OK, it has been out for a while now, so what do y’all think of “The Swiffer?” Anyone used it?
It has been hailed by some as the be-all end-all of cleaning accessories. The “killer app” for the kitchen. The “mop killer.”
To me, it just looks like a wet paper towel pinned to a small push broom.
And aren’t they kinda pricey?
There has been buzz about the house about getting a “Swiffer” and I just looking for some real world feedback.
I mean, any product that hires DEVO to do their music is almost a sure thing in my book! Dig it right here.
Further Reading:
AdAge 10 Most Watched Commercials of 2003
Chandrasutra left me a comment on this Quiznos post with a link to her post – go read it!
Slate article on DEVO and Swiffer
completewasteoftime has a snippet from an AdAge article on the commercial
ClubDEVO
Epinions user reviews on Swiffer Wet Jet
I love my swiffer. It’s so much easier than mopping — and it really does do a good job. You can quickly mop up several areas — no dripping, gross mess. You can even use it on your hardwood floors. I keep meaning to pick up a swiffer wet-jet … the one that actually squirts cleaning fluid out onto the floor … but never remember when I’m at the store.
Anyway — swiffering makes mopping up the bathrooms, dusting hardwood floors, mopping hardwood floors, etc — a breeze. I’d recommend it. For the simple reason that you don’t have to have a mop or the gross mop water or anything that using a mop entails. Ew!
THis is the one we currently have (only $6.99)
… and just use these wet cloths with it!
But I want one of these!
My mom has the Swiffer, and the ads on TV are funny, especially that one where the two teen girls catch the mom Swiffering to the Devo beat. One (the daughter) says "I hope it's not hereditary." or something like that.
And, just because I can, I'm going to seriously date myself and mention that I was in high school when that song came out. We used to sing it on the bus on the way to football games…
Yecch…
Thanks for the links and for bringing this topic up in your blog. If my comments seem harsh consider the effects of our lazy attitudes. Namely, that the convenience of today is tomorrows problem – transfat laden cheeseburgers become tomorrows heart attacks (and drain on the medical system), cheap disposable dishcloths cleaning products are your kids and grandkids toxic planet. The price, as they say, is right.
Swiffer’s fine, if you don’t have to do heavy cleaning and you don’t like putting a lot of effort into things. I sure as hell don’t. The only thing I don’t like is the teeth on top of the swiffer’s head get loose, so it doesn’t hold onto the cloth, wet or dry, as well as I’d like it to, so I end up having to pick it up, put the cloth back into the teeth grooves, and risk getting nasty floor gunk on my fingers. But hey, it’s great when the parents or in-laws are coming over and you have to prove you are actually capable of cleaning the place. What they don’t know probably won’t kill them… Unless they eat off the floor…