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Exceeded expectations, great value for the price.

The 5 star rating takes into account the price point of the product - I knew I wasn't buying a top of the range machine and adjusted my expectations accordingly. This was my first foray into robot vacuum cleaners and I was both dubious and hesitant to make this purchase, however, to my great (and very pleasant) surprise, it does exactly what the manufacturer claimed it would do. Set up instructions were clear and connecting it up to my home WiFi through the Ecovacs Home app on my phone (Android) went without a hitch and, within about 20 mins of unpacking, I was happily following it around my house marvelling at its relatively quiet and efficient operation. I have a short-haired dog and a cat that both shed and on hard wood and tiled floors their hair (and associated dust) tends to drift to the edges, the Deebot's edge cleaning function was ideal and worked as well as I could have hoped. It can get caught up with any trailling cables and a few minutes inattention allowed it into my daughter's room where it promptly tried to eat a discarded sock and chocked a bit on a shoelace but otherwise it has been problem free. Emptying the dust/hair from the machine was more straightforward than I was expecting - only had to do it once so far, and you will need to check its underside for any long hairs or stray threads choking up the main brush but the supplied tool works well in helping to clear away tangles. I haven't yet left it to decide when to return to its base for recharging and hope that it won't leave it too late to do so as it takes quite a while (a lot of trial and error) to find its way back 'home' but it does get there eventually! All in all, I'm really pleased.

It's a cheap folding comb

It's a cheap folding comb - which was pretty much all I was after. The hinge is a little stiff but not so much that it causes any problems and the teeth don't appear to be so fragile that they are likely to break off upon encountering a tangle. The clip is mostly useless unless you have some relatively thick material to clip it to, but even then, I wouldn't be confident that it wouldn't simply snap off if put under stress.

A good firm hold but...

The hold is fine and the smell is a nice soft sandalwood which is quite pleasant. Other than that, the wax is pretty much pure beeswax and is just as malleable as pure beeswax - ie, not very! While rubbing between your fingers helps soften the wax and spreads it over your fingers, even in the height of a South Australian summer (without air-con) there is very little softening for the purposes of application and clumping on your moustache is very likely. When I've finished with the tin, I'll either look for an alternative product or simply refill it with some bulk beeswax - I'm not sure the difference would be particularly noticeable.