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 Zeal Queen
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Location: TEXAS | I have dark vinyl flooring that looks like hard wood floors and I desperately need a robot vacuum but can't trust anything I read on the internet about them. Does anyone use one that could give suggestions?  |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| We have a Roomba - cheaper model. It works WONDERS EXCEPT it doesn't always dock itself. Sometimes, I'll come home and have to search for it, find it in the middle of a room, dead. Ours wasn't a ton of money $300 or so, doesn't work off my phone and all that stuff, but it runs for about 2 hours every morning while we're at work and it is FULL every day - we have a HAIRY Blue Heeler in the house.
We still run the regular sweeper once a week but the Roomba sure helps in between - it also goes under the bed and places you hardly ever vacuum. |
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Extreme Veteran
Posts: 542
| Had one and sold it. We kept forgetting to pick up so it could run. It got stick on things. We have dogs in the house and it became an issue with their toys getting stuck in it or them getting caught up on one. Bought the Dyson animal, super light and quick/easy to use. |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | i just got one this week and think im gonna love it. its the shark model. runs about 2.5 hrs. it only got stuck one place and it has strips you can put down to stop it so i am going to try them in that spot (corner of the couch). It seemed to not mind the carpet to hardwood to rugs anywhere! i think i love him. haha |
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Location: North Dakota | I don't have one but a friend of mine has one and she has it synced with her amazon dot (alexa) and the other day when I was over there all she did was say "alexa, ask roboto to start cleaning" (yes she named it lol) and it left it's dock and started zooming around. It was pretty cool haha. |
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 Straight Shooter
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Location: SW North Dakota | I have the $700 Roomba and I wish I'd have saved my money. Here's why: We have corgis and cats. Although it does do a great job with dust bunnies and hair, I have dark, hand hewn hardwood floors and it leaves a trail in the dust whereever it goes. Especially in the winter, when its dry and the furnace runs... gets pretty dusty in the house. Mine gets stuck on the top of the steps, so even though it's programmed to run when I'm not home, it might only make a pass before it gets stuck behind a door or on the steps. I try to remember to shut the door to my daughter's room, but it also chokes on socks. So usually, I have to do search and rescue on Ruby every time she runs. You also have to be religous about cleaning them- especially if you have pets. This isn't hard and I'd be happy to bathe Ruby if she'd just do her **** job. She'd been grounded for the last few months. Ol Hag.
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Assistant to the Braun..
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Location: Texas | I have a Roomba and I chose to get one that was a little more expensive than the lower models that Roomba offers because I needed one that would really get dog hair and after doing days of research it seemed to be a better option for my family. I am very happy I got it. Does it take place of an actual deep cleaning no, but do I have to sweep everyday if I run it, no. So yes I am very happy with it. I am amazed that it can really get as much dog hair as it does and it really does make my life so much easier lol Mine will get stuck every now and then under my husbands recliner but its very rarely and once in a while it will not dock properly but its rare as well. I can say that the pros outweigh the cons.
I highly recommend getting one!!!
Edited by TxSweetie 2018-01-26 2:07 PM
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 Shelter Dog Lover
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| I had a Roomba, don’t remember which one, it was in the $300 price range, loved it but it scratched my wood floors if anything got caught on the wheels. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | We have a dog that sheds a ton. We tried one and had vinyl floors. I swept after it was done (I even let it go several times). The amount of stuff I still swept up (not moving furniture or anything) was still pretty huge, mostly dog hair. I sold it on ebay. |
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Location: Duvall, WA | I got one on Amazon Prime day last year, the cheapest one available, a Eufy for about $199. All the reviews were great, and I have to say I absolutely love it. Could be one of my all time favorite items. My floors are soooooo clean now, it is wonderful. I don't think it would be great if you expected it to work perfectly while you are gone, as I do have to rescue it regularly, but it still does an amazing job. Could not live without it now. |
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  Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | I didn't like mine but maybe if I had bought a more expensive one it would have been better. |
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Unable to Live Without Chocolate or Coffee
Posts: 1841
| i don't have one but i heard a horror story about a lady that had it set to run at 2 am. her dog had pooped on the floor and when she woke up there was dog $hit all over her house  I won't ever get one lol! but who sets it to run at that time of day??? bahahaha! my sis in law has one, and i see she still has it, its been over a year.... |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | camocowgirl - 2018-01-27 5:14 PM
i don't have one but i heard a horror story about a lady that had it set to run at 2 am. her dog had pooped on the floor and when she woke up there was dog $hit all over her house I won't ever get one lol! but who sets it to run at that time of day??? bahahaha! my sis in law has one, and i see she still has it, its been over a year....
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Gettin Jiggy Wit It
Posts: 2734
| camocowgirl - 2018-01-27 5:14 PM
i don't have one but i heard a horror story about a lady that had it set to run at 2 am. her dog had pooped on the floor and when she woke up there was dog $hit all over her house I won't ever get one lol! but who sets it to run at that time of day??? bahahaha! my sis in law has one, and i see she still has it, its been over a year....
And she didn't even have a dog. |
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Unable to Live Without Chocolate or Coffee
Posts: 1841
| WetSaddleBlankets - 2018-01-27 5:47 AM
camocowgirl - 2018-01-27 5:14 PM
i don't have one but i heard a horror story about a lady that had it set to run at 2 am. her dog had pooped on the floor and when she woke up there was dog $hit all over her house I won't ever get one lol! but who sets it to run at that time of day??? bahahaha! my sis in law has one, and i see she still has it, its been over a year....And she didn't even have a dog.
Really? It says she got a puppy...
Well this guy does:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1VJCO4TUKHNU7
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Gettin Jiggy Wit It
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| camocowgirl - 2018-01-27 8:04 PM
WetSaddleBlankets - 2018-01-27 5:47 AM
camocowgirl - 2018-01-27 5:14 PM
i don't have one but i heard a horror story about a lady that had it set to run at 2 am. her dog had pooped on the floor and when she woke up there was dog $hit all over her house I won't ever get one lol! but who sets it to run at that time of day??? bahahaha! my sis in law has one, and i see she still has it, its been over a year....And she didn't even have a dog.
Really? It says she got a puppy...
Well this guy does:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1VJCO4TUKHNU7
It was a joke lol |
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Location: West Texas | We just got a Eufy and love it. It gets very high ratings by all the consumer report articles. |
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Location: Armuchee, GA, NW section of Ga | My DH bought me one. I love it but it seems to get stuck under the low cabinets often. With two long haired cats, the fur gets to be too much. I usually run it one or twice a week. Also, get the extra round abouts to avoid certain areas, like the cat food/water. |
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 The One
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Location: South Georgia | We have a Neato Botvac and we love it. It is superior to the Roombas in that it scans each room with its laser and vacuums in a grid so every inch is vacuumed and you have nice neat lines. Also, it holds a charge for quite some time. If the battery gets low, it returns to its base and then once fully charged again, goes back to where it left off. It takes it about 3 hours to do our 2200 square feet. We have a mix of hardwood, rugs, and carpet. She handles them all beautifully. It is scheduled to run 3 days a week while we are at work. They are $400, but with a Bed Bath and Beyond 20% off coupon, just $300. Best money we ever spent. Roomba advertises a lot more, so most people don't hear about the Neato, but it is far better. Our friends with a Roomba have since switched to a Neato after seeing ours. |
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 Born not Made
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Location: North Dakota | I have a Roomba and I love it. We have darker-ish floors and a yellow lab. I believe we have the 880 model (it was second from the "top").
Yes, you do have to have things picked up off the floor. With a toddler and a dog, it's doable. I just clean up the night before after she's in bed, and then there's very little to do in the morning. I have it programmed to run during the day while we are all gone.
I have learned that it doesn't have enough battery to do the whole house at once. So I usually just close all the bedroom doors in the morning. If I want it to do a certain bedroom, I'll leave that door open for the day. But my main concern is the main living area anyway, so that's where I have it docked so it cleans that first.
Once in a while, we come home to it "stuck" in random places. But it's not a huge problem. I clean it good about once a month or so, and replace the filter/brush when needed. (replacement parts were cheap on Amazon)
With the Roomba running every day, I usually don't have to vacuum at all myself. In my opinion, that's pretty good for having a toddler and a dog in the house and well worth the money spent!!
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