Decisions, decisions Our vacuum cleaner sucks. Actually, it doesn't suck up too much, which is the problem. So we've been pondering getting a Dyson. It's pretty much gone like this: (It doesn't matter who said what. Sometimes I'm for it and David's against it. Sometimes he's for it and I'm against it.) A Dyson? Are you kidding me? Those are so expensive. I know. But they WORK. Forever! They never lose suction! But the price! It's ridiculous! Then each time we've used our crappy vacuum: I thought you said you vacuumed. Yeah. I did. Wow. It really doesn't look like it, huh? Nope. Dyson. (nod) Dyson. Sigh. Then Nabbalicious got Manimal. (That's the Dyson Animal) And I keep meaning to ask her about how well it works. Chrissy and I discussed it yet again over dinner the other night. She said Big Lots -- of all places -- has them. For like $300. So we went yesterday to see. None there. Huh. So we went to Sam's. They had something, though I'm not sure which one. But wow, it was pricey. Something in the 500s, I think. Nausea. We left Sam's with a rotisserie chicken and a box of frozen garlic herb shrimp. Yummy. This morning, I decided to troll around online to check some prices. David said "What about eBay!?" (Really, he's a little too excited about this vacuum cleaner, me thinks.) So we checked eBay. There was one with a bid of $345. So we bid $349. Then $355. I sat at the computer for 30 minutes hitting refresh. You're the high bidder. You're the high bidder. You're the high bidder. With 30 seconds left to go, suddenly I wasn't the high bidder anymore. Of course. I knew it would happen. And so did you. I laughed because I expected it. I don't know who won, the little tart. By the time I decided to up my bid, the auction was over. Which was fine. Really. Because now there's a "Buy it now" one for $329. Even with shipping, we'd be saving more than $100. Which makes me wonder... how can people sell them that cheap? Well... "cheap." I wonder how they get them in the first place. Anyway, we're debating. I have a few more minutes to sit here and stare into space. Cleanliness or money? Hmm. Tough choice.