Survival of the Filthiest (4doLo)

Wow, porn money really can burn a hole in my pocket sometimes. In the past few months or so I have picked up a ton of toys that I really could do without… Canon HD Video Camera (even though I don’t have a BluRay burner), AEM cold air intake for my Jeep, a new couch/chaise lounge set, Jack Lalanne’s Juicer, Sony PS3 with more games than I can play…. and now, a Kirby Sentria vacuum.

The Kirby Sentria is quite literally the king of the vacuums. I used to work at a hotel and had completely devoted my brand faith to Oreck, due to their lightweight and strong performance. About 3 or 4 months ago I even hit the local Oreck dealer and picked one up for my home.

Then early this week a door-to-door salesman came by, offering to shampoo the carpet in our dirtiest room. Luckily for us both, my roommate had just moved out and left the carpet in dire straits. I scheduled the sales kid to come through at 6 to clean up my room. Little did I know he would soon be retiring my Oreck.

It all started with a salt test. He dumped a huge pile of salt on my bedroom floor, then proceeded to rub it in with his hand until it disappeared. This was my Oreck’s chance to shine… It was only a few months old and would perform like a champ, I just knew it! I had complete faith it would suck this salt out of my carpet. He ran my Oreck over this spot 30 times (counted them off). “Do you usually vacuum spots 30 times like that?” he asked with a sly grin.

Then he attached some black filter discs to his Kirby’s demo containment unit. He proceeded to run the Kirby over the spot maybe 4 times, then removed the black filter. It had a PILE of salt on it. He repeated the process once more and the salt was nearly gone. I was blown away… my Oreck was put to shame.

He then proceeded to fit the Kirby with a carpet shampoo attachment and went to work on my grimey ass carpet. Needless to say, 30 minutes later my room had received a killer makeover.

While he was cleaning, I was on my computer price shopping and looking for Kirby consumer reviews. The most convincing tests were performed at the Vacuum Cleaner Research Center, Great Vacs. The only negative fanfare I could uncover was referencing annoying salesman practices. I guess we got lucky cuz this kid was not pushy whatsoever. Even the closer he brought along with him was laid back and unconcerned.

Since they left I have vacuumed probably 4 times, shampooed twice, and cleaned the keyboards & vents on all my computers to a tee. I love the Kirby, it’s my new best friend.

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