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Recession got you down? Hoping you can get just a bit more life out of that filter on your vacuum? Don’t worry, we are here to make sure that a down economy doesn’t lead you to have a dirty home.

We are now offering a new coupon that gives you $5 Off your next purchase*. No matter the value of your purchase, we will give you $5 off. Simply use the coupon code “GVC5″ when you are checking out and $5 will be deducted from your final purchase. Seem crazy? Probably is. But that’s how we roll at GoVacuum.

Whether you need a new bags or want a brand new vacuum cleaner, give the “GVC5″ coupon a test run.

*Coupon excludes Miele and Sebo Products.

GoVacuum Offers World Class Miele Vacuums Risk Free for a 30 Day Trial Period

GoVacuum’s firm belief in the quality of Miele vacuum cleaners prompts new risk free offer, giving customers added incentive to experience the joy of Miele ownership.

Sterling, VA (PRWEB) September 24, 2008 — GoVacuum, an online leader of vacuum and air purifier sales, announces a new program that allows customers to enjoy the quality of Miele vacuum cleaners for a 30-day, risk-free trial period. GoVacuum guarantees to absorb all return shipping costs for customers who aren’t completely thrilled with their Miele vacuum cleaner within 30 days of purchase.

Miele vacuums earned top awards in GoVacuum’s best vacuum profile series during August of 2008, taking honors for being the best canister vacuums available in the industry. Miele machines are praised by allergy sufferers and independent researchers alike for having the best air hygiene stats in the business.

Customers interested in Miele vacuum cleaners can take advantage of the risk free 30 day trial offer either in person at GoVacuum’s retail store locations (Vacuums Unlimited) in the DC area , online at GoVacuum.com or by calling a sales representative any day of the week at 1-866-468-2288.

For additional information about GoVacuum or Miele products, contact Chris Jones at 1-866-468-2288 or visit Vacuums Unlimited’s four retail locations. No appointment is necessary.

About GoVacuum and Vacuums Unlimited — Family owned and operated for more than 30 years, Vacuums Unlimited operates four retail locations in Northern Virginia and ships popular vacuums and hard-to-find replacement parts to customers throughout the United States (and to military bases around the world) through its internet subsidiary, GoVacuum.com. They have retail locations in Fairfax, Vienna, Herndon and Sterling; all four locations are Authorized Miele Diamond Dealers. GoVacuum.com, in existence since 1996, has an impressive record of friendly customer service and great frequent-buyer-discounts. Customers love the site’s ease of use, huge inventory, and unbeatable prices.

Vacuums Unlimited and GoVacuum sell a full range of vacuum cleaners, air cleaners, bags, belts, filters, parts and accessories for Dyson, Riccar, SEBO, Kirby, Electrolux, Hoover, Eureka, Powr-Flite, IQAir, Blueair, Roomba, AirFree, Bissell, Bosch, Dirt Devil, Earlex, Karcher, Koblenz, Ladybug, Love-Less Ash Fireplace Vacs, Lindhaus, Oreck, Royal, Rainbow, Sanitaire and more.

Unlike “Big Box” or department stores, Vacuums Unlimited and GoVacuum have genuinely knowledgeable salespeople that specialize in nothing but vacuums and air cleaners. They are able to offer real advice, frank comparisons and expert recommendations for commercial and household needs alike. Call 7 days a week at 1-866-468-2288.

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GoVacuum Offers 30 Day Risk Free Trial on SEBO Vacuums

GoVacuum’s confidence in Sebo vacuum cleaners inspires company to offer the excitement of Sebo ownership with no risk, allowing customers to return Sebo vacuums at no cost.

Sterling, VA (PRWEB) September 16, 2008 — GoVacuum, an online leader of vacuum and air purifier sales, announces a new 30 day risk free trial offer for customers who purchase SEBO vacuums. GoVacuum guarantees the purchase of new SEBO machines by covering all costs for the product’s return within 30 days of purchase if customers aren’t completely satisfied.

SEBO X Series upright vacuums placed first in GoVacuum’s best vacuum profile series during August of 2008, taking honors for being the best upright vacuums available in the floor care industry.Results can be seen on their YouTube channel

Customers interested in SEBO vacuum cleaners can take advantage of the risk free 30 day trial offer either in person at GoVacuum’s retail store locations (Vacuums Unlimited) in the DC area, online at GoVacuum.com or by calling a sales representative any day of the week at 1-866-468-2288.

For additional information about GoVacuum and its many special offers, contact Chris Jones at 1-866-468-2288 or visit http://www.govacuum.com. Free, no-pressure demonstrations and advice are also available at any of Vacuums Unlimited’s four retail locations in Northern Virginia. No appointment is necessary.

About GoVacuum and Vacuums Unlimited – Family owned and operated for more than 30 years, Vacuums Unlimited operates four retail locations in Northern Virginia and ships popular vacuums and hard-to-find replacement parts to customers throughout the United States (and to military bases around the world) through its internet subsidiary, GoVacuum.com. They have retail locations in Fairfax, Vienna, Herndon and Sterling; all four locations are Authorized Sebo Dealers. GoVacuum.com, in existence since 1996, has an impressive record of friendly customer service and great frequent-buyer-discounts. Customers love the site’s ease of use, huge inventory, and unbeatable prices.

Vacuums Unlimited and GoVacuum sell a full range of vacuum cleaners, air cleaners, bags, belts, filters, parts and accessories for Dyson, Riccar, SEBO, Kirby, Electrolux, Hoover, Eureka, Powr-Flite, IQAir, Blueair, Roomba, AirFree, Bissell, Bosch, Dirt Devil, Earlex, Karcher, Koblenz, Ladybug, Love-Less Ash Fireplace Vacs, Lindhaus, Oreck, Royal, Rainbow, Sanitaire and more.

Unlike “Big Box” or department stores, Vacuums Unlimited and GoVacuum have genuinely knowledgeable salespeople that specialize in nothing but vacuums and air cleaners. They are able to offer real advice, frank comparisons and expert recommendations for commercial and household needs alike. Call 7 days a week at 1-866-468-2288.

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Update: We’ve had to end the contest early, due to threats of dealership cancellation from Dyson (and we can’t afford to lose Dyson business). We’re not sure why they object to this contest, but we will comply. We will be announcing the winner in the next GoVacuum newsletter.

Well, that was just nasty. We really didn’t expect to read so many horrifying tales of mess-making and cleaning gone awry. Judging all the stories entered into our “Talk Dirty To Me” Story Contest was very difficult, so we had to devise an elaborate scoring system in order to be fair. We judged based on sheer disgustingness, difficulty in cleaning, and uniqueness of situation. And we finally came up with one winner. The winning story had it all: feces, blood, garbage, rotting food, vermin and more. Congratulations Tabitha, for not only writing the winning story (and winning the $100 GoVacuum Gift Certificate) but for surviving that disaster. Tabitha’s story is below, for your reading horror. We appreciate everyone else’s stories, which were all really quite horrid. Thanks to everyone for sending them in!

The most disgusting cleaning ever was when I helped my current landlord clean up another house he owned. He had just evicted the family of four that was living there.

That is without a doubt the grossest thing I’ve ever done.

Check out all the stories posted here!

Recently, I was reminded of an incident in college (story below) that I’m not proud of. But, it inspired me to hold a contest for our readers. Share your grossest cleaning/dirtying story with me! Writer of the most revolting story wins a $100 GoVacuum Gift Certificate. Stories will be judged solely on the icky-ness factor (so don’t worry if your writing isn’t perfect) and will be chosen by all us folks here at GoVacuum. We might have a little poll on our site, if the competition is particularly fierce. You can leave your stories here in the comments for all to read, or email them to me directly at ShaliniGoVacuum@gmail.com. All entries must be received by December 1st, 2006. We’ll announce the winner shortly thereafter.

My story:

When I was in college, my housemates and I had a long drawn-out prank war with our neighbors, that involved (among many other things) a house lockdown via rope, re-wiring of routers, and some switching of salt and sugar containers. They stopped responding after we erected a wall of snow in front of their only exit, and we took that to be their admission of defeat. It should have been a warning sign that they seemed to be losing gracefully.

Less than a month later, we were having our own household problems. Simply put, our house stank. This wasn’t entirely unexpected; we weren’t the cleanest bunch. But this reeked. This was beyond anything we’d ever experienced and we couldn’t handle it anymore. We finally tackled the house with force one beer-fueled Saturday. The house was from the turn of the century, and probably hadn’t been cleaned like that in its entire life. But alas, the kitchen still had that unholy funk. We were baffled; there wasn’t anything left to clean.

Fast forward several smelly months later: it was time to deal with our landlord and the security deposit situation. Knowing that we were apprehensive, our oh-so-clever neighbors came forward with their confession. There was a slight gap between the tops of our kitchen cabinets and the ceiling. They had stuffed some three pounds of raw meat in there after we snowed them in months ago. That’s right: raw rotting meat, hanging over our heads, festering in our kitchen for months. Would it even be possible to describe the maggots, the blood, the weird rotting meaty juices, the ghastly stench? We didn’t think any amount of bleach, vinegar or baking soda would be able to destroy the bacterial wonderland they had created. We eventually had to replace the entire cabinet top.

We just got our shipment of Blueair AirPods in, and I’m way more excited than I should be about something as boring as an air purifier. They’re way cute and they’ve even managed to coax out a girly squeal or two. They make me want to decorate and clean at the same time. Anyway, they’re useful too (of course) — they make breathing in an otherwise stale and musty environment (I work in the warehouse, where all the vacuums are) more pleasant, and I bet they’ll make sleeping easier too. I’ll take it home and let you know. They’re kinda like smoothies — supposedly healthy and good for me, but fun! Also, I was happy to discover (as you may be) that it’s the filters themselves that are the decorated part — those waves and paisley-designs and stuff are what you replace every 4 months. So, if you get bored of the blue wave, you’re not married to it. Dump it and move on to another scheme. Maybe Blueair will come out with some new designs as well, to keep up with the times?

Cheesy photo below.

We’re giving away one free large Space Bag to anyone who wants them.  You do have to pay for shipping and handling ($4.99) but we figure it’s still a great deal.  That’s the cheapest price we’ve seen so far for a single Space Bag, offline or online.  It’s especially handy if you’ve been wanting to try them out without having to commit to those large combo packs.  Grab one while supplies last.  (Also, feel free to leave a message in the comments if you know of a better deal — or if you, you know, just want to comment or something.)