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Mummite
Citizen
Username: Mummite
Post Number: 59
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 1:36 pm: |     |
I loved my Swiffer, but it just can't cope with the nobbly ceramic tiles and grout lines in my kitchen. Do I have to go back to hand and knees scrubbing? What would you do? |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1649
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 1:46 pm: | |
what would I do?
Hire a cleaning woman of course! |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 2014
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 2:03 pm: | |
What Algie said...
But when I do it myself, I swiffer wet and dry...
-or- replace the floor  . Sounds like a general pain..... |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 4757
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 2:07 pm: | |
Hire a maid? 
Isn't that the way proper Brits handle this sort of thing? |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1650
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 2:12 pm: | |
Greentree - Hubby's response to the fact that the refrigerator door is getting mildewy/moldy/gross .... let's just buy a new one. That's our solution to most household messes/problems. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 2016
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 2:14 pm: | |
Algie - is that a problem??? I must make sure that you & The Spouse never meet; you might gang up on me & Hubby.
It's kind of scary to me that he & I would agree on this, seeing as how I have never agreed with anything he's posted... |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1651
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 2:22 pm: | |
Oh, no -- I am just as lazy as Hubby ... I think it's better to find a spouse who's your opposite, they'll keep you in line. Hubby and I are bad influences on each other. I'm agreeable to buying my way out of any sort of chore/work. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 2017
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 4:01 pm: | |
Alg-
It's not "lazy"; it's efficient time management. 
You should always do what you are best at... some people are good cleaners, others are better at applying American Express therapy & writing checks! The multitude of skill sets is what make the world go 'round... |
just me fromsouthorange
Citizen
Username: Jmfromsorange
Post Number: 105
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 4:27 pm: | |
what's a 'swiffer?' |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1653
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 4:32 pm: | |
http://www.homemadesimple.com/swiffer/index.html |
Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 2501
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 4:37 pm: | |
I've been giving serious thought to purchasing a Swiffler. How do they compare with sponge mops, brooms, and the like? |
Mummite
Citizen
Username: Mummite
Post Number: 60
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 5:48 pm: | |
Ok so my options are:
1) a cleaner
2) a grubby floor
3) a new floor, but a swiffer friendly one (Joan they are very handy for small flat areas)
4) Hubby suggested a new kitchen but not sure I can justify that! (Algebra- my husband obviously went to the same DIY school as yours!)
5) Hold out for some magic formula you shake over it and it cleans itself.......
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CFA
Citizen
Username: Cfa
Post Number: 1032
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 6:12 pm: | |
Joan,
I would consider myself an excellent house cleaner. I truly love doing it. I would only use a Swiffer (which I do) for hardwood floors. Period.
I've tried it on linoleum but it doesn't get everything. I still like a good ole broom. |
clkelley
Citizen
Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 147
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 6:55 pm: | |
If you get a swiffer wetjet, get the re-usable pads that are sold on eBay and nowhere else. Also get the bottle refiller kit from a different eBay seller. I have the pads, but not the bottle filler (yet), and they work great.
Swiffer supplies are highway robbery, pure & simple, plus they are about the least environmentally sound approach to cleaning. The "cleaning solution" is primarily just water & fragrance and they charge a fortune for it.
But I do love the concept. It works great on the ceramic tile in my kitchen. |
Mergele
Citizen
Username: Mergele
Post Number: 44
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 6:58 pm: | |
... my cleaning lady directed me to buy a swiffer for her 
"Cats climb because being ruler of all you survey sucks when all you survey is ankles." -- Unknown |
Wendyn
Citizen
Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 129
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 8:32 am: | |
Mergele, me too! I really wish she would use a regular mop. But then, I don't use anything so a swiffer is better than nothing. |
SoOrLady
Citizen
Username: Soorlady
Post Number: 402
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 9:05 am: | |
Go back to hands & knees scrubbing until you replace the floor. I do hands & knees scrubbing about once a month and in between I Swiffer. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 2020
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 10:40 am: | |
CFA is right.
Swiffing is best for wood floors. But, the Swiffer Wet is what I use in the basement, around the litter box, since it's convenient. Mergele - it's good to know that I'm not the only one trained by her cleaner! |
chocoholic
Citizen
Username: Shrink
Post Number: 120
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 4:34 pm: | |
The floor mate with scrubbing brushes is what is best to use for ceramic tiles and the grout in between |
Unhinged
Citizen
Username: Mem
Post Number: 2765
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 4:45 pm: | |
Drug Fair has a full line of swifter products, including the squirting model. |
Unhinged
Citizen
Username: Mem
Post Number: 2766
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 4:47 pm: | |
Sorry, it's "swiffer". |
Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 2516
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2004 - 12:51 pm: | |
Thanks for all the info! You've convinced to stick with the Publishers' Clearing House Special that I am using now. The head looks like a wedge of the foam material used to stuff some cushions. It works great. The head can be used on any kind of surface and picks up every bit of dirt and dust it encounters. To release the dirt, just rinse the head in the sink. |
wnb
Citizen
Username: Wnb
Post Number: 93
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 1, 2004 - 10:49 pm: | |
Oh the Floor Mate is an amazing machine. Get that for a biweekly or monthly deep clean and then swiffer in between. Round it out with a Roomba and your free time to post on MOL will absolutely skyrocket.
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