So you're wondering if you should buy a Roomba on Black Friday. The good news is that most of the 2025 Roombas will hit new record-low sale prices this month (in fact, some Black Friday Roomba deals are live early). The bad news is that those 2025 Roombas haven't exactly been selling well this year, and iRobot may not be in business for much longer.

That's why I wrote a whole story urging cation to anyone eyeing a Roomba on sale this year — I elaborate more on the bleak details of iRobot's struggles there. Here's the TL;DR version: If bankruptcy is looming for iRobot, I worry about whether customer service, firmware updates, and bug fixes will cease to exist for current Roomba owners. And while I've typically had good experiences when testing Roombas, the latest iRobot vacuums just aren't

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