A Vacuum cleaner for people who can't carry heavy loads-elderly or arthritic folks - the Oreck Housekeeper canister vacuum might very well be their solution to cleaning a dusty, dirty home. I have bad arthritis and a very bad back. My arthritis had been getting steadily worse, despite treatments of various kinds, and I'd heard about the Oreck XL upright vacuum for years, but I'd just never thought about buying one. The catalyst for changing that was the day I was looking at a very unkempt and dirty house with dust balls and lint in every nook and cranny.
Suddenly my faithful old Kenmore upright heaved and wheezed and fell dead with a final groaning rattle. I realized my old friend was not going to be resuscitated and just sat down, upset that my sudden resolve to clean my house had been thwarted by happenstance.
It was then a light bulb went off in my head. I suddenly thought of the Oreck and all the ads I'd heard of about the free thirty-day home trial that was offered on the fabulous XL. Averse to those "free trial" offers, I decided just to visit the local Oreck store since there was one located not 3 miles from my house. That would give me a chance to actually browse the store and look at all the attachments, etc.
After spending about 45 minutes at the store, I decided on a canister vacuum since it was so lightweight and because it also had a rug and floor attachment that you could interchange with other specialized parts.It had a handy cord that allowed you to carry the canister as well as a handle if you prefer to carry it around as you go from room to room.