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3x the value of a non-robotic vacuum?
by josefresco 9y ago
3x the value of a non-robotic vacuum?
- iUsedToCode 9y agoMinus the time to do it yourself? 20 minutes @ $40/hour * 52 weeks ~ $700 year.
- hwillis 9y agoBetter to compare it to a cleaning service. Say $30 an hour, and the roomba does the rough equivalent of an hour a week when you let it run daily. 4 years (208 weeks) of $30 is over $6000, ten times the price of the 780. Even if the roomba does the equivalent of 6 minutes of maid-time each week, that's not bad.
- rubber_duck 9y agoNot even close - cleaning lady can do a lot more than just vacuum the floor. >Say $30 an hour Depends on where you live. Around here (CE Europe) I get cleaning service for ~5$/h (~15$ for 3 hours of work once a week).
- hwillis 9y agoYoud have to pay for extra time for services besides vacuuming. Even if your price is 6x lower, the roomba is still cheaper.
- rubber_duck 9y agoBut the cleaning lady doesn't take nearly as much time vacuuming as a roomba I just don't think it's a comparable service at any level or that it can replace a cleaning service - it can supplement it by vacuuming more often.