Thanks for the Reply, Michelle! Okay, I am becoming more and more convinced. My brother has one, maybe he’ll let me take it for a test drive. I love a clean floor, and don’t always have the time to vacuum. Thanks for the recommendation.

On Roombas, I bought the less-than-latest version so it was ~$250. Not cheap, but almost half the price of the latest. When I have it set to run every day (far more than I would ever vacuum by hand), the floors are cleaner and summer barefoot just feels better. Mine gets stuck at least once during its the run on a certain wire-leg chair, but it still feels so indulgent to get up from the couch to free the robot serf. Newer versions might be smarter at getting or staying out of traps, but I’m too cheap to find out. This was the Roomba 560 in 2015, by the way, so we’re going on six years of occasional use.

I wonder if you can borrow one temporarily from a friend or a Buy Nothing group?

Messy chefs are the best chefs!

Tell me about your Roomba, besides that it’s dumb. Is it worth it? We are considering one, but it’s a pretty big investment.
PS I love how you described your enthusiastic cook, I have one of those too – his name is the messy chef.

I have not been in it, but I know exactly what you’re talking about. I stop in on that coffee shop on the corner to work often. I’ll pop in next time I’m over there.

I couldn’t agree more!

I also love that this is a vacuum that can last a very long time and can be easily repaired so you don’t have to replace it! I’m all for buying quality appliances that you can always find replacement parts for.