Many thanks to BLACK+DECKER for sponsoring today’s story and introducing me to the Pivot Vac. Now I can stop cleaning and start living.
BLACK+DECKER Pivot Vac, the Best Handheld Vacuum and Giveaway
As the busy mother of three kids, my family tends to spend far more time in our car than I would like. Between rushing out to school everyday, driving the three hour round trip to hockey lessons each weekend and shuffling back and forth to lacrosse games, we might as well just move right in to the back of our van. And because we spend such a massive amount of our time there, it tends to gather garbage, toys and oodles of crumbs and food particles at an alarming rate. If I am truly honest, I will admit that dragging my large vacuum out to the driveway to clean up said food crumbs is way too much time and effort for most days. Not to mention, it just never seems to be able to get into all of those funky corners and tight spaces. I was so happy to get to try out the incredible BLACK+DECKER Pivot Vac (totally the best handheld vacuum)! for just this purpose, and let me tell you…my mind was blown!
Please don’t judge me by how gross my car is! Here is a quick before and after shot while using the Pivot Vac for about two minutes.
Seriously gross and embarrassing! Can you believe how much stuff was on my floor board?!
The BLACK+DECKER Pivot Vac has this genius tagline, “Stop cleaning and start living,” that struck such a chord with me. I hate to waste time cleaning when I could be hanging out with my family, so this cordless hand vac has stepped in and is now helping me clean everyday house messes in the blink of an eye. The innovative, patented nozzle pivots to clean up high, down low and even in tight spaces, making it perfect for those hard to reach places. It also has a wide mouth design that scoops up large debris, even picking up fruit snacks wrappers from the back seat before I ever saw them. Thankfully the Pivot Vac has a three stage filtration system with a pleated filter design to help prevent clogs, so the wrappers stayed right in the canister and didn’t cause any issues. And seriously, the ability to pivot into almost any angle is groundbreaking for me! Gotta love that!
I was able to clean up my entire van while waiting in line to pick my kids up from school. Multi-tasking at its finest! The battery life is amazing and the high performance motor has far superior suction when compared to other handheld vacuums.
Check out some of the other ways that I put the Pivot Vac to use:
Kiddos cleaning their own mess up, and actually having fun with it.
Easy vacuuming of the stairs, getting into the creases that my large vacuum can’t reach by pivoting the handheld vac.
Be sure to check out my Instagram to see some quick videos of this bad boy in action!
And now here is the best part…you can win your own Pivot Vac (a $79.99 value). Simply take a moment to check out the Pivot Vac then leave a comment below telling how or why you would use it and what messes or places you would use it for then click on the Rafflecopter. I can’t wait to hear your responses!
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Oh my!! This Pivot Vac looks amazing. I have had another handheld vac just sitting because it never gets the job done. I would absolutely use it in the bathroom, especially around the hard to get baseboards, in the car, and around furniture on our hardwoods in the living room.
This is so cool! I SO need one of these for my car – it is disgusting!
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I would use it for the pet hair in my car and on my stairs.
Great idea Heather!
I could definitely use one for my car, stairs, and all the messes my little guy decides to make!
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The Pivot Vac sounds perfect, as I can’t stand lugging our lightweight vacuum up the stairs as I clean them: it is still too clunky and heavy when I want to quickly clean something up!
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I know what you mean, Laura. It’s such a pain to have do drag a heavy vacuum everywhere.
The Black and Decker Pivot vac looks awesome….imagine all the nooks and crannies in the car you could reach….that would be my first mess to clean. My old B&D died years ago and I just never got around to replacing it….this looks like so many improvements on my old model.
This thing has more improvements than I could have imagined on some of the other handheld vacs I’ve seen. It’s pretty incredible really.
SOUDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE! I HAVE A MESS TO CHALLENGE IT! WILLING TO GIVR IT A TRY AND HOPE IT MAKES LIFE EASIER!
I love it!! I have the worlds messiest grand kids and this sure would come in handy…not to mention the hubby.
This would be perfect for grand kids, Debbie! You could get them to do the cleaning for you. 🙂
This is amazing! We have so many dusty nooks and crannies in our house that this would be SO perfect for! Thanks for sharing…and for the sweet giveaway, too!
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I would use the Pivot Vac in my kitchen to clean up the crumbs after my kids eat a meal.
I would use it in the living room and dining room to pick up crumbs
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Boy, could I use this. With all my gardening, I am forever carting plants and soil and stuff and my car is a mess!
What a perfect use, Martha!
I would use it on my carpeted stairs that the dust buster can’t clean.
This would be great in my sewing/craft room!!!!!
Evie, great idea! This would be perfect for glitter and thread and all things crafty!
Thank you for sharing such an awesome giveaway 🙂 i would use it to clean up the messes my lovely ball and chain leaves in my car. Crossing my fingers to win!! 🙂
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Oh gosh everywhere! I need this! Car, stairs! it’s so portable!
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My car is a mess, so this would be extremely useful for my family of 7!
My car is most obvious, but sometimes my craft area needs a little clean up too!
The bane of our existence is dog hair! I bet this B+D PivotVac would do an amazing job of sucking up those furry hairballs from our steps, sofas, and behind our furniture! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
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totally and 100% my car and the couch and chair cushions.
I would use it on all the food crumbs my kiddos leave everywhere!
Would use it for all the crumbs the kiddos leave everywhere
Love that it’s so compact. It would be great for the car and maybe I could train my 4 year old to use it in the house. 😛
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I totally need one of these for my car and for after the kids eat (like every time!). Hopefully I win! Thanks for sharing 😉
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Jamie
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Yes please! Love the multi tasking and could use this for the kids and fur baby!
I’m pretty sure my kids would pick up their toys for the chance to use this in their room! 🙂 It looks awesome!
I need one of those! Would be a lot easier to use than my shopvac!
I would absolutely use it for my car! I didn’t even think of it for that purpose until I read your post. I am terrible about vacuuming out the car on a regular basis because it’s so inconvenient. Besides the car, I would also use this for the furniture. Thanks so much for hosting!
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I will be using it in my kitchen cabinets
This looks like a fantastic product! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
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Would use it my car, kitchen drawers, sofa, etc.
I would use it in the window and door frames where its hard to reach gunk…and up my stairs because I currently do it now with the big vacuum and it’s a pain! This looks awesome!
The windows are a great idea, Erika!
I would use for messes in the kitchen.
I would use it in my car. I like that its so small and is strong enough to get it really clean.
I would use this is my car and for all of the little messes.
Oh wow! I have pets and the pet hair is everywhere! I have hardwood floors and there are pet hair tumbleweeds everywhere. I also have a 16 yr old (male), you know, they think if it falls it needs to stay there or they just drop it where they are! This would so make my life easier!!
Nasty car interiors, billowing piles of pet hair, crumbs under the sofa cushions…… 🙂
In the car!
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This would definitely be used for in my car!
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Would love to win one of these!
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I need this to clean up after my cats. They dig in the flower pots and spill dirt all over my carpet.
I need this to clean my shop. It’s a mess and my wife is always asking me to clean it up. I like that this is cordless. Maybe it will inspire me.
The brushes would help me clean the dog hair out of my car. i have a dog that sheds like a maniac when I take her to the dog park.
I would use this for my car to save money from going to the carwash to vacuum my car.
I would definately use this to clean up the puppy hair in my car. It looks portable and easy to use!
I would use it for all the pet hair!
I would use it to clean up all of those hard to get to messes in my vehicle.
I would love to clean up toddler messes in our car with this
I’d use it to get all the dog and cat hair off my sofa each day! And all the crumbs the kiddos use!
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Oh this would be alittle miracle worker in our home! With three dogs, we have lots of dog hair! I would love to be able to pull this one out instead of the big vacuum all the time! Would be so much easier and also would be great to clean up Carters messes under the table after meals!
The best thing about this little vacuum is that my kids would fight over who got to vacuum!! I would most definitely start in my car!
I have three young children. Enough said! It would get A TON of use!
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I definitely need this for my car!
I cannot judge you for the mess in your van because mine is no better. I have three kids, so you can imagine how messy my car’s seats and floors are. I guess I need to get a Pivot Vac asap.
I got this one from my dad last month. This little cordless handheld vacuum has great suction and even the floor cleaner attachment does great for a quick clean up on my kitchen and bathroom floor. It’s truly superb.
Wow! That’s perfect for me. Portable and you can put it anywhere in your car.