£50,000 Pay off your Mortgage Competition! 1988 Hoover Competition Form

Possibly one of Hoover's more safer promotions, before the free flights fiasco, this competition from 1988 is delightfully 'of it's time'!


 Interestingly, the black box underneath the Sensotronic is covering some text that says "5 Year Free Parts & Labour Guarantee on all Home Laundry, dishwashers and major vacuum cleaners", you can just read it in the right light!

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