I Want My Robot!

So I find out the other day from my co-worker that iRobot has a new home robot - the IKEA name sounding Looj (all that’s missing in an umlaut).  This thing is designed to run in your gutter and clean all the leaves out. Given we have a pretty big problem on the front side of our house, this thing looked perfect!  We have a Roomba already and the build quality is really good, so I’m assuming the Looj will be a good product too.

So what’s the problem?  No sooner did I order one do I get a notice they are backordered!  Worse off there is no ETA on when they will be in stock. If you are going to tell me you’re out of something, have the common courtesy to tell me when you might have more.  Even if its not a hard date say something like, "We expect them to be in stock on 10/25, but that date is subject to change."

What I really want to know if if I’m going to have to clean my gutters like an animal this fall, or if my robot servant will be doing my bidding before winter comes around.