[nagdu] Robot vacuums

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Sherrill.
I  did look at the reviews at Amazon, but they were all over the place. 
Some people said it was great, and others that it didn't do a good job.
Confusing!
Tracy

> We received one of these robot vacuums about 4 years ago, and the thing
> was
> fun to observe, but truly high maintenance.  It would get stuck trying to
> go
> under some of our end tables, and in other ways its behavior wasn't
> predictable.  So we returned it, but perhaps now the bugs have been ironed
> out of them.  As I recall, it did a nice job picking up dog hair.  My dog
> did think it a strange creature, though.  But she wasn't too freaked out
> by
> it.  Our dogs can get used to just about anything, though I've been told
> of
> some who think they need to herd such a wandering machine!!
>
> You might go to Amazon and see what reviewers have to say about these.
>
> Sherrill
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 11:15 AM
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> Subject: [nagdu] Robot vacuums
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>
> Rebecca suggested using a Roomba.  How do those things, or other robot
> vacuums, do with dog hair?  I was looking at them the other day, thinking
> how it could vacuum every day, if I wanted.  Though picking up all the dog
> toys and other junk everyday would be a bit of a hassle.
> Though I think I saw one that would go around stuff of a larger size.  But
> it's not worthwhile, if they don't pick up dog hair well.
> Anyone have any experience with them?
> Tracy
>
>
>
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