I don’t get the hate, I swear by these. I have one that vacuums and mops.
I think it’s about expectation management.
These by no means replace actual cleaning.
Not in the least because they only handle your floor and there’s more shit that needs cleaning.
Besides if I put my back into it I clean the whole apartment in a fraction of the time this machine only does the floors.
However, this machine runs when i’m not home, so It could work at it for 8 hours and that would still be fine.
Moreso, to do that it only needs a fraction of my time.
The reality is that I have this machine running way more than I myself can be arsed to manually maintain the floors and the net result is that I have cleaner feeling home with almost no time invested.
Considering I have about 3 hours of actual me time on an average working day this is a big deal to me.
Some poeple see them as a symptom of wealth, or deranged addiction to gadgets, but honestly this machine is no different to a dishwasher.
You could realisticly wash your dishes in half an hour instead of the three hours the machine takes.
But that machine only needs to be packed with the dirty dishes and fed a tablet, and occasionally you need to top up the salt and and rinse aid.
Whatever time it needs to actually clean your dishes isn’t really an obstacle because you’re using it on something else. (which may or may not include doing absolutely fuck all)
I don’t get the hate, I swear by these. I have one that vacuums and mops.
I think it’s about expectation management.
These by no means replace actual cleaning. Not in the least because they only handle your floor and there’s more shit that needs cleaning. Besides if I put my back into it I clean the whole apartment in a fraction of the time this machine only does the floors.
However, this machine runs when i’m not home, so It could work at it for 8 hours and that would still be fine. Moreso, to do that it only needs a fraction of my time.
The reality is that I have this machine running way more than I myself can be arsed to manually maintain the floors and the net result is that I have cleaner feeling home with almost no time invested. Considering I have about 3 hours of actual me time on an average working day this is a big deal to me.
Some poeple see them as a symptom of wealth, or deranged addiction to gadgets, but honestly this machine is no different to a dishwasher.
You could realisticly wash your dishes in half an hour instead of the three hours the machine takes. But that machine only needs to be packed with the dirty dishes and fed a tablet, and occasionally you need to top up the salt and and rinse aid. Whatever time it needs to actually clean your dishes isn’t really an obstacle because you’re using it on something else. (which may or may not include doing absolutely fuck all)
I LOVE mine, the Eufy version with base station. Collects so much dog hair I’d otherwise be cleaning myself. App can be very wonky though.
Protip. If you have a pet, DO NOT run it without checking the floor first or use auto scheduling. Ask me how I know.
Agreed. I’ve had two. Used then for over 10 years. I get furniture specifically that clear the floor enough so the bot gets underneath everything.
Its something with the continuous work that just doesn’t let dust build up which helps so much.
It also forces me to not litter the floors. So it helps me tidy up.