Robot vacuums... any thought?

chiclet · ‎03-19-2010

I have not owned one or known anyone who has. Are they really worth it? I hate vacuuming and don’t do it as much as I should. The TSV looks good.

Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

@chiclet wrote:
I have not owned one or known anyone who has. Are they really worth it? I hate vacuuming and don’t do it as much as I should. The TSV looks good.

I like mine. Mine is much older and I still use it. It does not find home as easily as it once did but it is easily directed. I love that it goes under my beds and cleans, and under the DR table, etc -- it is great. Whoever invented this thing must have been a woman past midlife or a man whose wife was and who knew this would be the greatest thing since sliced bread or a full-time housekeeper.

World Traveler · ‎02-02-2015

Love mine. I have the iRobot brand and got it from QVC. Works very, very well. I just push a button, it does its thing and I do mine. Hasn't failed me yet.

I also have the iRobot version for mopping the floors. It has been exactly one year since I last vacuumed or mopped a floor.

Azcowgirl · ‎04-10-2012

I had last years model, I didn’t like how it would get stuck under furniture and it seemed to go over certain areas but avoid others.Also it would leave clumps of fuzz from my Persian rugs. I returned it.

JillyMarie · ‎03-29-2015

I bought a Shark at Target about a year ago. About five weeks later I fell and severely injured my knee. Out of commission for eight weeks. Do I love my robot, you betcha. It isn't the top of the line, can't turn it on from my phone, but I don't want to.

“All you have to do, I tell myself, is keep your mouth shut and look stupid. It shouldn't be that hard.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

I have the hard floor version from iRobot. I have hardwood floors in much of my upstairs, including my master bedroom. I couldn't live without "Minnie" (as I call "her"). No struggles for me to clean under my bed!!!! I feel like I breathe much better since using "Minnie". I've had this type of robot since it was first calls the Mint. Love it!

FastDogWalker2 · ‎03-10-2010

We have a Roomba and are very satisfied with it. I mainly use it on our carpeted areas and it picks up A LOT , even after I have vacuumed with a "regular" vacuum. I like that I can put it in a room, close the door and return in 10 minutes and find it clean!

Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

@World Traveler wrote:
Love mine. I have the iRobot brand and got it from QVC. Works very, very well. I just push a button, it does its thing and I do mine. Hasn't failed me yet.

I also have the iRobot version for mopping the floors. It has been exactly one year since I last vacuum or mopped a floor.

@World Traveler

I experienced some of the same with mine when I first got it with long-haired, pure-bred Persians. I learned to vacuum the room where the cat sort of lived most of the time and clean it and then vacuum the remainder of the house. It cannot hold a lot of fur and fuzz. It is a very small vacuum. It is really misunderstanding it to think it could. You probably need something like a Rainbow (which I have) for the rest of the house and the thorough cleaning 2-3 times a month and let the iRobot do the interim work.

traveler · ‎03-09-2010

I bought a roomba from Qvc a few years ago. It gets hung up on floor vents, stuck under cabinets and seems to follow its own pattern leaving areas still dusty. Instructions were minimal. I regard the purchase a regret.

World Traveler · ‎02-02-2015

@Nonametoday wrote:
@World Traveler wrote:
Love mine. I have the iRobot brand and got it from QVC. Works very, very well. I just push a button, it does its thing and I do mine. Hasn't failed me yet.

I also have the iRobot version for mopping the floors. It has been exactly one year since I last vacuum or mopped a floor.
@World Traveler

I experienced some of the same with mine when I first got it with long-haired, pure-bred Persians. I learned to vacuum the room where the cat sort of lived most of the time and clean it and then vacuum the remainder of the house. It cannot hold a lot of fur and fuzz. It is a very small vacuum. It is really misunderstanding it to think it could. You probably need something like a Rainbow (which I have) for the rest of the house and the thorough cleaning 2-3 times a month and let the iRobot do the interim work.

@Nonametoday I think you have me mixed up with someone else. I did not refer to any problems with the iRobot.