Smart purchases

My vacuum cleaner started giving me trouble a few months ago. Basically, the hose would get all clogged up and then it would lose suction. I could take the hose apart and clean it out with a wire clothes hanger but that gets old really quickly. Yesterday, I went to both Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond to search for a new vacuum. I did try to purchase one online but the shipping charges were too high. Anyway, I purchased a Dirt Devil Reaction vacuum with my 20% off BB and B coupon and then went back to Target and purchased a Dirt Devil Vision carpet cleaner that had been marked down to $69.98 from $100. I was a little concerned that the carpet cleaner was too cheap to do a good job but I was very pleasantly surprised. Both the vacuum and the cleaner exceeded my expectations. I feel like it was $200 well spent and now my house is so much cleaner The vacuum was a planned purchase but the cleaner was an impulse buy. I do feel good about it though because I got it on sale and it did a reat job.