I just got a really good deal!

And I'm going to brag about it.

We needed a new vacuum cleaner. I'm not just saying "need" in a facetious sense, like how I "need" a piece of apple pie right now. Like, my current 6-year-old Dirt Devil smells like burning when I turn it on.

So I knew I needed to spend my money on something good, something that would last a long time and pick up all the cat hair tumbleweeding around here without screwing up the motor (see: current Dirt Devil).

Come on...everyone knows that Dyson is the way to go. But who has the money? I have waffled back and forth for months trying to decide if dropping $500 on a vacuum is the best use of my cash. It's not that I can't afford it, it's just that, well, it's a vacuum cleaner. And while the Dyson is the sexiest of all vacuums, buying home appliances is generally not seen as a sexy thing to do.

And then it hit me. Hello - Overstock.com. The Dysons they have on there are refurbished, but they are refurbished by Dyson, so I feel ok about that. And I have found the greatest deal ever on there - the Dyson DC14 Animal Upright Vacuum, store price $549.99.

I just bought it for $259.99. Free shipping. Plus a 2-year service plan for $36.99.

Boom.