Monday, December 22, 2014

It's almost Christmas day!!! can't wait

Before making a purchase, it is good to do some research.


For this Christmas, I got myself a new vacuum cleaner.  After a long research of around 3 months I finally "bite the bullet" and made the purchase.

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can't wait!

A friend of mine owns an old kenmore canister vacuum cleaner that she had got on Sears long time ago and I had used several times and really like it a lot. So from the time I moved to my new home I have been thinking about acquiring a vacuum cleaner but I wasn't able to find one just like hers.

I did my research and found out that Electrolux would be the closer to her vacuum.

It took me a while because on the other hand she also owns a Dyson and they are without doubt the best rated vacuums in the market but with a much higher cost.

At the end, and after reading hundreds of reviews and even watching videos on youtube I decided for this particular vacuum electrolux ultra active. I got it on sale for almost half the original price on walmart.

I, like Rockie, couldn't wait and got it out of the box this weekend and use it around my house. I am very happy with my purchase :)

so the tip for today:

Do your "homework" or research before making a large purchase. There are a lot of sites that offer reviews about everything you want to buy. Avoid reading the 5 stars or 1 star reviews. I always read the 3 or 4 star reviews that will tell you the good and the bad.


Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year!!


Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Keep your billfold in your pocket and Feliz Navidad !

If you are planning to buy a new PC maybe it will pay off to wait

As usual on Christmas time, I have received a few calls about suggestions for what computer to buy as a Christmas gift. I know there are a lot of sales and some are really good deals. However it might be a good idea to wait.
christmas gift

The computers now are being sold with windows 8 or 8.1 that most users dislike and in some cases some companies offer computers with windows 7 pro installed and with a free upgrade to windows 8.1. Which the user will have to install himself.

Although windows 7 pro is a really good option, there are some features that doesn't work as well on windows 7 as on the newer version windows 8.1.

So my tip for today:

If it is possible for you, wait for Windows 10, it is supposed to come out on late summer or early fall 2015.

see you soon with more tips.