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To return to our website www.cleanbeeshousekeeping.com.Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-2947898929062120482012-03-14T14:31:00.000-08:002012-03-14T14:31:52.010-08:00Clean Bees Vacuum Buying Guide 2012<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal">Investing in a new vacuum is certainly not an easy task. Beyond that, justifying spending a fortune on one is even harder. That’s not to say that the most expensive vacuums are the best in the market, however, but chances are the more high-end vacuums are likely to last longer than some of the lower end brands out there. A reliable vacuum cleaner is vital to maintaining a clean home as well as the life of your carpet, but vacuums often times can cause more stress than relief. So, hopefully the research I have collected will aid you in purchasing the vacuum of your dreams. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Let’s start with the basics: which style of vacuum will best fit your needs? Vacuums come in all shapes and sizes and this alone makes it difficult to start your search for a new vacuum. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Here are some great sites that break down vacuums into their different categories and discuss pros and cons of each style to help you choose the most appropriate for you. Some of them also discuss another question that often arises about vacuums, which is whether to go bagged or bagless. There is not necessarily a right or wrong answer to what style of vacuum is better, so I’ll let you be the judge for yourself. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.simplicityvac.com/choosing-a-vacuum/">http://www.simplicityvac.com/choosing-a-vacuum/</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://ezvacuumcleanerreviews.com/bagged-vs-bagless-vacuum-cleaners/">http://ezvacuumcleanerreviews.com/bagged-vs-bagless-vacuum-cleaners/</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.thesevacuumssuck.com/vac-info-76.html">http://www.thesevacuumssuck.com/vac-info-76.html</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2v2m3exYB4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2v2m3exYB4</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">I realize this is A LOT of information… but bare with me. We are getting to the good part I promise. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">I’ve checked out <a href="http://www.ConsumerReports.org/">www.ConsumerReports.org</a> as well some other reviews on the net and compiled a list of suggestions for the best vacuums on the market right now, based not only on research done by experts but also according to consumers just like you. Keep in mind, these are merely suggestions and you may still have to do a little bit of research and reading of reviews before deciding on the best vacuum cleaner for you. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Price Range: $600 and up<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">If money is no object and you’re ready to take the plunge to spend whatever it takes to get a long-lasting and reliable vacuum, there certainly are a lot of options to choose from. Here are a few suggestions of some of the best vacuums in the higher price range. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><o:p> </o:p>Miele S5281 Callisto:</b></div></div><div class="WordSection2"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->About $900 <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Bagged canister<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Great option for bare floors! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->20-year Life Expectancy (according to manufacturer)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->71/100 rating on Consumer Reports with a 4.5 average user rating (based on 9 reviews)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Here’s what people are saying about it: <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Miele-S5281-Callisto-Canister-Electric/product-reviews/B001CC22T2/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1">Amazon</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo6; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://vacuum-cleaner-advisor.com/Miele-Vacuums/Miele-Callisto-Vacuum.html">Vacuum Cleaner Advisor</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
</div></div><div class="WordSection3"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Miele S 7580 Bolero:</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->About $800<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Bagged upright<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->20-year Life expectancy (according to manufacturer)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->69/100 rating on Consumer Reports with a 4.5 average user rating (based on 6 reviews)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Here’s what people are saying about it: <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Miele-S7580BOLERO-Bolero-Upright-Cleaner/product-reviews/B001NG66DU/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1">Amazon</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/appliances/vacuum-cleaner-reviews/miele-s7-bolero-upright-vacuum-s7580-431">Good Housekeeping</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://vacuum-cleaner-advisor.com/Miele-Vacuums/Miele-Bolero.html">Vacuum Cleaner Advisor</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br clear="all" style="mso-break-type: section-break; page-break-before: auto;" /> </span> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Price Range: $300-$600<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">If you are hoping to be a little more conscious on your pocket, but still are willing to spend a little extra for a decent machine, here are some options for you to pick from. These vacuums are middle of the road in price, but still get decent ratings from both the experts as well as consumers. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Miele S7210 Twist: </b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Approximately $450<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Bagged upright<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->20-year Life Expectancy (according to manufacturer)<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->72/100 rating on Consumer Reports<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Here’s what people are saying about it: <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Miele-S7210-Twist-Upright-Vacuum/product-reviews/B001IIBJIU/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1">Amazon</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://vacuum-cleaner-advisor.com/Miele-Vacuums/Miele-Twist.html">Vacuum Cleaner Advisor</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Kenmore Intuition 28014: </b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Approximately $500<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Bagged canister<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Great option for bare floors! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No good research to determine life expectancy, but with proper maintenance you might get 5-6 years, possibly more. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->72/100 rating on Consumer Reports <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Here’s what people are saying about it: <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kenmore-28015-Canister-Vacuum-Intuition/product-reviews/B0019Q8AGK/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1">Amazon</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/appliances/vacuum-cleaner-reviews/kenmore-intuition-28014-vacuum-464">Good Housekeeping</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Price Range: up to $300<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">We definitely understand that not everyone has an extra $500 in his or her budget for a new vacuum. If this is the case, there are also some great options out there. However, it is important to be mindful that the less you spend on a vacuum the shorter its lifespan may be and the less likely it is to have long-lasting parts or warranties. One thing to keep in mind is just because your vacuum turns on it doesn’t mean it is working! These are great vacuums that do get the job done, until you can save up for a pricier model. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hoover WindTunnel Anniversary Edition U6485-900:</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Approximately $230<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Bagged upright<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No good research available on life expectancy, but with proper maintenance you may get about 2-3 years, possibly more. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->73/100 rating on Consumer Reports <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Here’s what people are saying about it:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-WindTunnel-Anniversary-Self-Propelled-U6485900/product-reviews/B0016NP14A/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1">Amazon</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=safari&rls=en&q=Hoover+WindTunnel+Anniversary+Edition+U6485-900&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1767667781463260441&sa=X&ei=pyFHT-DlCcarsAKb-IHrCA&ved=0CHAQ9AIwAw&os=reviews">Google</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://vacuum-cleaner-advisor.com/Hoover-Vacuums/Hoover-U5491-900-Vacuum-Cleaner-Review.html">Vacuum Cleaner Advisor </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Panasonic MC-CG902:</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Approximately $200<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Bagged canister <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Great option for bare floors! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No good research available on life expectancy, but with proper maintenance you may get about 2-3 years, possibly more. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->65/100 Rating on Consumer Reports <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Here’s what people are saying about it:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.vacuumcleanerreviewshq.com/panasonic-mc-cg902-review/">Vacuum Cleaner Reviews </a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level2 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-MC-CG902-Canister-Cleaner-Burgundy/product-reviews/B003AM711G">Amazon</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hoover Platinum w/ Canister: </b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Approximately $250<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Lightweight, bagged upright, with canister vacuum for stairs and other such tasks<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->No good research available on life expectancy, but with proper maintenance you may get about 2-3 years, possibly more. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->70/100 rating on Consumer Reports <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Here’s what people are saying about it:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.vacuumcleanerreviewshq.com/hoover-platinum-bagged-uh30010com-review/">Vacuum Cleaner Reviews </a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://vacuum-cleaner-advisor.com/Hoover-Vacuums/Hoover-UH30010COM-vacuum-cleaner-review.html">Vacuum Cleaner Advisor</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-Platinum-Lightweight-Canister-UH30010COM/product-reviews/B001PB8EEM">Amazon</a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">It’s really unfortunate that there are so many different brands and models of vacuum cleaners out there. I feel like I read millions of reviews but I know I barely covered a fraction of the machines that are on the market in my research. Even though I did not include these on my list, some other brands that are definitely worth mentioning are Riccar, Kirby, Sebo, Oreck, and Simplicity. Also, if you decide you want to go bagless, Dyson is probably the best on the market (although in both the vacuum stores I visited these vacuums accounted for about 70% of the repairs they do). <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">After all this research I wish I could consider myself a vacuum guru… but that is hardly the case, although I did learn quite a bit. To talk with some real experts, visit one of our local vacuum stores: <a href="http://www.nerdgirlforever.com/jmvacsew/">J&M Vac & Sew </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(make sure to mention Clean Bees when you go in!) or <a href="http://www.yellowpages.com/fort-collins-co/mip/foothills-vacuum-sewing-center-777424">Foothills Vacuum and Sewing Center</a>. If you are in the market for a new vacuum cleaner, I sure hope this information helps you in your search! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">We are thrilled to announce our recent acceptance of the Angie’s List 2011 Super Service Award for our exceptional housekeeping services in Fort Collins over the past year! Angie’s List is a member driven website that offers consumer reviews on service companies in your area. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not just any business can join Angie’s List; it is up to the members to report experiences with companies they have hired. The Super Service Award is the highest honor received by companies on Angie’s List. Eligibility for this award is based on a business’s service rating throughout the course of a year. According to the Angie’s List website, approximately 5% of the service companies on the site are eligible for this award and even fewer actually attain it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Here’s just a snippet of what our customers are saying about our cleaning services on Angie’s List: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">“The house always looks, feels, and smells fresh and they do it all!” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">“Very professional company with excellent communication skills and follow-up. I got exactly what I asked for and couldn’t be more pleased by the way Clean Bees handled the job.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">“They are exceptional and pay attention to what the customer wants. Their professionalism is extraordinary.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Needless to say, Clean Bees is very proud to accept the Angie’s List 2011 Super Service Award for our housekeeping services in Fort Collins. A special thanks goes out to our Angie’s List clients for these wonderful reviews about their experiences with Clean Bees. If you are a member of Angie’s List and haven’t written a review about your cleanings yet, we’d love to hear from you! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">If you aren’t a member… To read the full reviews about our cleaning services, write your own, or check out what the locals are saying about other service companies in Fort Collins, go to <a href="http://www.Angieslist.com/">www.Angieslist.com</a> and become a member today! <o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--></span><br />
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</span></div>Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0Fort Collins, CO, USA40.5852602 -105.0844230000000240.5026457 -105.16999500000001 40.6678747 -104.99885100000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-78686139879367979902011-12-28T19:04:00.001-08:002011-12-29T07:57:52.237-08:00Reflections on 2011<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">With 2011 nearing it’s end, we would like to take some time to reflect on all of the exciting changes that have happened in the Hive. Thanks to all of our customers, dedicated staff, and supportive community, we’ve been able to accomplish some pretty remarkable stuff. We’ve worked tirelessly to improve and grow in many ways this year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">We started the year out with the goal of finding a bigger and brighter space for the hive. In May we found the prefect new home to set us up for success heading into the busy summer season! Once we found a place with growing room, grow we did! We expanded our customer base and with that it became apparent we had the need to bring more bees into the hive. Check out all the Bees</span><a href="http://cleanbeeshousekeeping.com/Employee_Profiles.php"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> </span><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; text-decoration: none;">profiles</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">The new office has opened so many doors we never imagined. The space has provided room for more Bees to be in the office. We now have space for a Quality Control and Training Team, Event Coordinators, and Customer Profile Manager. We also have an awesome new in-house bookkeeper. We have been able to do way more blogging and</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clean-Bees/115110055181861"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> Facebooking</span></a><u><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic';">,</span></u><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> and we’ve been putting some serious effort into our marketing, with LOTS more to come in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">In July, we lost our long term Office Manager, Erin. A death in her family inspired her to pursue her dreams, and we’re so happy we got the chance to work with such a powerhouse of a woman. Though it was a total shock to our system to see her leave, we took the hand we were dealt and have been made better and stronger company. Courtney, a half decade old Bee, stepped in to be the new Office Manager. She’s brought so much to the table and we’re so excited to now be fine-tuning our systems. Other Bees have stepped up in so many ways to help delegate tasks and create room to expand our company. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Amidst all the changes, we didn’t forget about commitment to positive change in our community. We were able to support the local organization </span><a href="http://fchousing.com/img/site_specific/uploads/Coloradoan_20110608_City_to_waivedevelopment_fees.pdf"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; text-decoration: none;">Care Housing at Provincetowne</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> by participating in their welcome fair and we even gave away a cleaning during the event. We’re looking this coming year to work with even more local organizations, and we’re more than open to suggestions about organizations you’re into.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Our </span><a href="file:///xhttp/::www.fcgov.com:climatewise:"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: 'Century Gothic'; text-decoration: none;">Climate Wise</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> partnership is as strong as ever, and we are proud to have attained Silver status. We’ve earned it! Climate Wise has provided us with tons of resources and opportunities to become a business that can take ownership and be environmental stewards. We participated in the City’s Bike to Work Day, and even hope to sponsor a station for the Spring 2012 Bike to Work day. We’re setting our goals high in 2012- Gold status is in the works. This means we’re working on finding a Climate Wise partner Mentor and we’re doing some serious brainstorming about projects we can take on as a company. Wish us luck- we’ll keep you posted.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';">Cheers to 2011. Cheers to Clean Bees for being so committed to our goals and making stuff happen! We’re beyond excited to see what 2012 brings us. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Being members of the Fort Collins community and having the opportunity to participate in such a progressive lifestyle gave us a couple of great ideas for our company gifts this holiday season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Riding our bikes around town, it’s awesome to see other Fort Collins residents pedaling away, in rain or shine or snow. And we love seeing people take sustainability into their own hands by building chicken coops for fresh eggs and beehives for pollinating gardens. So, we decided to take these concepts we hold near and dear to our hearts and spread the love to other communities where these simple ideas can make some big changes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Fort Collins has an awesome bike-centric mindset. People young and old are able to unite over the simple pleasures of bikes for recreation and transportation. As a company we encourage our employees to ride their bikes everywhere, to and from school, to work, and even when they are out and about on the weekends. We hunted high and low for a way to share our love for bikes. </span><a href="http://www.worldvision.org/"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">World Vision</span></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> provided such an opportunity. Through this non-profit dedicated to working with children and their families to tackle issues of poverty, exploitation, and injustice <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">we donated a bike</b> to a young girl in need. This donation of a bike will allow a young girl to continue her education by offering a speedy way to get to and from school. After learning that many girls quit school because of lack of transportation and safety fears, we knew this would be the perfect gift. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Reflecting on the things we value about our city, mainly our efforts to keep things local and sustainable, we looked for organizations that provide ways to share our community values with others. Our searching brought us to </span><a href="http://www.heifer.org/"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Heifer International</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">,</span></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> a non-profit with the goal of providing a sustainable living lifestyle all over the world. Through this forward -minded organization <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">we gifted a beehive</b> to a community so that they would be able to provide an income to the family tending the hives through the sale of honey and other bee related products. This gift will also help their community as a whole by increasing crop yields through pollination by the bees! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">We let our love for the community and all that makes living in Fort Collins great inspire us to find holiday gifts. What inspires you?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><br />
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</span></div><!--EndFragment-->Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-38424873635114523362011-12-21T09:18:00.001-08:002011-12-21T09:20:43.699-08:00Tips to Keep Your Vacuum in Good Working Order<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">In our line of work, vacuums are definitely a hot topic. I started doing some research and as I suspected, determining the best and worst vacuums is not as black and white as we all might have hoped. So, to address the great vacuum dilemma we all face as homeowners and housekeepers, I have decided to do a little mini series of blogs addressing some different tips and tricks for maintaining vacuums as well as purchasing them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> </span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">Let’s start with the basics. How do you <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">maintain the machine you already have</b>? It really does not require too much effort to keep a vacuum in working order. Here are some simple tips:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><img alt="*" height="9" src="file://localhost/Users/bees/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image001.png" width="10" /><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">Change bag/empty dirt cup often. A bag that is half full may even be too full to produce optimal suctioning! If you have a bagless vacuum, you should also clean the dirt compartment often. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><img alt="*" height="9" src="file://localhost/Users/bees/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image001.png" width="10" /><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">Change and or clean filters often. About every three months will do for average use.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><img alt="*" height="9" src="file://localhost/Users/bees/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image001.png" width="10" /><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">Check belt often and replace if necessary. (The instruction manual for your vacuum should be helpful with this step). Many vacuum owners don’t realize that its recommended to change the belt BEFORE they break. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><img alt="*" height="9" src="file://localhost/Users/bees/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image001.png" width="10" /><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">Do your vacuum a favor and don’t vacuum up just anything and everything! Pick up obvious pieces of trash by hand rather than relying solely on your vacuum. Sucking up things such as paper clips and coins can really take a toll on the machine, and avoiding these objects can prolong the life of your vacuum. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><img alt="*" height="9" src="file://localhost/Users/bees/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image001.png" width="10" /><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">Take vacuum in for routine maintenance about once a year. Vacuums are expensive and should be treated like an investment to really get the most for your money. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">Let’s face it though... No matter how much love we give our vacuums, sometimes they just bite the dust. Unfortunately, I experienced some serious vacuum overload while trying to sort through all the reviews out there. So, hang tight. I am working on compiling a few different links to help guide you in your research if you’re in the market for a new vacuum. This way you can decide which qualities are best fitting for your needs and find the perfect vacuum for your home! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">Until then, I’ll leave you with these comics, courtesy of Mark Parisi, to add some humor to the vacuum quandary. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 15px;">Squeegee (aka Emily)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic';"><div class="MsoNormal"></div></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Another exciting event for the Bees this summer was a very successful Bike-to-Work Day. We had about 14 of the bees participate and biked over 280 miles collectively! It was tiring but well worth it for sure! Watch for us next year, we hope to have more of the girls biking with our awesome Clean Bees bike trailers once the weather starts to get warmer again.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">On August 28<sup>th</sup>, some of the Bees bravely took on Bierstadt, one of Colorado’s famous 14ers. Although not all could attend, Courtney, McRae, Catherine, and Emily M represented us well and made it all the way to the top! We found out Bees can survive at 14,000 feet after all.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</span></div><!--EndFragment--></span></div>Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-15182828084163034972011-09-29T08:15:00.003-08:002011-12-22T07:52:26.667-08:00Successful Tour De Fat!!<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><!--EndFragment-->Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-7068625028891256192010-06-25T08:00:00.000-08:002010-06-25T08:09:33.716-08:00Move In & Move Out CleaningsIts that time of year again....the time when leases turn over and many of us find ourselves moving to a new place. Moving is stressful enough--without the stress of loosing your deposit. Clean Bees has spent years working with landlords and property management companies to customize a move in/move out cleaning checklist--one that works! Download and print the Clean Bees cleaning checklist today to use as a guide while doing your own cleaning, or call us if you know you won't be able to clean your place yourself. Either way, good luck! And we hope you are enjoying these beautiful sunny days.<div><br /></div><div>View the <a href="http://www.cleanbeeshousekeeping.com/media/Cleaning_Checklist.pdf">Clean Bees Move In/Out Cleaning Checklist</a> now!</div>Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-28029099967854196192010-03-12T11:32:00.000-08:002010-03-15T11:25:01.599-08:00Cut junk mail out of your life!<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 6px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 6px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p align="left" class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><i>From ecocycle.org. <a href="http://www.ecocycle.org/junkmail/index.cfm">Click here to go directly to their website!</a></i></p><p align="left" class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><br /></p><p align="left" class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">More than 41.5 billion pieces of mail advertisements were produced and distributed in the U.S in 2005, according to the <a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4344" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">Worldwatch Institute</a><strong>. </strong>It took <a href="http://www.newdream.org/junkmail/facts.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">more than 100 million trees to create all this bulk mail</a> – that’s the equivalent of deforesting the entire Rocky Mountain National Park every four months. Even though most junk mail can be recycled, <a href="http://www.newdream.org/junkmail/facts.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">5.8 million tons of catalogs and other direct mailings ended up as trash</a> in landfills or incinerators in 2005. And all this comes at a cost to our climate as well: The production and disposal of junk mail <a href="http://www.newdream.org/junkmail/facts.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">consumes more energy than 3 million cars</a>.</p><p class="maintext" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="12px" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Each of us will spend an <a href="http://www.newdream.org/junkmail/facts.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">average of eight months of our lives</a> dealing with junk mail. It's time to reclaim our resources, our time and our mailboxes by stopping junk mail early and often by following these ten easy steps:</p><p class="maintext" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="12px" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>1. Remove your name</b></p><p class="maintext" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="12px" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>2. Know the Magic Words</b></p><p class="maintext" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="12px" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>3. 1-800-NO-THANKS</b></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>4. End credit card solitications</b></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>5. Stop junk promo products</b></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>6. Catalogs, charities & contests</b></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>7. Cover your tracks with all the direct marketing</b></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>8. Hire the experts</b></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>10. Support legislative action against junk mail</b></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "></span></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><span class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Step 1: Remove your name</span></p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Contacting the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and registering with their Mail Preference Service provides an effective way for you to fight the junk mail glut. The DMA does not provide marketers with consumer mailing lists or do consumer mailings. They provide their Mail Preference Service to marketers for the sole purpose of removing consumer’s names and addresses from their prospect mailing lists. To add your name to the do-not-mail list, register online at <a href="https://www.dmachoice.org/dma/member/regist.action" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">www.dmachoice.org/dma/member/regist.action</a> or download a mail-in form. Be sure to list each name receiving mail at your address, including misspellings. You can also send a letter, along with $1, with your name(s) and address to the DMA asking to be removed from their mailing list. Note that mail addressed to “resident” or “occupant” cannot be stopped through the DMA.</p><blockquote><p><span class="boldtext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Direct Marketing Association</span><br /><span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Mail Preference Service<br />P.O. Box 282<br />Carmel, NY 10512<br /><span class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.41pounds.org/eco-cycle/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; "><img src="http://www.ecocycle.org/junkmail/41poundslogo.jpg" alt="Stop junk mail, help the environment and support Eco-Cycle with a subscription to 41pounds.org. Click here to learn more. " width="240" height="180" hspace="5" border="0" align="right" /></a></span>212-768-7277 x1500<br /><a href="http://www.dmachoice.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">www.dmachoice.org</a><span class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"></span></span></p></blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"></span>If your business is receiving mail for an employee who no longer works there, visit the <a href="http://www.ecologicalmail.org/" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">EcoLogical Mail Coalition</a> to remove the person’s name from direct mailing lists. For more information about their service, call 1-800-620-3975.</span> </p><p><span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"></span>The DMA is not the only marketing racket in town. Keep reading to find more effective tools to reduce your junk mail. Or, if you don't have the time for the do-it-yourself approach and would rather hire an expert to do it for you, Eco-Cycle recommends <a href="http://www.41pounds.org/eco-cycle" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">41pounds.org</a>.</span></p></blockquote><p><span class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a name="step2" id="step2"></a>Step 2: Know the Magic Words</span></p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Avoid getting on even more mailing lists by taking precaution whenever you submit your name and address to anyone. If you're filling out a form such as a warranty, subscription, raffle, customer information card, credit card application, membership for an organization, etc., add the phrase <strong>"please do not rent, sell, or trade my name or address"</strong> next to the other information you provide. Repeat these same magic words every time you're giving a company or organization your name and address over the phone or internet, such as when ordering a catalog or making a purchase. The sales representative will then flag your name and preference in their computer.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Be advised that it is not necessary to fill out a warranty card to benefit from the warranty on your purchase. Warranty and registration cards are usually just a way to get consumer information from you which is then often sold to direct mailers. Read the fine print to see if you are required to return the card to validate the warranty. Registration may be important if the product you are purchasing is found to be defective and the manufacturer institutes a product call-back or upgrade. If you return the card, all you need to include is your name, address, product information and, if requested, the date of purchase and a copy of the receipt. It is not necessary to answer personal questions other than your name and address. No matter what you choose to fill out on the card, make sure you include the magic words: "Please do not rent, sell, or trade my name or address."</p></blockquote><p class="smallhead" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="12px" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); "><a name="step3"></a>Step 3: 1-800 No Thanks</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">As soon as you receive an unwanted publication in the mail, call the 1-800 number located somewhere on the piece and ask to be removed from the mailing list (keep the catalog in hand as they often need information from the mailing label). Businesses and organizations are glad to hear from you if you're not interested in receiving their advertising -- it reduces their costs. Remember too that if you actually buy something from a mail order catalog, it increases the likelihood your name will be shared with other similar businesses because you've just proven yourself an interested customer. So when you order, don't forget those magic words: "Please don't rent, sell, or trade my name and address."</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">If you cannot find a phone number, return the label portion of the mailing to the solicitor's address with a note requesting the removal of your name and address. You can also use one of the catalog removal services listed in step 6.</p></blockquote><p class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a name="step4"></a>Step 4: End Credit Card Solicitations</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">If you've ever filled out a product warranty card, purchased a new home or vehicle, supplied your credit information to a lending institution, or simply carried a credit card, you can be sure your name and address are being circulated among an array of credit card companies hungry for your business. Don't despair -- there is help. To eliminate credit card promotional mailings, call 1-888-567-8688 (that's 888-5OPT-OUT) or visit <a href="https://www.optoutprescreen.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">www.optoutprescreen.com</a>. You will have the opportunity to choose either a five-year removal or a permanent removal.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">For your personal credit cards, ask the company to place you on their "in house" list that is not sold or traded to other companies.</p></blockquote><p class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a name="step5"></a>Step 5: Stop Junk Promo Products</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">If you've had it with companies sending you products or disks in the mail that you don't want, there is an option. First, look for any of the following phrases:</p><ul style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102); list-style-type: square; "><li face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="12px" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; line-height: 16px; ">return service requested</li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; ">forwarding service requested</li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; ">address service requested</li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; ">change service requested.</li></ul><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">If you find any of these phrases, write "refused, returned to sender" on the unopened envelope.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Mail sent to "Resident," "Current Resident," or "Current Occupant" can be refused if it contains one of the above endorsements, or is sent First Class.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">When you receive unsolicited products in the mail such as those from charities, you can mark the envelope “Return to Sender” and put it back in the mail. If the product is a sample, it must be marked as such and the same options apply. It is illegal for a company or charity to send you a bill for items that you did not order.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">If you receive unwanted pornographic or sexually explicit mail, there is a powerful legal tool in your corner called Form 1500. By filling out the form and attaching the specific piece of junk mail you want stopped, a company becomes criminally liable if it continues to send you unwanted mail. You can get a copy of Form 1500 by visiting your post office, calling the U.S. Postal Service, or downloading the form at <a href="http://www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps1500.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps1500.pdf</a>.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "> </p></blockquote><p class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a name="step6"></a>Step 6: Catalogs, Charities & Contests</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><strong>Catalogs:</strong> Call your catalogs to request only as many issues as you want. Cancel unwanted subscriptions.</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://www.catalogchoice.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">Catalog Choice</a> is a free website that allows you to opt out of unwanted catalogs. Once you register with the site, you can choose the catalogs you wish to stop receiving, and opt-out requests will be sent to those catalogs on your behalf. Catalog Choice is a sponsored project of the <a href="http://ecologycenter.org/" target="_blank" _extended="true" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">Ecology Center</a> in Berkeley, CA.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://mailstopper.tonic.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">Tonic Mailstopper</a> also offers a free catalog opt-out service in its basic subscription.</p></blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><strong>Charities:</strong> If you contribute once a year to a charitable organization, ask them to send you only one donation request per year. The American Institute on Philanthropy offers <a href="http://www.charitywatch.org/articles/fundraising.html" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">a sample letter</a> that you can send to charities and other organizations to reduce mail and phone solicitations that request donations.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><strong>Contests:</strong> Watch out for contests and free offers. Their purpose is often to obtain your name for mailing lists or to sell you something.</p></blockquote><p> </p><p class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a name="step7"></a>Step 7: Cover Your Tracks with All the Direct Marketers</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">T<span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">here are several smaller list brokers and direct marketing firms in the U.S. besides the DMA. Just as you did with the DMA in step one, send or phone in all the variations of your name and address to the list brokers and direct marketing firms listed below. Start saving the labels of all the variations of the names and addresses which come to your mailbox. Every variation, no matter how small (or comical), is another name on a list which gets sold to literally thousands of businesses. Cut and paste actual mailing labels onto a sheet, make copies, add your signature beside each name variation on each sheet, and send them off to each of the 5 addresses below. Indicate the following: "Please remove my name and address from your mailing lists and do not rent, sell or trade my name or address."</span></p><ul style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102); list-style-type: square; "><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><b class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">R.L. Polk & Company</b><br /><span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Name Deletions, List Compilation Dept.<br />6400 Monroe Blvd<br />Taylor, MI 48180-1814<br />1-800-873-7655</span><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">By recording your name and address on their automated system, you are requesting that the consumer credit reporting agency Equifax not share your information with other parties.</p></li><li class="maintext" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><b>Valpak </b><br />1 Valpak Ave. N.<br />St. Petersburg, FL 33716<br />1-727-399-3000<br /><a href="http://www.coxtarget.com/mailsuppression/s/DisplayMailSuppressionForm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.coxtarget.com/mailsuppression/s/DisplayMailSuppressionForm</a><br /><p>Have the Valpak mailing label handy and fill in your information exactly as it is printed. If you like coupons but don’t want to receive all that mail, go to <a href="http://www.valpak.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">www.valpak.com</a> to choose and print coupons by geographical location.</p></li><li class="maintext" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><b>Valassis Direct Mail, Inc. </b><br />Consumer Assistance<br />PO Box 249<br />Windsor , CT 06095<br />1- 888-241-6760<br /><a href="http://www.valassis.com/1024/Contact/contact_home.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.valassis.com/1024/Contact/contact_home.aspx</a></li></ul><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Select "consumer" and then "I would like to go green & be removed from your mailing list."</p></blockquote><ul style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102); list-style-type: square; "><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><strong>InfoUSA</strong><br />Attn: Consumer Requests<br />1020 E. 1st St.<br />Papillion, NE 68046</span><span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><br />1-888-633-4402</span></li></ul><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Send a letter with all the variations of your name, address and phone number asking to suppress your name from their lists. They are a large provider of marketing lists.</p></blockquote><ul style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102); list-style-type: square; "><li class="maintext" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><strong>Epsilon Data Services<br />Abacus Cooperative Databases</strong><br />P.O. Box 1478<br />Broomfield, CO 80038<br />303-410-5100<br /><a href="mailto:abacusoptout@epsilon.com" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">abacusoptout@epsilon.com</a></li></ul><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Send an email with “remove” in the subject line and your full name, including middle initial, and address in the message. If you changed your address over the past six months, include your previous address as well.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">You can also write to the above address. Abacus compiles statistical information that is sold to catalog companies.</p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "> </p></blockquote></blockquote><p class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a name="step8"></a>Step 8: Dial out of unwanted phone books</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Even though phone books are recycled in many communities, <a href="http://www.productstewardship.us/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=186" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">more than 660,000 tons still end up in the trash every year.</a> This waste could be stemmed by first eliminating the delivery of unsolicited or unwanted phone books. Call the numbers below to remove your address from phone book delivery lists:</p><ul style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102); list-style-type: square; "><li class="maintext" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; ">DEX: 1-877-243-8339</li><li class="maintext" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; ">Yellow Book: 1-800-929-3556 -- renew every two years</li><li class="maintext" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; ">Verizon: 1-888-266-5765</li></ul><p> </p></blockquote><p class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><a href="http://www.41pounds.org/eco-cycle/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; "><img src="http://www.ecocycle.org/junkmail/41poundslogo.jpg" alt="Stop junk mail, help the environment and support Eco-Cycle with a subscription to 41pounds.org. Click here to learn more. " width="240" height="180" hspace="10" border="0" align="right" /></a></span></p><p class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a name="step9"></a>Step 9: Don't have the time? Hire a junk mail removal service.</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Eco-Cycle has partnered with <a href="http://www.41pounds.org/eco-cycle/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">41pounds.org</a> to help you reduce junk mail, preserve the environment and raise money for Eco-Cycle. For $41 (just 2 cents a day), the 41pounds.org service will contact 20-35 direct mail companies to remove your name from their distribution lists. This includes almost all credit card applications, coupon mailers and magazine offers, plus the catalogs you specify.</p><p><span class="maintext" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">41pounds.org does all the legwork to reduce your junk mail by 80-95% for five years -- and donates $15 to Eco-Cycle! <a href="http://www.41pounds.org/eco-cycle/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">Learn more and get started today!</a><br /></span></p><p> </p></blockquote><p class="smallhead" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><a name="step10"></a>Step 10: Support legislative action against junk mail and other unwanted solicitation</p><blockquote><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Many states are considering legislation to create do not mail registries similar to the current do not call lists. <a href="http://www.the-dma.org/donotmail/2008legislation.shtml" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">Find updates on proposed state do not mail registry bills.</a></p></blockquote><p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "> </span></p><p class="maintext" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><b>For more information on junk mail and its effects, check out:</b></p><blockquote><ul style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102); list-style-type: square; "><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://www.ecocycle.org/junkmail/stopcalls.cfm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Stop Telemarketing Calls</a></li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/taxonomy/term/39" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Worldwatch Institute, <em>Vital Signs 2006</em></a></li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://www.usps.gov/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">US Postal Service</a></li><li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); list-style-type: square; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><a href="http://www.newdream.org/junkmail" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Center for a New American Dream</a></li></ul></blockquote><p> </p></span><p></p>Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-33143004492855394052009-12-21T13:06:00.000-08:002009-12-21T13:23:20.759-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Support local business this holiday season!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">At Clean Bees we know that you have a choice when it comes to your cleaning company... and we are deeply grateful for all of our customers. We are incredibly proud to offer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">eco</span>-friendly services, fair wages to our employees, utilize green business practices whenever possible, and be a part of this wonderful community of locally owned and operated businesses. We are dedicated to positive change--and continue to expand our practices and approach to facilitate new and better ways of doing things in a conscious way. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This holiday season we at Clean Bees encourage you to support our wonderful Fort Collins community by shopping at local businesses whenever possible. Did you know...For every $100 spent in an independent business, $73 stays in the community, compared to only $43 for a national chain? For instance, The Downtown Business Association offers an all inclusive </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.downtownfortcollins.com/dba.php/giftcertificates">Gift Card</a> that is redeemable at over 125 businesses in Downtown Fort Collins!<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We hope that you have a wonderful holiday season filled with joy and laughter and love.</span><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">-Katie, Erin, and the Bees</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span>Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-50623225401934319922009-11-25T09:10:00.000-08:002009-11-25T09:11:21.504-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><h3 style="font-size: 15px; ">7 ways to Green Your Thanksgiving</h3><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; ">While it may not be the first color we associate with fall, why NOT add some green to your Thanksgiving? From the turkey on your table (or to-furkey, as the case may be) to locally grown mashed potatoes and homemade natural centerpieces, your holiday table can easily be one the earth will thank you for. You can also curb your carbon footprint with greener travel plans and kick off the holiday shopping season in eco-style by turning Black Friday green.</p><div class="item-list"><ol id="quicktips" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 6px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 12px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 18px; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(116, 200, 32); font-weight: bold; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><h4 style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/serve-local-and-organic-food-for-thanksgiving-dinner?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(116, 200, 32); ">Serve local and organic food for Thanksgiving dinner</a></h4><div class="actions" id="actions-13703" style="float: right; width: 70px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div class="add popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-add.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">add</h5></div><div class="share popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-share.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">share</h5></div><div class="email popout" id="email-13703" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-mail.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">email</h5></div></div><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">Local and organic foods reduce pollution and global warming emissions, protect small farms, and keep chemicals out of the environment. Now that's something to be thankful for.</p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/serve-local-and-organic-food-for-thanksgiving-dinner?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; ">Learn More...</a></p></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><h4 style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/cook-a-vegetarian-thanksgiving-meal?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(116, 200, 32); ">Cook a vegetarian Thanksgiving meal</a></h4><div class="actions" id="actions-13675" style="float: right; width: 70px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div class="add popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-add.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">add</h5></div><div class="share popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-share.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">share</h5></div><div class="email popout" id="email-13675" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-mail.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">email</h5></div></div><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">Stop talking turkey and instead opt for a meatless Thanksgiving. With so many vegetarian recipe options from which to choose, you won’t even miss the big bird.</p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/cook-a-vegetarian-thanksgiving-meal?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; ">Learn More...</a></p></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><h4 style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/decorate-an-eco-friendly-thanksgiving-dinner-table?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(116, 200, 32); ">Decorate an eco-friendly Thanksgiving dinner table</a></h4><div class="actions" id="actions-13745" style="float: right; width: 70px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div class="add popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-add.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">add</h5></div><div class="share popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-share.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">share</h5></div><div class="email popout" id="email-13745" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-mail.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">email</h5></div></div><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">Find or create your own eco-friendly decorations to adorn your Thanksgiving dinner table this year to avoid buying new products for just a weekend's use.</p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/decorate-an-eco-friendly-thanksgiving-dinner-table?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; ">Learn More...</a></p></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><h4 style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/node/13522?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(116, 200, 32); ">Choose eco-friendly dinnerware over paper plates and plastic cups</a></h4><div class="actions" id="actions-13522" style="float: right; width: 70px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div class="add popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-add.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">add</h5></div><div class="share popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-share.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">share</h5></div><div class="email popout" id="email-13522" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-mail.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">email</h5></div></div><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">If you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, plan to use reusable dinnerware and cups, as well as cloth napkins, to reduce the waste your meal creates. Or, opt for recycled content and biodegradable disposable options.</p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/node/13522?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; ">Learn More...</a></p></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><h4 style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/compost-your-kitchen-scraps?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(116, 200, 32); ">Compost your kitchen scraps</a></h4><div class="actions" id="actions-13899" style="float: right; width: 70px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div class="add popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-add.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">add</h5></div><div class="share popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-share.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">share</h5></div><div class="email popout" id="email-13899" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-mail.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">email</h5></div></div><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">A big Thanksgiving dinner means lots of left over food. If you can't convince family members to take extras home in reusable containers, compost them! This keeps those food scraps out of the landfill and converts them into rich, organic fertilizer right in your kitchen or backyard.</p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/compost-your-kitchen-scraps?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; ">Learn More...</a></p></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><h4 style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/reduce-your-thanksgiving-travel-carbon-footprint?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(116, 200, 32); ">Reduce your Thanksgiving travel carbon footprint</a></h4><div class="actions" id="actions-13720" style="float: right; width: 70px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div class="add popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-add.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">add</h5></div><div class="share popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-share.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">share</h5></div><div class="email popout" id="email-13720" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-mail.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">email</h5></div></div><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">More than 65 million Americans hit the road or the skies to be home for Thanksgiving dinner in 2005—creating a lot of greenhouse gases and air pollution in just one long weekend. Thankfully, we've got a few simple tips to help reduce the impact of your holiday travel.</p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/reduce-your-thanksgiving-travel-carbon-footprint?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; ">Learn More...</a></p></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><h4 style="font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/go-green-on-black-friday?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(116, 200, 32); ">Go green on Black Friday</a></h4><div class="actions" id="actions-13709" style="float: right; width: 70px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><div class="add popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-add.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">add</h5></div><div class="share popout" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-share.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">share</h5></div><div class="email popout" id="email-13709" style="position: relative; z-index: 10; "><h5 style="font-size: 12px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); line-height: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 24px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 100; text-transform: lowercase; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.greenyour.com/sites/default/themes/greenzilla/images/icon-mail.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 4px 0px; ">email</h5></div></div><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">It may be one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but this year it could be your greenest shopping spree yet. From buying recycled to bringing your own shopping bag, to cutting down on driving (and all those parking hassles!), GY shows you how to give this unique part of the Thanksgiving tradition some new color.</p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips/go-green-on-black-friday?subject=13674&category=9480" class="tip" style="color: rgb(116, 200, 32); text-decoration: none; ">Learn More...</a></p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><br /></p><p style="line-height: 15px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">from: http://www.greenyour.com/lifestyle/events/thanksgiving/tips?category=9480</p></li></ol></div></span>Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-15914565360148661842009-07-16T10:42:00.000-08:002009-07-16T10:44:37.861-08:00Mark Your Calendars Now<p style="margin: 1px; font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Featured Event</p> <p style="margin: 1px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana;"> </p> <p style="margin: 1px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=53097638&msgid=594312&act=RA5Q&c=316036&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fgengreenlife.com%2Fevent.php%3Fev%3D4314" target="_blank"><span style="margin: 1px 1px 10px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><img src="http://www.sustainablelivingassociation.org/images/slf-hp.jpg" alt="Sustainable Living Fair" width="182" align="right" border="0" height="158" /></span>Sustainable Living Fair</a></p> <p style="margin: 1px; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Where: </strong>Rocky Mountain Raptor Center Property, Fort Collins</p> <p style="margin: 1px; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Starts: </strong>Sat, September 19, 2009 10:00 AM</p><p style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>The 10th annual Sustainable Living Fair </strong>offers a weekend of solution-based, interactive, family oriented events designed to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about: renewable energy, green building, natural health, social responsibility, and local economies. <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=53097638&msgid=594312&act=RA5Q&c=316036&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fsustainablelivingassociation.org" target="_blank">www.SustainableLivingFair.org</a></p> <p style="margin: 1px 1px 10px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" align="center"><span style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><img src="http://gengreenlife.com/images/greenzine/divider-wide.gif" alt="divider" width="474" height="29" /></span></p>Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-5016621374697651742009-07-06T07:38:00.000-08:002009-07-06T07:58:06.197-08:00Fourth Festivities...and post holiday clean up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10e4-ILmy6KZ-m9xJURvd5Xz9sqVX6fJmbK6u9VL4ueWOtyZR8UXHhpdvDeN085BXogD4b-vWf5deATYJOuwcWm1EW1VgVc1okV_pRWNPcqvT6tJLubwwQ6s-qqQFn-2xghY7W__rBbA/s1600-h/Fireworks2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10e4-ILmy6KZ-m9xJURvd5Xz9sqVX6fJmbK6u9VL4ueWOtyZR8UXHhpdvDeN085BXogD4b-vWf5deATYJOuwcWm1EW1VgVc1okV_pRWNPcqvT6tJLubwwQ6s-qqQFn-2xghY7W__rBbA/s200/Fireworks2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355376956613695698" border="0" /></a><br />Hopefully everyone had a wonderful weekend, and that you were all able to enjoy some good food, good company, and the sparkling night sky. Now that the weekend has come and gone, just like you, we at Clean Bees are trying to get back on top of our cleaning and organizing. Here are a few helpful tips:<br /><ul><li>Pack all of your 4th of July specific goodies into a clearly labeled bin. Taking the time to do this now will save you time and money next year.</li><li>Help clean up around your neighborhood, especially all those leftover fireworks. A little help goes a long way. If you have black residue from setting off fireworks on your sidewalk, try a mixture of lemon juice and salt and spray those stains away.<br /></li><li>Recycle, recycle, recycle! Most families tend to use paper plates and plastic cups and flatware...recycling all of these little things matters. Even better, run a load of plastic cups and silverware through the dishwasher and pack them into your bin for next year.</li></ul>Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447576840464907383.post-18764813625220681572009-06-17T09:19:00.000-08:002009-06-17T09:21:16.407-08:00Clean Bees OnlineWe couldn't be happier than to introduce our new website, cleanbeeshousekeeping.com! Please go take a look and tell us what you think.Clean Bees Housekeepinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205678124305213455noreply@blogger.com1