I'm in love, guys.

[Pevensie]

I bought a roomba.

It is vacuuming my floors while I lay in bed watching a show with the kids before bed.

I don't understand why I waited so long to do this.

[sunbutter]

My poor roomba has been on a leave of absence for nearly a year waiting for me to get it together to get baby toys off of the floor in the morning.  After our kitchen is finished, is what I keep telling myself!

[l504]

Is it really that great? I'm on the fence

[grace806]

I heard it didn't pickup well. But maybe that's not the case?

[Pevensie]

Jan 23, 2015 20:37:46 GMT -5 l504 said:

Is it really that great? I'm on the fence

I've been on the fence for years.  This is day one so it's possible my enthusiasm will wane, but so far YES it's that great.  It managed to go all through my kitchen and family room, which is a pretty big space with a lot of obstacles, and I was impressed by the pick up.  It got all the crumbs, which is my main pet peeve and the reason I bought it, but I was also really surprised by how much hair and dust it picked up... especially since my cleaning lady was here Wednesday, and I've watched her vacuum and she's pretty thorough.

I did buy mine refurbished, which made it like half the cost of a new one -- that made it easier for DH and I to get over the sticker shock.

[l504]

Thanks! I'll circle back in a few weeks for an update

[queenbabee]

I love those things, but for all of the wrong reasons! Mine never really did much except run into walls and circle around just to do it all over again. It always reminded me of drunk girls and clean sliding glass doors. Very entertaining though congrats on your extra cuddle time!

[sunbutter]

Jan 24, 2015 10:44:28 GMT -5 queenbabee said:

I love those things, but for all of the wrong reasons! Mine never really did much except run into walls and circle around just to do it all over again. It always reminded me of drunk girls and clean sliding glass doors. Very entertaining though congrats on your extra cuddle time!

Yeah, I have to remember to close the powder room door or it goes in there, closes the door, locks itself in,  and then vacuums the hell out of the 2 x 4 bathroom till it runs out of battery power.

[twinmomma]

Welcome to the club! I love mine! It runs overnight each night so I wake up to a clean house

[sandandsea]

I just gave 2 to goodwill. They broke all the time and left black marks on my white baseboards. And, they really didn't do a great job of vacuuming.

[lissydee]

I may have to ask for this for my birthday. I am so over vacuuming every day.

[nolagirl]

I reallllly want one, but haven't convinced myself to part with the money for it yet. This thread is helping though!

[RiseAndWine]

I just got one before the holidays off craigslist for $190! It works amazingly well and I run it almost every night. I will say I need to move it sometimes because it has a tendency to get stuck in random Places or just go over the same Spots but its mostly great.

[twinmomma]

Keep in mind, for those worried about it not working well... you do have to replace the brushes every so often. They're cheap on Amazon. That may be why they stopped working well after awhile.

[chuggingwater]

if I GIFed, I would give DJ roomba from parks and rec.

Glad you're enjoying it!

[litzo27]

I had the very first edition and it was great until it broke. Because I have hardwood only (no rugs or carpet) i got a Mint - which is an automated swiffer and only $150 and it's been working really well for me to. How loud are the new Roombas? My old monster was pretty loud (and the Mint is silent).