I like doing chores. I know that sounds weird but it’s true. Washing dishes, tidying up, and setting things right are small joys I get to experience daily. When I saw the Dyson V11 Absolute Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum, I couldn’t help but think that it’d make doing chores even more fun. Or, for many people, make doing chores fun for the first time. Seem like a big challenge for a vacuum cleaner? Read on to find out what makes this Dyson stick vacuum so cool and find out how to enter for your chance to win one.
The little pleasures of housework
Marie Kondo kicked off a trend for tidy spaces that has only grown since. Kondo was more focused on stuff: objects that people kept around that they did not use or need. I find a different but related joy in housework. Clearing away dirt and getting things back to their clean, unsullied state feels like a beautiful exercise in discipline and control.
It can feel pretty dis-empowering in day-to-day life to realize lots of things are out of your personal control. From the obvious, like the weather, to the frustrating, like someone choosing a seat next to you on the bus when the entire bus is empty, to the corporate, like that annoying way your boss chews at company lunches. After dealing with that all day I totally get the urge to come home and do nothing as soon as you kick off your shoes and flop onto the sofa to watch some TV.
But what I do after kicking off my shoes is take my containers from lunch and wash them in my kitchen sink. I finally get to have control over something, and in this case, it’s making sure that these dishes are clean and out of the way. Having an orderly, quiet domestic space is a form of service to oneself, I like to tell people. It’s where you remind yourself that you’re worth it. Selfcare through home-care, if you will.
So far, I haven’t quite figured out how to apply this philosophy to vacuuming, however. Vacuums have been, historically, rather bulky and loud to me. They weren’t something you could quickly pull out of storage and then use to tidy things up. Plus, with different floor types throughout most homes, it just seemed like a proposition best saved for a free Sunday afternoon.
But with the Dyson V11 Absolute Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum, it really is possible to enjoy tidying up everyday messes. I think it’s now a reality that you could clean your floors in the same way as quickly washing a dish or organizing some mail. Keep reading to learn about the neat features this vacuum contains to make that all happen.
The Dyson V11 Absolute Pro makes vacuuming its own bit of joy
Effective vacuuming requires lots of powerful suction. That used to mean being tied down to a cord, but the Dyson V11 Absolute Pro is totally wireless and gets up to 60 minutes of battery life on a full charge. That means you can leave it charging somewhere convenient and pull it out as needed. And I do mean convenient, because with its striking purple and iron colour scheme, you’ll never want to hide this vacuum away to begin with.
This vacuum can also automatically detect different floor surfaces and adjust its suction mode accordingly, revving up on thick, plush pile carpet and slowing down on delicate hardwood floors all on its own. Plus, this feature helps extend battery life because it means you won’t accidentally leave the vacuum in high-power mode when you don’t need it to be. Now you won’t have to fret over different floor types, you can just keep cleaning from hardwood, to vinyl, to carpet and back again.
The Dyson V11 Absolute Pro also comes with nifty attachments like the mini motorized tool that’s perfect for stairs, and the flexi-crevice tool to really reach into nooks and crannies in things like cozy recliner chairs to get all the crumbs out. And, once it’s time to empty this vacuum, you won’t have to worry about dropping dust and dirt back onto your clean floors because you can use the handy swiping tool built-in on the vacuum to sweep quickly and neatly everything from the vacuum’s canister right into the trashcan.
The Dyson V11 Absolute Pro even has an LCD screen to tell you what mode it’s running in and the status of the battery and filter. That way, you’ll know when it’s time to clean the filter, charge the battery, and more all at glance. No need to disassemble everything just to check if the filter is clean.
It may sound like I’m kind of giddy about these features; you’d be right. But remember how I said vacuuming can finally become another bit of satisfying daily housework, something else to take control of like washing dishes and tidying up? I really think all these features not only make that possible, they really drive home how cleaning up can be full of little moments of joy every day.
If you also want to get as hyped about this vacuum’s features as I am, check out Shelly Wutke’s review on the Best Buy Blog. Shelly really dives into the details of how the Dyson V11 Absolute Pro works and why its unique features are so useful and exciting.
How to enter
Entering this contest is simple, but you can only enter once. To enter, tell us in a comment below what rooms in your home you’d like to clean using the Dyson V11 Absolute Pro.
What you can win
At the end of this contest, we will select two winners from all eligible entries to each receive a Dyson V11 Absolute Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum.
This contest runs from September 20th to October 4th.
Remember, you can only enter once, but your friends and family can also participate. Be sure to share this contest with anyone who loves doing chores, or someone who needs a little push to help them tidy up, and even someone who doesn’t like doing chores but surely will with this vacuum.
Win a Dyson V11 Absolute Pro Rules and Regulations
Good luck!
My living room and staircase
I would use this in every room of my house!
My basement could use a good cleaning using this vacuum!
I would use this in my daughter’s rooms. I currently have central vacuuming (which I hate) and the hose is not long enough to reach every part of their rooms and this would work great for those rooms. I would also use it on the stairs. It would make my life so much easier, having something lighter to carry up the stairs. Thanks for the chance.
I would use the Dyson V11 in every room of my house!
Definitely would use this for my stairs and corners of the house. I like how it detects different surfaces… would like to give this a try.
I’d use this vacuum in my basement. It is carpeted and full of hairs from our Persian. She is long-haired and sheds a lot.
I would use it in the Kitchen, with the dog coming from the backyard. It’s a real mess…
our old canister vacuum is so awkward that my wife refuses to use it anymore so I have to do all the vacuuming now. I would use this vacuum to do all the rooms in our little cabin….but the entry way gets done a couple of times a day so this would be very handy to pull out to do that area.
I would use the Dyson on my carpeted stairs, in the living room, hallway and bedrooms
In the kitchen and the bathroom
I love that it’s so light weight, I could use it on the stairs
I need this for every room that my cat goes in (which is the entire condo!) to clean up fur and litter.
definitely the upstairs, since it came carpeted and would like it to be as clean as possible
Not in the house – take it out to the garage and use on the boat and cars.
It would be a great help and it would motivate me to do all the vacuuming. My wife would appreciate this.
The kitchen. I am one messy cook
Living room – where our dogs sit!
I’d love to use it in the family room as that is the room that is used the most and gets messy
This vac looks so easy to use
I would use it on the main floor, especially the kitchen and dining room where my children make a mess!
Living room
open concept kitchen living room
staircase
I would love to clean every room but especially the living room and dining area
This Dyson looks discerning, and that’s what I need when vacuuming my 5-year-old son’s room – I hope it knows to NOT suck up the LEGO! I also have a 250-year-old house; I’d love to give this Dyson the chance to suck up some history.
I’d use this Beauty in the Family Room where we have nice thick shag carpet. This room gets the most use and this awesome vacuum would do the trick nicely!! Thanks a MILLION BEST BUY for this TOTALLY Awesome Contest and EXTREMELY Generous Prize!! LOVE LOVE LOVE to win this Dyson V11 Cordless Vacuum!! This would be a REAL DREAM come TRUE!!
I run a farm I also have 2 German shepherds and 2 kids with a house with carpet dog hair + mud from farm you can only imagine how nice this would be…better then the shop vac I use now lol
The never ending trails of cat litter in the utility space!
The rooms I would like to clean using the Dyson V11 Absolute Pro are my kitchen/dining area and our lowered back entry and stairs.
bedrooms, kitchen, living room, stairs
All of them! Been referred to as the vaccuum killer a few times over the years but I have never tried a Dyson and always wanted to.
We have two husky mixes so there is fur EVERYWHERE all the time. We would use this all over the house!
With 2 large dogs, every room in the house!
I would love to gift this to my mom, she has never had a really good vacuum and really needs one, she hurts herself every time she vacuums. This would be the perfect christmas gift, she would clean every room in the house with it but would especially love cleaning the leaving room!
The kitchen, the kitchen and the kitchen!
using the Dyson V11 Absolute Pro I would use this in my office for the dust and the dander!
The basement where the litter box is, the kitchen, the living heck the whole darn house I have a toddler and a long haired cat. Every room needs the help a Dyson could bring!
The whole upstairs bedrooms plus the stairs !!!!
The whole house! Especially the high traffic areas of the family room & stairs.
Living room and kitchen
The top notch technology what Dyson is famous for has no competition when it comes to giving their user value for the money. Dyson is living with the purpose with great products and my purpose for having V11 Absolute Pro will be towards cleaning my living room, kitchen, stairs, bedroom, hallways, basement, washrooms,laundry room, mud room, prayer room. It will be peace of mind type of purchase.
Definitely in the living and bedrooms as we have 2 cats and the shedding cat hair needs something powerful like a Dyson to keep on top of.
I would use this in my family room, on the sofa, the recliner and the carpet. Plus under the sofas.
definitely the living room where my dog spends most of her day
My living & bedroom
Bedroom. A clean, fresh bedroom is vital to a good nights sleep.
I’d use it in the kitchen as there’s always little crumbs everwhere
The living room as that’s where the most traffic area so it always needs cleaning.
Stairs and the kitchen. With two kids the kitchen is always a mess
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