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Ready To Be #DysonClean ? ~ Giveaway ARV $599

in Lifestyle on 05/15/17

Ugh.  Does this sound familiar?  You’re expecting company in a an hour and the house is a disaster.  What you need to do is a quick “shuffle’.  Tidy the kitchen, wipe up the bathroom counters and give the floors a quick once over.  You run around, grabbing stray magazines and homework off the floor, get those dishes put away, finally get to the vacuum and FAILURE.  Why is the vacuum not SUCKING THIS TIME!  Every time with this vacuum it’s something different!  The bags full, the spinny thing won’t spin, it just won’t suck!  Why can’t I just plug in my vacuum and know it will work.

Enter the Dyson Big Ball Animal 2 into my life.

Every time I plug it in I know it will work!  Dog (or people) hair doesn’t slow it down.

It moves seamlessly from hardwood to rugs, and if the container that holds all that dirt fills up, I just press one button and empty it.  Easy Peasy.

Have you been a victim of vacuum frustration?  I want you to tell me all about it!  Take a moment to leave me a comment telling me your current frustration with your current vacuum and you could WIN your very own Dyson Ball Animal 2!

 

Yes you read that right!  This is your chance to WIN a Dyson Big Ball Animal 2.  ARV $599.99

Here’s how to enter: Comment below and answer this question; “What is your biggest frustration with your current vacuum?” Then use the Rafflecopter form provided to earn those extra entries.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway is open to Canadians only, excluding Quebec, and to all those who have reached the age of majority in their Province. Limit of one entry form per household.  Closes June 12, 2017

Disclosure: I was pleased to partner with Dyson in order to facilitate this post. As always, all opinions reflected on this blog are my own.
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    Comments

    1. HEIDI C. says

      May 15, 2017 at 10:26 pm

      Ours is so old that the vacuum roller is wrapped in fluff and hair and fuzz which is impossible to get off and makes getting a good clean impossible.

    2. Christina D says

      May 15, 2017 at 10:18 pm

      A combination of things.. it’s heavy, loud and it’s losing suction so I have to vacuum much longer then I’d like and it’s older so I know it’s not picking up dust and dander which is important as my daughter has many sensitives and my son has allergies!

    3. Stephen Chin says

      May 15, 2017 at 9:59 pm

      The worst thing about most vacuums are the bags… changing the bag requires another vacuum to clean up the mess… #awful

    4. tabitha says

      May 15, 2017 at 9:58 pm

      my complaint is about dog hair. it alll collects at the top of the vacuum.

    5. Tina L. says

      May 15, 2017 at 9:51 pm

      My biggest frustration with your current vacuum is it doesn’t clean that well. I have to go over areas a few times to get it clean.

    6. Jolie says

      May 15, 2017 at 9:49 pm

      It is not very powerful and has poor sucking power.

    7. Debbie WhiteBeattie says

      May 15, 2017 at 9:35 pm

      My biggest frustration with my vacuum is it doesn’t pick up the pet hair like it should be.

    8. Pat B says

      May 15, 2017 at 9:15 pm

      My Electrolux bullet vacuum cleaner was built many many decades ago. It is awkward and difficult to manouevre on to clean the carpet on my interior stairs. In addition, its power head regularly gets tangled in area carpet edges. My back issues are exacerbated with use of this mid-century wonder. Thanks for the chance.

    9. Elizabeth Vlug says

      May 15, 2017 at 9:13 pm

      My biggest frustration with my current vacuum is first finding the right bags and then changing them. What a PIA!! More dirt goes flying everywhere!!!

    10. Barbara Allain says

      May 15, 2017 at 9:06 pm

      My biggest challenge with my current vacuum is the fact that it is central vac and cumbersome to carry along. Besides, it is not very efficient and not enough suction. I would welcome a Dyson.

    11. Elis Brockway says

      May 15, 2017 at 8:58 pm

      Hard to reach dirt under furniture.

    12. Stephanie says

      May 15, 2017 at 8:40 pm

      i have a brand new stick vacuum and alreafy dint find it has strong enough suction to clean the floor properly. We end up having to wipe the floor down with a damp cloth to get the small dust (which with dark floors show every speck)

    13. Chalene Weir says

      May 15, 2017 at 8:34 pm

      Uggg my vacuum sucks! Well sometimes it sucks, other times there’s some sort of string-like thing wrapped around the rollers, other times it’s jammed by a hackey sack, or a juice container lid (that one was a NIGHTMARE to remove from the hose!).
      I’m always the one who has to empty it too, gross. I’ve never had good luck with any vaccuum; it’s great the first few times but then they never seem to be giving 100%. I guess you get what you pay for!

    14. Clair Palmer says

      May 15, 2017 at 8:28 pm

      for me its that it sucks lol but not in a good way, bad way, it dont suck up what I need it to, and just dont seam to pick up any dog hair at all so it feels like I just have way more cleaning to do

    15. Christine Topley says

      May 15, 2017 at 8:25 pm

      My biggest frustration today is that I don’t have a vacuum. I have to sweep my carpets and floors which doesn’t do that great of a job – as you can imagine. My vacuum broke down a long while ago. It was heavy and hard to maneuver. I had to keep emptying it because the dog hair and whatever else that landed on my floors and carpets would fill it up. The hair would get trapped in the hose as well so I was ALWAYS stopping the vacuum, unplugging it and almost taking it apart to get to where the clog was. Then after all that, go to start it up again and it wouldn’t be picking up that much off the carpet. Lo and behold – the brush in the head was FULL of dog hair – okay – I have to admit – there was some of my hair in that mess too. Okay – so now I am taking that apart and using a nail file – YES you heard right! I used a nail file to try and dislodge all the hair from the brush that was wrapped around it so tight you’d think it was an entrance to For Knox!. Nothing was getting past that wound around hair. It would take me forever to clean that brush head off. Owning a Dyson would be a dream – one can dream – right?!

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