Age 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and older Gender Male Female I am a student going off to college and I found this and I thought it was perfect for keeping my dorm clean because it's so lightweight and compact and best of all no having to clean the pads like in the shark (my mom has it). I've used both and it's comparable. The system is a bit different to the shark in the sense that you have to press a button in the handle, but for me it was no problem. So far I tested it out in my kitchen and it left it super clean and with a really nice smell. Because the pad comes wet, I understand why the floors stay moist for a bit, but it dries up super quickly. It does a really good job at getting the steam to where it needs to be since it has two nicely sized holes and it is super HOT, so you know it's cleaning well. It does a great job at cleaning AND sanitizing. The only down side is that it doesn't come with a measuring cup to add the water. Whether it's for home or the dorm, it's a great cleaning tool to have in your closet and definitely worth the money.

Yes () No ()  Report Yes () No () On paper this sounded like the answer to my search for a steam cleaner after my (expensive) Oreck steamer died but I am disappointed in this product! First, I had to hold the trigger button the entire time which caused my hand to be sore- definitely NOT for someone with arthritis!!! I also think the refills are overpriced and the pads themselves do not last long enough. It required 2 to do my foyer, half bath and kitchen which is not a large area at all. This would have probably been ok if I felt like the cleaner cleaned well but unfortunately after it dried I really couldn't tell a difference so I used a baby wipe and wiped a small section and the baby wipe picked up more dirt and grime :(. What's more, the cleaner did not even touch the grooves in between my tile! Will be returning and spending the extra money to get a cleaner that does what it says it does and has washable pads instead of having to keep buying pads. The only positives are that the pads are nicely scented and the cord is long so I could do my foyer and half bath without moving the cord and the same in the kitchen.

Yes () No ()  Report Yes () No () I was needing a good solution for my hardwood floors to clean them safely, and remove any stains. This product does the job the way I need it to. Obviously, if the floors have not been cleaned in many months, as in my case, then you will need to use multiple pads, so buy an extra box, since this unit only supplies two pads. Charge R22 Home Ac UnitOther than that, it cleans well, and makes the place look and smell better. Erica Campbell Weight Loss 2014Also, you MUST use distilled water. How Airless Tires Are Madesince using regular tap water is discouraged. Pick up a gallon for under a dollar at your local store before you use this product. Yes (7) No (0)  Report Yes (7) No (0) I have a Wet Jet for work, love it.

Recently got the Swiffer Vac, love it. Just picked up this little unit for home. While I love the Wet Jet, I thought w/our "new", old place, and all the cockatoo dust and "dog dirt", a steamer would benefit me. There is a lot of old, ground in dirt (previous occupants didn't do much, if any, cleaning), and I am going to have to do a hand scrub job. But oh boy, just tried this out and the junk that came up! I went over it twice w/two separate pads, both came out almost black...eww! I had been using an old outdated Wet Jet precursor, just wanted to use up the last of the solution, and I thought it was cleaning, but boy howdy, I KNOW the Swiffer Steam Mop is working! Heats up quickly, pads really suck up the dirt and dries quickly as well. A must have for anyone w/not a lot of hard floor area (well, maybe for those with a lot too!). Oh, and anyone who would like washable pads instead of disposable, think of this...I have had other "big" steamers before. ALL the washable pads shrink and or the velcro gets buggered up.

Disposable pads are so much easier to use and no frustration! Yes () No (1)  Report Yes () No (1) I recently got this steam mop for my birthday and hated it! We have three dogs in our house and it would not get their puppy prints off the floor without serious scrubbing. I disliked how you had to always hold the trigger down while trying to mop and how one steam mop pad would not last for cleaning my kitchen, dining room and upstairs living room. I had to use two/three pads just for one cleaning! And considering how I clean daily, that is a lot of pads to go through in one week. I also did not like how the steam does not reach to the corners of the machine. It would only come out right in the middle. When I would go along the edges in my house, you could tell it didn't steam right up to them so they were left with dirt on them. I returned this item and purchased the Shark Steam Mop Pro and that machine is a million times better! I would never recommend this Swiffer Steam Mop to anyone.

Yes (8) No (1)  Report Yes (8) No (1)When you go to the grocery store or to the department store, many of the things you buy are disposable – they wind up in the trash. It’s just trash, right? If you look a bit closer, though, you’ll see something else in there. Each time you toss something in the trash, you’re tossing away some sort of value. Part of the price you pay at the grocery store goes to cover the packaging and the portion of the item you’ve thrown away.I argue that as a strong rule of thumb, the less you throw away, the less you spend. You can get thirty rolls of Bounty on Amazon for $48.39. Each roll has fifty six sheets. From what I can observe, the average paper towel usage requires about two sheets, so let’s just say you get 30 uses per roll, times 30 rolls, means 900 uses. Each use thus costs about $0.05 – and you can’t recoup the cost. Once you use it, it’s gone. Alternately, you could buy fifty pounds of cotton rags for $30.00.

Assuming each rag weighs an ounce, you’d get 800 uses out of that batch – about $0.04 per use the first time through. If you’re using cloth, you can just toss ‘em in with the wash and wash them again. Let’s say you could wash all of the cloth in four loads for about a quarter a load – $1 and you have a fresh new batch of 800 cotton rags. That means each subsequent use is one eighth of a cent. Assuming you’d use these things five times a day, over the course of the first year, you’d save $57.96, and in every subsequent year, you’d save $88.97. Paper towels are just throwing money away. Instead of using Ziploc bags, use plastic containers. Buy two large sets of Rubbermaid containers (like this set, giving you 24 containers for $21.99) and you’ll have more than you ever need. Then, whenever you’d ordinarily use a Ziploc bag, grab one of these containers and use it instead. You can freeze stuff in them, keep stuff in the fridge in them, and keep stuff in the pantry in them.

When one gets dirty, run it through the dishwasher, effectively replacing it for less than a penny. How does that compare to Ziplocs? You can get 20 quart Ziplocs there for $3.70, making them $0.19 a pop. The large Rubbermaid set above costs $0.92 a pop. After ten storage uses, you’ve dumped $1.90 into the Ziplocs and $1.02 into the Rubbermaid, and the difference grows rapidly from there. Ziplocs are just throwing money away. My wife got a starter pack of these as a bridal shower gift. Frankly, I don’t get it. You get a poor mop that requires you to buy special pads to replace the head? Pick up a PVA mop (like this one for $12) and just dip the end in a mix of a half gallon of hot water to one half cup of white vinegar. Cleans like a charm. The low-end Swiffer starter kit costs about the same as the mop, but the cloths are ridiculous – 72 pads for $64.99? You can either blow $0.83 per mopping with a Swiffer or roughly a cent (for the vinegar) with a regular mop. Over twenty moppings, you’re comparing $16.60 to $0.20.

Swiffers are just throwing money away. We have quite a few devices around our home that eat batteries, from the remote controls for our Wii to a plethora of kid’s toys. In short, we were going through AAs like Pac-Man goes through dots. After doing the research, I found that investing in rechargeable batteries would save us significant money in the long run – and I was right. We’ve about passed the break-even point in terms of the cost of the battery charger and rechargeables versus the cost of all of those disposable batteries, and from here on out, it’s downright cheap. Dead batteries are just throwing money away. Everyone has a box of Kleenexes at home, right? We do, but they’re strictly for guests only. It’s much cheaper to just grab a handkerchief, blow away, and toss it in the wash. Let’s say we’ve bought that big batch of cotton cloths I mentioned above in the paper towel section – they cost about $0.04 per use the first time through and an eighth of a cent each time thereafter.

You can get 570 Kleenexes for $8.17 on Amazon, adding up to about about a cent and a half per use. Thus, after only the third use, the handkerchief catches up in price, and thereafter, every eight uses saves you eleven cents. Kleenexes are just throwing money away. Paper plates are vastly overpriced. You can get reusable plastic plates for $0.20 a pop on Amazon, as many as you want. Use them for picnics and keep them in the closet for large events where you have dozens of guests. Any remotely sturdy ones will cost you a dime or so, meaning the plastic ones are covered after just two uses. It’s saving a dime a use compared to paper. Paper plates are just throwing money away. These are just a few of the many tips that will help save you money. What’s the moral of the story here? You save money – often pretty quickly – by buying stuff that’s reusable instead of stuff that’s disposable. Plus, reusing stuff is much more environmentally friendly, too. Double Your Miles with Zero Annual Fee >>