vacman117
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Today was the perfect day for garage saling, so my dad and I did just that. First we hit up a church rummage sale, which had an Electrolux XXX with all unoriginal tools for $10, so I left that there. Next we went to a really big neighborhood sale where I had the best luck! The first vacuum I found was an early 2000's Bissell upright. It is in such sad condition, but I bought it because my parents had one of these and it was one of the best vacuums we had ever owned. Unfortunately it was lost when we moved in 2003, and nobody knows exactly what happened to it. This one runs, but not the best. The bearings are going bad.
The next sale I found an early 2000's Kenmore upright. I love these, and I have the BOL model at home. This has all of the attachments and a good brushroll! It runs great.
As we were driving along I saw something and my heart about skipped a beat. A 1993 Dirt Devil Stick Vac Plus! I jumped out of the car and grabbed it right away for $5 and loads of bags! I have been looking for one of these for the longest time because we used to have one for our camper.
Sitting right next to the Dirt Devil that I didn't even notice was a VERY BOL Kenmore canister. This was $5 as well, so I bought that. This runs absolutely flawlessly! It just needs a cleaning.
The last one came from a different subdivision sale. I completely forgot about this subdivision sale until my dad reminded me, and I didn't plan on going, but my dad said you never know, so we headed over. From the corner of my eye I saw a familiar dusting brush and I flipped out! It was a complete Electrolux 1205! I was so excited to find this because at the first church sale I had told myself that it would be cool if this was a newer style Electrolux instead, and the last vacuum I found just happened to be that! The hose is obviously a replacement, but I'm happy because it is actually a reliable hose. This runs so nice! And it came with bags! The only problem was the hose was clogged with Christmas Tree pine needles, which is obviously no problem.
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The next sale I found an early 2000's Kenmore upright. I love these, and I have the BOL model at home. This has all of the attachments and a good brushroll! It runs great.
As we were driving along I saw something and my heart about skipped a beat. A 1993 Dirt Devil Stick Vac Plus! I jumped out of the car and grabbed it right away for $5 and loads of bags! I have been looking for one of these for the longest time because we used to have one for our camper.
Sitting right next to the Dirt Devil that I didn't even notice was a VERY BOL Kenmore canister. This was $5 as well, so I bought that. This runs absolutely flawlessly! It just needs a cleaning.
The last one came from a different subdivision sale. I completely forgot about this subdivision sale until my dad reminded me, and I didn't plan on going, but my dad said you never know, so we headed over. From the corner of my eye I saw a familiar dusting brush and I flipped out! It was a complete Electrolux 1205! I was so excited to find this because at the first church sale I had told myself that it would be cool if this was a newer style Electrolux instead, and the last vacuum I found just happened to be that! The hose is obviously a replacement, but I'm happy because it is actually a reliable hose. This runs so nice! And it came with bags! The only problem was the hose was clogged with Christmas Tree pine needles, which is obviously no problem.
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