iRobot Roomba 550 Bagless Robotic Vacuum Review

Great conversation starter. Poor vacuum for our home. I'm a stay-at-home Mom with a toddler and I found this vacuum was a pain to have to deal with every other day, had to constantly monitor it as it would get stuck in various spots and then avoid "debris" that I really NEEDED vacuumed up. After a few weeks, it has terrible "battle scars" from running into every piece of furntiure I own over and over and over...I won't even mention the affect on said pieces. But for me the most frustrating issue is the hair (mainly mine and my 7 year olds long hair) caught in the gears so I have to literally cut it out and spend at least 20 -30 minutes unwrapping it from the gears and nooks and crannies in the vacuum. I could have my whole home vacuumed with an upright in the same amount of time. Maybe this is good for small working families, singles or empty-nesters who are gone all day and don't have to deal with the noise or maintenence. Just not for my family.