When it comes to making your gift registry for the wedding, there are tons of options out there. From the traditional china and bedding to honeymoon vacations, the options are endless.
And when you’re merging your stuff with your partner’s stuff, it’s going to get messy to figure what you truly need and what you want.
But allow me to offer up a splurge of a recommendation: the iRobot Roomba 870. You know the Roomba, the adorable little self vacuuming UFO that has the power to terrify pets, mesmerize humans, and pick up tiny bits of dust.
I’ve never owned a Roomba, and it’s always been a dream to have some Jetson style robot bound around my home and clean for me. When Best Buy sent me one to review, the whole house (that’s myself, my husband, and two rabbits) were ecstatic; okay maybe not the bunnies.
Let’s just say that one of the disclaimers in the manual for owning a Roomba is to not let it clean while your pet(s) are unsupervised. So uh, no letting Fuzzy get into a brawl.
We asked Bubbles, our bunny, to give us his opinion of the Roomba. He wasn’t too happy that first day.
How a Rabbit Responds to the Roomba from The Big Fat Indian Wedding.
Some of the best things about the new Roomba 870 are the self cleaning timer setups. You pick the date, and your Roomba cleans the home for you. Excellent for those of you at work and hate the sound of vacuuming. Also awesome is the suctioning, known as AeroForce™.
The first night we ran Roomba in the living room, we cleaned the tray four times. Four times. We never knew that much could be picked up. Roomba also spent a lot of time under our sofa, which surprisingly he fit, and sucked up a disgusting amount of fuzz. Thank goodness for that HEPA filter and grabbing all that stuff.
As a newlywed, this is a great gift to put on the registry: it’s not cheap, coming in at $599, and it’s the non-traditional vacuum you’ve been wanting to buy but just never did. And even if you’ve passed the newlywed or have no intention of being there, the Roomba will love that bachelor pad of yours.
After a week of using the Roomba, I love it. Perhaps I can endlessly watch it make its watch in a zig-zag random way across the room. Or that it sucks up an insane amount of fur and dust that our regular vacuum cannot.
As for having a pets and a roomba? For bunny parents, you’ll need some other vacuum to supplement the Roomba. The Roomba just cannot suck up that much hay and cocoa puff poops that they (jerks) like to leave around. For cat parents, the Roomba is excellent at picking up all the litter clay and fur. No more kitty litter!
Most importantly, what’s more amazing than having a little robot clean your house and get those nooks, crannies, and dust bunnies? You and your spouse can now kick up your feet, drink a glass of champagne, and make someone else go under the furniture for you.
Disclaimer: We were compensated by receiving the iRobot to review and keep through Best Buy.