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Fall News 2008

In the fall we think of cooler weather, falling leaves, children back in school, a time to get ourselves ready for the oncoming holidays. They seem to fly at us so quickly! First Halloween, then Thanksgiving and quickly into the Christmas season. Sometimes in this rush we get lost in the shuffle. This year, it is even more frazzling because of the presidential race that we will be voting on this November. How will you keep your family safe and happy?

I invite you to take time right now to think of one thing that you will hold to this holiday season that will keep you grounded in your values. Some of the things we do are automatic. We do what we can to make sure they eat right. We work to keep our home comfortable and clean. We attend to their health, physical and mental. We tell them we love them every day. Seems simple, doesn’t it?

Many of you have shared your ideas on how to make the job of keeping your home clean and comfortable easier. Thank you. During the holiday season many of us have visitors in our homes and that extra traffic can leave spots and stains on our carpet. If you need to just get a small stain removed, a can of Eliminator is all you need. At only seven dollars a can, everyone tells us it is the best value in our store.

If the traffic in your home has left big areas of worn and dirty looking carpet, maybe you want to rent a commercial carpet extractor. The carpet extractor rental does an awesome job when used with the commercial chemicals, Action and Release, and it only costs $20 for the machine rental if you pick it up and return it in the same day. You could clean your entire home with that!

Airborne allergens can also be a problem for some families. Some of the information about available allergy fighting products, including vacuum cleaners, is confusing and sometimes it is simply mis-information. Many vacuums will claim that they use a HEPA rated filter. The problem with the claim is that most of them are not sealed around the filter, which means the air and all the allergens, are just going around the filter and back into your home. If you want to know if your vacuum is spitting dirt and allergens into your home, bring your vacuum cleaner into our store and have it tested. We have an airborne particulate counter and that will tell you if the vacuum is helpful or harmful to your family’s health. We offer this service for free.

Our in-store information center also offers resources from the American Lung Association and IQ AIR, the manufacturer of the high quality air purifiers that are featured on the show Extreme Makeover - Home Edition, about how to control the allergens in your home. Stop in and talk to Penny if you have more questions on how to help your family deal with allergies.

Please keep those ideas coming. We will try to share them all in our upcoming online news. We’ll see you all next time around.

Your Vacuum Family at Richard’s Vacuum Center
703 Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32117

Hello September!

We are experiencing so much rain and wind from the hurricane front that it is hard to talk about anything else, except maybe politics! Times are really at a point of change this year and we are all feeling it.

There are some very exciting changes happening in the vacuum cleaner world as well. The tandem air models by Simplicity that many of you tested and reviewed for us at the end of last year have really been flying out the door. It is by far, the most powerful upright vacuum we have ever tried. If you have not taken the time to come down and take one for a trial run yet, now is the time. Everyone who tries one gets an entry into the end of the year drawing for prizes! Don’t miss this opportunity.

The new Dyson mini ball, DC24, has also gotten a lot of attention. At 11.3 pounds, it is the lightest vacuum that Dyson makes.

For you Miele vacuum fans, the new extra large swivel bare floor brush is the ticket. This is by far our most popular bare floor tool. It turns sideways and lets you clean in small spots as well as taking a large swipe across your bare floors to make the job get done faster.

Speaking of fast cleaning, you keep telling us that the Eliminator spot cleaner is the best you have ever tried. Many of you are now keeping a can in your laundry room to eliminate spots from your family’s clothing before you put them in the washing machine. What a great tip! Keep that information coming.