The "Shit I just bought" thread

Araysar_sl said:

im gonna cash in on some post Xmas sales this year. i put aside about $2000 for clothes and accessories to spend this week.

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welcome to boxing day

So, I got one of these for Christmas:Neato XV-21 - Automatic Vacuum Cleaner | Neato Robotics

My house if all hardwoods and since I got a dog there's been hair everywhere and I have found myself vacuuming/sweeping almost daily. The robot actually does a fantastic job at getting into every nook and cranny and is extremely efficient at mapping out the room it's in and not vacuuming the same area twice. Unlike the Roomba vacs that just bounce around randomly covering all floor areas, the Neat actually laser scans your room for a proper plan of attack. You can program it to start its cleaning duties while you are out (its rather noisy) so when you come back home your whole place has been vacuumed.

One BIG fucking warning not mentioned in the FAQ (lol..)-- If you have a dog that still shits in the house DO NOT have this thing programmed to vacuum during a time where the turd could go unnoticed by you. It has a "dirt sensor" that causes it to back over areas it still senses as dirty.. In case I haven't hinted enough at the potential catastrophe this can cause, I came home to the vacuum/turd equivalent of Monster Truck Muddin'-- the little robot had ground/tracked turd all over the place, and I had to pretty much disassemble the whole unit to clean pudding poop from the wheels, brush, housing, and totally toss the HEPA filters

Soygen_sl said:

Can that thing get over any 'bumps'? I have a slightly raised partition where my wood laminate floors change to tile.

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Shouldn't be an issue. All of my house is hardwood except the bedroom and it has no problem plowing over the raised wooden threshold to get at the carpet. About the only thing you have to worry about (besides dog poop) are rugs with tassels-- but this is no different than any vacuum cleaner. Otherwise so far it has been "set it and forget it"-- it even goes back to charge on its own when it has low battery. The first time I set it up I sat there for an hour watching it do its work, and I was amazed how it meticulously goes over every square foot, moves along wall edges, and senses edges of stairways.. I had written these off as dumb gadgets years ago when they first came out, but I must say the tech has come a long way and I am impressed.

Soygen_sl said:

Can that thing get over any 'bumps'? I have a slightly raised partition where my wood laminate floors change to tile.

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If it can get over a turd it can get over a bump

ah.. the ol' poop marker

All this talk of poopsmearing and no one posted this completely relevant video?




Also with the dog hair make sure you clean the brush agitator things fairly often.

Lol good to know that nightmare wasn't unique to me. Definitely glad I got the Neato over the Roomba based on that video, the stronger suction of the Neato meant I had more poop in my vacuum than on my floor--the dustbin looked like someone had detonated a turd inside of it. Cleaning the wheels were the fucking worst-- it uses "nubbed" moon rover like tires, and every nook and cranny was caked with turd.

Anyways, I watched it do its thing last night, and was amazed at how well it tackled my dining room. I thought for sure it would either bypass the maze that is my dining table/chairs, or at least get caught up in the legs. However, the thing just doesn't give up and managed to navigate under and between all six chairs not missing a spot. It then proceeded to move to my bar stools, thinking it would have problems cleaning around the seating shafts, but the thing was genius-- making a 360 degree "clothesline" maneuver around the surface of each bar stool. Very cool as my dog loves sleeping at the base of the stool, and they show dog hair like crazy.

Best part about the sodastream is using it for carbonating booze.

Those boots have a future in a FSR Fedor-spoilered post

Abefroman_sl said:

Best part about the sodastream is using it for carbonating booze.

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I find your platform intriguing and would like to hear more.