Several months ago, we decided to get an Oreck air purifier to perhaps help with our environmental allergies. Well, it's a long story that I don't want to get into right now, but we ended up with Oreck Cord Free Electrik Broom. And that little product has been worth every penny.
I have two little children who like to graze and snack all day long. We have a nice backyard full of grass that they run back and forth to, tracking in dry grass and leaves. We have a cute little turtle sandbox that both of them spend many happy minutes in, right before they track sand into the house.
As you might imagine, the crumbs, the grass, the sand, the dried leaves make my carpet a mess every single day. I have two choices: I can ignore the dirt, let it build up, and vacuum every two or three days; or I can vacuum a couple of times a day in the hot spots. Actually, I have three choices: I could really vacuum my house every single day, but that option is doubtful.
Enter the Oreck Cord Free Electrik Broom. Once the kids have finished breakfast, and dry cereal crumbs adorn my floor, I grab the freshly recharged little vacuum and clean it up. If the carpet by the back door is so laden with grass that it looks green instead of tan, I whip out the little electric broom and zap it gone. I find that the Electrik Broom is equally effective on carpet or bare flooring, so I use it in the kitchen and bathroom, too.
Actually, it is so lightweight that I even ask my four year old to vacuum up a particular mess sometimes. The handle is adjustable, and I can shorten the handle just for her, so it helps to teach kids values, too.