Are Robot Vacuums Worth The Money? 6 Things To Know When Shopping

We tested the claim out with a fake turd made from Nutella and oatmeal, and it worked great. The j7 spotted the faux feces from a few feet away , and then methodically worked around it, never getting closer than about a foot. It also did a good job staying away from a power strip,… Continue reading Are Robot Vacuums Worth The Money? 6 Things To Know When Shopping

Are Robot Vacuums Worth The Money? 6 Things To Know When Shopping

IRobot recently introduced an i7 model, which is discounted to $509.99 right now (regularly $699+). With features such as in-app mapping, scheduling and no-go zones, the Neato BotVac D8 was promising. The signature D-shape design of the machine makes it easier to get into corners and edges, and it was the easiest of all the… Continue reading Are Robot Vacuums Worth The Money? 6 Things To Know When Shopping

Are Robot Vacuums Worth The Money? 6 Things To Know When Shopping

I spilled cat litter on the hardwood floor and the j7+ recognized it as a “dirt event.” It got to the end of the cat litter spill, reversed itself back to the beginning of the spill area and took another pass at it. Even litter that got scattered by the sweeping motion of the side… Continue reading Are Robot Vacuums Worth The Money? 6 Things To Know When Shopping

Are Robot Vacuums Worth The Money? 6 Things To Know When Shopping

The bots might even (semi-randomly) miss a patch of ground or even an entire room in any given session. But if you run the bot at least a irobot vacuum cleaner few days per week, your floors should stay pretty tidy. And again, we’ve found over and over again that it works well in smaller… Continue reading Are Robot Vacuums Worth The Money? 6 Things To Know When Shopping

Has The Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?

The iconic version of Santa Claus as a jolly man in red with a white beard and a sack of toys was immortalized in 1881, when political cartoonist Thomas Nast drew on Moore’s poem to create the image of Old Saint Nick we know today. St. Nicholas first entered American popular culture in the late… Continue reading Has The Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?

Has The Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?

By the Middle Ages, Europeans created some of the Christmas customs we recognize today. During the 17th and 18th centuries, people started to give gifts as symbolic of the Magi arriving in Bethlehem with offerings for the newborn baby Jesus. By the 19th century, fir wreaths laden with 24 candles representing the 24 days before… Continue reading Has The Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?

Has The Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?

There are even humorous cards and genres depicting nostalgic scenes of the past such as crinolined shoppers in idealized 19th-century streetscapes. Christmas cards are illustrated messages of greeting exchanged between friends and family members during the weeks preceding Christmas Day. The traditional greeting reads “wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year”, much… Continue reading Has The Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?

Has The Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?

In certain parts of the world, notably Sicily, living nativity scenes following the tradition of Saint Francis are a popular alternative to static crèches. The first commercially produced decorations appeared in Germany in the 1860s, inspired by paper chains made by children. In countries where a representation of the Nativity scene is very popular, people… Continue reading Has The Christmas Shopping Season Overtaken Halloween?