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our Dyson! We've been debating whether or not to bite the bullet and get one of these bad boys for years. Literally. In early January, I sent Shep an email about Dysons being on sale at Macy's, and he responded with the following:
We've been debating to get a Dyson since 2009. I have the emails to prove it! Can't we please just get one? Please?
After a quick search of my emails, I realized he was right. After literally 3 years of researching, flip-flopping, and buying 2 smaller vacuums that we were less than thrilled with, we decided to bite the bullet and buy a Dyson. But which one??? There are so many models, all with stellar reviews -- but which one was THE BEST? This simple question is what derailed our plans so many times before. But this time I was serious, and I wasn't going to let my indecision win out yet again. I spent a couple (more) hours reading reviews on Dyson's website, Amazon, and individual retailer's websites, and decided that an "animal" model would be a great match for the ridiculous amount of hair I shed on a daily basis. ;)
Now on to the save...
Once I decided which model to purchase, I quickly did a search to see which retailer/website was offering the most competitive deal. In typical anti-competitive style, the listed sale price was the same everywhere I looked. (Probably mandated by Dyson, no doubt.) But I didn't give up there. Earlier in the week, I'd gone to Kohl's, where I saw a sign advertising 20% off everything in the store in exchange for applying for a Kohl's card. Sure that "everything" would exclude super-fancy-pants Dysons, I checked with a cashier and was shocked (in a good way!) to learn that the additional 20% did in fact apply to everything in the store - including the vacuums! In addition, they were offering $10 Kohl's cash for every $50 spent! Never underestimate the power of coupons and other special offers! In this case, they helped us save over $100 and scored us over $100 in free Kohl's merchandise!
That combination did the trick - we figured there wouldn't be a better opportunity to save on this purchase, so the time seemed right to take the plunge. And boy are we glad we did! Vacuuming (once a former favorite hobby) is now fun again! But more than fun, it actually accomplishes something! It gets rid of dirt and dust instead of just blowing it around the apartment. Go figure! ;) Seriously though, to see the amount of dirt this thing gets up is incredible. Our living room area rug looks good as new again after one no-nonsense vacuum from our new favorite purple friend. And my long web-like (as Shep lovingly refers to it) hair is no challenge at all for this thing. We are both 100% satisfied with our long-awaited purchase (and we crossed something off our to-do list that's been 3+ years in the making!) which is the best news of all. ;)
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