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{CLOSED} Review and Giveaway: Oreck Halo Vacuum

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orek halo giveaway My current obsession is vacuums. Since Maya is learning to crawl and I am encouraging my toddler to play with her- we spend a lot of time on the floor. Most of the time it is not pleasant despite my vigilant attempts to keep things clean. We have a dog and with two kids plus a husband I feel like the carpets are always dirty.  Hence my mission to find the best quality vacuum to make sure the floors are as clean as possible.

We having been saving money to finally buy a top of the line vacuum.  I have been researching them for awhile, following prices and asking for lots of feedback from friends.  Then I found the Oreck Halo and started reading the reviews and I was really impressed.  The Halo not only cleans dirt from the floor but it is unique as it kills germs as well! Fancy!

There are two motors- one that brushes your carpet to bring the packed in dirt to the top and the second is the suction motor that sucks it all up into a HEPA13 filter bag. Then you can push a little button to turn on the UV-C light while you vacuum and the UV-C light will kill any bacteria and germs on your floor! That includes mold spores, fleas and all sorts of other nasty things.  According to the web site, the HEPA 13 filter bag will capture 99.95% of particles- which means the Halo is about as good as it gets.oreck halo giveaway 3

The vacuum works on any floor- from hardwood to carpet so you can use this in every room in the house. I really love this feature for so many reasons but one especially is that I can be sure my kitchen and bathroom floors are also getting a dose of the UV-C light.  The Halo also comes with attachments to clean drapes or upholstery and has a 29 foot cord which really speeds up the process.  Before I tried this vacuum the only thing I knew about Oreck was that they got great reviews and the vacuums are super lightweight. The Halo is certainly light at 17 lbs and it is extremely smooth to operate.

The vacuum comes in cobalt blue and black and the little Halo logo lights up to tell you the UV light is working.

What I like best though is all the extras that come with this baby-

***You get 3 free comprehensive annual tuneups to make sure your Halo is running at peak performance (there are 400 Oreck stores nationwide)
***You get a 5 year warranty (!!)
***And you get an entire year’s worth of HEPA13 filter bags

As for my experience with the vacuum I can tell you it just looks really cool.  It comes in a colbalt blue and black color and if you have men in the house this will catch their attention.  We put it together in about 3 minutes and my husband was excited to test it out.  (Yes you read that right- he was actually excited to vacuum!) He immediately sucked up a shoelace and had to yank it out of the motor.  We were pretty sure we broke the vacuum two minutes after we got it.  I found the number and called Oreck at about 6pm at night and expected to hear from someone in a few days. Wrong!  We immediately got through to someone that typed in our information and explained what was wrong (slight assembly issue- ah..hem..) and we were back in business!   I was really impressed with the level of service and the fact that the person that answered our call was incredibly knowledgeable.  To know that I have a five year warranty AND I can actually get customer support on a product means quite a bit to me.  orek halo giveaway 2

This is an investment piece as the vacuum retails for $599.  To make it even better though Oreck is running a promotion through 12/14 where you also get a 2in1 speed sweep and a car vac FREE with your purchase plus free shipping.

You can purchase the Halo from Oreck directly HERE as well as get more information about the product and watch a demo video to see how it really works.

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Oreck has generously offered one MFA reader a Halo vacuum of your own!!  YEAH!!  I want to try and get this to you before Christmas so the giveaway will run until next Thursday at 12pm PST.  You have 5 chances to win and I will contact the winner within 48 hours via email.  If you don’t respond I will choose an alternate winner!!!

1. Head on over HERE and tell me which other Oreck item you’d like to try!

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Since many of you were confused by the forms I was using before you can just leave comments for this giveaway.  Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry (and any emails, tweets or FB posts will not count. )  I am sorry but it is too hard for me to keep track of them and then enter your information myself.

GOOD LUCK!  THE WINNER WAS DUSTY B #25.

Disclosure: Oreck sponsored this giveaway by providing the prize for one winner.  I was also given a sample for review purposes.  All opinions expressed are my own and I was not compensated in any way by Oreck.

Comments

  1. mandy says

    i think the the new Oreck Halo™ UV-C germ-killing vacuum sounds like a dream come true, course im using this itty bitty yellow bumble bee kind of a vacuum that seriously comes up to your knees.. i’ve been trying to find a vacuum for years, I want the best one out there!! i need the best one out there…we live in a house with nice thick cushion carpet.
    thanx for this great giveaway

  5. mandy says

    i subscribed to your feed. i check first thing in the morning and before bed and whenever i can through out the day!

  6. Jenny C says

    I would totally like to try the Oreck Halo Germ Killing Vacuum. Since I can be a bit of a germaphobe, this would be perfect!

  7. Jessica C says

    I would love to try the Halo…my husband has asthma and allergies to everything! A good vacuum is very important for our family!

  9. Beth (A Mom's Life) says

    I have an Oreck that is 9 years old and it is still going strong. I would lovew to try an Oreck air purifier.

    I already subscribe to you through Bloglines.

  10. Mandy says

    I’d love any of the Oreck XL vacuums. The Gold would be good, but the new one looks awesome.

  12. lavaida says

    i’d like to try this oreck product- Oreck ProShield™ Plus Air Purifier with Helios Shield™
    sounds like it would really help with allergies.
    thanks.

  14. Sam says

    This is the type of vacuum I could use! I prefer bags over canisters, so this would be right up my alley! I’m a fan on facebook!

  15. Colleen Neel says

    THe vacuum looks to be the most awesome thing! My two boys constantly make a mess!

  16. kate says

    I would love the halo–I’m a bit of a germaphobe–so it seems like an awesome idea.

  17. kath says

    I love the Oreck Halo. My vacuum cleaner died a couple of months ago, and we’ve been cleaning our floor rugs with an old roomba that runs out of battery after about 5 minutes of cleaning. The features on this vacuum seem perfect for our busy household.

  20. Candace says

    I’d like to try the XL Pilot. We need a new vacuum so badly for so long. Ours is old & horrible & we have a dog as well. Keeping my fingers tightly crossed!

  24. Rebecca Absher says

    Oreck XL® Platinum Pilot look very easy to operate, not too heavy to handle. Any of them would be great to win. Thank you. I am a facebook fan. Rebecca

  28. Michelle says

    I would love to have the Halo! The Steam-It looks like a great thing to have around the house too.

  29. Courtney J says

    I had no idea Oreck sold so many things! I am especially fond of the Stone Clear Top® Stone Countertop Cleaner b/c we just moved into a house with granite countertops and this would be great to have. And, as I have been researching mattress and pillow protectors due to my allergies and constant stuffy nose when I’m sleeping, I am pining over their Allergy-Control Mattress Encasements. I also love the Proshield Plus Air Purifier since I am sort of OCD about keeping my kids’ room clean and free of dust and other pollutants.

  35. Heather Funderburg says

    i follow check daily and also want to recieve emails and I add u to fb..

    –HALO— for sure

  41. Stephanie says

    I’d like to try the Oreck Platinum Pilot™ with 360° Glide. Looks like it’d be easy on my back. Our 2nd roomba just died so we are in the market for a new vacuum.

  42. Tracy B says

    You are amazing and so is this machine! I would LOVE to win! I read you daily and subscribed today.

  44. Donna H. says

    I would love to have either the Halo or the XL Pilot, although any of them would be awesome to own! I am retired and have twin infant grandsons, almost 4 months old. They are at my house a lot and will be crawling soon.I also have two dogs. It would be wonderful to have the carpets as clean and germ-free as possible, and this would do the job! I am a fan on facebook.

  45. Katie Krombein says

    the oreck halo uv-c germ-killing vacuum looks really interesting…

  48. Diane says

    I would like to try the air filter. I think that would be good for pet hair/dander.

    dicity

  50. Annie says

    I want the steam wand – I worry about all the cleaners I use with my new daughter – steam seems like a safer way to clean.