Product Recommendations

I don't usually do this, but I have gotten a couple of things lately that I have to compliment.

First, is a hair straightener (flat iron).  The Remington Wet 2 Straight .  This is a fantastic product!  I know that the Chi is sort of the gold standard for flat irons.  Because of the price of those, though, I never could talk myself into getting one, since I wasn't that great about "doing" my hair every day anyway.  Thus, I can't compare this product to the Chi.  BUT, the Remington works so great!  It's only about $25'ish at Wally World, it has a programmable heat function, you can use it on wet hair (I haven't tried this yet), AND it has a turn-off feature!  Very important for me, because I have some mental block about turning off flat irons half the time.  It is super effective - great product.

Second, is a vacuum cleaner.  The Dyson DC25 Animal .  I really do heart this vacuum cleaner.  We used a 20% discount coupon at Bed Bath and Beyond to get it, and so far, it is living up to all its claims.  Because of the wood flooring that we put down, we needed something that would go easily from hard surface flooring to rugs and then back again.  Because of the easy-to-get-to switch for turning off the rotating brushes, it does a great job on hard surface flooring.  Then, it quickly goes back to being able to handle carpet/rug areas.  The ball feature is fantastic.  It takes almost no effort to turn the machine, which is good for me right now.  (No, I promise I'm not vacuuming every day.  I'm being good!)  I haven't used the mini turbine head attachment (the only thing that makes this different from the regular DC25 model), so I can't yet say whether or not it's worth the extra cost.  The only con to this machine that I have encountered is that the cord is just too short.  It really ought to be another 3 or 4 feet longer than it is.  But, other than that, it is a good machine.  I really, really like being able to empty the canister after each use.  Getting dust and such out of the house is a necessity around here.
It IS very pricey.  Very pricey.  I have been wanting one for a long, long time, but wouldn't ever "let" Jmk go get it.  It just seemed like way too much money to spend on a vacuum cleaner.  But, when we got the new flooring and had sooooo many flooring transitions to deal with, the cost became a little less scary.  My sweet SIL told us it was the best money she ever spent.  So, we sort of lumped it into all the other home improvements costs.  Great vacuum!

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