I just bought one of these. I've had it for a few weeks now, and I absolutely love it. I had one about 10 years ago, but the product wasn't quite 'there' yet, so I sold it.
I have a gigantic, hairy dog in my house (English Mastiff). He's a perpetual shedder. I've never seen a dog shed as much as this dog. We have to vacuum 4-5 times a week just to keep up with the dog hair. I swear we've had giant dog hair tumbleweeds blowing through the kitchen on several occasions. Dog hair tumbleweeds kind of ruin parties.
My kids used to do the vacuuming, but they're both in college now. My wife looked at me as the next person in line to take over the vacuuming duties, so I did what any semi-successful businessman would do - I whipped out my credit card and bought a Roomba.
I am completely mesmerized by it. I pop a beer and watch it zoom around the house. It can sense walls and large pieces of furniture. It will maneuver around them. I swear it's smarter than the dog! It has it's own docking/charging station. It can be programmed to vacuum on a regular basis. When it's done, it returns to it's docking station automatically. I have to do nothing except empty the little dust bin! I feel like George Jetson!
My dog is not too happy with it. He's more scared than intimidated. The cat, however, stalks it like it's some sort of prey.
My wife was a little apprehensive. She saw right through my ploy to avoid housework, but the lack of dog hair in the house has turned her. She's even named it.
I have a gigantic, hairy dog in my house (English Mastiff). He's a perpetual shedder. I've never seen a dog shed as much as this dog. We have to vacuum 4-5 times a week just to keep up with the dog hair. I swear we've had giant dog hair tumbleweeds blowing through the kitchen on several occasions. Dog hair tumbleweeds kind of ruin parties.
My kids used to do the vacuuming, but they're both in college now. My wife looked at me as the next person in line to take over the vacuuming duties, so I did what any semi-successful businessman would do - I whipped out my credit card and bought a Roomba.
I am completely mesmerized by it. I pop a beer and watch it zoom around the house. It can sense walls and large pieces of furniture. It will maneuver around them. I swear it's smarter than the dog! It has it's own docking/charging station. It can be programmed to vacuum on a regular basis. When it's done, it returns to it's docking station automatically. I have to do nothing except empty the little dust bin! I feel like George Jetson!
My dog is not too happy with it. He's more scared than intimidated. The cat, however, stalks it like it's some sort of prey.
My wife was a little apprehensive. She saw right through my ploy to avoid housework, but the lack of dog hair in the house has turned her. She's even named it.
