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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
An Almost-Unhealthy Obsession
I can't stop thinking about it - my dirty floor ... and my solution.
Roomba, I want you. I want you badly. I have been thinking about you off and on for months. But I know now that you can clean my floor better and more often. I can't do for myself what you can do for me - I thoroughly clean the bamboo floors downstairs and just moments later there's dirt there - like there's a Hoover ghost with his vacuum in reverse all over my floor. For the past 3 weeks I have thought about you all my days and nights --- I'm not kidding. I got on HSN and just hope that I accidentally press "submit order" and you arrive on my doorstep (well, let's be honest, I'd have you sent to work). I know that I can't really afford you - I can't really afford much of anything right now except for bills and outrageous student loans payments that I cannot consolidate because Congress, big business and education institutions are assholes. But Troy said he would like part of you too (and pay half)...not to cheapen you, Roomba, but that makes it easy for me to almost press "submit order". One time, a few weeks ago, I even entered my debit card information. But I couldn't do it - I know you are worth it... but something always comes up...and money is T-I-G-H-T. That hundred and a half dollars sure could go towards some debt, or bills, or food, etc. You get the idea, right?
But I want you Roomba. And I've waited for the novelty of you and coming home to a awesomely clean floor (scheduled to be done before I arrive home from work), to wear off, but it hasn't. And each and every time I sweep my damn floors (downstairs and up) I exclaim to Troy "I need a Roomba". He tells me to buy you...but I just can't reason. But maybe, just maybe, the pathetic-ness of this declaration of my longing for you, set out for the world to see, might be enough to push me over the edge...sans guilt.
Plus, I really like this watch that they also have at your current home, HSN. (You have a version I want only available on HSN - and I couldn't buy the watch without you too.) I need any reason to not feel purchasing guilt, so that I may have you as my own (in my home). If you like, I'll even call you Betty.
Oh, Roomba, what lies can I tell myself so that we may be together?!
An Almost-Unhealthy Obsession
I can't stop thinking about it - my dirty floor ... and my solution.
Roomba, I want you. I want you badly. I have been thinking about you off and on for months. But I know now that you can clean my floor better and more often. I can't do for myself what you can do for me - I thoroughly clean the bamboo floors downstairs and just moments later there's dirt there - like there's a Hoover ghost with his vacuum in reverse all over my floor. For the past 3 weeks I have thought about you all my days and nights --- I'm not kidding. I got on HSN and just hope that I accidentally press "submit order" and you arrive on my doorstep (well, let's be honest, I'd have you sent to work). I know that I can't really afford you - I can't really afford much of anything right now except for bills and outrageous student loans payments that I cannot consolidate because Congress, big business and education institutions are assholes. But Troy said he would like part of you too (and pay half)...not to cheapen you, Roomba, but that makes it easy for me to almost press "submit order". One time, a few weeks ago, I even entered my debit card information. But I couldn't do it - I know you are worth it... but something always comes up...and money is T-I-G-H-T. That hundred and a half dollars sure could go towards some debt, or bills, or food, etc. You get the idea, right?
But I want you Roomba. And I've waited for the novelty of you and coming home to a awesomely clean floor (scheduled to be done before I arrive home from work), to wear off, but it hasn't. And each and every time I sweep my damn floors (downstairs and up) I exclaim to Troy "I need a Roomba". He tells me to buy you...but I just can't reason. But maybe, just maybe, the pathetic-ness of this declaration of my longing for you, set out for the world to see, might be enough to push me over the edge...sans guilt.
Plus, I really like this watch that they also have at your current home, HSN. (You have a version I want only available on HSN - and I couldn't buy the watch without you too.) I need any reason to not feel purchasing guilt, so that I may have you as my own (in my home). If you like, I'll even call you Betty.
Oh, Roomba, what lies can I tell myself so that we may be together?!
MUST...HAVE...ROOMBA
Roomba also makes a robotic pool vacuum...one day I will have a pool...so that sounds good to me :)
I want. I want.
Roomba's works well as long as you don't have cords ANYWHERE on the floor. It also gets stuck under some of our furniture. I'd recommend measuring the space under all your furniture before buying. Then, if you go off expecting to have a clean floor when you come home make sure you unplug everything and make sure there is no place it can get stuck. It's a real pain to come home and find it stuck under the couch with a dead battery!
Scooba worked great for the first 6 months, then the battery pooped out on us. It doesn't last long enough and they're expensive. We're on our second or third battery (don't know because it's my husband's baby) and it now has to be charged 2 - 3 times to clean our not-so-big kitchen floor. I would definitely recommend against a Scooba, unless you don't mind buying a new battery every 6 months.
Yeah, no way I could sit back and watch the Roomba have all the fun.
Angi - the pool cleaner is a different thing altogether...i think it's more expensive too (but i figure it's better than puttin' on scuba gear and diving down with that huge hose and clunky cleaner to clean your pool like my grandpap used to do) pic: http://www.roombareview.com/chat/userpix/4391_Verro_600...
We have an old Roomba that eats cords. We have a perfect house for the robot, though, with oak and tile floors - no carpet. The Roomba works fine but I still have to use the vacuum for the woodwork, blinds, underneath furniture, corners and all that stuff. And the floor, the only part Roomba is interested in, is the easiest part of the job.
Our Scooba is great, despite what my wife said about it. We (I) have to vacuum the tile floors first, of course, and run the damn thing two or three times, replace wheels, squeegees and brushes. But it really cleans our kitchen floor and back hallway, where Jake the large dog rules.
I'd forgo the Roomba and get the Scooba. But I yell at both of them.
Too much of a hassle for me; I won't replace them. But I will have fun crushing them under my Jeep.
what model do you have Bob ... maybe I can blame it on that in my head so I can go ahead with my purchase, or at least my dream of purchase...one day.
Ya, I was reading the reviews and I read a few that said they love their Roomba, but not that you have to replace it every few years. (Which is why the HSN 2 year extended warranty is looking better and better).
Put another tick mark on the plus side, Roomba. :)
I think maybe you should get a new one (obviously their tech. gets better with versions)...maybe I could buy one and test it for you and let you know! ....tic 2 !!