Swiffer Duster® Review

Overall 4.38 of 5 view all 122 reviews

CloudNine
Sugarloaf, CA

awesome product. even great-grandma likes them!

too busy to make beds, neat freak, a homeowner, willing to pay for quality, impressed with this product

Pros

easy to use, fits into small spaces, Picks up all the dust

Cons

A little expensive

FEB

2009

Swiffer Duster® —

I love my Swiffer Duster. I have the extendable handle version, and I use it all the time. My daughter has been helping me by dusting the entire house since she was about 4. She still loves to dust for me. HEE HEE! I love it when a chore seems like fun to the kids!

About a year ago, I thought I should give one to Grandma. She's in her late 70's, and is not a fan of change or new stuff. For the past 20 years, she's used her dishwasher as storage for her pots, pans, and oddly enough, her napkins. :D Grandma's old school to the Nth degree.

So I often show up at her house with little things I think she'll like. I knit her wash cloths, which she loves, like I said, old school lady. One day I brought her my old swiffer duster. I had just bought my new, extendable version. woo hoo! I showed her how to operate the thing, how to change the refills out, I gave her a box of refills. And, to be honest, I thought the lot would end up in the garbage.

But every time I visit, I notice things are dusted now. And the Swiffer Duster is always perched in its little home next to the Lazy Boy. Grandma must have mentioned her Swiffer Duster to Aunt Linda, because a few months after I gave her the original, Aunt Linda had given Grandma the extendable handle version. Now grandma can get to those cobwebs on her vaulted ceilings. Sweet!

There are some drawbacks, some design flaws. The 360 dusters are out now, so that addresses one of my issues. Another issue I have has to do with disposing of dirty duster refills. ICK! All that dust... on my fingers. I do wish there were another way to refill the thing, preferably without having to touch the dirty duster.

These flaws are minor, though, compared with the fact that it traps the dust and all the allergens and general gross-ness, instead of just tossing it back into the air. Also this product is so convenient and easy to use, and the company is always updating and improving its products.

Bottom Line: This product is awesome, for anyone at any age. And give one to grandma! If my Grandma likes it, yours surely will!