Anyone else form an emotional bond to their Roomba?

Year's_End · 12-08-2008, 06:36 AM

no?

Year's_End · 12-08-2008, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MrHarris

I'll name mine Megatron.

man i would totally give you a cookie right now if i could.

SoYank · 12-08-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

man i would totally give you a cookie right now if i could.

And let the Roomba vacuum up the crumbs.

badfish · 12-08-2008, 04:28 PM

Mine is like a pet to me. One time I set mine to clean the room on the MAX setting. I closed the door, came back 15 minutes later and I see the Roomba flying across the carpet and it ran under the bed quite fast. It bumped around under my bed and I had to wait for it to come out. When it came out, I had to catch it and the canister end of it was missing. So basically it was running around without it's back end vacuuming and catching nothing. But it kinda reminded me of being a parent with a kid running around house without their pants on.

SoYank · 12-08-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by badfish

Mine is like a pet to me. One time I set mine to clean the room on the MAX setting. I closed the door, came back 15 minutes later and I see the Roomba flying across the carpet and it ran under the bed quite fast. It bumped around under my bed and I had to wait for it to come out. When it came out, I had to catch it and the canister end of it was missing. So basically it was running around without it's back end vacuuming and catching nothing. But it kinda reminded me of being a parent with a kid running around house without their pants on.

Comet · 12-10-2008, 04:54 AM

does it bump the furniture hard?

what about stairs?

SoYank · 12-10-2008, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Comet

what about stairs?

They can go down but not up. And coming down they don't clean worth a damn.

Comet · 12-11-2008, 03:49 AM

they go down stairs?
I'd picture them falling over like an R/C car...
I hought it just avoided them fully

all the youtube vids I find are like that

badfish · 12-11-2008, 11:33 AM

Mine has fallen down the stairs several times. I thought it was smarter than that. And it ran itself out of batteries doing that. Made me feel kinda bad to find it upside down like that.

radiantm3 · 12-11-2008, 01:59 PM

I've been wanting to buy one for the longest time, but all I hear about is the side brushes snapping off after a few months. Just read the reviews on Amazon. Great product, great support, but lots of maintenance and they don't seem to be built very well. I'd love to be proven wrong because I really want one.

IrateSpeed6 · 12-11-2008, 09:51 PM

As soon as those darn things attempt to clean the verticle part of each stair, they're done for... Try as they may...

johnL · 12-12-2008, 02:11 AM

I haven't had this particular model, but I've found that the older models don't really clean that well.

Comet · 12-12-2008, 02:32 AM

so bad idea for xmas present for my mom?
we have like 4 floors at home... we do have a maid.. but it would help out my mom when the maid isn't there

SoYank · 12-12-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Comet

so bad idea for xmas present for my mom?
we have like 4 floors at home... we do have a maid.. but it would help out my mom when the maid isn't there

How much are they a piece? If not too expensive get one for each floor.

SlammedR8 · 12-12-2008, 11:03 AM

how much do these go for?

Comet · 12-15-2008, 02:59 AM

250$ on amazon or something

that's like 1,000$ + shipping + customs

looking around 1,500$ all in...

SoYank · 12-15-2008, 03:14 PM

OK, scratch THAT idea.

txusa03 · 12-15-2008, 03:26 PM

for $250 it should also bring me my beer or is that an option you can add on?

Comet · 12-17-2008, 03:17 AM

1,500$ is around 4months salary (everyday) for a maid here... :P

RDHTran · 12-17-2008, 03:23 AM

dyson is my buddy

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12-11-2008, 11:33 AM	#31
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12-12-2008, 02:11 AM	#34
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12-15-2008, 02:59 AM	#38
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