40 People Share Their Cleaning Fails, And They Are Hilarious

You could never be bored if you have a Roomba around the house

Damjan

• Published in Funny
• November 11, 2020

No one likes household chores. They’ve probably caused more breakups and divorces than adultery. And then, a couple of years ago, we have been blessed with the invention of the robot vacuum cleaners.

Oh, how happy we were imagining a world where there would be no more vacuuming. Well, it turned out that they were not that great as we hoped.

Sometimes, instead of freeing us from chores, they actually make us work more - we have to clean after them or save them when they get entangled. Or get dismantled by the family dog…

People share their cleaning failures, and they are hilarious. We have compiled a list of the most interesting ones. You will notice that almost all of the situations have robot cleaners as central characters.

The first robot vacuum was invented by James Dizon, but only in 2014 did futuristic vacuuming become a thing. They were Sci-Fi a decade ago, and now these flying saucers make up one-fifth of the global vacuum cleaner market.

The Roomba remains a bestseller, with 70% of the total robot vacuum sales. It’s expensive – the prices start at $300, but still, there are over 14 million units sold.

The iRobot CEO and co-founder Colin Angle told TechCrunch that Roomba’s high sales prove it’s “a steady business for a consumer product that starts at a price point that tends to be a bit higher than your average human-powered home cleaning hardware.” In The Meantime, Angle predicts home robots will gain more importance as our homes get smarter.

But some opponents say that robot vacuums will never replace conventional cleaning tools since they don’t do their job that properly. According to the NY Times, even the top-of-the-line robot vacuums hardly touch the fine dust accumulated in the carpets.

“After six months of regular cleaning with the top-of-the-line Roomba, all of this debris still managed to pile up in a single 6-by-9-foot area rug.” It took only 15 minutes to clean that mess with a human-powered vacuum.

Another disadvantage of the robot vacuum cleaners is that our homes with many obstacles are not friendly to robots that quickly get trapped in household mess. Items thrown to the floor, cables, and laundry piles – everything can be a trap for these things.

So, if you want it to work, you have to clean before setting it free. And finally, in all fairness, most robots look ridiculous when working. They often bump into the same obstacle dozens of times, clean the same area for 30 minutes.

1. "My Parents Tested Using Robo-Vac To Clean The Unfinished Basement And Apparently Left The Walk-Out Door Open"

2. "Local Doggie Daycare Learned A Valuable Lesson About Leaving A Roomba In The Reception Area"

3. "Wife And Teen Daughters Said Vacuum Wasn't Working, Checked Roller Brush"

4. "Roomba Tried To Make A Break For It Today"

5. "Forgot My Headphones On The Ground While The Roomba Was Running"

6. A cliff

7. "Bumped The Empty Button After Finishing Vacuuming"

8. "Just My Neighbor Vacuuming His Grass"

9. "My Robot Vacuum Ate A Piece Of Chalk"

10. "Mother Knew I Wanted A Roomba But Didn't Want To Waste That Much Money On One. So She Found One For A Bargain. Note, It Has Zero Vacuuming Ability"

11. "Apparently My Husband Hasn't Learned How To Hide His Charger Cords From "Eva" The Vacuum"

12. "A Volunteer At Our Local Cat Rescue Turned On The Vacuum"

13. Drunk Roomba

14. Your vacuum cleaner doesn't work? Why?

15. "When The Robo Vacuum Ruins Its Perfect Track Lines Retuning To Base"

16. "I'm Afraid, Our Vacuum Will Quit Soon. It Seems He Had An Interview"

17. "This Is What I Woke Up To"

18. "Apparently My Dog Thought The Roomba Was An Assailant"

19. "This Is Carl. He Likes To Squeeze Into Impossible Spots And Then Sleep. This Is His Favorite Spot, Takes 2+ People To Get Him Out"

20. Dog and Roomba

21. "I Found This While Vacuuming Under Our Bed"

22. "My Girlfriend Was Wondering Why Her Vacuum Was Not Working Anymore"

23. "I Hear Screaming Coming From The Living Room, Only To Find My 5-Year-Old Daughter On The Floor With Her Hair All Sucked Up & Tangled In Our iLife Robot Vacuum"

24. "Roomba Has Gone Rogue"

25. "My Brand New Roomba Ran Over My Puppy's Poop And Proceeded To "Clean" The Rest Of My Home"

26. "This Is What Happens When Your Wife Leaves The Door Open To The Pool Area. Your Expensive Robot Vacuum Decides It Wants To Meet The Pool Vacuum... Goddammit"

27. "Started Cracking Up When I Discovered SNL’s Mr. Bill Stuck Like This In The Roomba. Poor Guy"

28. "Cat + Paint Can + Roomba"

29. "The Roomba Didn't Come Home Last Night After Its Scheduled Cleaning And Is Nowhere To Be Found"

30. "Came Into The Kitchen To Find That My Dog Trapped The Dead Roomba With His Toys"

31. "This Vacuum At Work Hadn't Been Cleaned In A While"

32. "Why You Shouldn't Agree To Dogsit When You Have A Robot Vacuum"

33. "Not Only Did It Steal The Bloody Shower Towel It Tried To Hide Under The Vanity Thing. I Suppose It Wanted To Snack In Private"

34. "Just Vacuuming The Street In Front Of The 5-Star Hotel"

35. "Just Found Out I Bought Vacuum Which Doesn’t Have Any Vacuum Capabilities, It Just Rolls Around The Floor"

36. "Roomba Suicide In My House Last Night. It Somehow Wrapped Up Its Sensors In Toilet Paper And Headed Off The Edge"

37. "Received A Notification From My iRobot App. "Roomba Requires Your Attention. Roomba Is Stuck Near A Cliff""

38. "My Buddie's Girlfriend Has A Husky And Hasn't Vacuumed For A Few Months This Came Out Of Said Vacuum After"

39. "Our Roomba Had A Run-In With Naked Barbie. Naked Barbie Lost"

40. "It Made It Less Than A Meter From The Charger Before Asking To Be Charged Again"

41. "Apparently I Found A Loose Thread While Vacuuming"

42. "Never Vacuum Your Keyboard"

43. "Found Out Why The Roomba Quit Working"

44. "Came Home From Dinner And Found My Vacuum Hanging On For Life"

45. "Today I Got Home To A Vacuum Robot With Artistic Pretensions"

Damjan