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Los Angeles resident Ruth Horne, 76, enticed by a bargain, bought what she thought was a Roomba to vacuum her house, but the experience ended in frustration.
"It kept getting stuck somewhere and would then just go around in circles," Horne said. She realized it was a cheaper knock-off.
Meanwhile, Marcy Lewis, 75, of Madeira, Ohio, had been wanting a robot vacuum cleaner and deliberately chose a knock-off.
"I'm pretty low tech, but it just seemed like a good idea — cleaner house, less work," Lewis said. She was watching Prime Day sales and got a good deal on a Eufy robot vacuum cleaner. "I really liked it and it did a good job, but didn't last long," Lewis said.
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