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Budget: $300 | Flooring: All hard floors (vinyl plank), 2-bedroom apt | No pets | USA

Moving into a 2-bedroom apartment, all hard floors. Kitchen gets messy. No pets. Budget around $300.

Trying to decide between:

• Robot vacuum for daily automatic cleaning
• Wet-dry vac mop for deeper manual cleaning
• Or both if I can afford it

I keep reading that robots just smear kitchen messes, and wet-dry vacs collect dust if you don't use them daily. Is the "both" setup overkill for an apartment?

If you had $300 to spend and all hard floors, what would you get?

Spent way too long comparing smart plugs. Sharing in case it helps someone save time:

• TP-Link Kasa EP25 ($12.50): Energy monitoring (watts + kWh with 7/30-day history), Away Mode that randomly toggles lights, works with Alexa/Google/HomeKit. Wirecutter's top pick.
• Amazon Smart Plug ($19.99): 571K reviews, 4.7 stars. Plug in, Alexa detects it, done. No features, but my mom set hers up without help so it wins on simplicity.
• Kasa EP10 ($6.37): EP25 minus energy monitoring and HomeKit. Ultra-compact, fits behind furniture. I have 8 of these running for 2 years.
• Govee 4-Pack ($25.49 total): $6.37 per plug with Bluetooth. App could be better but hardware is solid.

If you just need basic on/off scheduling, the EP10 or Govee is enough. EP25 is the best overall but most people don't use energy monitoring. Amazon plug is perfect for non-tech family members.

Anyone else have experience with these? Curious how the TP-Link vs Govee reliability compares for others.