Roomba and Neato vacuums on sale for $299 ahead of Prime Day

Robot vacuums on sale as of Oct. 6: 

• BEST FOR PET HAIR: iRobot Roomba e5 — save $50.99

• BEST FOR TRICKY LAYOUTS: Neato Botvac D4 — save $130

Buying a new vacuum at a time when you're staying home more than usual is either a waste or genius — depending on how you look at it. We're on the latter side.

If you're working from home and otherwise avoiding leaving your home as much as possible, you're tracking less dirt and debris in than you were during Normal Times. On the flip side, spending more time at home means more human-created debris in the home. 

Fewer work lunches and less eating out means more crumbs, and people with long hair that sheds have undoubtedly noticed the hairballs congregating under their home desk. Dust made from sloughed-off hair and skin cells is probably at a high, too. Read more...