Vacuum Shopping

So, each weekend my mom and I usually end up going out and shopping for something, whether it be groceries or her latest obsession, vacuum cleaners. You'd be surprised at the number of different features vacuum cleaners actually have. For example: HEPA filters, retractable cords, suction adjustment, attachments, bag or bag less, guide lights, upright or canister, pet brushes, belted or non belted, lightweight,  lift off canisters.  After shopping for vacuums for weeks I began to wonder if I was buying a vacuum, or if I was testing out the latest features for a nasa space craft.  Perhaps the most interesting thing about vacuum shopping is the all the sales people that you encounter who take an emmense amount of pride in their knowledge of vacuum cleaners...or lack of.  According to my mom, Donna Cassara "The sales people are friendly and they were trying to please but they were obviously ignorant as to the workings of a vacuum,  and the discretion of a female shopper."  It was almost like buying a car.  The male car sales people try to sell you this car because its shiny, and they don't think a woman will even check to see whats under the hood.  The same goes for vacuums.  Who cares if this vacuum isn't strong enough to pick up pet hair? It's purple!  I think after the first ten minutes of being hassled and talked down to by the salesmen they realized that my mom and I probably knew more about vacuums...and cars, than they did. Although we ran into quite a few of these types of sales people not all of them were like that.  There's the type of salesman who will literally take a bucket of dirt and dump it on the ground just to vacuum it up with a great vacuum that works and just happens to be 600 dollars which is totally and completely unrealistic.  After going to six stores, we tested out about 6 dozen vacuums.  Eventually we found ourselves at Bed, Bath, and Beyond purchasing the Shark Navigator Pro Lift Away....and no it is NOT purple.


Shark Navigator Pro Lift Away