I hate vacuuming. I always have. When I was a kid and my mother wanted me to vacuum, I pulled out my secret weapon: my cockerpoo. Do you know what a cockerpoo is?
A cockerpoo is a dog, half cocker spaniel and half poodle. We loved that little mutt. His name was Skippy. And he ate EVERYTHING. Crayons, balloons, potato chips, the yukky peas that we kids tossed on the floor during dinner. (The stuff that came out the other end of Skippy was always very colorful and a bit of a scavenger hunt). We were bad, I know. And I still hate peas, to this day. But I no longer toss them under the table! Instead…. I…. vacuum. *sigh* but I still hate vacuuming.
At least, I DID hate it. I have seen that vacuums are finally starting to improve. For one, they are smaller and easier to handle. (Those avacado green canisters of the 70s were monstrous– remember those?). Another important feature is energy-efficiency, which I haven’t seen on too many vacuums. The Dirt Devil vacuum crushes all competition! There’s the new AccuCharge Stick Vac and Hand Vac! The AccuCharge is the first cordless machine to get Energy Star approval. The Dirt Devil uses 70% less energy– amazing!
Now, the Dirt Devil is not as cute as Skippy was. And Skippy was pretty energy-efficient, too, although I doubt he would have received an Energy Star rating. But let’s face it, what housewife really wants a dog’s saliva slobbering all over her floors? Not me. I’ll have the dog in the doghouse and the Dirt Devil AccuCharge in the broom closet! And seriously, any new appliance that saves energy– and energy is very expensive here in New York State– is worth it’s weight in gold.
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