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0 | Roomba doesn't live here anymore | I loved this product-until it stopped working. It met my expectations until it stopped working after six months. Irobot replaced it with a new unit . That one lasted about two months. I followed all care instructions.This product is not reliable sad to say.The concept here is great but the reality is not. | negative |
0 | Not Enough Poop | I got the Discovery Roomba for tile floors with a lot of pet hair and discovered that it has storage for about a pinch of the stuff, where I needed it to pick up handfuls. The dustbin has room for perhaps a cup of dirt, and it would probably be good for picking up superficial dirt when used regularly. It certainly doesn't have the power for deep cleaning. The search strategy takes a lot of time and repeat sweeps to cover a given area, so it's not very efficient or ecological. I gave this product to a friend and returned to my handy dust mop, brush and dustpan to git-er-done. | negative |
0 | Not sure it is worth the hassle | Only my extreme dislike of vacuuming makes me want to keep my Roomba Discovery. It does do an excellent job of cleaning floors. But so does my Miele vacuum. Unlike the Miele, however, the Roomba requires almost constant maintenance - removing and cleaning bearings, cleaning small wires behind drive wheels, cleaning sensors etc., which make me question its convenience.My second complaint is about the User's Manual. Or lack thereof. Considering how much specialized maintenance is required and the number of things that can go wrong I think the manufacturer should include a complete User's Manual with the product. Instead, almost all troubleshooting requires visiting the manufacturer's web site.Would I recommend the Roomba to friends? Maybe, but only with serious reservations. It costs a lot of money and in the end I am not convinced it saves me any time. | negative |
1 | Great product | I purchased the Roomba Discovery 4210 while shopping for a lightweight vacuum cleaner for every day use, rather than pulling out my big one for quick cleanups. My sister has had a Roomba for several years and kept telling me how great they were...so I decided to give it a try. Am I ever glad I did....one of the best purchases I have made in years! I have had it about a month and it does everything it is claimed to do. Works on smooth floors as well as carpet. A big timesaver---just start it up and let it do its thing. Of course it doesn't take the place of ocassionally having to get out the big vacuum to do corners, tops of baseboards etc. But what it does do, it does well. My daughter was so impressed with it she bought one. With 4 kids she was always vacuuming or sweeping up crumbs etc, so the Roomba is a big help to her. Highly recommended. | positive |
1 | Love my Roomba!! | I absolutely love this robot and don't know how I got along without it before I bought it! I shopped them a lot and found the best price at Amazon/shipping was super fast to. I told myself that I would use my upright every 2 weeks and use Roomba once a week or so but so far I haven't taken my upright out of the closet once!I use Roomba every other day at least;it does an excellent job. I have Fibromyalgia so pushing the upright hurts just thinking about it now! Do yourself a favor and buy a Roomba! I bought the Discovery model and the only thing I wish I had is more virtual walls which I plan to order. I found that Amazon was the best place to order it(Amazon directly & not thru someone that just goes thru Amazon for the order!) and will check with them from now on for all my needs.... | positive |
0 | Great idea, not ready for prime time | This is a great idea for a product, but it's not quite ready for serious work yet. The robot works great on hard floors, forget it for carpet (even short pile carpet), it just barely cleans it. And the battery. I've gone through THREE batteries already, they don't last long, even with proper use, just do a search on the internet about the Roomba battery problems. I should have waited a couple more years before buying one of these, hopefully by then they'll have the bugs worked out. | negative |
1 | Great | Extremely happy with "Roomba". I have two dogs that shed and it's no longer a problem. My third "pet" roomba takes care of it every day. This appliance is great. | positive |
0 | use only five time for my newborn, then broken, they ask money for replacement | the roomba we bought only worked five times and then it is broken, I tried to call the roomba but the only suggetions they give is pay the money and we will replace you with a new one.But on their customer support website, the first and foremost problem they listed is the problem we have encountered, so we assumed that this is probably a very common problem. the CSR told us that it costly to repair it so you pay the money and we do the exchange, since it is out of the warranty even though we used it for ony five times.( we have saved it our newborn)I am sorry to say we will never ever buy from this company again. I am very disappointed. | negative |
1 | Great for regular cleaning | The Roomba does a fairly good job in cleaning the floor (both carpet and hardwood). Although by observing it for few minutes, it seems to be missing few spots, it does eventually get to all the spots in a room if you let it completes its run. From time to time, I still need to do a deep vacuuming to get to all the tough/corner spots, which is o.k. The SPOT clean option is great if you spill stuff in a small area. However, the Roomba is very noisy, which is the reason why I did not give it 5-stars. For example, you won't be able to watch TV and have it running in the background at the same time. But, I just turn it on when I leave home, and the room is cleaned by the time I return. Overall, Roomba is a great purchase. | positive |
1 | A "nice-to-have" | With 2 dogs and a cat, this vacuum does a GREAT job of helping out in between major house cleanings. However, the bin doesn't hold much, so it has to be emptied often. Also, when it goes from a hard floor to carpet or a rug, it sometimes gets hung up at the transition, and if the bin is near full, it will leave a large pile of dirt and hair at the transition. It does a great job of going back to its recharging cradle, so you can just empty it and start it again the next time. However, you'll still need the big vacuum on occassion. For those busy people that need a little help around the house, this product is great! | positive |
0 | If you buy a Roomba, you'll be throwing your money away | I purchased a Roomba Discovery from Amazon about 18 months ago. At first I was delighted, but after about 6 months the unit stopped working and would only go around in sad little circles. (By the way, we are a retired couple, no pets, not a lot of heavy usage.) After several months of phone support failed to correct the problem, I shipped the machine back. Several more months went by before iRobot Corporation shipped me a cheaper machine that was already broken when it arrived. Patiently I shipped it back and after much pain and suffering received a replacement machine in March, 2006, which broke after only 5 months. iRobot contends that the 12 month warranty has expired. I contend that I've only had 11 months of use from this very expensive doorstop.Considering how poorly this machine has performed and how much difficulty I've had with customer support, I would strongly recommend against purchasing any of their products.Gail MordenReno, NV | negative |
0 | Cats killed the Roomba | I have two cats and a large concrete floor only partially covered by a rug or two. This should be perfect for a Roomba. But the brushes kept getting clogged with cat hair. Yes, I followed directions and cleaned them. Then the main brush developed a short, and it ultimately stopped turning even after I cleaned it out. Then the battery would not hold a charge. They sent me a refurbished replacement. Same issues after just a couple of weeks. I love technology and I wish this thing would work as advertised, but it is simply not sufficiently durable or capable - yet. I'm hoping future generations of Roombas overcome these issues. As of now, it's just not ready. | negative |
1 | Cool product, but it can fall down stairs | What a fun first robot! This is a great little device that does a nice job of vacuuming the floors relatively quietly and effortlessly. One problem, though, is that it actually can fall down the stairs. The first time I tried it was on a hard floor, and the stairs were avoided by the unit. However, on it's second run (after cleaning it out, of course) I tried it upstairs on the berber carpeting, and went downstairs to watch TV (sans bon bons) as my work was being done for me. When I heard a crashing on the stairs, I jumped up and ran over just in time to catch the Roomba before it smashed on the tile. So, don't believe that it's infallible....at least they won't take over the human race like in the movies, but I'm glad they can perform some basic tasks. | positive |
0 | Worst purchase I've ever made... | This is the all-time worst. It lasted for 3 weeks before it gave out for some unknown reason. iRobot's non-existent customer service couldn't fix the problem. They ordered a new dust bin for the unit, but the dust bins have been on backorder for a month and as of one month ago, they had no idea when the dust bins would be back in-stock. I wholeheartedly agree with those reviewers that have stated that this thing is not ready for prime time.I'll try another one in five years when the technology has improved this little device. Until then, my suggestion is to stay far away. | negative |
1 | A product that works the way it's supposed to | We bought this product with low expectations (typical of an early adopter), but so far the Roomba has performed flawlessly. It's great at picking up small particulate matter (plus the random dust rhino), the only time it got stuck was when it got tangled up in my wife's bra (which I can relate to). It will occasionally get stuck under something, but when it does it just shuts down and waits for help. The product is as much of a no-brainer as I've seen. Push the button, it lets out a little fanfare, and gets to work. Our floors are always clean now (qualifier--we have a large loft with hardwood floors, so this is an ideal environment for this product)--not quite so good on carpets, it can pick up surface stuff, but does not do a deep clean. And it obviously does not do stairs, although it is smart enough not to fling itself down a flight (which puts it slightly ahead of my 3 year old). Overall I am very pleased with the Roomba. | positive |
1 | not fool proof | The roomba is very user friendly...you lift it out of the box, charge it for a day and she's ready to go...we love it, however my only comment is EVERYTHING small must be off the floor. I have 2 kids 6 & 8, so there is always a marker or car on the floor and the roomba suck's it up and can get stuck.... once everthing is picked up, I turn it on and head out the door for work....PERFECT... | positive |
1 | I love my Roomba!!!! | Roomba is the absolute best thing since the automatic dishwasher! My house has never been cleaner, and Roomba finds dirt and dust that I had no idea I had. I really can't say enough about this little guy! I've wanted one for about two years, and it is worth every penny I had to stash away and save for. I have wood floors, berber type carpet, with several thick-pile wool rugs, and he cleans just fine. The first week he filled up quickly, and was working so hard picking up the junk that my $500 Oreck vacuum missed, that it took two to three charges to do my 3000 sq. ft home. Now, he can do about 2100 sq ft on one charge like a pro. I had to tell my three little boys that "Roomba is our friend", and no "he is not an bad robot looking to destroy life forces". Now he is their best buddy for carrying small action figures on brief trips around the house. Take it from me, this is the best; but don't leave your legos around. | positive |
0 | Roomba Discovery - a Poor Investment | I purchased a Roomba Discovery in July of 2004. Since then it's had major in-warranty overhauls twice due to various malfunctions. Of course the battery has been replaced, as well. In Feb., '07 Roomba died for good and I bought a new one. That one came with only a 60-day warranty, and now it runs for 2 seconds and quits. iRobot tells me I need a new Roomba, as well as another new battery. I won't make another purchase from iRobot. The product quality is poor, at best, and the customer service is even worse.Susan Gill | negative |
1 | So far, it's absolutely WONDERFUL! | We've had our Roomba for about two weeks and we love it! I was so hesitant because of the cost - that's alot of money to spend on an item that doesn't do what you expect it to do.My husband works outside alot since we have two acres to maintain, and he tracks in alot of grass, mud and dirt. We also have two puppies who track in alot of grass and dirt. The Roomba has my floors and carpets looking better than they've looked in years.It works well on my carpet, wood floor, ceramic tile, and even the brick floor in my kitchen! Just turn it on and let it do it's thing while you spend time doing other household chores or while you sit on the sofa and watch TV (preferably the latter)!Now my husband and I are ready to buy an iRobot Scooba so that we don't have to mop or wash the floors any more!If this Roomba lasts for a reasonable period of time (2+ years) without any problems, I will not have ANY regrets.. | positive |
1 | cleans my floors! with no effort | I am not a gadget person and was sort of weirded out by the whole concept of a robot cleaning for me. I will admit, I am still a little weirded out but love my new "Jetson like" appliance. It senses dirt and goes right to it. The little guy tackles the dirt and doesn't leave the area until the last speck is removed, the entire time I am doing something else. I am going to buy my boyfriend one since he loves gadgets and I am tired of his messy apartment.Another plus is the thing goes to its home when it is finished. It locks itself in place and recharges automatically. I don't have to worry that it will get lost somewhere under furniture. | positive |
0 | Loved my Roomba, for the two days it worked | Loved my Roomba, for the two days it worked.I called iRobot to figure out the problem and was told that I would have to return product at my expense and wait between 2-4 days before they would ship a new one back (they ship UPS ground) so it could be as long a two weeks before I received my new one.After discussing this with the Team Leader (who by the way says they have no customer service issues) this was the best that they could do for me. I expained that I only had the Roomba for 2 days and I argued that they should foot the bill (no go). I asked for an extended warranty since obviously the Roomba isn't very robust, again that was a big fat no.I did return the item to iRobot to try again because the couple of days that I had it, I loved my Roomba. The jury is out on overall performance since I am currently Roombaless. | negative |
1 | Execellent for Pet Owners | For the owners of long-haired felines or shedderific canines, the iRobot is the answer to your vacuuming dreams. I would recommend, however, purchasing the iRobot equipped with the new "pet-friendly" brushes. I've had to replace the traditional brushes 2 times already, and I've only had the Roomba for 6 months. I do have an unusual amount of pet hair tumbleweeds from my golden retreiver, but I'm pretty diligent about cleaning out the brushes after every other use. The pet hair wraps around the piece of the brush that holds the brush in place, which is very difficult to clean out. The heat generated by the machine semi-melts the little plastic piece, and the hair moves in the transform the shape of the piece so that it eventually falls out or prevents brush rotation. I haven't yet purchased the pet-friendly brushes, but I have faith in the robotic designers practicality. | positive |
1 | Roomba 4210 | An excellent little unit. It's limitations are clearly spelled out and within those parameters it does a fine job. Works especially well on ceramic tile, medium pile and Berber carpet. Does a wonderful job in bedrooms; chasing down the dust bunnies hiding under the beds! The key is to keep the unit perfectly clean. I use compressed air to blow out the unit after every use and have had none of the problems reported online. | positive |
1 | Wonderful | I love mine. No more feeling guilty for not vacuuming every day! Has picked up dust, dog hair, tree needles, and a Hershey's kiss. I also love the fact that it gets under beds and high sofas -- no more dust bunnies under my furniture. If only it would climb and vacuum stairs.Best advice I can give to someone considering this is: think about what you're wanting and be realistic about the product. If you're looking for something to end vacuuming entirely, this will not do it. It will end your everyday vacuuming -- leaving you with a once a week or two chore. | positive |
0 | Roomba constantly breaks down | I have had my Roomba Discovery for 1-1/2 years. In that time, I have had it replaced seven times. Four times from Brookstone, and three times from Irobot. I figure that I have spent nearly enough in return postage to buy a brand new unit. These units breakdown about every three months by either 1) totally losing suction wherein the bin is empty after 1-1/2 hours of cleaning; or 2) they start going in circles and backing up in a jerky motion, cleaning only a tiny portion of the room. I am not hard on these -- they clean mostly bare floors -- and I use them an average of 2-3 times per week. My house is always fairly clean, so they aren't being overworked.I would never recommend purchasing one of these until they fix the durability problem. | negative |
0 | Supplier sucks | Unit arrived in a condition that makes me believe it was never refurbished. Totally dirty, would not work even after charging. I spent an additional $100 to buy a new battery and brushes. Will never buy from this seller again. | negative |
0 | Beware of used Roomba's! | We purchased a used Roomba Discovery on Amazon recently. It was advertised as being in like new condition. We charged the battery according to the instructions we found on iRobot's website. After being fully charged we tried to use it. It ran for a total of five minutes before the battery died. After a lot of trial and error and reading about the vacuum online we discovered that the battery should have been removed before being shipped. If you leave the battery inside the robot for a significant amount of time without vacuuming it will ruin the battery. Actually, in this case it ruined the entire vacuum. iRobot recommended we get our money back because nothing could be done to repair this robot. | negative |
0 | Neat gimmick but not useful | I've lived with the roomba for a year now and even though I was initially impressed, my wife and I have come to the conclusion that it is not more useful than a quality vacuum cleaner. The rooma unfortunately does not return to the dock reliably, battery life is quite short on carpet, the unit gets stuck very easily and worst of all it is messy and annoying to clean. Cleaning is truly a nightmare. If you have carpeted areas that the roomba cleans, you will be constantly picking through every part of the bottom, removing clumps of fibers and hair from all over the roller brush, grate, wheels, all over. It really was harder to prepare our rooms by picking up every wire, piece of paper etc and then clean the roomba afterwards than it was to simply vacuum with a good vacuum cleaner. | negative |
0 | Returned iRobot | The day I received it a new iRobot the 5000 series was released. I had already run into problems with the iRobot getting caught up on my throw rugs with tassels and some of my many cords. It also would get hung up on lamp bases that were slightly wedge shaped. I saw the new series fixed this, and indeed Amazon was good on taking it in return since it didn't do what I needed it to do. I bought the newer model and it's working fine - I only lost it twice in a month so far. | negative |
1 | I love my Roomba | I love my Roomba. I am so happy with it I bought one for my mother. I research every product that I purchase online and the price on Amazon is the best around. | positive |
1 | I love it! I love it! | I just got my Roomba a couple of days ago, and wasn't able to use it right away, so I just set it to charge and got on with moving into my brand spankin new house. Well after a few hours of moving, I set this thing loose, and My Goodness...not a spot of anything left on the tile floors and nothing on my light colored carpets. I had to empty it a couple of times, but with new carpet and tile and people in and out, it had quite a mess to clean up. The only thing this little robot didn't clean was my persian rug. It saw it as a wall since the rug is too thick on top of the floor for it to climb. Hey if I only have to drag out my big vacuum to clean that area rug I am way ahead. Like I said, I love it! But, my dog doesn't. He was barking at it and trying to bite it, so when I use it the Rottweiler goes outside! This little robot is going to save me hours every day of sweeping and vacuuming. | positive |
0 | IRobot customer service is HORRIBLE!!! | I received an irobot vaccum as a gift and was so excited. When it worked it was fantastic, worked well and cleaned well. Only two months after receiving this product it broke so I called irobot to get a replacement part. Two months later and still no part (it was on backorder apparently) I tried to get my $$$ back. I had called irobot several times during these two months with no help from them. So now it's too late to get my $$$ back from Amazon and irobot is no help. I asked them to extend my warranty, but no, they won't. It doesn't matter that my vaccum is only 4 months old and I've only used it two of those months. They still can't send me the part, they won't send me a replacement vaccum, they won't let me return the vaccum, so I have a relatively new vaccum that is just taking up space. Don't waste your money on such a fragile product because irobot won't be there to help you when it fails. And it will fail! | negative |
1 | Exceded Expectations | We have a very large Mastiff dog and we seem to be vacuuming our home all the time. Anyway, I must admit that we were skeptical of the Roomba and held off buying one for a bit. We put it to work and right away it was really doing what iRobot said it would. The transition from wood to carpeted floors is not always the easiest and it has gotten stuck a few times, but all in all it's a good machine. It should be understood that The Roomba is not a "Substitute" for good, complete vacuuming. Rather, it's a nice addition or extra tool if you will. It will save you time and let you skip a couple days if you want. My unscientific assessment: The Roomba gets up to 2/3 to 3/4 of the debris a regular, good quality vacuum would get. I think it's also nice to mention that it can get into a lot of places that a conventional vacuum just can't - under beds, under some furniture, etc... . Hope this helps. | positive |
0 | good idea, bad follow through | We have had two Roomba vaccuums and both quit working after a short time. While they were functioning they were reasonably efficient in spite of their small dust containers. They are virtually impossible to get serviced and the Roomba people so far have offered little help. | negative |
0 | It's a disaster | I went through 3 of these in less than 2 years. The second one I had to use the 'replacement out-of-warranty" program and got it for $99 + shipping. It lasted 2 months. The third one was a 'free' (I had to pay the shipping for the broken one) replacement for the second in Nov. '06. In June of '07 the third died and iRobot said it was off-warranty although when I bought the 2nd in 9/06, I was to have a full one-year warranty. When I refused to spend any more money on one, the guy at iRobot told me to just throw it away (incl. charging base, wall sensors, and remote). Instead I shipped the whole kit and caboodle (at my cost) to iRobot. By the way, in all cases thebrushes ceased rotating. | negative |
0 | DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY! | I have had countless battery problems, and once the machine was out of warranty (16 months) it broke down.Look at this reply from CS:"We apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, at this time we do not have a program that allows customers to send robots in for maintenance or service. iRobot offers support by phone or email. We would be happy to assist you in troubleshooting any issue that your robot may have."OK, iRobot, you officially lost my business forever. | negative |
0 | Works fine for the first year | I really wanted to love our Roomba. We even named her Rosie after that famous cartoon robot of the 60's. In the end the battery didn't last long and she would only clean bare floors and wide open spaces. She got confused one day and the company sent us a software update. After that she was never the same. She got confused a lot and just sputtered around. I'm sad to see her go. I would not buy another Roomba even for half the price. | negative |
0 | Short life | I purchased a new Discovery unit about two years ago and a couple of months ago the battery would not charge. I purchased a new battery on line for $45 and still no charge. after much correspondence back and forth with IROBOT service support I was finally told that the unit could not be repaired and they offered to exchange for a replacement unit for $119 plus shipping, plus return of the defective unit (shipping at my expense). I would not purchase another unit and would not recomend this unit.iRobot Roomba 4220 Discovery SE Intelligent Floorvac Vacuuming Robot, Grey | negative |
1 | An Interesting and Useful Device | The new "Discovery" model Roomba works fine on bare wooden floors and in rooms without a lot of furniture clutter (this is my situation). It is especially useful for going under beds and sofas.Presently the only way a robotic vacuum can be affordable is to keep its onboard "intelligence" quite low. The Roomba cannot map a room, so it goes over the same areas four or five times. This produces impressively thorough cleaning, albeit at a very slow pace. Furthermore, it bumps harmlessly into furniture and other objects.Overall I am glad that I got my Roomba. It has replaced using my regular vacuum for mid-week touch-up jobs, but I still need to vacuum manually inside closets and other tight spaces.Roomba "Discovery" is more than a toy but less than a total replacemnt for a conventional vacuum. Its potential is enormous. Five years from now it will doubtless have evolved into a really impressive device. | positive |
0 | Very Disappointed | Over a period of about 6 months I purchased 4 Roombas - 2 Pro Elites and 2 Discovery SE. All of them eventually failed. The first one was wonderful. I loved it. It lasted about 2 months. Then it began to simply turn on its axis and beep. I talked to I-Robot and they said it would have to be sent in. Instead I returned it and got another one. That too did the same thing after about a week. I then exchanged that one for a Discovery SE which had just been released thinking that they had probably fixed the problem with a new design. That one didn't even work out of the box so I exchanged it for a new one. The 2nd Discovery SE lasted about a week and I finally returned it and decided to find another brand.When the Roombas worked they were wonderful but it was extremely frustrating when they stopped performing properly. | negative |
0 | Great but support issues!! | I love the roomba. But after 3 months it stoppedcharging. It seems a lot people are having thesame problem with this model. | negative |
0 | Refurbished Product is Garbage | I cannot recommend purchase of the refurbished Roomba Discovery 4210. While I think the product did a good job on BARE floors (not carpet), now after only 4 months of light use (we only used in the kitchen/den area of our home), the unit is trashed. The refurb warranty is only 90 days and that's apparently all the machine is good for. I purchased a new APS fast charger in an attempt to rule that problem out, but it did nothing. This seems to be typical of this vacuum since the Roomba rep I talked to told me that if the charger failed the Roomba was "probably trashed". She was right. If you want to try this machine stick with the new one, at least you'll get a one year warranty. But I recommend staying away altogether. | negative |
0 | neat idea, pretty awful | Roomba was given as a gift to me. Not only is it noisy, but it took 2 hours to do my small house with 3 rooms closed off to it (about 1000 sq ft). It takes me 15 minutes to swiffer the house. It missed a LOT of areas. Yuck. | negative |
1 | Excellent with caveats | The great:Pretty much works as advertised; gets into/under spaces regular uprights can't, does a pretty thorough job. As a dog owner, I use this a couple of times a week, and it has reduced the amount of shed/detritus greatly, while minimizing the effort.The not so great:The collection cup must be emptied after every run, and the brush/agitator component must be disassembled and cleaned (per the instructions) every four runs or so. This is a bit of a hassle compared to an upright, which you change the bag on every six months or so. The unit does not always elegantly find its base unit, which also sometimes slides on my floor as the roomba attempts to seat itself.Overall, great for me, but needs some work. Oh, and know this: there is no HEPA filter option. I doubt one will be forthcoming, but the fact that it scoops up stuff from parts of your home you'd never vacuum otherwise may make up for that. | positive |
0 | Works but support is a zero | Works great, but does not last more than 12 months. Needed to pay for shipping to return iRobot due to charging problem. iRobot returned unit with new battery and charger, it worked for a month then the same problem of not recharging. Now in the trouble shooting mode that says to recharge it for 72 hours after the green light comes on. Almost bought the scooba today but deleted the order when I realized it would only work for six-12 months like the other iRobot probucts I have owned. Wished they worked better, becuase I like what they do. | negative |
1 | Exceeded our expectations | Our 18 yr old is leaving home. One of his chores was vacuuming the kitchen tile floor. We bought the robot (to replace our teenager) just expecting it would do an ok job on the tile. We've had it for almost one week now, and are delighted with its abilities both on tile and on carpet. The tile floor is done at least as well as our son would do it, the results on the carpet FAR exceeded our fairly modest expectations. The dust catcher does get full fairly quickly but the roomba can do a pretty large size room and find its way back to base with no apparent difficulty.It's super easy to use (plug in, charge, press clean) and we would recommend to others, especially with lots of tile and no time! We plan to use it every other day on our tile (we have dogs) and alternate with a carpet room. | positive |
0 | not good with nooks and crannies....tempermental | I got this for Hanukkah, but am likely returning it. Although I love the idea, it takes me more time to prepare the room for the Roomba than it would for me to clean it. I have to remove all cords that might be on the floor, because it always breaks when it runs over one. And any carpeting overtop hard wood has to be removed or it gets stuck. although I like that it goes under beds, which a regular vacuum cannot do, it gets stuck in places a normal vacuum doesn't, like on cords. I have a bureau that has a protruding wood piece in the center below the bureau, and the Roomba can get in, but not out, because it hits the wood piece half way in. I am now crawling on my hands and knees trying to pull it out and save the little guy. Like the others who have posted, I spend more time now vacuuming than before, which defeats the purpose of the product. | negative |
1 | This thing ROCKS!!!!!! | We thought it would just be a useless gadget but boy were we wrong! We turned it on and went to the store and when we got back the whole house was spotless! Definatly a good buy | positive |
0 | HEADACHE | MY FIRST ROOMBA WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEN THE WHEELS STOPPED MOVING. THEY SENT ME A NEW ONE AND #2 LASTED A FEW MONTHS AND THEN IT STARTED DOING WHAT THEY CALL THE CIRLCE DANCE. THEY SENT ME A NEW ONE AND #3 NEVER WORKED. STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX AND IT WOULD DO NOTHTING. I KNOW HAVE MY #4 AND IT HAS STARTED DOING THE CIRCLE DANCE. JUST CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I CAN GET A REPLACEMENT FOR MORE MONEY.AFTER THE ORIGINAL HUGE EXPENSE AND THE HISTORY OF THIS PRODUCT THERE IS NO WAY I WILL SPEND MORE MONEY FOR A ITEM THAT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM AND AM INFORMING EVERYONE I KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS. | negative |
0 | 0-for-2 | This is an interesting toy, but hardly a tool that is ready for regular use in the home. The one I purchased as a Christmas present failed within three weeks. The replacment one failed in two. The manufacturer was of no help. Save your money. | negative |
0 | what a piece of junk | my wife wanted this unit to save time vacuuming. what a wast of money, piece of junk. Does not work as advertised. | negative |
0 | DONT BUY | YOU CANNOT GET THROUGH TO ROOMBA, THAT WOULD MAKE THEIR WARRANTY VOID SINCE YOU CAN'T CONTACT THEM. | negative |
0 | Why Bother? | You Know this thing is a Gimmick, and it cant possibly HOLD all the dirt in a rOOM! fOR THE $246.00 yOU wILL SPEND, WITH shipping etc.. You could have paid a Cleaning service to clean yor WHOLE HOUSE, bathrooms , kitchen and dUSTING AS WELL AS VACUUM! Dont waste Your Money- Call a service! Get A GOOD CLEANnot 1/3 of one! | negative |
0 | A bucket of bolts | Initially I was quite pleased, so much so that I purchased another Roomba for upstairs/downstairs use. Sadly after a year or so, One would no longer charge it's battery, the other would only charge and not vacuum. (So I can still use one by charging the battery first in the other.) Upon troubleshooting I found that there are so many "leaks" in the design that dirt would slowly accumulate and consume the entire internal circuitry and mechanisms, a recipe for failure with no easy authorized way to access or maintain. Here's hoping that newer revisions last a little bit longer than the Discovery. | negative |
0 | not worth the money | I purchased the roomba, and have never been more UN-happy with a product than this. For the money not even close. Get ready to spend alot of time on the net reading how to fix it, as irobot does not stand behind their product. | negative |
0 | I threw it away | Roomba worked for 6 months and I tried to get a response from the website without luck. When I finally got someone to respond they said that the software was bad and I had to buy a new one and they would give me a discount. Warranty sucks. Customer service treats you like an idiot. Buy an upright vacuum sweeper.$200 down the drain. They have no facility to fix ones that do not work. You have to throw it out and buy another. | negative |
0 | Don't waste your money | I've now had three - two Rhoomba's and one scooba that I got for Christmas. I've had three only because my husband can't admit they don't work - but they don't work! They might work OK for a littl while but it's short-lived. The first one's batter just stopped charging. The back end falls off the second one so it ends up just spewing dirt. And after a few uses, now, the Scooba's not working either. Please just buy your wife flowers! | negative |
0 | Poor Quality. Breaks down too easily | We purchsed our roomba through Sharper Image w/ replacement warrenty. For the past 2 years, we went through 3 roombas. First two just stop moving... our last one ended up just turning in circles. Although we can get a freereplacement, we stil have to pay $60 to buy a new warrenty after each replcement. This adds up to be costly (3 times is $180). Great idea but very poor quality control. | negative |
1 | real nice collection | ewing has put together a nice history of photographing the body. he divided the book into eleven sections, though most of the photographs could easily be placed in other sections. ewing has eclectic taste, there are works that you almost feel shouldn't be here, and photographers that are severely under represented. but still, all in all, a great book for any art lover. | positive |
1 | Beautiful selection and history of the body | I have hundreds of books on photography, but every so often, I come across one that becomes a valuable reference for so many reasons. This book is a beautiful collection from a huge array of artists and periods about one subject - the body. If you are interested in this book, I would suggest: "Love lust and desire" from the same publishing company. High quality at a very reasonable price. | positive |
0 | Customer service | The total experience was unsatisfactory. It began when Laptop Components sent the wrong product even though the order couldn't even be placed without all of the model and type information. Amazon refused to intervene and insisted I go through the vendor.This was a laborious process, through a 3 party, and it took Laptop Components a week to even acknowledge it. I use my laptop in my home business and the correct device was obtained locally. The refund process took 26 days to resolve. From my point of view, if Amazon cannot do better with their vendors, "Amazon is for books only".J. Rogers | negative |
0 | Residue is semi-permanent | The product might work fine except that it deposits a semi-permanent white powder over the plants.I couldn't wash it off with water alone.I would NOT buy this product again. | negative |
1 | Great product... Great Price | I would have spent almost twice as much at the local Auto Parts stores. It fits and it works. Installed in my Honda Ridgeline. Great work Amazon! | positive |
1 | Hastings AF 1285 Air Filter | I installed the AF 1285 Air Filter Element in my 2006 Honda Ridgeline a few weeks ago. The filter fit perfectly. As an AmazonPrime member I also enjoyed the free shipping. | positive |
0 | Too Slow | I love Yoga and wanted to add Pilates, but this was just too slow. Like others I thought she talked too much. For someone who needs EXTREMELY detailed instruction, this would be a great video. For me, there was too much downtime for me to feel like I had any type of exercise. | negative |
0 | slooooooooooow | The moves done are fine, and explained well, but I think all this Louise Solomon does is talk. I prefer more movement and less talk on my exercise videos. I have several other videos that are not this slow. | negative |
0 | SnoooOOOOZ! | Very, very BORING. I'm not exactly new to yoga, but I do know the basic principles, which she spends at least half the DVD talking about. The workout itself is more yoga and less pilates. Maybe good for someone who has never seen or heard of yoga or pilates before. No wonder it was only $2. | negative |
1 | Great Workout! | You think that perhaps you're not really getting much of a workout because you don't sweat a lot, but BOY OH BOY look out for those sore muscles later!!A wonderful workout for 5 in the morning before you shower and head for work!! | positive |
1 | Perfect beginners workout/ for anyone that hates exercise | I have brought many exercise dvds in my time to try and lose weight and tone up, i find most are way too hard to do and require too much of you in the beginning, and when you are starting out you need to ease into it and enjoy it or you wont stick to it, i brought Louise's dvd 2 weeks ago and watched it first as i do with all dvds before trying it out and it looked easy, but i felt great afterwards and i find it also helps you to become more body aware as well and although i am new to it still i feel i will get use to the moves in no time at all. As a remedial massage therapist i constantly use core muscles in massaging but found i had tightness that i wasn't even aware that i had, which will save me some grief in years to come by stretching and toning specific areas. I will continue to stick to it as i find it helps me greatly to de-stress at the end of the day and hopefully i will look as good as i feel in no time. Thank you Lousie. | positive |
0 | Not my best purchase | Some good stretching exercises but I don't feel like I will use it more than a few times. I did not feel like I had an invigorating workout or felt very relaxed. However, it seems to be a good beginner yoga tape to get your body use to the exercises and not strain yourself. | negative |
0 | Am I the only one who seriously hates this DVD? | I wish I'd seen the review titled "SNOOZE" before I blew 2 bucks on this. The vast majority of reviews were filled with adoration, so it was a huge let down when I tried this DVD and found it insanely dull, slow, boring, and a terrible waste of time. If you are injured or ill, I imagine this is the workout for you but I fail to see how anyone who heavily exercises would benefit. Even as a light stretching DVD it fails for me and I'm no yoga-pro.I just wasted an hour of my life and I WANT THAT HOUR BACK so I can spend it on an effective workout.Sorry to be a downer, but I severely doubt any strength, flexibility, toning, or weightloss could be gained from this DVD. I really want that wasted hour back. | negative |
0 | Painfully s-l-o-w and BORING | Got rid of this dvd after watching it once. It is so painfully slow and extremely boring. Louse looks like created this dvd for herself. In this work out, she is placed on high stage and she is just enjoying and admiring herself during this workout. She talks very slow with this soft seductive voice that is so irritating and annoying. Besides self indulged instructor, the workout is so dull, boring, not challenging and extremely boring. Get Anna Caban, she has different type of workouts for all kind of audients and she works with audience, instead of Mrs Solomon who just screams "look at me, look at me wonderful" in every move. | negative |
0 | Not Good | Solomon talks WAY too much. It's quite difficult to get into the routine. She keeps stopping to explain, as opposed to explaining WHILE demonstrating a pose. So, you find yourself sitting and waiting for her to finish her explanation before getting into a pose. It's annoying -- she even talks when she doesn't have to! Geez. Yoga and pilates SHOULD BE relaxing. It also looked a bit too amateurish for me. I was upset that I paid $5.00 for it! Just being honest. | negative |
1 | Really good vacuum | I have nothing but good things to say about the Bissell Cleanview vacuum. I did a little bit of research before buying this model, and I am happy to report that it performs better than I expected for such a low price model. I have 2 dogs and I was amazed at how much dirt and hair it picked up that my old vacuum left behind. There are a couple of tools included too that work nice on baseboards and stairs. Definitely a great value and worthy of the 5 star rating. | positive |
1 | Dust be gone! | I've had this vacuum over a month now and it has done a great job of removing dust. The whole house feels a lot cleaner. The down side, however, is that the air filter needs to be cleaned often, which is messy due to all the fine dust. Other observations:Pluses:- powerful suction- filters fine dust particles- light weight- bright headlamp- great price!Minuses:- filter needs cleaning often- rotating brush doesn't disengage when using hand tools- hand tools are flimsy- a bit loud | positive |
0 | Never again Bissell | I have owned the 3575 model for about nine months. Saw the reviews, it fit my budget, thought it would be a good thing. Definitely not. It gets stuck on the places on the carpet that are a bit worn, suction is awful, the hose doesn't stretch like it says it should. At first it was ok, not the best, but as time has gone on, it has just gotten worse. And even though I clean the filters, empty the cup(that's easy, one good thing), check the belt, it still smells like something is burning. I used this machine to vacuum my rug, then used a friend's Oreck. I couldn't believe the amount of stuff I heard going through that machine, even though I had just vacuumed! So, this machine is headed for the thrift shop, along with the Big Green CLean Machine. | negative |
0 | Don't buy this poorly designed vacuum!! | I have had this vacuum for about a year, and I just put it out with the trash. There are at least 3 areas that get clogged with dirrt and dust every time you use it. I have a straightened metal clothes hanger that I have to reach up into the hard-to-reach areas and dig out dirt clogs. I got so sick of doing this-because it still doesn't pick up well at all, that I decided to just trash it. Needless to say, I will not be buying another Bissell!!! | negative |
0 | It's like manually cleaning out the bag from a bag-type vacuum. | I thought a bagless vacuum would be the answer I was looking for.The vacuum itself works wonderfully when fresh out of the box.However, every 2 months or so, you have to manually clean each of 3 filters and purchase a new HEPA filter (currently around $9) or the vacuum has zero suction.It's absolutely disgusting--like ripping open a bag from an old bag-type vacuum and manually scooping out all the dirt and dust. Filthy. | negative |
0 | Dirty, disgusting vacuum... | I have had this vacuum for 3 years now and it finally broke! YEA! I cannot wait to replace it with a Hoover.....I bought this b/c I was in a pinch. At first I loved the suction....but then I had to empty it! This vacuum is designed to get as much dirt & dust as possible back into the house as you just took out! We have 1 dog & 2200 sq ft and have to empty the vacuum at least 2x during one use. The dog hair and everything else gets trapped in the section above the removable container so you have to dig it out with your fingers. Absolutely disgusting!After 3 yrs it no longer has the same suction....the pet hair wand is rendered useless moments after using it...getting animal hair all wrapped up inside it. It does not edge clean at all so you have to use the attachments and they don't seem to have any suction either. This vacuum is poorly designed and awful....do not buy! | negative |
0 | This vacuum did not last .... | I have had this vacuum for less than two years, and it just died on me. For awhile I was happy with it. But over the last month or so, the sound of it became louder and louder until it was almost unbearable. I couldn't figure out why. Then it ate two belts within a few weeks, and the motor finally died accompanied by smoke and a burning stench. I also had problems earlier with the height level adjuster for various thicknesses of carpet. The knob would turn, but the wheels on the bottom never moved up or down. (I saw this in another review, too.) I took it apart and managed to get it back into proper alignment once, but it too easily slipped out again. This vacuum certainly was short-lived. | negative |
0 | Not good if you have allergies | I will never buy a bagless vacuum again! I bought this one in a hurry when my Hoover stopped working. The Bissell CleanView II was on sale and, since I'd never tried a bagless vacuum before, I decided to try it out. I have been miserable ever since. I have a dog and a cat, and this vacuum doesn't have enough suction to get my carpets clean. The handheld roller worked for a few months only. Dog hair seems to get stuck above the canister, necessitating a very dirty job of emptying the canister. The canister comes out easily enough, but is much messier than a bag. I've considered buying masks to wear while emptying the canister, but think I will go back to a Hoover windtunnel. I don't know if there are any good bagless vacuums, but this experiment was enough to turn me off. | negative |
0 | The vacuum that will make you homicidal | This vacuum worked for exactly 3 months. Debris collected in the base of the vacuum, so I had to take the hose off and shake the vacuum upside down over the garbage can. The only thing that sucked more than this machine was Bissell customer service. | negative |
0 | Bissel Cleanview II Bagless is very cumbersome | I am returning this item, it is so heavy and cumbersome. The power is good, 12 amps, but what good is it if you can't use it on your stairs or carry it to the second floor? The lever to make it stand upright is also very difficult to use. I have to force it into place with my foot, actually kicking it, but it comes out at the slightest touch and the vacuum falls over. It doesn't come with a stair cleaning tool, although they show a photo of a woman cleaning her stairs with it in the advertisement. I'm really disapointed in this item and in the advertising for it. Unless you are a body builder, I wouldn't reccomend this vacuum. | negative |
0 | Attachment Hose Problem | We have had our Bissell for just over a year and have recently become very disappointed with it. The attachment hose has very, very week sucking power. Dust flies out of the opening when using the attachment hose. Bottom line is that we can no longer use the attachment hose. The base vacuum works great, though. | negative |
1 | Must Have if you have a Canon 5D Mk2 | This microphone is part of my camera equipment. I do still photography, but delivering a video product to your client is an extra plus. I usually put together a video slideshow. Only minus, no sound check, and on off switch is not secure. I keep battery out when not in use. | positive |
1 | If you want an on cameramic for your kids programs THIS IS IT!!!! | I really struggled trying to find just the right mic for my camera that I could affordto record my Daughters School programs..Thanks goodness for tax returns! Anyway, I'd never heard of RODE, but they sell a lot of items on Amazon with great reviews. So I gave this a shot.Okay, let me tell you, I don't have a lot of PRO sound gear except the mic and a Pentax K-5 camera. That's it. Period.I love the results I have gotten. They make a Rode SVM Stereo Condenser Microphone in a PRO version , but I chose this one because there is more channel separation and that's what I wanted.Either way, no matter what you choose I think you'll love your RODE mic as much as I do.Remember, This mic for Live GROUP performance. The Rode VideoMic Pro VMP Shotgun Microphone for recording INDIVIDUAL speakers.Later, Audiophiles!! | positive |
0 | Looks good, can't tell which is better.... | ....my built-in mics or this Rode. I'm not impressed with this mic. It makes the videographer look like he's a pro though. Good thing there's audio software to increase the volume. | negative |
0 | Bad right channel | Right channel audio is 1/3 amplitude of the left! While trying to figure out what was wrong, the battery door popped loose and no longer closes completely. The slightest bump is enough to turn it off.How this got thru quality control is beyond me.From what I could tell of the left channel audio, the mic has good noise rejection from the back with decent sensitivity. Mount seems to do a good job isolating the mic from the camera noise.I've read numerous articles on the internet about people using this microphone so I believe it is a good one, I just got a bad one or someone grabbed a box from the wrong stack.Build quality looks good and the o-ring isolators seems to be close to standard sized ones that you can buy at automotive shops. Mounted right onto my Canon camera without any issues. | negative |
1 | Concert sound? No Problem! | I've been using this Rode mic to make archival videos of concerts for the last 3 years and it is awesome. Clear, transparent and the next best thing to being there. Great sound at a reasonable price seems to be the Rode mission statement. I wish the camera man(me)was as good as the mic! | positive |
1 | Environmental Audio | I have used this microphone for the past year on Canon DSLR's in all sorts of conditions. Specifically, I have used it with Canon 7D and Canon 5D mkII cameras. Straight out of the box, add the 9V battery, mount (ZERO mount issues - make sure you unscrew the hold-down to make it fit your hot shoe), plug in to the microphone jack (NOT the AV jack!) and turn on the mic (green light tells you it is working).In quiet rooms, I have done interviews. I have mainly used this as a mic for a mix (adding in crowd noise - applause) to concert and live music jobs.I have mounted this on a Nikon D7000 and it worked fine (just played with a friend's camera).Final audio is WAY better than any onboard camera mic. The shock mount does a great job of isolating camera noises from the final audio. | positive |
0 | Used with my Canon Vixia HF G10 to record live music and the distortion was UNBEARABLE | Short and to the point, I purchased this to use with my Canon Vixia HF G10 to record live concerts, it only lasted for 2 shows before I sent it back for a refund because the distorted audio was unbearable (and yes I attempted different combinations of settings and levels while recording the opening bands but all options led to distorted audio during playback). I then purchased the Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro and judging by the results of the show I filmed last night (heavy metal bands pushing the envelope volume-wise) it worked great and was distortion-free. So if you're purchasing this to film live music concerts my two cents is to skip this one and spend a few extra bucks for the Stereo VideoMic Pro model instead. | negative |
1 | Solid update of the original encyclopedia | I have to confess upfront. I have an entry in this encyclopedia. This is an update to the original full encyclopedia. Entries are authored by a pretty solid array of experts in public administration and public policy.Examples of entries (each running 4 to 6 pages long): Budget stabilization funds; Cooperative purchasing; Humanitarian intervention; John Rawls; Risk management; Urban planning and ethics.A useful addition to the original Encyclopedia. . . . | positive |
1 | A Richer Approach To Grief | Romanyshyn has composed a meditative litany that will prove especially comforting to those who have lost a love and need the solace of deep understanding. This book's cadence, which echoes the rhythms of grief, is balm to the deepest wounds. | positive |
1 | Much more than a really cool cover... | My 12 year old daughter has become a Jethro Tull fanatic since we introduced her to this music about 6 months ago; she plays the flute and we thought it might be inspiring. Well, she is inspired to play Jethro Tull CDs all day long. Anyway, she wanted this one mostly for the cover, though she did listen to the sample tracks first. We agree that this album is underrated as it is a solid album overall. "Slow Marching Band" is quite beautiful. There is almost another album's worth of bonus tracks -- we especially like "Down at the End of Your Road;" it is very funny. | positive |
1 | Awesome | I really like this CD remastered copy...extra tunes are great...Slow Marching Band and Cheerio are wonderful...everything is great... Penrodozo really outdid himself when he told me to get this one...excellent musicianship in the dark early 80s | positive |
1 | It's Tull | Ian Anderson can do no wrong as far as my ears are concerned. He is, after all, the madman with the flute! | positive |
0 | the worst Tull album | I am a Tull fan. I'd row a boat across the pond to see Tull but this is one of the weakest Tull albums. I saw the concert that promoted this album , it was thirty years ago. There is a lot of good and even great Tull music. The Christmas Album is one of the great Tull albums. But Broadsword isn't a great Tull album, in a word it sucks. Buy three copies of Songs From the Wood and give them to your friends but don't buy this one. The writing is sentimental and thirty years later it still sucks. Everyone writes something they wish they didn't, this is Tull's version of the album we wish we didn't make. Thankfully, there's lot of fantastic Tull music to make up for this . | negative |
0 | 18 songs! What a deal! (Not.) | I just came off listening to Aqualung, and let me warn you, this is no Aqualung. Although I was impressed by the number of tunes included on this CD, the quality of the songs is poor to average, and many of them sound highly similar to each other. I can't say that there is even a single good song on this CD. Some of the songs actually sound quite cheesy, with Casio-style keyboard effects in place of real instruments. There just is not very much of musical interest on this album. I'm disappointed, since Tull had vastly more potential than comes across on this CD. Too bad. | negative |
0 | Glossy photos, poor information | I bought this book before I really knew about caring for iguanas. If I had known better, I would have saved my money. The nutritional information in not up-to-date, the substrate suggestions are ludicrous, and the book seems more dedicated to being one big ad for useless commercial reptile products than to helping iguana owner keep their pets happy and healthy. If you are serious about owning an iguana, buy Jame's hatfield's Green Iguana: The Ultimate Owner's Manual or do some research on line. | negative |
0 | Skip this book | The only thing about this book that I liked was the pictures. Besides that it was a waste of money. Thankfully I bought it used and only paid a few dollars. Save your money and buy something more useful. | negative |
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