My Beloved Vacuum

OK - so I am finally going to post about my vacuum cleaner. I know - right?How pathetic, but - Yes, I LOVE this vacuum cleaner. It actually gets under the 2 inch clearance pictured above with no problem - all the way to the wall! I've really learned to be a clean person, but I really am a reformed-messy girl - just ask my sister...

Since having Luna, and since being a responsible home-owning adult, I have really become a clean person. Not as clean as many people, but I do finally pride myself on having a clean home, and it really does bother me when things get away from me. So I try very hard to keep up... this week being sick really dug at me, so since I was feeling well enough today, we got the downstairs cleaned - and I decided to finally post about my vacuum.

I really don't like the idea POSTING ABOUT MATERIAL THINGS - but this vacuum has to get some credit...

In the US we bought a Dyson, which I loved. The ergonomics, really rivaled no comparison - but event hough the ads say it would never lose suction - I really feel like it did. We had the "Animal" since we had 2 cats, and it did do a great job of getting rid of cat hair...

But then we moved here, and we got a Miele. AND oh-boy, do I appreciate German engeneering in a vacuum. It may sound like I'm describing a car in this post - but that's how much I love it...

so here it is... it's a canister vac - which I never thought I would like, but I do.

And here is one of my favorite features... when you're ready to pull in the cord, you just unplug it, and then push this button...

and it winds up inside, into this spot, all by itself!

Here are all the different power settings, and believe me - hardwood floors have never been cleaner with the max setting - AND there is absolutley NO "kickback" of dirt when it vacuums. Switch it to carpet, and you've never had cleaner rugs!

You can flip open the attachment lid to grab nozzles for dusting or upholstery cleaning, let alone cobwebs or whatever else you might find.

And here's the regular vacuum head, which is so low profile that it fits underneath almost the lowest piece of furniture you could think of! And it corners like you wouldn't believe! And it is a dream to push, light as a feather!

The picture at the top of the post is an example of a very low piece of furniture that the vacuum head can fit under. So with one quick, 20 minute cleaning, I can get every little dust bunny there is out there! In seconds! I love this vac...

unfortunately, it's 220, so we can't bring it home, and to get one in the US costs like $900! (It cost us 200E here!) Can you believe that? I can't believe there's not enough of a market out there to bring the price down!

But I will love it as long as I get to have it!