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clean the halls before you deck them :: hoover ONEPWR HEPA+ cordless upright vacuum :: giveaway

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I saw some articles in March about people putting their Christmas lights up in the spring to bring some cheer. I didn’t jump on that trend, but I did decorate the house VERY early this year. I am no longer a purist about waiting until after Thanksgiving. The ambiance of the tree brings a cozy and comfortable glow to our evening that I can’t get enough of.hoover upright in action

However, before you can deck the halls, you really need to clean them. It’s best to get rid of the dust bunnies and give them a new chance to populate while the decor is up for the next 2 months. The timing of this Hoover review was perfect. You may recall that we redid our floors about 6 months ago. You might also notice we flipped our room for Christmas. Cozier for winter.

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I was using a very old and heavy vacuum to clean our throw rug and bedrooms, but it wasn’t the best tool for the job. I’m now a beaming owner of a Hoover ONEPWR HEPA+ Cordless Upright Vacuum. I need to begin by saying what a DELIGHT it is that it’s cordless. I smile every time I use it in the dining room and don’t get the cord all tangled in the chairs and wrapped around the table legs. Actually, it’s become a bit of a joke around here that I exclaim about it being cordless each time I use it – which is daily. Where has this vacuum been my whole life?

easy to use

There are a lot of good things to say about this vacuum. It gives me an old school vibe since it does have a bag. The bag allows you to hold much more dirt and dust then a bag-less vacuum. It’s a good mix of modern and vintage in the looks and it handles great when in use.

hoover upright vacuumThis doesn’t really make sense that I really dislike sweeping, but I enjoy vacuuming. I’ve met my perfect match because I have broken up with my broom since this vacuum arrived. I can sweep the throw rug and jump right on to the hard floors very effortlessly. With the flick of a switch on the handle you can choose the best speed for the surface you are sweeping. It’s good about automatically shutting off if the edge of a small throw rug gets sucked in wrong.

The battery life had me a tiny bit skeptical, but I have been impressed that I can vacuum my whole house at least 2 times with one charge. The unit comes with two batteries so I keep one on the charger and one in my Hoover. It has a handy feature that you can press a button on the battery to know how much life is left. 1 to 4 bubbles will illuminate.

What about the baseboards where the dust bunnies populate and you need the broom to really get a close clean? This brilliant vacuum has these brushes on the sides that reach out and snatch up the dust. I’m so impressed with the details they thought of. I should also point out that it is narrow enough to fit between kitchen chairs and it also fits under the overhang of my lower cupboards so I can get a close sweeping of my kitchen floors too. My broom must be sobbing for my attention because I have not needed it!

upright features

MORE FEATURES

  • Full-Size Cleaning Power: Delivers power-packed cleaning that tackles dirt, dust and debris.
  • Lightweight Design: Delivers unmatched cordless cleaning power at half the weight of most vacuums.
  • Easy Cordless Cleaning: Grab & go power to clean anywhere, anytime without being tethered to a cord.
  • Two-Speed Multi-Floor Fingertip Control: Adjusts brush roll speeds to transition from heavy-duty carpet to hard floor cleaning.
  • More time cleaning, less time emptying: Holds more dirt and debris than a bagless vacuum** which means longer time between needing change the bag.
  • 5-layer HEPA Filtration: Traps and locks in 99.9% of dirt, dust & debris from going back into the air.
  • Premium LED Headlights: Convenient headlights to spot dirt and debris in low light areas.
  • Durability For The Long Haul: Keeps your vacuum in tip top shape every time you change your bag!

Read to the end of this post because there is a GIVEAWAY for a ONEPWR HEPA+ Cordless Upright Vacuum Kit ($299 retail value). Merry early Christmas to one lucky reader!

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attachmentsI want to transition to one more Hoover ONEPWR vacuum that you should most certainly consider putting on your Christmas list. It’s a perfect pair for my new vacuum. The ONEPWR Dust Chaser Cordless Handheld Vacuum takes the place of hauling out a vacuum to use the hose for hard to reach places. This handheld unit is also awesome for the quick pickup’s. Take note of the last bullet…the batteries are interchangeable on my upright vacuum and my dust chaser. So I actually have a rotation of 3 batteries.

  • 2x more suction* with a high performance digital motor for long lasting power for tough jobs
  • Portable & Lightweight, weighs less than 3 lbs. making it easy to use and store
  • Dual Filtration With HEPA Media captures 99.97% of dust, pet dander & allergens
  • Every ONEPWR™ battery works with every ONEPWR™ product

helpful attachments included

I appreciate the attachments for the dust chaser for hard to reach places like our dining room chair rungs. Wow does it get grody in there. The brush and powerful suction has my chairs looking much better. The cookie monster still lives in our home, but the crumbs don’t.

cleaning cookie monster

Speaking of our cookie monster, he’s also a very capable cleaner. He got on a cleaning roll the other day and chased the dust away on our TV stand. We had glitter and needles on the couch that my husband quickly cleaned up too. I like a vacuum that my whole family can operate!

husband can operate it

As we head into the Christmas season I would highly recommend these 3 Hoover machines for your wish list.

  1. The Tesla of Carpet Cleaners – my favorite machine that I can’t live without – cleans carpets like I paid someone to do it, but I didn’t!
  2. ONEPWR HEPA+ Cordless Upright Vacuum – a CORDLESS vacuum that transitions between hard floors and carpet like a pro!
  3. ONEPWR Dust Chaser Cordless Handheld Vacuum – easy to grab less then 3 lb defeater of dust. 

A SIMPLE GIVEAWAY

ONE lucky reader will win a ONEPWR HEPA+ Cordless Upright Vacuum Kit ($299 retail value). To enter the giveaway, you must enter below via Rafflecopter. One entrant per household:
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  • Betty Curran
    December 10, 2020 at 12:00 am

    I accidentally vacuumed one of those extra long thick rubber bands. The smell was horrible.

  • Sand
    December 9, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    I accidentally vacuumed my ring. It was all beat up after I emptied out the vacuum. It was a thin gold band and damaged beyond repair.

  • Liz A
    December 9, 2020 at 7:57 pm

    When I was a kid, my dad would vacuum our hair into a ponytail! Lol

  • Jen Reed
    December 9, 2020 at 7:37 pm

    I vacuumed up an earring once.

  • Holly Thomas
    December 9, 2020 at 6:30 pm

    My cat’s tail, he wouldn’t move!

  • cyndi br
    December 9, 2020 at 2:28 pm

    we vacuumed plastic silverware out of the couch

  • BRIAN E.
    December 9, 2020 at 1:07 pm

    Here in the desert southwest we use the vacuum to entrap the occasional scorpion that has made it’s way indoors.

  • Michelle Johnson
    December 9, 2020 at 11:03 am

    Nothing too weird. The only thing that I can think of is the times I’ve vacuumed up a sock.

  • Sarah Mitchell
    December 9, 2020 at 10:49 am

    My phone charger cord was the most recent thing that ended up in the vacuum.

  • Brandon Sparks
    December 9, 2020 at 8:24 am

    The craziest thing that I vacuumed up would have to be my wife’s underwear. I had to take apart the whole vaccum cleaner to get them out.

  • Leigh Nichols
    December 9, 2020 at 12:07 am

    A cat toy- it required a trip to the vacuum repair shop 🙁

  • cynthia l whipple
    December 9, 2020 at 12:01 am

    One time I stopped vacuuming and the cover over the bag was moving.I unzipped it and a mouse ran out. My friend screamed really loud. Pretty sure the mouse was never sucked up (luckily) I’m an animal lover. It’s just my best vaccum story.

    • Ginny
      December 10, 2020 at 7:40 pm

      IT’s a fantastic story! 🙂 I enjoyed it.

  • Ellie Wright
    December 8, 2020 at 6:21 pm

    I would have to say the vacuum power cord.

  • Tina Michelle Bredbury
    December 8, 2020 at 2:08 pm

    I get it all. Lately it was the cat’s tail. Lets just say she hasn’t forgiven me 🙁

  • Cynthia Richardson
    December 8, 2020 at 1:03 pm

    When my boys were young, there were always odd Legos, plastic army men and matchbox cars getting sucked up

  • Hay
    December 8, 2020 at 8:48 am

    I’ve vacuumed up so many hair ties and so much loose hair I could start a wig shop

  • Linda
    December 7, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    I haven’t sucked up anything but I’ve gotten bras and underwear caught in it many times where I have to shut it off and pull them out.

  • Elle
    December 7, 2020 at 1:59 pm

    I’ve vacuumed up loose change multiple times.

  • Laura
    December 7, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    I vacuum up small spiders occasionally – ones that are in the corners that I don’t want to touch. It’s easier to vacuum them up then squish them lol.

  • Sam Kleinberg
    December 7, 2020 at 1:33 am

    A small screwdriver

  • Tina W
    December 6, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    Not me, but a former roommate once used my vacuum to clean all the wet, moldy leaves off our back porch. Took me forever to figure out my the vacuum smelled musty.

  • Carolyn G
    December 6, 2020 at 10:15 am

    We had one of those bagged vacuums. I went to pull out the bag and it split. All the dust came pouring out.

  • Debra Guillen
    December 6, 2020 at 6:52 am

    Got a kite string caught once in my vacuum and it continued to unroll right down to the kite before I was able to stop it. I like to never got that string out of the roller in my vacuum.

  • Dawn Keenan
    December 5, 2020 at 4:25 pm

    The craziest thing I’ve ever vacuumed up was a bunch of fruit flies swarming in the air.

  • Kimberly G
    December 4, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    I’ve sucked up a few cat toys with the vacuum.

  • Amanda L.
    December 4, 2020 at 8:56 am

    I have vacuumed up those tiny legos and I wasn’t sorry about it.

  • William
    December 3, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    Nothing really too crazy. Just mounds of never ending dog hair.

  • Michele C
    December 2, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    It seems like I am always getting a plastic bottle cap stuck in the vacuum or am pulling a blanket out that was partially sucked in.

  • Christine F.
    December 2, 2020 at 10:33 am

    I was watching my grandchildren and they decided to “make it snow” with instant oatmeal. It wasn’t a hard to clean up mess but I’ll tell you, that oatmeal went everywhere. Thank you, could surely use this wonderful prize.

  • Rust
    December 1, 2020 at 4:47 pm

    Contact lenses. Bugs. An entire silk scarf!

  • Amanda Alvarado
    November 30, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    I never vacuum up anything remotely interesting – mainly cords that jump out at me while vacuuming!

  • Jan D
    November 30, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    I have sucked up the edge of my bedspread a few times 🙁

  • Timothy Helmer
    November 30, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    IF A VACCUM SUCKS, DOES’NT THAT MEAN THAT IT’S A GOOD ONE?

  • elizabeth miller
    November 30, 2020 at 1:11 pm

    My son had a little pet frog and it got loose and I accidentally vacumed it up. I almost lost it when I went to dump the vacume canister and it jumped out at me.

  • Kathi Taylor
    November 30, 2020 at 8:56 am

    Fringe on a throw rug, and it unraveled the entire edge

  • Heather!
    November 30, 2020 at 12:32 am

    Cat toys…always cat toys!

  • Heather!
    November 30, 2020 at 12:30 am

    Cat toys…all the time, cat toys.

  • Peggy Damon
    November 29, 2020 at 8:03 pm

    I usually end up vacuuming up socks

  • Don Wright
    November 29, 2020 at 6:03 pm

    a very small baby snake

  • Debbie Yoder
    November 29, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    I vacumed up a big screw and it was really noisy until I could get the machine shut off!

  • RICHARD SKUSE
    November 29, 2020 at 2:44 pm

    I vacummed up a M0USE

  • Gloria Walshver
    November 29, 2020 at 1:43 pm

    Nothing really exciting to mention

  • Debbi Wellenstein
    November 29, 2020 at 1:29 pm

    Hair doo-dads, socks, Legos. coins, you name it, we’ve probably sucked it up.

  • Cynthia C
    November 29, 2020 at 12:40 pm

    I’ve vacuumed the occasional sock.

  • Donna
    November 29, 2020 at 12:21 pm

    I’ve accidentally vacuumed up socks on a few occasions.

  • paige chandler
    November 29, 2020 at 12:12 pm

    I accidentally vacuumed a $20 bill. When I went to retrieve it, it was torn up. UGH

  • Sharon Rooney
    November 29, 2020 at 11:53 am

    I have vacuumed up the normal things, lego’s, socks, spiders. Once I almost vacuumed up a dead baby mouse that the cat brought in, thankfully I realized it was a mouse.

  • Sam
    November 29, 2020 at 11:08 am

    Nothing too weird, bugs like flies, stink bugs, hornets, are probably the weirdest, though not that uncommon.

  • anthony l scott
    November 29, 2020 at 10:39 am

    I NEED TO GET THOSE BUGS THAT GO IN THE CRACKS

  • SHEILA RESSEL
    November 29, 2020 at 7:52 am

    I vacuumed up the bed spread. Not the whole bed spread but enough of it to break the belt!

  • John M
    November 29, 2020 at 6:34 am

    First, thanks for the giveaway! I vacuum up dirt, bugs and whatever else that needs to be cleaned up. Doing the carpeted steps is the biggest challenge and that is where getting the ONEPWR Dust Chaser Cordless Handheld Vacuum would come in handy!

  • Michele C
    November 29, 2020 at 2:27 am

    Thank you for the giveaway. It would definitely have to be legos and pocket change.

  • Kent
    November 29, 2020 at 1:26 am

    I vacummed up my shed keys. Mangled the little buggers too. Had to cut off my lock and replace it.

  • Suzanne
    November 29, 2020 at 1:19 am

    The most annoying thing is when you accidentally get close to sneakers and suck up the shoelaces. Other than that it is my spider catching machine.

  • Rose M
    November 29, 2020 at 12:23 am

    I accidentally vacuumed up my drapes once, but my daughter’s Shopkins phase a few years ago was the worst one so far for the family vacuum

  • Elissa Hammond
    November 28, 2020 at 11:49 pm

    I truly don’t think I’ve ever vacuumed up anything out of the norm!

  • TIMMY
    November 28, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    Three mice.

  • Jean F
    November 28, 2020 at 10:51 pm

    Once I vacuumed up a dried out dead lizard.

  • David Hollingsworth
    November 28, 2020 at 10:33 pm

    I had to suck up water, when the toilet overflowed and water covered the entire floor, and into the vent in the bathroom. Basically, the vacuum was ruined, and I had to get a new one.

  • Lisa
    November 28, 2020 at 8:35 pm

    The only thing that I can think of is getting the curtains pulled into the vacuum by accident. It was hard trying to pull them out without pulling them off the curtain rod. At the time, it didn’t occur to me to just shut of the vacuum cleaner.

  • Katie C.
    November 28, 2020 at 7:32 pm

    Many a Barbie shoe has been sacrificed to the vacuum cleaner!

  • Melissa C
    November 28, 2020 at 7:13 pm

    packaging peanuts has by far the craziest!!!

  • barb g
    November 28, 2020 at 6:34 pm

    My aunt’s wig got caught up in it once. She had left it on the coffee table
    to take a nap, I knocked it off and thought it was just dog hair or something.
    Tore that baby to pieces.

    • Ginny
      November 30, 2020 at 12:30 am

      Oh that made me laugh really hard. I live for comments like this. That poor wig.

  • Marcia Goss
    November 28, 2020 at 4:39 pm

    My phone charger cord.

  • Steph
    November 28, 2020 at 3:54 pm

    Most of the weird stuff that gets vacuumed are toys. Lego pieces, arms, legs, etc.

  • Ann Fantom
    November 28, 2020 at 3:25 pm

    I vacuumed up my daughter’s Barbie shoes all the time

  • Don D
    November 28, 2020 at 3:23 pm

    I sucked my too many phone charging cables to count…lol

  • Lisa
    November 28, 2020 at 2:57 pm

    I think I’ve accidentally vacuumed up a sweater!

  • Margaret Smith
    November 28, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    I once vacuumed up my wedding band that my cat knocked off my dresser.

  • Susan Smith
    November 28, 2020 at 1:56 pm

    I have vacuumed up a bug which was better than having to use my hand,

  • Leslie P
    November 28, 2020 at 1:23 pm

    I once vacuumed up a diamond earring- thank goodness I heard it before emptying the canister!

  • Susan Christy
    November 28, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    I laid my diamond earrings on the dresser instead of putting them away and after cleaning and vacuuming one was gone! I looked everywhere. Even though they were tiny diamonds (but hey, they were diamonds!) I loved those earrings. Finally broke down and sifted through the vacuum bag and Voila! There it was. Lesson learned!!

  • Anne Perry
    November 28, 2020 at 11:20 am

    Recently I have vacuumed up a pair of headphones and a scarf.

  • Melissa Storms
    November 28, 2020 at 1:43 am

    I once vacuumed up my Mother’s ring and it was terribly bent up. I wore it like that for years until I finally had it fixed. It wasn’t a bagless vac either. So happy I noticed it right as I went over it.

  • Dana Rodriguez
    November 27, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    A palmetto bug

  • Gabby anderson
    November 27, 2020 at 1:09 pm

    I vacuumed up one of my daughter gun fingers toothbrushes. So hard to get unstuck.

  • jeanna
    November 27, 2020 at 9:35 am

    I sometimes get the vacuum out to suck up bugs/spiders!

  • Nannypanpan
    November 26, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    Vacuumed up socks

  • adina
    November 26, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    little lego pieces!

  • LeAnn Harbert
    November 26, 2020 at 3:48 pm

    I have used the vacuum to suck up a big spider before.

  • Cynthia Fithian
    November 26, 2020 at 11:48 am

    I’ve vacuumed the normal weird stuff, spiders, socks, small toys, food, and of course dirt/dust. I think it’s pretty cool that this vacuum has a cordless hand-held! Amazing! That means even the kids can help!!!

  • Maryann D.
    November 26, 2020 at 7:57 am

    I vacuumed up a piece of string that was coming out of a throw rug. It got all tangled up and I had to keep pulling it out of the vacuum.

  • Shane
    November 26, 2020 at 4:44 am

    I accidently ran over the vacuum cord once, so it would be so nice to have a cordless vacuum.

  • Nickie
    November 26, 2020 at 1:08 am

    I’ve vacuumed legos, that’s never fun.

  • bn100
    November 26, 2020 at 12:04 am

    legos

  • Rochel S
    November 25, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    I always vacuum up bugs because I am too scared to kill them.

  • heather
    November 25, 2020 at 7:39 pm

    I sucked up my cats Favorite cat toy and had to go into the gross dirty bag to dig it out and wash it now I am super careful.

  • Lisa Sarmiento
    November 25, 2020 at 6:17 pm

    I have purposely vacuumed up Legos when I got tired of telling my kids to clean them up. I had an “oopsey” or a “whoopsey” moment. Tee he he 🙂

  • Leela
    November 25, 2020 at 4:54 pm

    A whole hotdog (without the bun). Kids leave things in weird places.

    • Ginny
      November 25, 2020 at 8:04 pm

      impressive! lol

  • DawnM.
    November 25, 2020 at 4:10 pm

    My teenagers use to run over everything. Monopoly houses and legos too.

  • mami2jcn
    November 25, 2020 at 4:01 pm

    I vacuumed up craft beads.

  • Kelly D
    November 25, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    I vacuumed my daughters hair scrunchy.

  • Sara Zielinski
    November 25, 2020 at 2:28 pm

    I do perler beads and I am always vaccuming those up!

  • Beth Spees
    November 25, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    I don’t have any super crazy vacuum stories. I just hate cleaning the hair off the brushes but with 4 girls with longish hair I have to do it often

  • shelly peterson
    November 25, 2020 at 2:22 pm

    I vacuum up socks all the time. but I vacuum up spiders sometimes.

  • Darlene Owen
    November 25, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    One time I vacuumed my dogs tail but it stoped before it disappeared.

    • Ginny
      November 25, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      BAHAHAH! wow!

  • Darlene Owen
    November 25, 2020 at 2:16 pm

    I vacuumed my dogs tail but it stopped before it disappeared.

  • Tiffany Anderson
    November 25, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    Socks is all

  • Marie Kathryn Casalaspro
    November 25, 2020 at 1:47 pm

    i’ve gotten a few socks that i remember

  • Tim
    November 25, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    We haven’t vacuumed anything unusual, but we have sifted through more than a few vacuum bags looking for something we feared may have been vacuumed up.

  • Brittany Breiner
    November 25, 2020 at 1:44 pm

    Legos and socks seem to be the items vacuumed up the most in our house. 😊

  • Holly Lee
    November 25, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Nothing super interesting I guess. Accidentally vacuum up a sock

  • Renee Rousseau
    November 25, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    I intentionally vacuumed up the longest, largest centipede I’ve ever seen. After putting the vacuum back in the closet, I was terrified that when I opened the door a Giant Centipede would attack me!

    • Ginny
      November 25, 2020 at 1:21 pm

      That made me LOL! Well done!

  • Tammy
    November 25, 2020 at 1:01 pm

    This looks awesome!

  • Katie
    November 25, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    With kids, what haven’t I vacuumed up is the question. 😉. Can’t think of anything super interesting at the moment, but we have fished out countless legos, earrings, and all sorts of treasures from the canister.

  • Buddy Garrett
    November 25, 2020 at 12:46 pm

    I haven’t vacuumed anything interesting.

  • Marci
    November 25, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    A scarf that was under the sofa. I pushed the vacuum as far as it would go under the sofa and then the noise!!!! OOPS!

  • Patricia E
    November 25, 2020 at 8:36 am

    A spider because I was to afraid to smash it. 😉

  • Bill
    November 25, 2020 at 8:19 am

    One time I vacummed up a $20 bill! Like getting paid to clean 🙂