Swiffer Sweeper® Review

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mindyvol
Garden City, MI

Great for a quick clean up but don't throw out your broom

neat freak, a homeowner, picking up after pets, busy mom

Pros

picks up a lot of dirt, easy cleanup

Cons

cloths end up in landfills, disposable cloths can be expensive

SEP

2008

Swiffer Sweeper® —

I have had my Swiffer Sweeper for years and really love it. I mostly use it for quick clean ups in my bathroom because it is great for cleaning up dust and hair.

I have also used the Swiffer Sweeper on my hardwood and tiled floors with average results. If I'm only trying to clean up fur balls in the corners, then it does a great job. However, if I want to do a really good clean up job and get all of the dirt up, I am relegated to using the broom and dustpan.

Often with the Swiffer Sweeper, I feel like I am only pushing the dirt around into a pile, which then needs to be cleaned up with a dustpan. Why waste a disposable dusting cloth then? Not only is it costly, but it ends up in a landfill.

In regards to using the Swiffer Sweeper with the wet cleaning wipes, I have not had the best results. The wipes aren't wet for very long so big clean up jobs require lots of wipes. Also, for stubborn spots, I have to use a lot of elbow grease and end up scrubbing the spot with the wet wipe in my hand, not on the sweeper. I recently used up the last of the wet wipes and have no plans to buy anymore. I'm better off using a reusable wet cleaning rag that won't end up in a landfill.

For quick clean ups, I think that the Swiffer Sweeper does a great job. However, for deeper cleaning, keep the broom and dustpan.

Swiffer Sweeper® is recommended by mindyvol

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Comments about mindyvol’s Review

In response to LadyMagic's comment from Sep 25, 2008 at 10:07PM:

I look forward to reading your review about your similar product. I agree that it's nice to not have dust flying around in the air, unlike using a broom. It's still hard to justify adding another thing to a landfill though. Thanks for the nice comments.

Good review. You made a good point about pushing the dirt around. My life partner was frustrated a bit and expressed his opinion similar to yours. Ours is not a Swiffer but a similar product(I'll be writing a review about it.) that supposingly works the same way. every so often while using it, I lift it and place it on the dirt and it sticks well. I have had good luck with this and no dust in the air like sweeping can do. I don't like adding to the ladfill though.