can anyone tell me if these actually work or if they are a waste of my money?

Question

i seen an add on tv this am on the roomba and the scooba bots that vaccume and mop your floor they look really cool but i am not a rich person and i dont want to throw my money away on something that doesnt really work. so if anyone out there has one or both and can tell me the truth about them it would help and i thank you in advance..

Answer 1

I received a Roomba as a gift when they first came out - it works SORT of well if you have an EMPTY room. Otherwise, it hits furniture and turns around to go another way, simply making circles and missing so many spots. I would NEVER pay for one, and I don't use the one I got as a gift. A regular vacuum is MUCH better.

Answer 2

I agree and I think they are very cool, but I wouldn't spend the money for one unless I had the money just laying around. I think that the Scooba wouldn't hold very much. Even cooler are the lawn mowers that they have that find their way back to their recharging station.

Answer 3

I think just from what I've seen, they are useless. Sure they manually go around a room and hit a corner and go back, but can you imagine how many spots they would miss? Think about it. What are the odds that they would cover every single inch of a room in an adequate time? Just my opinion. I wouldn'y buy one for $20.00! :)

Answer 4

If your talking about the robot vacuum cleaners-forget it. In my country(New Zealand), they came in about 2 years ago. They were over a thousand dolllarsNZ. They are now down to $300. They are just too small to cope with anything too big.You can't beat the old Vacuum.And of course your own hard labour. Good Luck!

Answer 5

I don't own them, but I know several people who do, and they swear by them. I'm saving for them now.

Answer 6

Waste of money!