u/njs-33

My Matic arrives today and I'm super excited to see what all of the hype is about, but I've been doing some thinking since I pulled the trigger on my order about the financial aspects of the replaceable bags.

I subscribed to the unlimited bag program at $96/year. I plan on running the Matic exactly as I do my Roborock. Mop and vacuum my 300 square feet of downstairs tile every night. From my research I will go through at least 2 bags per week. Let's say that Matic's cost per bag is around $1 each to produce, they will ship me 12 at a time. This means that I will likely be going through at least $104 of bags per year, which will come in 4-5 shipments (at Matic's cost since they ship free to me), which is probably around $5-$10 each shipment.

How is this model sustainable? I realize that not all users might use as much as me, but I just don't see how Matic will be able to keep the unlimited bag program for the cost that it is now. Since the robot won't run without their proprietary bags, what is preventing it from becoming ewaste after a year or two if the bag replacement costs become unsustainable?

It would be nice to know my bag costs will remain somewhat fixed for the duration that I own the robot.

I have been in the market for a new robot to replace my aging QRevo, and was very impressed with the software update yesterday and decided to pull the trigger given the generous trial period. I had some questions that was hoping the community could answer that could put my mind at ease with my purchase:

• I have all tile floors downstairs and currently run my mop and vacuum daily. According to the app it is under 300 square feet of actual mopping every day. I usually have to empty my dirty water tank and fill the clean water twice a week. I'm a bit concerned about how many bags and water I will be using, do you know about how often I'll have to perform this maintenance?
• The other companies make a big deal about how they clean the mop pad with hot water after running. The downside of not having a dock is that there doesn't seem to be a way to clean the roller. For those who mop daily, is this a legitimate concern?
• Regarding obstacle avoidance - I was tired of my mop getting stuck on various items in my downstairs. Will it be able to avoid smaller objects such as backpack straps, etc on the floor?
• Before making the decision to try the Matic, I bough a Narwal Flow 2 (had to return it due to it getting a "wheels stuck" on normal carpet, and I have a Eufy Omni S2 that is still within my return period. For those who had another flagship robo vac, is there anything that you see that Matic does not do as well as those other models?

Thank you in advance and I'm looking forward to receiving the Matic!