5 kids, 2 adults, one dog, hardwood, area rugs, and carpet…welcome to our home! Since before we had kids we have owned the Dyson Animal vacuum cleaner and have used it for 8 years now, originally purchased in Jacksonville, FL and it has seen a few moves in its day. That being said, it has not stood up to the test of time. When you really need to deep clean the animal you need to take it apart completely to get all of the caked on dirt and dust our of the cyclones and to do that you have to unscrew the canister parts. The last time I did this, about 3 months ago, most of the holders for each of the 8 screws were broken, and now only about 3-4 screws hold the canister together. I think, for 8 years, this is early failure of a very expensive item. The Dyson has worked, not any better than the Kirby or Rainbow my grandmothers had and certainly not better than the electralux my mom had but it worked.
Now, imagine you are home alone with 5 kids, 6 years old to new-born, and you have to feed the big one breakfast lunch and dinner plus snacks, naps and so on, AND take care of a new-born, dog and stubborn husband. Well, welcome to the wonderful world of my wife! Add that to the list of near OCD over having a clean floor…thanks motherinlaw for that little nugget you burnt into the brain of your lovely princess, and you can see why floor cleaning in this house is a top priority! “I don’t want anything for my birthday this year, just a Roomba…” I almost fell over, I have been trying to get this woman to agree to buy one of these things for years now, I guess all my tech nerdness is wearing off on her! Work smarter not harder is what I always say!
The Roomba 770 was the robot of choice, simply because it was local to purchase and I didn’t have to do 35 hours of research to figure out if it would be worth the investment. One stop at Best Buy and it was in hand! I brought it home, wrapped it in last years christmas wrapping paper…I’m really a horrible husband…and gave my bride the present she so desperately needs!
Later that day, my 3-year-old said “What is that?” I said “Its a robot that will clean all of our floors!” “Will it hurt us? Will it transform into a talking robot?” On and on with the questions about robots…I’m kicking Michael Bay in the leg if I see him on the street! I unboxed it, set it up in about 2 minutes…mostly due to reading the 3 step setup guide and off it went!
Everyone of these little terrorists that live here ran around the house picking up all of their toys and shoes and then jumping up on the benches we have to watch Roomba work its magic! The robot zooms around back and forth finding its way around the room all the while picking up every spec of dust, hair, dirt, crayon, Lego and more with ease as it navigates between hardwood and area rug, never once getting caught on anything that it encounters. It truly is the best piece of home technology a family needs!
It has lived with us for 2 weeks now, and runs just about every morning. The kids still run around the house and pick up the major items on the floor and still are in amazement that a robot is cleaning our house! The wife is the critical judge of the quality of the sweeping and she has not said a word once in 2 whole weeks about having to clean the floors!!! That may seem like nothing to most people, but she would constantly be sweeping with a broom or complaining about the children and their crumbs, for good reason. Now she doesn’t say anything about it, and it blows me away that this little vacuum can have such a positive and healthy impact on our home, I can’t thank the people responsible for the innovation to develop this little giant enough!! Here’s to you Roomba Robot Engineer/Software developer guy/gal!
Forget Shark, Dyson, Hoover…forget them all…the future is here and it means more time with your 5 kids and a healthy happy home!!
Dyson Animal vs Roomba 770!
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