Ridiculous Mundane Purchase

This week, I made a ridiculous, yet mundane purchase. I went out and got me a Dyson vacuum. Set me back about $400 after all was said and done (sticker price was $399, but it was on sale for $379, and had a 10% off coupon, along with $10 in gift certificates), but man... I love it.

So, we had a fairly powerful bagless vacuum before this one. It had done its duty for a good, I dunno, 4 years or so? The other day, it just stopped sucking up stuff. Luckily, we had a spare (both vacuums were gifts from my dad) that just simply sucked... err... didn't suck enough... whatever.

We needed to vacuum the apartment because it was simply a mess. We managed to fill up the entire (small) cannister on the old vacuum with dust and cat hair, but I could still see balls of fur stuck to the carpet that no matter how hard I tried, simply couldn't get the vacuum to pick up.

Frustrated, we went to Best Buy the next day with coupons in hand, and picked up a Dyson DC07. As soon as I got home, I fired it up and proceeded to clean the house again. Despite only being 24 hours after vacuuming the first time, I managed to fill up the entire (gigantic) cannister on the Dyson. There was enough fur to make a whole new cat, and not to mention a layer of dust about an inch thick at the bottom. Scary.

The vacuum also came with a 5 year warranty, so hopefully my investment will last me a good long while - I don't plan on buying another $400 vacuum any time soon. While it is ridiculously expensive, I think I will be getting my money's worth with this thing...