Happy Thanksgiving! How was your holiday? We hope it was filled with love, joy, gratitude, and lots of pie. Ours certainly was and then some! We hosted and had a blast. Emmett, Cooper, and Newt enjoyed it as much as we did, especially when they got to have their very own little Thanksgiving feast!
Anyway, as has become tradition around these parts, it’s time for our annual holiday gift guide and giveaway extravaganza. This is seriously one of my more favorite events to host all year long because I feel like it’s a small way for me to say thank you to YOU, the wonderful people who share a love of animals. If you’ve been around for the past few years, you’ll notice that this year is pared way down. Simplified. I combed through lots of pitches and product samples to pick those things that I think are truly stellar, and we start today with my favorite! Start BIG, right? 🙂
There’s that old story about a husband getting his wife a vacuum for Christmas. The joke, of course, is that no one wants a vacuum for Christmas, right? Get her something pretty, right?
Wrong!
Well, for pet lovers, anyway, a vacuum is seriously the perfect gift!
Dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, ferrets… every pet (okay, probably not fish) requires a solid vacuum. They shed. They have dander. They bring in dirt and grass clippings and leaf litter. There’s litter-box-feet and treat crumbs and toy carcass.
Every pet lover needs a good vacuum.
So, fellow pet lovers, meet the brand new Panasonic vacuum designed specifically for us!
The spiel: “This vacuum features a lightweight design with powerful performance and utilizes JetForce technology which uses a unique Hour Glass shaped dust container to capture dirt. The vacuum is equipped with Pet and Reach tool kits which make cleaning quick and easy in hard-to-reach places from ceiling fans to high cabinets. For homes with pets, the vacuum includes the new Pet Glide Tool which provides agitation and vibration that glides across surfaces and easily lifts pet hair and dust from surfaces without sucking fabric and damaging material.”
The real deal:
Super easy assembly (Emmett not included).
I tested it the week leading up to Thanksgiving. We were hosting, plus we had out-of-town company staying with us, so it was kind of a risk to try a new vacuum… but it paid off! First I tried it on some toy carcass, and it picked it up plus an appalling amount of dog fur that I couldn’t even see ground into the carpet.
It also includes a uniquely-shaped pet tool that has different bristles for picking up pet fur. I tested it on Newt’s cat tree, and it worked just great!
Among the “pros” for this vacuum: It has a retractable cord. Seriously, what is it with winding vacuum cords that turns the whole thing into a knot? This one just has a button you push to retract it into the machine. It’s bagless, which I love, and it runs pretty quietly. The tools all have a specific slot, and none fell out while I was cleaning. And is it important for a vacuum to be pretty? YES! I guess not, but this one sure is!
As far as “cons” I feel like this is nitpicking, but for a “lightweight” vacuum it’s not as light as others that I’ve tried in the past. But it certainly wasn’t as heavy as the old vacuum we had, which was a beast to drag up and down the stairs. This one went up and down, no problem.
Seriously, this is my top recommendation for a pet lover. It works on carpet and hard floors. It’s ON SALE for Black Friday today (under $100, no joke), so if you’re torn on what to get the pet lover in your life, this is it!
And, thanks to Panasonic’s generosity, in addition to the one they sent to us to test, one of YOU can win your very own Pet-Friendly Bagless vac from Panasonic!
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Thank you, Panasonic, for so generously offering this giveaway, and thank YOU for being here and sharing in the start of the holiday season with us!
{{Psst… Come back tomorrow when we celebrate small businesses with more pet-friendly gift guide suggestions and product reviews!}}