool new vacuum! Well, I can hope, can’t I?
I love Oreck vacuums!! This would be such an incredible prize to win! My grandma has always had one, they’re the best! I vacuum about once a week and my hubby vacuums another once a week, so our house gets vacuumed twice a week, or at least the living room does. (sometimes more often, if the kiddos go crazy with crackers.)
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My other comment disappeared, that was weird! I love Oreck vacuums! My Grandma has always had one, they’re the best! I would be so excited to win this!! Between my hubby and myself our living room gets vacuumed about twice a week. (sometimes more, if the kids have crackers in there.) The stairs and the rest of the house, twice a month.
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I vacuum only once a week unless there’s a special occasion :)
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I was debating… Dyson or Oreck. Finding a great deal on a Dyson made my decision. However I recently had a Kirby salesman show me just how my vacuum only picks up the surface dirt and carpet fibers. I’m kinda wishing I’d have bought the Oreck, but will have to get a couple more years out of my current vac before I can spend again! The Oreck would def be better for my neck and back! Oh and I vacuum twice a week, unless I see signs it is needed more.
I try to vacuum about once a week, on Saturdays (“try” being the key word here). We got a cheap vacuum cleaner for our wedding & it hasn’t helped much. We have laminate floors downstairs, so the vacuum cleaner just blows dirt around – literally – and we have old carpet upstairs, and the vacuum often gets clogged on the carpet. (We moved into an apartment recently that had 2 dogs & 3 cats, and I’m not sure if the owners ever cleaned. It was quite a sight when we moved in!) Needless to say, we could sure use a new vacuum cleaner that works. What a great giveaway! :)
This is embarassing… I only vacuum the MAIN walkways in our apartment every few weeks, and the corners, under furniture, etc a few times a year (don’t tell my mom!) With a baby on the way and a transition to working from home part-time, I need to keep things cleaner!
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I vacuum my downstairs about once a week and my upstairs once every two weeks. Terrible, I know, but it is what it is! I would absolutely LOVE a vacuum. Anything’s gotta beat my little $40 vacuum I currently have! This is soooooo cool!
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ACK! I **need** to vacuum more than I do, but I hit at least s o m e rooms weekly, others go much longer.
The timing of finding your site is perfect…my vacuum broke YESTERDAY and I’m kind of desperate.
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i vacuum about every threes days. My son loves to eat cheerios and when he gets full he tends to drop them. On the weekends I have been known to vacuum up to 3 times a day depending on his mood. A new vacuum would be great to win.
What an amazing giveaway. Oreck’s are great!!!
I vacuum nearly once a day, and sometimes I have to run my vacuum just to get my fussy 3 month old baby to sleep!
I never vaccuum. :(
The cleaning lady does help me out every few weeks though.
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Ok I admit it. I generally only vacuum when I have company. I need to vacuum more often but I hate dragging the vacuum up and down the stairs. I really need another one so I will vacuum more often.
wow, do I need a vacuum! I haven’t vacuumed in over 2 months! ever since my oldie died.
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I NEED to vacuum daily, but weekly, if I’m lucky. I have had such BAD luck with vacuum cleaners. They have not lasted more than a year and my current one is held together with duct tape. I HOPE I WIN!!!!!!
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I vacuum every day, no joke! I have two one year olds and a three year old so there is always something to clean up. I must admit I enjoy vacuuming – maybe because it drowns out all the other noise?
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I don’t vacuum because the weight of ours is a ton, so my hubby does it, but since I’ve been recently laid off I feel I must take more of his duties and I would love to try with this lighter vacuum. I’ve always heard great things about Oreck, but never had the money for the one of the best. I subscribe to your newsletter and I thank you for the chance!
I vacuum before people come over.
I usually vacuum twice per week. I try to do it on Monday and Friday but definitely before we have visitors. ;-)
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Yikes! how badly do I want this! im 27 and live in colorado with 2 messy boys! i have wooden floors and in our kitchen have stone tiles (does that make sense?) nonetheless, they are so hard to sweep, swiffer and to vaccum!! i try to vacuum once a week if not def by the end of 2 weeks i vacuum, bc if not, I will lose my mind!
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This would be perfect! My bf doesnt understand good vacuum cleaners but i can show him the way!!!
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