New, Compact Hand-Vac Means Less Toddler Messes
Last week, while a friend was at my house trying to show me how to enter the high school swimming and diving team scores and statistics onto the local newspaper’s sports Web site, my toddler felt neglected. So, she asked for some crackers (aka Cheez-its). Then, she proceeded to pour them on the floor and stomp all over them.
When the crumbs all over my hardwood floor didn’t get the desired reaction, she carried a handful of the crackers into my family room and crushed them into the carpeting, singing, “Mommy. I make a meeessssy.”
Little did she know that I recently was invited to be a part of the Black & Decker Flex Team, which means I received a Black & Decker Flex Mini Canister Vac with which to fight her “messy’s.”
And this mini canister vac is giving my toddler a serious run for her money. It’s super small (about the size of a basketball) and as cute as a vacuum can be. Plus, it’s powerful. It comes with a 4-foot flexible hose and high-performance motor that has 40% more suction power than a 12V Dustbuster® (according to Black & Decker). I’m buying that claim, because it did a great job sucking up those heavy magnetic marbles from under my couch that I keep reminding my son are DANGEROUS to a toddler who might swallow several of them, only to have them join together in her stomach!)
So, the Flex has the versatility of a full-size canister vac, but in an ultra compact and portable design that makes it easy to carry throughout the home or car. (I’m not known for keeping my car clean, but I’m doing better as a member of the Flex team). The 2-in-1 brush/nozzle attachment is ideal for quick clean-ups, or you can flip the brush up for dusting blinds, baseboards, and more. The Flex also comes with an a pet hair cleaning tool with rubber bristles that help remove stubborn pet hair from couches, stairs and upholstery. It also works at removing sticky pieces of lollipop from the carpeting of minivans. I’m just sayin’.
So, while I’m not a big proponent of giving a vacuum to a woman for Christmas, I am a proponent of giving a vacuum to a woman as a nice “Hey, that was a great batch of homemade soup” gift, or a thoughtful, “I know you spent a lot of time driving carpool last week, so here’s a little thank you” gift, or a “this isn’t your Christmas present, but merely a stocking stuffer” gift. You get my drift, eh?
You can buy the Flex here.
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