Robot vacuums: experiences please. - Real Mum story on MoM

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I am feeling very time poor at the moment, the hectic Christmas season is over I know but I didn’t manage to take time off work over the break and my house work is suffering immensely due to my exhaustion….anyway, I’ve heard a few people who have robot vacuums that absolutely love them, but can never remember which one they have.
Has anyone had positive experiences with one in the mid range price bracket vacuums? My hard wood floors are suffering terrible scratches from food crumbs getting stuck under the felt pads on the chairs and I just cannot sweep every single night!!!

Posted anonymously, 7th January 2015

15 Comments

- - mom113055 said
  - 28 Apr 2015
    3:02 pm
reading these stories are great

- - Kelly said
  - 22 Feb 2015
    4:40 pm
Ive looked at these so much but just cant get my head around them really i just think i would spend most my time emptying the damm thing.

- - christial said
  - 16 Feb 2015
    8:54 pm
My friend has used a couple and apparently only the most expensive ones will work well enough for you not to pick up after it.

- - GeoEllie said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    4:31 am
We’ve tried (and failed) with a couple, for me I just can’t justify the price for the not great results

- - mom57522 said
  - 15 Jan 2015
    7:07 pm
I remember reading about one somewhere in real stories. The mum loved hers but I think it was quite expensive.

- - mom92217 said
  - 11 Jan 2015
    12:34 pm
I personally didn’t like mine it couldn’t fulfill my needs

- - mom94125 said
  - 09 Jan 2015
    8:03 pm
oh and just to clarify my answer, my friend doesn’t have the rhoomba. i can’t remember what brand it is but it was $350.

- - mel1 said
  - 08 Jan 2015
    8:39 pm
My sister has one and loves it. It is more or a carpet sweeper than a vacuum though.
- olivia r replied
  
  09 Jan 2015 , 10:37 am
  Thanks, Any idea what brand?
- - mom93821 said
  - 08 Jan 2015
    7:52 am
Also; in addition; my friend has to sweep the floor after the noisy robot vacuum had finished!

- - pakeko said
  - 07 Jan 2015
    9:10 pm
We tried one but it hit things and got suck and did not pick up a lot of things we where very thankful it was only a trail

- - mom93821 said
  - 07 Jan 2015
    5:08 pm
I was having coffee at a friend’s place and her robot vacuum was on; it was noisy when it got stuck on things and just kept bashing them! To be honest that demonstration did not impress me! Maybe another model would have been more efficient? It did make me laugh!

- - MrsMcD said
  - 07 Jan 2015
    5:08 pm
The LG Roboking are meant to be really good, as well as the Roomba. You might be able to pick one up off ebay.

- - mom94125 said
  - 07 Jan 2015
    4:01 pm
i think that you have to spend that money and get a rhoomba. they seem to do a great job and the company that designed that robots for the army, have made this as well.

a friend has a $350 dollar one but it will get stuck on things and need rescuing and won’t get corners well so she still has to vac. won’t pick up things about half the size of a 5 cent piece. so basically only good for minimal furniture places and only for main traffic areas with a little dirt. also she has kids so she needs to empty it out everyday and the kids try to ride it around lol
- olivia r replied
  
  09 Jan 2015 , 10:38 am
  I was worried this may be the case, I guess I’ll just have to wait and see if they come down in price a bit. Thanks for the reply.