Hey Marylyn, I have this sponge thing I bought that's specifically sold to get pet hair off of upholstry. It works fabulous. I think you can get it at Petsmart or Petco. It wasn't very expensive, but I can't remember the name. Let me know if you find it.
:) Wendy --- Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I saw something about rubber gloves (like for > washing dishes) getting up fur on upholstery. Has > anyone had any experience with this? > > > > If > you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures > > from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will > have men who > > will deal likewise with their fellow man. > > St. Francis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: elizabeth trent > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 6:34 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Roombie-the new Roomba - for > those of you consideringpurchasing one > > > I'm curious -- how much does it hold? I love my > purple dyson for animal hair but so help me - we're > such a shedding bunch I have to empty it frequently. > how does it perform? > > elizabeth > > > On 4/15/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > Just wanted to let you guys know that Roombie > (our new > Roomba Sage for pet owners) went on it's maiden > voyage > this morning. The kitties were somewhat alarmed > at > first, but by the time it cleaned for 45 minutes > and > docked itself, they weren't too concerned with > it. > Smookie ran over to it when it stopped and has > been > trying to get the brushes out from underneath > it. > It's too cute. > > So far, Roombie did a bang-up job of vacuuming > my tile > floors-the living room, kitchen, and eating area > along > with the front entry way and hallway leading > from > that. That's as far as it could go since all > the > doors were shut along the hallway. I was very > surprised with how well it patterned itself > while > cleaning. It got in and out of tight spaces. > It even > tried to eat Smookie's feather toy, but I > rescued it. > > > We paid $219 for it at the irobot website, which > is > the company that makes Roomba. A better deal > than at > Linens and Things or Bed, Bath, and Beyond. > They > have a pretty decent special, which includes > free > shipping, and a free home dock (normally $60); > fairly > cheap for a Roomba. Normally, I am a very > frugal > person, but I have bought three vacuum-cleaners > in the > past few years at about $50 each at Walmart, and > all > have died. Plus, I don't actually have to do > the > vacuuming myself, so that itself was worth the > extra > money. With the tile, as opposed to the carpet > we had > that hid a lot of dirt, every speck of dirt > shows up, > and I'm having to sweep every day as it is. So > all in > all, I'm happy as of day one. We'll see after a > month > or so if Roombie was worth it. > > :) > Wendy > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it > is the only thing that ever has!" > > ~~~ Margaret > Meade ~~~ > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
