Oreck Manufacturing Company

OMG! This is too funny. One of my college instructors (Donna Greene) has a blog where she posts current information relevant to our class and the child development industry. Recently, I read something she wrote and wanted to post a comment. Well I couldn’t figure out how to post the comment without also being a member of this “blog community.” I’ve never attempted to get involved with this whole blog phenomenon, but figured it couldn’t be all that difficult- especially considering that most 13 year olds have one. So I created an account and posted my comment. Well once my comment was posted on the teacher’s blog, it included a link back to my blog. Great- my blog was COMPLETELY empty and pathetic. How emberassing. So I did the only logical (not) thing – I posted random nonsense to fill up the page. As most of you know, I recently received an Oreck Vacuum- which I am absolutely in love with. So I wrote about my unnatural love of my vacuum on my blog.

Okay, now you have the background info. Less than a week later, I received the email below:

Hi Cassandra,

I am very glad to hear that you like your ORECK vacuum cleaner. My name is George Hibbs and I am a Senior Product Engineer with ORECK Manufacturing located in Cookeville Tennessee. Someone within our organization had come across your blog and forwarded it to me to read. I would like to thank you for the kind words, and I wish you the best with our product. Historically our vacuum cleaners are very reliable and durable, but every once in a while we have our exceptions, just like every other industry. It is nearly impossible to produce perfect products 100% of the time. That is why we strive to provide good service to our customers after the purchase. Just please don’t drive your vehicle over your vacuum to test it’s strength as David Oreck does in our infomercials. I consider that to be a bit extreme. J

Have a great day Cassandra!

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George V. Hibbs
Oreck Manufacturing Company
1400 Salem Road
Cookeville, TN 38506
TEL: (931) 646-3589
FAX: (931) 646-3577
Email: ghibbs@oreck.com


Well, not that it mattered in this instance, but I guess you really do have to be careful about what you post online. You NEVER know who's reading what you write! It might just be a senior product engineer at a famous vacuum company. lol!

Ultimate Vacuum

To anyone in need of a new vacuum- The Oreck is the way to go. I tried to be part of the whole bagless phenomenon, but they're just junk. Those washable "lifetime" filters need to be washed every time you vacuum or the thing has no suction. The commercials act like a vacuum bag is the messiest, most disgusting thing you'll ever encounter. Well let me tell you, when you empty a bagless vacuum, everything you've just cleaned up has to be poured out into the trash and it truly does fly out all over the place. Unless you're a complete moron, disconnecting a vacuum bag and throwing it away should be the simplest part of your day.
Secondly, the Oreck REALLY IS light weight. It's so easy to carry up and down the stairs. And speaking of stairs- the separate canister vac(which is free with purchase) is fantastic for stairs. So much easier than trying to balance a bulky, heavy, bagless vac on the stairs while hooking up all the ridiculous attachments. Much better to just have a separate vac for those jobs. I've used mine to suck up the cobwebs along the ceiling, clean my ceiling fan blades, get the dust off the top of tall furniture, even clean up around the dog food bowls. It's also quite light and has a shoulder strap to carry it around.
If you live near Temecula, stop by the Oreck store. (It's near Trader Joe's by the Mall.) They'll do a demonstration to show you the difference between the Oreck and the Dyson. Once you've seen that, I'm sure you'll be sold too! Especially if you have pets. Oh, and the one you see on TV all the time (well, if you're an insomniac whose up late- you see it all the time) is quite expensive. But they have a cheaper model that's just as good. The only difference is that it doesn't have a low speed. Who cares- it'd only be a problem if it didn't have the high speed!
This is a very wise investment, especially considering that it comes with 10 years of annual tune ups. I've heard that women don't like getting these types of things (household appliances) as gifts, but as the person who does the vacuuming in my house, it's the best gift I've gotten in years.

The Mom Song

Well Mother's Day has passed, but this is just too funny. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.