Swiffer Duster® Review

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RudiXeno
Boca Raton, FL

Swiffer Duster: Saving Elephants One Shelf at a Time

Mr. Fix-it, dislike house cleaning, concerned about the environment, always looking for cleaning shortcuts, a frequent grocery shopper

Pros

greatly reduces cleaning time, gentle on elephants, fits into small spaces, Picks up all the dust

Cons

disposable product goes into landfills, a little pricey, dry surfaces only, can only use once

NOV

2008

Swiffer Duster® —

I've been using the Swiffer Duster for a while now. Make no mistake, I do not like to dust. Nope, just don't have the patience for it. This is especially true when it comes to glass shelves. And, here in the Xeno abode we have glass shelves everywhere!

When you enter the vestibule of our home you are struck by glass shelves that seem to appear from nowhere and are illuminated by a very high intensity lamp that pierces through them. Note: These are the only bulbs in the house that are not compact fluorescent.

These shelves are the home of the beautiful Mrs. Xeno's elephant collection. Yes, she has a thing for elephants. (If she were a Republican I might better understand it.) Elephants of every size, made of all materials known to mankind. This is what is known as a dusting nightmare!

The Swiffer Duster
It was love at first sight. This is a very gentle duster. With minimal effort I can actually dust around the elephants without having to move them. Rarely if ever do I even tip one of the smallest over.

For the lower shelves I can use the standard handle. For the upper shelve I use the extend-able handle. It really is a versatile dusting tool. Sure, for big jobs I still fall back on lamb's wool, but for delicate chores it's the Swiffer duster for me.

Reservations
I don't know if it's just me, but I have a bit of a hard time getting the duster onto the handle. I readily admit that my fine motor skills are wanting so maybe you'll find it simple.

Unless you're doing a very light dusting figure on going through a duster head with every use. This thing is truly a dust magnet. Once it grabs the dust it doesn't let go. But I guess that's also a good thing isn't it?

My Viewpoint
When it comes to delicate dusting chores, it's hard to find something that can beat the Swiffer Duster. I highly recommend it.

Swiffer Duster® is recommended by RudiXeno

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Comments about RudiXeno’s Review

In response to RudiXeno's comment from Nov 27, 2008 at 4:02AM:

I hope you had a wonderful day as well. I had a nice day but now I am scrambling to catch up on all my work.

In response to AnnaBanana's comment from Nov 26, 2008 at 7:53AM:

Anna,
Not only is it extendable, but it can be angled in virtually any direction. Pretty cool.

In response to PattyTherre's comment from Nov 26, 2008 at 11:53PM:

Thanks Patty. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving

Great review, as always. Happy Thanksgiving, my friend!

Sounds good to me!

I really LOVE this thing. I'm a collector too and I agree that it does a beautiful job on delicate things without having to move everything. This was a very helpful review, I didn't even know there WAS an extendable handle! What a great idea!