I have to start out this post by giving a shout out to my awesome hubby! My frugality is slowly wearing off on him, and this vacuum cleaner upgrade is totally his doing.
While I was out thrifting on Saturday, my darling husband was trying to score some extra brownie points by doing some house cleaning. One of the things he did was vacuum the carpets. One of the first things he said when I returned home was, "we need a new vacuum." He was right. We've needed a new one for quite some time. The old Dirt Devil bagless that we got as a gift off our bridal registry 8 years ago just wasn't cutting it anymore. That vacuum has been through 3 dogs and a cat (all at once), and now 3 kids. It has seen better days.
My hubby knows me well, and he knew I would want a bargain. There was no way I would agree to a brand new Dyson for $300 or more. How could I ever justify spending that kind of money on a vacuum cleaner when my daughter's birth family and millions of kids just like her are living in mud huts and sleeping on dirt floors? That may sound drastic, but that's how my mind works now. Our time in Ethiopia really put my life into perspective. Deep breath...getting down from my soapbox before I get stuck up there.
So yesterday I received an email of a Craigslist listing that my husband sent to me. It was for a Dyson vacuum cleaner for $25. Honestly, I didn't even pay much attention to it. Who would sell a Dyson for $25 unless it was beyond repair? He called me later to ask what I thought. I told him I didn't want to take someone else's junk, and we left it at that. When he came home from work, he brought it up again. He told me all about how much other broken Dyson's were selling for online, and he thought at the very least we would be able to resell it for parts and make a profit. Alright. I could tell that he did his research, and he hasn't questioned me over the last few weeks as I've been dragging home all my treasures. Off he went to pick it up.
When he came home, I was pleasantly surprised that it was purple, and it actually ran. The hose attachment even worked. The downside...it was FILTHY!!! It looked fine from the outside, but underneath where the spin brush is looked like a nightmare. The people who sold it to him had 3 dogs. Enough said.
After the kids went to bed, my husband started tinkering with it. He watched some YouTube videos about how to clean and repair a Dyson vacuum, and got to work on it. About 30 minutes later it looked almost as good as new. It picked up A LOT of dirt out of our carpets, especially considering that my husband just vacuumed with our old one on Saturday. The Dyson even had a fresh smell to it while he was vacuuming.
Here it is! Our $25 Dyson! I'll say it again...I LOVE CRAIGSLIST!!!
While I was out thrifting on Saturday, my darling husband was trying to score some extra brownie points by doing some house cleaning. One of the things he did was vacuum the carpets. One of the first things he said when I returned home was, "we need a new vacuum." He was right. We've needed a new one for quite some time. The old Dirt Devil bagless that we got as a gift off our bridal registry 8 years ago just wasn't cutting it anymore. That vacuum has been through 3 dogs and a cat (all at once), and now 3 kids. It has seen better days.
My hubby knows me well, and he knew I would want a bargain. There was no way I would agree to a brand new Dyson for $300 or more. How could I ever justify spending that kind of money on a vacuum cleaner when my daughter's birth family and millions of kids just like her are living in mud huts and sleeping on dirt floors? That may sound drastic, but that's how my mind works now. Our time in Ethiopia really put my life into perspective. Deep breath...getting down from my soapbox before I get stuck up there.
So yesterday I received an email of a Craigslist listing that my husband sent to me. It was for a Dyson vacuum cleaner for $25. Honestly, I didn't even pay much attention to it. Who would sell a Dyson for $25 unless it was beyond repair? He called me later to ask what I thought. I told him I didn't want to take someone else's junk, and we left it at that. When he came home from work, he brought it up again. He told me all about how much other broken Dyson's were selling for online, and he thought at the very least we would be able to resell it for parts and make a profit. Alright. I could tell that he did his research, and he hasn't questioned me over the last few weeks as I've been dragging home all my treasures. Off he went to pick it up.
When he came home, I was pleasantly surprised that it was purple, and it actually ran. The hose attachment even worked. The downside...it was FILTHY!!! It looked fine from the outside, but underneath where the spin brush is looked like a nightmare. The people who sold it to him had 3 dogs. Enough said.
After the kids went to bed, my husband started tinkering with it. He watched some YouTube videos about how to clean and repair a Dyson vacuum, and got to work on it. About 30 minutes later it looked almost as good as new. It picked up A LOT of dirt out of our carpets, especially considering that my husband just vacuumed with our old one on Saturday. The Dyson even had a fresh smell to it while he was vacuuming.
Here it is! Our $25 Dyson! I'll say it again...I LOVE CRAIGSLIST!!!
I'm addicted to craigslist! I've never looked for a vacuum there though. That is an awesome find! Maybe I'll go and check craigslist.
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