My wife just told me she was going to spend $650 on a vacuum cleaner

[fishbones]

My wife bought an Oreck which seems to do a nice job and is a lot quieter than the old one. At first I told her we didn't need a new vaccum because most of the house is hardwood floors, but it cleans them pretty well, too. I have no idea what it costs, but if it encourages her to clean more often it's well worth it.

[Joe]

It's my job to clean the house, but I subcontract it out.
$650 = 8.6 bi-weekly cleanings @$75 and then free cleanings after that....Quite a bargain actually, I'd buy her two Van Staal vacums so she would not have to lug it upstairs.