I got my last vacuum cleaner as a hand-me down from my Grandma when I moved into our first apartment. I’m not sure how old it was when I got it , but it had seen many years of use.  When it came time for new bags the only place I could find them on ebay – but it served us well.  I think it may have been a professional grade vacuum cleaner for use in hotels etc. I was sad to see it go.

So, Ross and I went out today to get a new vacuum cleaner for me.  I had remembered from last years consumer reports that a kenmore had gotten great ratings and was quite a bit cheaper than some of the other models.  After reading review etc online, I decided to get the Kenmore Progessive upright vacuum with intelli-clean system.  Turns out that it was also on sale this week – so we (or I) decided to go ahead and get it.

As soon as we got home I put together my new ‘toy’ and started to vacuum the apartment.  It was great!  It has a sensor that detects how much dirt it is picking up, and lets you know when a particular area was clean.  I think it was pretty accurate as all the high traffic areas were showing more dirt than the lower traffic ones.  Even right in front of the couch feels clean – which I never felt like I got very clean before.  This vacuum is also much quieter than the last one which is an added bonus.

Attachments!  One of the things that I was missing on the old vacuum was any sort of attachments.  This one comes with a full range of attachments – crevice tool, combo brush, floor brush and a little handi-mate jr.  The first thing I did with the attachments was vacuum the couch — it really needed it!  Ross started making fun of me – wondering how long it would take me to attack the couch – in under 5 min =P

Anyway, I am very excited about my new toy!