Cinnamon Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Just wondering, because I am really missing mine & am considering buying a new one. I would love to hear what the newer models are like, compared to the one I ran 4 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 My old one broke, so I sold it on eBay for £50! I did tell the buyer that it was broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 My old one broke too, so I phoned Lakeland & they sent me a brand new one, which I sold on ebay because I needed the cash at the time. The new ones do look very s"Ooops, word censored!"y though, & I am feeling tempted..................... I miss seeing him bumbling around cleaning up for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Having a hard of understanding day here......whats a Roomba!!?? Sounds like I may need one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Its a robot vacuum cleaner - not cheap, but worth its weight in gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Funny that - I saw one in a shop in Spain the other week, the first time I had ever seen one in the flesh! It made me think of you all and got me wondering if you still used them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Well, I have treated myself....cue much eye rolling from The Husband, but its MY money & my decision, so *blows raspberry* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 OOOOh yes, sounds like I need one! Does it eat Lego, tho!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Nope! It doesn't fall down the stairs either! I had it going in our room yesterday, & despite me thinking it was fairly clean, & it having been hoovered a few days before, I had to empty Rex's (The Roomba) dust collector 4 times The amount of hair ingrained in the carpet was just astounding. Am setting him up to do the kitchen & dining room when I am at work tomorrow. The cat won't be impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Which one did you get Cinnamon? I keep looking and trying to justify buying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I am just laughing at the idea of having one of those bimbling around with two lurchers in the house... they would think it was some sort of prey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Would they set the house alarm off? Imagine having to explain that one away!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Which one did you get Cinnamon? I keep looking and trying to justify buying one. I got the 650 - I am a John Lewis partner, so got it with partner discount. In my defence I found an old Santander account a couple of weeks ago with just about the right amount in it, which I had totally forgotten about, & had been looking for something to spend it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I'm sort of interested in one of these for my mum - she's constantly moaning about the weight of her current hoover (admittedly she is 80). I've already bought her a second hoover so she doesn't have to carry it up and downstairs, but I do wonder if a Roomba would be the answer for her. Only thing I can't figure out is how they cope with corners when Roombas are round and corners are square? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 There is a sort of sticky out brush thing that gets into the corners. maybe not as effective as a traditional Hoover, but certainly better than when I Hoovered! It does right up to the edges too. If you Mum is older there may be a couple of issues. Firstly Roomba needs a clear sweep to work well, so an uncluttered floor is ideal. Older people tend to have more stuff around, so this might be a problem. Secondly the dust tray needs emptying & the brushes cleaned really regularly. The dust try is easy, but getting the hair from the ends of the brush can be fiddly, & I am not sure how an older persons fingers would cope with that. You do get a little tool to help with this, but even then it is a fiddle. Hope this helps. You could look at Sebo vacuums, which I have found to be light, really moveable & very sucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Oh that's brill, thanks for that Cinnamon, very helpful!!! Cluttered floors would be an issue I think and I'd wondered if it would be a bit too techy for her to cope with ... I bought her a VERY lightweight/simple Bissell cylinder machine a while ago, I think it's brilliant really powerful, but Mum has a list of complaints about it as long as your arm (mainly, the problem with anything and everything that I get for her is "it's not as good as the old one", but other problems include - "too many pipes and wires" (don't all hoovers have a mains cable and a sucky tube?), "too heavy" - despite the fact it weighs considerably less than her other upright one. Long and the short of it, she has decided she wants one of the battery/rechargeable types she's seen advertised on TV - I've told her that's fine, but she's got to choose it, I'm very happy to order it/collect it/take her to buy it and put it together for her, but if it's "not as good as the old one" I don't want to know!!!! Oh dear, I think I'm the daughter from hell!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Might be cheaper & easier to get her a cleaner in once a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Might be cheaper & easier to get her a cleaner in once a week Had sort of thought of that Cinnamon - trouble is I doubt Mum would be happy with the way a cleaner did things!!! No pleasing some people!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 It may just mean finding someone who your mum feels comfortable with. We had a similar problem with my folks; my mother is in the advanced stages of dementia, so my father is looking after her with the help of carers. He isn't of the generation where men find cleaning and domestic stuff easy; it took a bit of time, but they now have a lovely cleaner who they are happy with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 How's Rex doing? My Raymondo was consigned to the spare room upstairs when Tilda, our house hen, moved into the kitchen. She ended up living in the kitchen for 18 months, and I bought a Dyson cordless (DC59) which has been fantastic. I did miss Raymondo wandering around downstairs at first, but then I forgot all about him. Your post has made me nostalgic, I might get him out again. Or set him up to clean the landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 He is doing fine - the cat is now enamoured with him too! Just had him doing my coir matted porch...it has come up a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 not to be confused with the Zumba I also had a lack of understanding and had to google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Does it move the sofa to clean under? I also have 3 cats - I am not sure how they would cope with it. I might find the big kitten riding it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I'm surprised no-one has posted this link yet! It comes with a Time Wasting Warning! Cat wearing a shark costume rides a Roomba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Why the shark costume though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
