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Love My Roomba

July 10, 2006

On Saturday, just when Rob has lost all hope of ever receiving it, the fully charged battery for our Roomba arrived. It took a whole 30 seconds to update the software, then the little guy was up and running. I kept moving furniture around to let it get all those hard to reach places, and I think that might have confused it a little. But the little thing did a very thorough job of getting all the dog hair. It got every corner, it got around every table leg, and it got under every piece of furniture that had enough clearance for it.

Before I took the boys to tae kwon do today, I spent a few minutes getting the lower level ready for the Roomba to vacuum again. I moved the dining room chairs away from the table, picked up a pair of shoes, and made sure there were no electrical cords touching the floor. Then I turned it on, left, and came home to clean floors. With the daily vacuuming taken care of, I bet I’ll be up to tackling mopping and wiping the baseboards more often. Or maybe I’ve just bought myself more sitting-on-my-ass time. Either way, my Roomba is great for everyday vacuuming on our non-carpeted surfaces.

I haven’t tried the Roomba on carpeting or near stairs, though I’ve read reviews that say it handles them both well. The floors of our bedrooms have lots of clutter, so I’d have to de-clutter daily to let the Roomba vacuum daily. And I just don’t see that happening anytime soon.

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4 Responses to “Love My Roomba”

  1. Janet Says:
    July 11th, 2006 at 3:36 pm

    Oh a Roomba! Can we get video footage of it in action?:)

  2. Oz Says:
    July 11th, 2006 at 3:47 pm

    Cool! Thanks for the review. Might have to get one of these gizmos.

  3. Mike Says:
    July 13th, 2006 at 1:39 am

    Whoa - wait a second… “daily vacuuming”? As in daily? Once a day - every day? That’s a lot of vacuuming.

    But I really want a Roomba now - I’m not sure how the cat would feel about it though.

  4. Whimsy Chick Says:
    July 13th, 2006 at 4:08 pm

    Janet, I will see about getting video footage, just for you. :)
    Oz, I wish I had this thing years ago. GO CHECK IT OUT!

    Mike, I wasn’t vacuuming by hand daily! My big yellow lab combined with my wood laminate floors means the dog hair gathers in little clumps under my dining room set every few days. It pretty much needed daily vacuuming, I just wasn’t willing to do it. Now I turn the Roomba on every day and never see those little hair bunnies. YAY!

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