Disclosure: This is a sponsored conversation on behalf of iRobot.
I love my husband.
LOVE HIM.
But he is an awful gift giver.
AWFUL.
While he has never given me a bowling ball with the words “HOMER” on it, there have been some doozies.
For Mother’s Day, he has given me car wash certificates, athletic socks, and a new coffee maker.
And because I’m a forgiving wife…I’ve never mentioned his horrible gift-giving ability to anyone until now.
(YEAH, right!! It’s really fodder for any family gathering. “Hey Man…What did you get Kelly this year? A TOASTER?”)
So imagine his shock and surprise when I told him that I wanted a vacuum for Mother’s Day – an iRobot® Roomba® Vacuuming Robot.
And hey HONEY from now until May 7, 2016, you can save 15% off select iRobots and get FREE shipping. This discount only happens twice a year. So NOW is the time to buy!
Why I Want an iRobot Roomba for Mother’s Day
1. iRobot® Roomba® Vacuuming Robot works harder than my kids. At only 3.6 inches tall, the Roomba is designed to fit under most furniture. Plus, the built-in Dirt Detect™ Series II uses optical and acoustic sensors to detect high concentrations of dirt, dust and pet hair, and then performs focused cleaning where it’s needed.
Plus the spinning side brush pushes debris into its path so it catches dirt and dust hiding along the walls.
To get my kids to do that good of a job vacuuming would require at least three rounds of explaining, pointing, explaining again, and then threatening.
2. iRobot® Roomba® Vacuuming Robot works on a schedule. The Roomba can be preset to vacuum up to seven times a week. Did you read that?? SEVEN TIMES A WEEK. That means clean floors every day. That means a pet-hair-free floors.
I think I may have just heard angels singing in the background.
3. iRobot® Roomba® Vacuuming Robot is low maintenance. Outside of having to be plugged in (which it actually remembers to do itself), the Roomba is low maintenance. It recharges itself. It tells you when the bin is full. It detangles any debris or hair blockages. It likes to work. It doesn’t complain.
Because let’s be honest…what was the last thing you brought into your house that was low maintenance? Everyone told me they would look after the “new dog”…and can I tell you how that turned out?
4. iRobot® Roomba® Vacuuming Robot is affordable. Here is my math…I’m pretty sure it adds up. I live in a house where the ENTIRE first floor is hardwoods. I need clean floors. Clean floors make me happy. Happy mom, equals happy household. Happy household means less therapy bills later. It’s a win-win. I promise.
Who wouldn’t take the word “vacuuming” off their to-do list for under $.30 per day?
5. But the real reason.. an iRobot® Roomba® Vacuuming Robot will help me keep it together. Can I tell you a secret? My life is dictated by lists. To-do lists, kid’s schedules lists, grocery lists, homework lists, and the “list” goes on. And most of the time I either can’t get everything on the list done or forget an item on the list. The Roomba would make it so I wouldn’t have to worry about “this one thing” on my list. I could set it and forget it.
Because even though I don’t want to admit it, most days, I just need a little help.
Yes, for Mother’s Day, I want an iRobot® Roomba® Vacuuming Robot. No, not a blue box from Tiffany or white and brown box from Coach or a grey box from Nordstrom.
I want help, in the form of a cute little robot who do “one thing” from my to-do list…perfectly.
And remember, from now until May 7, 2016, you can save 15% off select iRobots and get FREE shipping. Take advantage of this rare sale and surprise mom with a gift she’ll love!
Disclosure: This post was written in partnership with iRobot. However, my words and opinions (and desire to have a Roomba) are entirely my own. Want more information – check out my full disclosure statement.
Tabitha says
I’m afraid a Roomba would take one turn around my house, vacuum an “I quit” message in the dirt on my floor, and go right out the door. LOL I need one so badly!
Kelly says
I kind of secretly want one too so it can chase the dog. 🙂
JulieeeC says
I have a iRobot Roomba! I saved money for a few months from a side job and then my hubs kicked in the rest for Mother’s Day last year. It’s the pet hair model, I think it is the 700. It does an AWESOME job of getting pet hair on the hardwood floors and even around table and chair legs. I love that it hits the quarter round trim where the wall meets the floor. It works great on carpet and hardwoods. However, it does not work well on my rugs. It just won’t pick up pet hair from nap of the rugs–and I have rugs of various sizes. So, although I run Victoria (my girls named the Roomba because she’s a robot, after all), I still have to get out my big vac once a week or more if someone is coming over. So, I’m kind of a 3 out of 5 stars for this because I have rugs that cover so much surface area of my hardwoods. So, if you get one for Mother’s Day, I’d love to hear what your experience is. Oh, and to get started it does “conditioning” of the floors, which means it goes over stuff a lot to pick up the extra dirty your other vac has been missing.
JulieeeC says
I mean I have rugs of various heights of the nap, not various sizes.
And I have 2 Golden Retrievers, if you have a terrier your results may vary by breed. 😉 One of my Goldens (he’s old) will NOT get up when Victoria bumps up against him. So she just works her way around him, bumping into him, backing up and rotating just a bit, then bumping into him again.
I started to run it at night as we all head up to bed, because I think it does kind of scare the other dog.
Kelly says
Great tips and review. We only have ONE large run on the hardwoods, so I think we might be okay. Plus it looks like the 980 has some turbo engine to get up on the carpet and do its thing.
JulieeeC says
Sorry, I wasn’t clear. The Roomba is awesome at getting under furniture (couches) and can get up on my rugs of various heights without a problem. But as she is passing over the rug, she fails to pick up the dog fur, so I have to vacuum after she’s done.
Ashley says
Ugh. I want one so badly. But we have one of those split style houses. So I’d need 4. 🙁
Kelly says
Maybe in the future they can find one that goes up and down stairs? LOL.
Debbie says
I have one I insisted we buy when we tiled our house and love it. I have two rooms that are kept closed due to having a long haired cat so once a week I let it loose in those rooms. It picks up most of the cat hair on the area rugs but after the kids are over with their bulldog I.ve noticed I have to vacuum some of the fine hairs he leaves on the rugs. When our R2D2 (our name for it) dies we will replace it with an upgraded model
Kelly says
Great information, Debbie! Thank you for sharing. I love that you say “let it loose”. DYING.