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I’d like to take this time to say a few words for our late vacuum:
You never really cleaned well, and for being a HEPA filtered monstrosity, you sucked for my asthma. The dog never really liked you either, and honestly? You let us down too many times. This is why you are being replaced. That and the fact that you just died while I was trying to pick up some dog toy leavin’s. I will (slightly) miss you.
Yes, folks- our vacuum died last week. *sniff* Okay, so it sucked. But not in the way it was supposed to. We had registered a while back for this: a Shark Infinity Deluxe (with pet system) vacuum, and aren’t really expecting people to get it for us, since it’s $249.99.
It’s super cool, has a lifetime washable HEPA filter, and a freakin’ headlight!! Although I’ve heard great things about Dyson, the dude in the commercial bugs me. And the similar vacuum to the one we’re registering is about five hundred dollars. So… yeah, we’re just going to go with Shark.
Anyway, now that our vacuum is kaput, I mentioned the one on our registry to Mr. Kiwi. And well, we have two options: 1.) buy the vacuum ourselves and take it off the registry. or 2.) wait until November (or possibly later) to see if some kind soul wants to get it for us.
It’s this part that makes me feel like such a spoiled brat. Waiting for a gift to clean my house? No, I don’t want to do that- it’s not right. So, unless my dad can “fix” the vacuum (he’s like MacGuyver), we’re going to buy it off the registry.
Anyone else buy something off their registry they didn’t anticipate needing right away? Also- who else registered for a vacuum, and which one?
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I registered for the big yellow dyson…i had heard such good things about it. I’m not sure I’ll get it, but I figured why not at least put it on there!
Hahaha wow, this is indisputably the most entertaining post about a vacuum ever! I guess I would just suck it up (no pun intended!) and buy it yourself if you can’t get the old one working through November….
Mr. Bluebell does all our vacuuming (HEHE) so we’re not going to register for one unless he thinks of it himself. 
We bought some stuff off our registry before the wedding, but didn’t take it off the registry. That way, if someone decided to buy it for us, we could just return it to the store for credit (better than getting something strange we couldn’t return). Sneaky, I know. We just had to have that deep fryer!
We actually ended up returning enough stuff to get a Dyson for super super cheap. With a BB&B 20% off coupon, store credit, and gift cards, we ended up walking away with a $550 vacuum for about $40! While I do love our vacuum, I think any other nice vacuum would probably do the same job without the high price. Hope that helps! Enjoy your new sucker if you decide to get one
We’re registered for the Dyson animal - same price as the other and while we don’t have animals now, we intend to when we get a house (you know, someday in the far far away future).
My brother bought me a dyson ball a few years ago and I LOVE IT. It’s so amazing, I even bought the dyson handheld when it came out - for spot vacuuming!
I have bought things off my registry before - like the salt and pepper shakers at Crate & Barrel that I feared would be discontinued before anyone bought them (they were already backordered online).
My mom bought a Dyson last year and I have to say it’s the most AMAZING VACUUM EVER!!! Hands down~!
It’s amazing to see how much dust gets accumulated esp. when you dump the remnants out. Don’t let the guy from the commercial bother you. If anything, I think the Robbins Bros. commericals are sooo much worse. You can literally spend hours vacuuming. I’ve vacuumed the house when my friend came over to show amazing this vacuum was, and she ended up buying one for her parents. It is pricey, but it’s totally worth.
I say leave it up on your registry but still buy your shark… the beauty of that is if someone buys it for you and you decide you don’t want it you can return it and get money or credit for something else OR if nobody buys it for you then no harm no foul either…
FI and I registered for a dyson and although I don’t think anyone would buy it for us for 500 big ones we at least will get 10% discount if we decide to buy it ourselves after we get married. That’s the beauty of a registry, it’s your wish list and if no one decides to grant it for you most stores offers 10% off the price for you to finish off and close your wish list… so we registered for a bed and a dining set and all! we don’t expect anyone to buy it but again at least we’ll get it for cheaper when we get it for ourselves.
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I registered for the Dyson. It’s pricey and I am sure some of our guests will balk at the price and wonder why I put it on there at all. But if they knew the wonders of the Dyson, they will never think a bad thought about it again. Some of my gfs are neat freaks like me and may get it for me. If not, I’ll still buy it off my registry after the wedding at 10% off.
Man, we have a Hoover from Wal-mart. it works. Our house is harwood and tile mostly so we don’t need a lot of vacuuming power. Heh. Don’t you love how you register for expensive things and just hope someone might buy it for you? My big ticket items are an area rug, the Kitchenaid mixer (in red), a George Foreman grill (also red), and an expresso/coffee maker. The rest is fairly modest, all under $100 an item for sure. And I did register for spatulas and little things like that. One can never have too many spatulas.
I’d love to register for a Dyson… but I think that in my case it would just be rude to register for something so expensive. I’m hoping the womenfolk explain the mixer and tell their husbands why it costs so much (cause it f’n rocks!) but I don’
t think I’d get away with the vacuum.
Yes, a very amusing vacuum post. You have such a sense of humor, Miss Kiwi!
Just an FYI:
My and my fi bought a cheaper Shark when we first moved in together. It was a horrible vacuum. The “washable” filter was CARDBOARD!! It constantly got clogged and stopped working. Basically just terrible.
It broke within a year (engine overheated and died) and we replaced it with a Kenmore that consumer reports actually rated higher then thew Dyson and cheaper too ($299). Worth every penny!!
The more expensive shark might be better but thought I would just let you know about my bad experiance with Sharks!
We registered for a Hoover. Mainly because I like them and I love to vacuum. The one we have right now is really old and smells like eggs when you vacuum, so I decided we needed to upgrade!
We registered for the yellow Dyson ($500) and lo-and-behold, someone bought us the purple one ($600) on purpose. So dare to dream!
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Mrs. Kiwi, Los Angeles
Age and Occupation in 06: 27, Bookkeeper
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, P.E. Teach/Coach @ private schools in LA
Engagement Date: March 31, 2006
Wedding Date: November 3, 2007
Venue: Radisson Hotel
About Me: I'm a bookkeeper who failed high school algebra. I'm currently living in Los Angeles, literally a street over from where I grew up with Mr. Kiwi, my honey of three years. We have a jumbo mini-dachshund (seriously, he's huuuuge), and we're planning an autumn themed wedding on a shoestring, paid for by ourselves. The wedding date is my late grandma's birthday, I needed her there somehow, and that seemed like the best way for us. I can't believe I'm a Bee! I couldn't be more proud!
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