By Dixie Yes, buying a vacuum cleaner is not as sexy as buying a new IPad. Its not even as sexy as buying socks, especially if you get those mix matched ones.
But think of it this way–if you don’t eventually vacuum your apartment, you will wind up with hair and Lawd knows what else in your Saturday night pizza. Hair and dust-yuck, BTW, do NOT count as extra fiber or even a vegetable. So it’s time, my young friend, to take that ever meager paycheck and buy a vacuum cleaner.
Here’s one that is both pretty cheap and easy. I got one of these last year (and I have FIVE dogs and FOUR cats so you can imagine the HAIR) and it works great.
I like this one because it is really lightweight and you can take it apart to easily vacuum crevices in stairs, the inside of your car, and just to pick up your Lucky Charms cereal after the cat knocks it onto the floor. It is about $150 (OK, OK, yes it is an investment but it should last you several years.)
One caveat on this vacuum: it does not stand up on its own–you have to lean it against a chair or wall. You also have to empty the dustbucket when it is full, but you can see when that happens.
The good news is no buying vacuum cleaner bags (a major pain in the hiney). To empty it, I just open it over the trash can and shake a little.
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And if you just can’t get yourself to part with your hard earned cash for such a boring purchase, you can always get yo’ Mama to buy it for you for Christmas.
Sad isn’t it??? To get excited on Christmas morning because you are getting a vacuum cleaner! Just don’t get one for HER!