Can someone help me answer an area rug vacuuming question?

Can someone help me answer an area rug vacuuming question?
I have a fluffy area rug in my livingroom and I don't have a vacuum to vacuum it. I have a floor sweeper and it doesn't work on it. I really need to clean it off but it's underneath the heavey couches and stuff so i can't take it out to beat it.

I tried sweeping it with my broom but it's a straw broom and it only makes a bigger mess. Anyone have any other ideas?
see my apartment is all wood floors and i only have this area that i bought a week ago, i plan on getting a vacuum soon, but tomorrow i have people coming over so i was hopping for a quick fix. But i did ask a neighbor to borrow his vaccum, so it's all good now.

10 points coming soon


Answers:

bailie28:  you could get a dust buster...like a vacuum without all that to store
2007-11-16 22:01:59
Chosen Answer
Carole Q:  See if a neighbor will let you borrow a vacuum for that one rug. If money is an object, go to a vacuum repair shop & purchase a 2nd hand one.
2007-11-16 22:03:45
flstc88:  try using a leaf rake and do the parts that you can reach...(it works, and it fluffs it up like a new rug)
2007-11-16 22:05:09
extex_cop:  Go to Goodwill and buy a cheap vacuum cleaner.
2007-11-16 22:36:16
SAK:  Do you have a small vacuum, like a dust buster? Or some other hand held vacuum?
Hope this helps.
Take care
2007-11-16 23:44:06