Shark Navigator attacks Dirt and everything else!

Merry Christmas to me indeed. I received the Shark Navigator and I couldn't wait to try it out. I felt I couldn't write this review right away because it wouldn't be a true experience of the product and I aim to give full transparency. I love to spread the word about new products if they are effective and not a waste of money, however you can only know that if you use it for a while. Does it hold up under pressure and nothing rivals the pressure of turning coal to diamonds than my kids. They are wonderful loving children and they are also destructive with a capital D. So in the interest of full disclosure I will say I got the Shark for Christmas 2010. I have owned it for one year.

First Impression:

The navigator is light, compact for the most part and very durable. The suction power is amazing, it slurped up my daughters sock much to her dismay, without missing a beat. I own a kirby too and they are bulky, expensive and VERY heavy. I am not The Rock how am I could I lug it up and down the stairs? No problem with the navigator. My daughter or son could easily vacuum the house safely. One less chore for mom huh? That in itself is a bonus.

Lasting Impression:

After owning it for one year I can say it holds true to its word. I haven't had any loss of suction and even with the terrors I call kids its still in one piece. When I watch the informercials I always think , "yeah right when am I ever going to do that"? I will never need to vacuum up nuts, bolts, paper clips, a whole box of cereal on the floor, legos, etc. Right? Well wrong and the unbelievable thing was it picked all of that up and more. Saved me hours on clean up in some cases and all for under the 200.00 I paid for it. When this one dies I will most certainly buy another it is a stellar product.

Pros: NO bags can't stress that enough, no extra cost. Price, its very reasonable. light weight, and the suction is very powerful.

Cons the only I see is that hubby didn't get me the removable canister..:P

Recommend?

Absolutely! This vacuum hasn't wavered even slightly in the last year, it has cut my cleaning time down and made my life much easier, especially now that the kids can vacuum up their own messes. Best of all I don't have to be Hercules to have a clean upstairs too.

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is Square Squared away?

This is an extension of our Kids and Biz blog. over time i will try the gadgets and apps that you want to try but do not want to have to fork over the bucks to see ifnthey really work.

Square card reader is a wonderful product so far that its been great. Compare to the other options that we have as small business owners I think this is an answer to our pro

verbial prayers. First its free! Unless you're like me an very impatient and dont want to wait for them to ship it to you. You can go to Best Buy and purchase for 10.00 a little starter kit and it comes with a card that will credit 10.00 to your account. You will get a little inch square that you will use to take payments. It fits in the ear piece section of your phone and once you do a simple sign up you can almost

instantly take credit cards. Automatically the money is sent to your bank account and within a couple d

ays you have your money.

Best part: NO MERCHANT ACCOUNT NEEDED! This way you are only paying for the time you are ACTUALLY making money.

Pros: Easy to transport. Works with Android and Iphone. No merchant account.

FREE and the transaction is only 2.75% no limit unless its not swiped.

NO monthly fee this is a big one because Merchant accounts charge 19.95+ per month whether you have a single sale or not.

Cons: I have had a hard time finding cons for this. Other than it seems to work best with Apple products (I love them!) if you want the register and printer. If you are fine on a tablet or phone Android works.

If you do large volume online or over the phone this may cause problems with the payout as they hold anything over 1000.00 for 30 days.

Conclusion: Overall this is the BEST thing I have seen for merchants to have a hassle free way to accept credit cards. Its safe, effective, easy and without extra cost. Personally, I love the square and can't wait to see what they come up with next.

Check back with us next time I will be reviewing a new app I found for Iphones only.

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