fenix03
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posted on April 13, 2006 12:33:38 AM new
Anyone have one of these?
I'm not usually lured into infomercials but this one is actually something I could use right now.
I have an Oreck XL vacuum and ..well... I'd say it sucks excepts that's what vacuums are supposed to do and it doesn't. I have a Swiffer Clicker or whatever their carpet unit is called and it does a better job of picking stuff up than the Oreck. Problem is it has one time use inserts and it can get expensive using it daily.
I don't want to get a big vacuum since I have a perfectly good one in storage in San Diego, just something that I can run thru the office and pick up all the bits and pieces and hair. Just wondering if anyone has one of these and what you think of it.
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classicrock000
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posted on April 13, 2006 03:17:31 AM new
Fenix-is that one of those sweepers that runs on batteries and it goes by itself?
I have an Oreck XL and love it.I also love the little cannister vacuum it came with...although I have yet to pick up an 8lb bowling ball..
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fenix03
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posted on April 13, 2006 07:24:26 AM new
Classic - that one that runs by itself is a Roomba - The Swizel Sweeper is kind of like a mini vac/electric broom/ with a base size looks about about the same as a Swiffer.
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pat1959
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posted on April 13, 2006 07:52:17 AM new
Is this the one you are considering?
http://my.samplepromotionsgroup.com/?ADTGID=70189&CID=78643&KWID=Swiffer&NOPOP=1&SID=KE15094442&controller=Landing&nopop=1
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neglus
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posted on April 13, 2006 08:04:05 AM new
No I think she means these ones:
The URL didn't work - but search "swivel sweeper " on ebay there are a ton of them
I haven't used one of those. I got a kind of "dustbuster" with a long handle and rotating brush head after xmas at Target for $5 (they had it in Christmas packaging for some reason so it was 90% off) and it works swell for $5 - have to empty the little dirt holder when doing a big room though
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http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
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glassgrl
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posted on April 13, 2006 08:13:28 AM new
like a Hoky? We used to use one in a bar I worked at and it worked great. Don't know about the other kinds.
http://www.hoky.com/
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neglus
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posted on April 13, 2006 08:36:47 AM new
No it's a knock off of this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000SW0FK/qid=1144942516/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/104-6768011-9335907?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=home-garden&v=glance&n=1055398
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http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
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fenix03
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posted on April 13, 2006 08:49:59 AM new
Neglus - that is exactly the one. I need something I can just run across the room in the morning. I like the swizel feature on the Sweeper since I need something that can get in and around the desk and under my storage shelves.
I don't know what it is about this place but I think the dust is in fiber form. Whenever I run the Oreck, the front brush edge picks up a ton of something equivalent to dryer lint, but when you pull the vac back, it just leaves long strings of the lint sitting on the carpet. It doesn't vaccuum - it just consolidates and redistributes. 
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max40
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posted on April 13, 2006 09:14:57 AM new
I love my Oreck - It sucks.
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pat1959
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posted on April 13, 2006 09:25:04 AM new
glassgrl...
Like you, I was once in the food service business, and when the carpets had kid-droppings that needed cleaning I would suggest that the server of the area might want to feed Fred. One enterprising young server actually scripted Fred on the Hoky very fancy art work, too! and Fred became our in-store work-joke.
To this day the simple statement Fred is hungry gets quick action from my teenage grandson and with a smile on his face!
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roadsmith
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posted on April 13, 2006 11:26:05 AM new
I too have been wondering about the Swivel Sweeper.
We have an Oreck XL, got it on QVC for $300+ and it came with the smaller handvac AND the iron. The iron was much too heavy for me to use, and I have a Rowenta that I love, so I sold the iron for about $30 on Ebay. My husband wasn't sure about the Oreck but loves the smaller canister handvac so much that he raves about it to friends! Like a TV commercial. We're very happy with the Oreck XL.
HOWEVER, sometimes between weekly or semi-weekly vacuumings (yes, we're careless but don't have pets so no problem) I'd like to use something like the swivel sweeper just to get some stuff off the floors.
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mcjane
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posted on April 13, 2006 01:44:57 PM new
I just bought a Eureka Optima bagless lightweight vac at WalMart for 57.00.
Bright dark blue in color.
It also has an attached hose & to use it you just turn a dial & switch from upright to hose.
Reason I bought it was, 1st it carries the Good Houskeeping seal & 2nd, price.
I love it.
I first bought a cheaper Eureka in Target, yellow color, 49.00 also with the Good Housekeeping seal, but returned it because it was so loud with a shattering high pitched scream you needed ear protection. This one didn't have the hose.
I also have a Roomba, it's just OK. What I don't like is I thought it would have a back & forth pattern to clean, but it will go across the rug & then go off in an entirely different direction. Kind of crazy, but cute. Takes a long time to clean too. Not worth the money though. I thought I would never have to push a vacuum again. No such luck.
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tOMWiii
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posted on April 13, 2006 02:06:47 PM new
I just wrap FAT-BOY in a tack-cloth and chase his liddle tookis around the apartment!
We call this invention the Ralph-oomba and ya know what? -- ya just can't beat da price!
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glassgrl
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posted on April 13, 2006 02:39:24 PM new
oh shoot! what's the commercial where the guy is cleaning the floor with an upside down dog? you don't really recognize that it's a dog until he turns it over and it trots off. I laugh every time I see it.
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fenix03
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posted on April 13, 2006 05:51:40 PM new
I know exactly what commercial you are talking about Glass. Of course the bad thing is that neither one of us know what it's a commrcial for.
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pixiamom
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posted on April 13, 2006 06:38:18 PM new
So how do you empty a dog vacumn?
I get 'sucked' into wanting everything I see on Infomercials - boy, would I kill for a giant ladder and I live in an apartment. When my son was 3, he begged for a Turbo-bonnet so he could dry his little crewcut. I did get the Shark electric Hoky, but gosh! I do need one that SWIVELS!
My candidate for most amazing infomercial is the one for a colon cleanser. This guy goes on and on about the length of his BM's, of his children's BM's - how much fecal material was in John Waynes body when he died (40 pounds)and they ran this twice a week during the lunch hour!
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tOMWiii
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posted on April 13, 2006 06:48:14 PM new
Yeah, WAY KEWL!
Ralphie wants to sell the ENEMA BOARD on eBay, but I warned him that sales might be a craps-shoot and his business could end up in the toilet! 
Course, he responds:
"Always look out for NUMBER ONE..."
...or is it #2 -- I can never remember correct potty nomenclature...
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glassgrl
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posted on April 13, 2006 07:12:53 PM new
never mind...........
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classicrock000
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posted on April 13, 2006 07:17:57 PM new
.or is it #2 -- I can never remember correct potty nomenclature...
no wonder you're pants are mess-pulls down his zipper and takes a crap.......
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tOMWiii
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posted on April 13, 2006 07:21:29 PM new
...& I betcha yer ready to lend a helping hand?
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mcjane
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posted on April 13, 2006 09:02:20 PM new
Ya gotta love this place. We start off talking about vacuum cleaners & end up with colon cleanser & bare backsides. LOL
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tOMWiii
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posted on April 13, 2006 09:06:12 PM new
Yeah! Yeah!
Nothing like stimulating intellectual discourse, right??!!
Just let yer thoughts...go-with-da-flow...
NOW: tell ole poopy-head Classic to STOP picking on me...
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fenix03
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posted on April 13, 2006 09:19:38 PM new
I never saw that one Pix. Sounds hilarious.
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tOMWiii
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posted on April 13, 2006 09:22:31 PM new
As Mr.Peabody says: "You mean you've never heard of...Carlton Sheeeets?"
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fenix03
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posted on April 13, 2006 09:32:20 PM new
Ah - Now Carlton is a regular in my place.
He's my "Time to go to bed" alarm. Usually on around 3 or 4 am I know it's time for my 40 winks when Carlton comes on telling me how I can make millions with no credit and no cash.
He actually got "credited" by one of the financial contributors on Fox a couple weeks ago. They were saying that his devotees were the only thing propping up the housing market with current rising interest rates.
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tOMWiii
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posted on April 13, 2006 09:39:43 PM new
WRONG Carlton...
Yer talking about: Carlton Sheets...
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classicrock000
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posted on April 14, 2006 03:06:15 AM new
"This guy goes on and on about the length of his BM's, of his children's BM's - how much fecal material was in John Waynes body when he died (40 pounds)"
gives a new meaning to the term "you're full of sh*t...
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