asd ) wrote:
: Does the Roomba work well?

My friend has one and she loves it. Compared to not vacuuming at all
because you are too busy or lazy, it does a great job. Compared to
pushing a vacuum cleaner around yourself, it doesn't do so great a
job. It does a room at a time. Each room has to be prepared, so that
the roomba doesn't get stuck. If you have lots of clutter on the
floor, then you'll have to pick up before setting the roomba loose.
It also can't handle carpets with tassles - you have to tuck the
tassles underneath the carpet.

If your room is roomba friendly, then all you do is plug in the
charger, empty the dust bin, start the roomba, and go to work (or
wherever). When you get back, the roomba will have vacuumed (most of)
the room, and will be sitting in its charger. The next day, you move
the charger to a new room and repeat. My friend does a quick, light
dusting of each room when she starts the roomba. It's not a thorough
cleaning, but it's a lot better than nothing, and it's not much more
work (than nothing).

--- Chip