My Most Useless Purchase
By Anna
@LadyDuck (472121)
Switzerland
May 8, 2018 8:22am CST
Two years ago, attracted by several ads, I bought a "Lawn Mower Robot".
Our lawn is not vast, but I wanted a good robot I could trust.
The vendor convinced me to buy the robot you can see in my photo.
In two years I have never been able to use it.
If the grass is wet, it stops. If the grass is too tall it refuses to cut, if there is a bump in the ground it stops. I spend more time moving it around, than the time needed to mow the whole lawn using my push mower.
May be I was unlucky, but I paid a lot of money for a completely useless tool.
Do you have a lawn mower robot, that does a good job?
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106 responses
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
8 May 18
If you plan to sell it, sell it to somebody you hate
shhh... I tell you what, tell he or she " no demo"
shhh... I tell you what, tell he or she " no demo"10 people like this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
8 May 18
@LadyDuck yeah not to your neighbor, you might find it mysteriously back in your lawn but in up side down position
yeah not to your neighbor, you might find it mysteriously back in your lawn but in up side down position6 people like this
@Tampa_girl7 (50561)
• United States
8 May 18
I wonder if they would have refunded you ?
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
8 May 18
@Tampa_girl7 I should have tested it before to buy. I am usually a careful buyer, I made a big mistake here.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50561)
• United States
8 May 18
@LadyDuck sorry that you got stuck with a stinky mower .
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
9 May 18
I procrastinated, I thought I was doing something wrong and checking the different settings I would have been able to make it work. When I finally realized that it's not good for our garden it was too late to bring it back. I will sell it.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
8 May 18
I'd be rigging it with a handle so I could just push it.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
9 May 18
@Morleyhunt Exactly! We spend more time taking care of things that should help us saving time than doing everything manually by ourselves.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
9 May 18
@LadyDuck I think we all buy "labour saving" devices to discover that they just seem to make more work.
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@andriaperry (117173)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 May 18
Thank you for this review! Now I won`t wish for one, I can get a goat cheaper.
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
28 May 18
@andriaperry I've considered that myself.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
8 May 18
Maybe it's a hand-robot. It only works if you give it a hand.
Could you take it back and get your money back?
Could you take it back and get your money back?2 people like this
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
8 May 18
@LadyDuck Keep it for a few more years and maybe you'll be able to sell it for a lot of money as an antique.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
9 May 18
@1hopefulman I am going to sell it as soon as I can, I want to get rid of a few things in my garden room.
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@allknowing (137937)
• India
9 May 18
I have a lawn on the terrace which does not need mowing. Sorry about your purchase.
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@crossbones27 (49721)
• Mojave, California
8 May 18
lend you a hand. One Brooklyn dog hates elfs, whats his name? Bad joke 
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@crossbones27 (49721)
• Mojave, California
8 May 18
@LadyDuck You bought a thing, hell would of sold a thing.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
8 May 18
@crossbones27 I am going to try with my neighbor. His land is more flat...
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@rebelann (113000)
• El Paso, Texas
10 May 18
Like anything else @LadyDuck sometimes we fall for a scheme or product only to find it doesn't work quite as we expected and then the only thing to do is mark it as a lesson ..... I am betting you won't make that mistake again, right?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
8 May 18
So,that Lawn Mower Robot turned out to be a white elephant.(You know that means a possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of.)
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
12 May 18
@silvermist I have asked around and I think I found a buyer. Selling online here is a problem.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
8 May 18
We have a very large lawn so it would not work for us here at least but that sounds like way too many issues to be worthwhile. Have you tried to contact the vendor?
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
8 May 18
I don't have a lawn mower robot but I've always wanted one to vacuum my floors.
I certainly can see why you're frustrated with yours and a waste of money if it doesn't do the job.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
12 May 18
@MarshaMusselman There are plenty of videos of the lawn mower, is that way that they got me.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 May 18
@Marilynda1225 I've seen them go around furniture before, there they seem to work. Although I cleaned the house for a while that had one. I used a normal vacuum, but saw that one working once.
That person's kids were gone and they kept their house pretty clean. It there's a lot of traffic or the floors getting dirty a lot possibly they wouldn't work as well either.
Maybe people have YouTube videos of the week working well and not so well to see it both ways. Maybe there are videos of the lawn mower to
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
9 May 18
I never heard of these robots. It would be good if a person has a small, flat area. I always had an acre of land so that wouldn't work for me. Now in a senior village, we have a service that does it. It is nice looking though. Maybe you can sell it on ebay or something like that.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
8 May 18
Thankfully I have a low maintenance garden so don't need a mower. I would be pretty mad if I had paid a lot of money for something and it didn't do the job properly. Was there no chance of a refund?
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
8 May 18
@LadyDuck I've done things like that too, bought things that weren't what I expected and then shoved them to the back of the cupboard.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
8 May 18
@sprite1950 I had to try it again and decide what to do immediately. I am a procrastinator.
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@DeborahDiane (40322)
• Laguna Woods, California
16 May 18
@LadyDuck - I'm glad I saw this post so I know what your robot lawn mower looks like. It sounds like it could be frustrating to use.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
18 May 18
@DeborahDiane It rained three days in a row, I am curious to see if it's going to cut the grass when they would be able to use it.
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@DeborahDiane (40322)
• Laguna Woods, California
17 May 18
@LadyDuck - That is wonderful! It sounds like your robot lawn mower has found the perfect home!
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
11 May 18
I did not try to return it because I am a procrastinator, I did not read the manual and tried once. I thought I made something wrong, put it aside and waited a long time before another try. The return date had expired. One of my neighbor is interested in buying it. They have a small flat lawn, it will work there.
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@Shivram59 (36581)
• India
22 Jun
My most useless purchase was a book on English grammar.Before buying the book I had checked its contents;but I was in a hurry.I bought the book only to find that there is nothing In it I needed to know.I gifted the book to a boy who was from a poor family.
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
23 Jun
@Shivram59 - It stops every three minutes, it's more a hassle to be behind it all the time that getting the push mower and mow.
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@Shivram59 (36581)
• India
22 Jun
@LadyDuck You are right.Why use a machine if it does not function.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
8 May 18
I don't have a lawn mower robot.. is it still working until now?
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@LadyDuck (472121)
• Switzerland
8 May 18
@Jessabuma Yes, it is pretty expensive, it's a shame.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
8 May 18
@LadyDuck ohh that's too bad and it's expensive also
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