Spazzmanda

I had a Dirt Devil I purchased in 2001 for around $75. It followed me to four apartments and it finally gave it up in the fall. I was dismayed, but understanding- I mean six years and moving and kitties and crap- yay Dirt Devil! Unfortunately, Lowe’s no longer carries the brand so I bought a Eureka Vacuum cleaner in October. Let me tell you, Eureka blows donkey balls. I upgraded to a $150 model thinking I was due for an upgrade. It had a pretty orange color and some neato, nifty attachments (like this static brushy thing for dusting) and it sucked adequately for about a month or two. Then it started making noises of the not so good for a vacuum cleaner type. Jeff, who informed me about said noises as he is the head honcho vacuum master, replaced the belt. It was quieter-ish. But it churned my rug something awful (I suspect it actually melted it or something…) So Jeff went to the one repair place in town to see if they had parts. Come to find out, Eureka was bought out or something by a craptastic Chinese company and has been producing shiteous vacuums ever since. Luckily, I filled out the warranty card and kept the receipt, Jeff was able to return the steaming piece of… well, I think you might get where I’m going with this one, for store credit. (Thank you Lowe’s.) But now, he is back in the vacuum aisle, dilemma, dilemma, dilemma. What to get? We would really like a Dyson (although we’ve heard they aren’t so awesome from the vacuum repairman.) My pal Shari sings the praises of her Kirby (they have been in a committed relationship for, like, 18 years or something.) Glad Jeff is handling this one, what a fine man I have!