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Best Buy Ratings and Reviews

Customer Reviews for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Model: 33N8
SKU: 1347914
UPC: 011120018363
Remove tough, set-in stains with this deep cleaner that features Deep Reach technology and preset cleaning cycles for thorough cleaning. Built-in hose and tool storage allows for versatile cleaning options. Take a product tour.
Average Customer Rating:
4.357 out of 5
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93% of customers would recommend this product to a friend 
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Customer Reviews for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle
Review 1 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Good for Spots

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: TechFiend
from Portland, OR
on 02/03/2012
Value for Price
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Performance
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Works well and is rugged
What's not so great: Uses a ton of chemicals
It does do a good job on spots. For the best results you do need to soak up extra liquid before you put the spot bot on it. It is also a good idea to vacuum up the excess water left by the SpotBot to decrease drying time. The construction quality is quite good.
It does use a lot of cleaning chemicals. We only got 3 uses out of the samples that came in the box. From time to time I almost would rather have a full carpet cleaner, but if your just dealing with spots this is one of the best units out there.
This product is or has... A practical steam tank, Spinning scrub brushes, Light weight, Able to clean new and set-in stains, Easy to store
About me... Big Family, Pet owner
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 2 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Great Item !!!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Scott365
from Blackfoot, ID
on 01/13/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Performance
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Everything, Great item, well worth the money.
What's not so great: No cons...
Works Great!!!, we use it at least once every day and does a wonderful job of picking up pet stains on all kinds of carpet including light carpet. Because of the rotating brush it will leave a small twisted pulled fiber string in the center of the cleaning area for some carpet types but is easely removed. I would recomend this to anyone with pets. Best feature is the turn on and walk away, it tones you when its done.
This product is or has... A practical steam tank, Spinning scrub brushes, Light weight, Easy attachments for hard to reach places, Able to clean new and set-in stains, Easy to store, Able to dry hard floors completely, No harmful cleaning agents, just distilled water., Is able to do carpets, furniture and hard floors
About me... Pet owner
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 3 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner

Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: genab7
from Katy TX
on 01/07/2012
Value for Price
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Quality
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Features
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Performance
2.0 out of 5
2.0
What's great about it: easier than dragging out the big steam cleaner for spots/ has hand held hose and brush
What's not so great: crop circles not enough suction
Bought this because we have 3 dachshunds and we needed more than a paper towel and a spot cleaner. We had talked about it for awhile before purchase. I own a regular size steam/carpet cleaner, but it is very bulky to drag out each time one has an accident. First one we bought we had to return 5 days later due to leaking and machine not removing water/not working. We took it back and exchanged for another unit. It does an adequate job. The one thing that I see as a shortcoming is, it leaves what we call "crop circles", wet circles. If these circles are in a traffic area collect dirt and make carpet look worse than before you clean up the urine/stain. And tend to leave large clean spot in other areas. I have started using the hand held hose attachment and it seems to do a better job of removing the water and not leaving circles. And it is a must to clean out the dirty water vessel every use or you still get the smell. Also, none of the cleaners, even the ones made for pet stains, get rid of urine smell.
This product is or has... Spinning scrub brushes, Able to clean new and set-in stains, Easy to store
About me... Teenage kids, Pet owner
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 4 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Great for small pet "mistakes"

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: Tag12
from Montgomery, AL
on 01/02/2012
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Performance
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to use. Great for those small jobs.
What's not so great: Very small cleaning area. NOT great on set-in stains with red dye.
Does a great job on "fresh" stains but the set-in stains may require 2 or 3 cycles. The cleaned "spot" is still wet after the cleaning cycle is complete. Overall this is a good product.
This product is or has... Spinning scrub brushes, Light weight, Easy attachments for hard to reach places, Able to clean new and set-in stains
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 5 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

great product, not so happy with rebate

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: bc1700
from Wayland New York
on 12/02/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Performance
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Works well
What's not so great: Rebates are FALSE!!!
The product is fantastic but there was a $20 rebate from bissell when we purchased the spotbot pet that Bissell denied stating that all the required info was not sent.... We followed their rebate sheet to the letted and left nothing out but, No Rebate Only Excuses...... The product is quite handy and the cleaning solution works well...
This product is or has... Spinning scrub brushes, Light weight, Easy attachments for hard to reach places, Able to clean new and set-in stains, Easy to store
About me... Pet owner, Brand conscious
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 6 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

excellent for cleaning small spots

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: littlecharlie
from Palm Bay, FL
on 08/27/2011
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Performance
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: compact, handy, dependable
What's not so great: the price
Spotbot is an excellent idea for a compact carpet cleaner.
This product is or has... Spinning scrub brushes, Light weight, Able to clean new and set-in stains, Easy to store, No harmful cleaning agents, just distilled water.
About me... Pet owner, All about design
I would recommend this to a friend!
+5points
6out of 7found this review helpful.
Review 7 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Great for pets

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: CharmaineFinn
from Vacaville ca
on 08/10/2011
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Performance
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Love it. Three great Danes and one dat. Plenty of uses
This product is or has... Able to clean new and set-in stains, Is able to do carpets, furniture and hard floors
About me... Pet owner
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
2out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 8 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

I'd rather just buy an upright...

Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: Sziklassy
from Ames, IA
on 07/12/2011
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Performance
2.0 out of 5
2.0
What's great about it: compact, easy to set up, comes with plenty of carpet shampoo to get you started
What's not so great: doesn't dry carpet well
Let's just go over all of the categories Best Buy gives you for rating a product.
Value for Price: This thing is only $50 cheaper than the standard upright, yet the upright will do your whole house. This products touts being a "set it and forget it" type of device, but that isn't so (more on that a little later). It does come packaged with enough cleaner to do a dozen or so (maybe more) spots, so you are ready to go out of the box.
Quality: Strong thick plastics. Doesn't feel cheap at all. Brush heads are actually really nice and adapt to the height of your carpet. I suspect this product will last a long time. No problems here.
Features: I can;t really think of a feature it's lacking. You can "set it and forget it" (again, not really), or you can use the hose. Super easy to fill (there is a water fill line followed by a cleaner fill line) as well as a maximum line for waste water. Both containers are spill proof so you don't have to worry about getting water everywhere.
Performance: This is where this product failed me. If you have relatively plush carpets, there is no way in hell the "set it and forget it" feature is going to work for you. Sure it will get the stain up, but it just leaves far too much water behind, to the point that if you step there, you feel the water sloshing up through the carpet. The solution we came up with is that you have to use the attachment suction. This works wonderfully, except for the fact that we didn't buy this product to have to get on our hands and knees to clean it. Isn't the point of this thing to take the work out of cleaning the mess up?
Bottom line is, if you are torn between this and an upright, just get the upright. You will be able to do your entire home. We are currently renting, so we get a free professional carpet shampooing yearly. We just needed a product to clean up the occasional pet vomit. This product is compact, so with the limited space we have an upright wouldn't work. When we buy a house I will definitely invest in an upright over this item.
Would I recommend to a friend? I guess it depends on the circumstances, as I mentioned above. For the sake of this review I will say "yes".
About me... Pet owner
I would recommend this to a friend!
+20points
27out of 34found this review helpful.
Review 9 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

my first deep carpet cleaner

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: Marie2208
from Beaumont,ca
on 06/08/2011
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Performance
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: great for spots, good size, not heavy
What's not so great: spot cleaner leave extra water does suction up everything, its a workout on your arms if you do a lot of stains by hand
great size, not heavy, its loud like a vacuum i used this on couch-good, i have a big fluffy couch and i had some difficulty but i got it clean :) then i figured lets try the carpet stains it made me a lil worried at first bc it turn a greyish color (i have a mixed brown capet) but once it dried it looks clean im happy the only think is if your looking to clean a large area of carpets def not the machine you want. im debating on keeping for the small projects or just buying a big one that does all? oh ya and i used the spotbot on the carpet did good job but left excess water i just used suction to suck it up i didnt notice the water only until i touched it so it wasnt horrible.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+5points
7out of 9found this review helpful.
Review 10 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Good spot cleaner

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: Robnoell3
on 03/29/2011
It does a great job of cleaning new and set-in stains on carpet. Ive found that using a powder oxy cleaning solution does the job. No need to buy the expensive liquids recommended. Only problem is that you WILL need to use hose attachment after running program to remove all the liquid from carpet.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+9points
10out of 11found this review helpful.
Review 11 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Great Item!!!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: radrach
from Newnan,ga
on 03/28/2011
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Performance
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Multi area use
What's not so great: little heavy
Used this on my car seats and they look brand new. Also, used on some spots from our pets and the carpet looks better in that spot than the rest of the house. One of the things that makes this machine so great is the multi use of it. I do have to say the OXY GEN2 solution that is included is amazing after using in the spot bot I used in my larger carpet cleaner and our carpets look great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+6points
7out of 8found this review helpful.
Review 12 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Must have for pets and children quick clean up

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: jjshopper
from Saint Cloud, MN
on 01/25/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Performance
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Hands free use - walk away while the spot bot cleans
How much simplier could it get? You add warm water and cleaner, plug the unit in, select your setting and walk away. I had a friend refer this item to me after I complained about lugging my shampooer out every morning while we are house training our dog. If you have children or pets this is a must have item for quick pick ups to prevent set in stains. The deep clean selection does get pet soil smells out. It also reduces the frustration you can get from those spills because you know you can quickly clean them up. Highly suggest you consider this item!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+14points
14out of 14found this review helpful.
Review 13 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

Great floor cleaner for pet stains

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: retsropper
from Fort Worth, Tx
on 12/27/2010
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Performance
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: really does work
What's not so great: small cleaning area
Very pleased with this product but it uses a lot of OxyGen2 cleaner for set-in stains and it has a rather small area of performance. Cleans great and quickly. Would recommend to anyone.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+10points
10out of 10found this review helpful.
Review 14 for BISSELL SpotBot Pet Portable Deep Cleaner - Silver Sparkle

good for its' designed purpose--"spot cleaning".

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: mfuexcp
from waco, tx.
on 12/04/2010
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Quality
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Features
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Performance
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Setup is a snap and so is the cleanup and stowing of the unit.
What's not so great: A little noisy and the constant re-batching of solution gets tiresome.
Just remember what you bought it for and don't try to take on large jobs that require a full-sized carpet cleaner. The unit is a little noisy but then, that lets you know it is working properly and going through its' designed cycles. You get two 6" round cleaning cycles for each filling of the machine. (Both water and cleaning solution.) Each heavy duty cleaning cycle takes 6 minutes to complete its' function, (without any help from you), and you should probably allow 24 hours for the cleaned carpet to totally dry @ room temperature. For what it does, it's a little pricey--but effective.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+29points
29out of 29found this review helpful.