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To celebrate Fuller Brush's 103 Years of providing quality home cleaning products, Fuller is having a 103 Hour Sale from 7AM CST Monday 01/05/09 through 2PM CST Friday 01/09/09. Most of the items from the February 2009 Sales Catalog will be discounted an additional 10% off the February Sale Prices.

To see a list of the items and the special prices click here.

Labels: Fuller Brush, Sale

Dust It Away Fluffy Duster 50¢ from the Sale of each Dust It Away Fluffy Duster Will be Donated to Benefit Breast Cancer Research. Dust it away once and for all! Proprietary microfiber strands pick up and hold onto dust, dirt and cobwebs until fluffed out. Makes dusting high and low places fast and easy without bending or using a step stool. Duster head easily bends to conform to different surfaces. Safe to use on all types of hard surfaces including fine wood and delicate figurines. Washable for extended use. Has a handy hang-up hole in the durable acrylic handle for convenient storage. 25" overall length. 13-3/4" of microfiber dusting material. Item #135 $11.99

You can order a Dust It Away Duster and help the Breat Cancer Research Foundation at my Fuller Factory Direct Website. The Dust It Away Duster is covered by Fuller's Satisfaction Guarantee.

Labels: breast cancer, Cleaning, Fuller Brush, Gifts, Sale

It's that time of year again! The Home for the Holidays and Holiday Gift Shoppe collections are available now! You can view them both on my Holidays 2008 page.

The gifts in these collections are very popular. In addition, you can get a special price on a set of 1 each of the Holiday Gift Shoppe items. You can find out how here.

You can also find these items on my Fuller Brush Factory Direct Page and these are covered by Fuller's Satisfaction Guarantee.

Labels: Fuller Brush, Gifts, Holidays, Sale

Through the end of September, Fuller has 2 items on special that can save you a bunch of money. Fulsol® Spray & Wipe, and 4X Power Fulsol®. Fulsol® Spray & Wipe is a ready to use spray cleaner/degreaser. 4X Power Fulsol® is a super concentrated cleaner/degreaser formula. Buy Purchasing the Fulsol® Spray & Wipe special (item#625907), the 4x Power Fulsol®, and a Dispensing Pump (Item #965) you will be set. Use the Spray & Wipe around your house as needed. When it is empty, one pump of the 4X in the bottle and fill with warm water. Mix, and you then have another bottle of cleaner. In it's most basic form, as a spray cleaner/degreaser, you can make 128 bottles from a quart of 4X Power Fulsol®. Counting the ready made bottle of Fulsol® Spray & Wipe, you have 129 bottles of cleaner for $18.87 (plus shipping & your local sales tax). Compared to the $3 +/- you would pay for each bottle at your local store, this is quite a bargan!

Get them at my Fuller Brush Factory Direct Page.

Like all Fuller products, these are covered by Fuller Brush's Satisfaction Guarantee.

Labels: Fuller Brush, Fulsol, Sale

Recently, my mother told me about an electric sweeper that had been donated to her church and asked me to pick one up for her the next time I was at Costco. It was called the "Shark", she told me. I assumed it was some kind of vacuum since she already has a Fuller Brush Electrostatic Carpet Sweeper (ECS). This past Tuesday I was at Costco, and sure enough they had a huge pallet of the "Shark Cordless Sweeper". This is the Model V2022, a 2 speed model. I picked one up for mom and since I knew I would have to assemble it for her, and the fact she was out of town for a few days, I decided to put it to the test.

The Fuller Sweeper vs the Shark Vac

Assembly: The main body of each comes assembled, the only thing needing to be done is assemble the handle. We will call this even.

Weight Both units are lightweight, the Shark Vac at 4# per the manual, the Fuller ECS about 2#. There is no difference in feel to me so I will also call this even.

Sweeping Area: The Shark has about a 12" wide sweeping area, the Fuller ECS about 8" wide. Advantage Shark.

Time To First Use: Once assembled the Fuller ECS can be used. The Shark needs to be charged minimum of 20 hours before it's first use or the charging abilities of it's batteries may be compromised, leading to shorter usage time and shorter battery life. Advantage Fuller.

Interruption- The area I planned for the test was a kitchen/dining room with Pergo(tm) flooring, and a living roon with carpeting. It should be noted I have a Yellow Lab, named Cody. I should have named him Sheddy. So you now have an idea of the main thing I look for in a sweeper/vacuum.

Results of First Use The Shark Vac was given first go round. I thought being motorized it would be easier to push on carpet than the Fuller ECW. Not so, they both are about the same. On the Pergo(tm) the Shark and the Fuller ECS both performed the same, picking up dust, dog hair, cereal spills and dirt. On the carpet, the Shark seemed to be doing ok, but when I looked at a different angle I could see dog hair left behind. I emptied the Shark's dust cup and went over the area again. I could still see some dog hair there so I went over the area I had already used the Shark on twice with the Fuller ECS and it picked up the dog hair the Shark had left behind. Advantage Fuller ECS.

Cleaning The Units: To empty the Fuller ECS you hold it over recepticle (trash can in this case) and push in on the duct bins, opening a flap which allows the collected dirt & stuff to drop into the can. With the Shark, you press a lever with your foot to life the dust cup from the unit with the handle, place the cup over the trash and puch a button, releasing a spring loaded flap which empties into the can. I do like the Shark's emptying system better and will give it the advantage on that.

Other: The Shark vac has a Nickel-camium (NiCd) battery pack. This must be charged and recharged for the sweeper to work. While inexpensive, it does add cost over a period of time. In addition, should the battery pack need to be replaced (Per the Shark owner's manual - "NiCd batteries have a long useful life but at some time they will need to be replaced.")it will cost $14.90 for a new pack from Shark (plus tax in some locales) and the old battery pack must be disposed of properly. The cadmium in the NiCd battery is a toxic heavy metal and must be either sent to a proper recycling facility or hazordous waste disposal facitlity. The Fuller ECS has no batteries to replace or dispose. Advantage Fuller.

Brush CleaningThe Fuller ECS comes with a special comb to clean the brushes which make the sweeper work. The Shark does not, but does tell you in the manual to inspect the brushes and clean them if necessary. Nice of them. Advantage Fuller.

Purchase Cost: I found the Shark online for $49.95. The Fuller ECS is often (currently) on special for $49.99. The Shark I purchased at Costco was $44.97. Given the variables, I am going to call this even.

Warranty: The Shark has a 1 year limited warranty, requiring you to ship them the unit AND include a payment of $7.95 for them to return the unit to you. Read the Fuller Brush guarantee on the Fuller Brush website. Advantage Fuller.

I know I am somewhat prejudiced, but to me it is Advantage Fuller all the way!

To purchase an Electrostatic Carpet Sweeper, go to my Fuller Brush Factory Direct Website and enter 101 in the search box.

Labels: Carpets, Floors, Fuller Brush