There are 3 chores that make my list of please-don't-make-me-do-that.
One is mopping (and the other two are folding laundry and unloading the dishwasher, thanks for asking).
Well I'm happy to announce that I now enjoy mopping. Let me introduce you to Mr. Reveal the mop:
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Rubbermaid is not sponsoring this post, nor did they send me a mop to review, but they should have! I just happen to be reviewing this mop on my own because I love it that much.
In order to fully explain why I love this mop, I must first explain why I have always hated mopping:
Completely Reasonable Reason #1: Gross. Floors are just gross in general, but especially the floor right under my toddler's chair. She always, always spills her food everywhere. Typically by the time she ends her meal I am holding (or feeding) offspring #2, and don't have time to get to the mess until is has already nastified to the floor. If you don't know what nastified means, don't look it up…it's not a real word.
Completely Reasonable Reason #2: More Grossness. My mopping always started with a bucket of soapy water and ended with a brown murky mess. Not only did I have to clean my floor, but I also had to clean my mop. Which never really ended up feeling clean. It's wet and I'm pretty sure all sorts of nasty germs and molds and other such nasties infest the poor thing as it lays wait for its next job. PLUS…even if I buy a mop (Exhibit A) with an attachment that supposabley wrings out our mop for you, my hands still end up touching the darn thing.
At one of my previous jobs, my boss had a Swiffer Wet Jet. I remember enjoying using it. No longer did I despise mopping. However, I refuse to buy a product that requires refills and replacement parts. Not very Earth-friendly and more importantly, not in our budget!
I love that my sister introduced me to the Reveal Microfiber Mop, because it has resolved all my mopping annoyances:
It comes with 3 reusable microfiber wet pads that I can just whip right off and throw in the wash. Simply use and REUSE.
The microfiber material does a better job at cleaning than the stringy-made-of-who-knows-what mops, and does not breed bacteria like other mops.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: The mop sprays cleaning solution as you wish right in front of you. You fill the container with your OWN CLEANING SOLUTION. This allows for natural products, or whatever you usually use. This also means NO MORE back and forth to the mop bucket (my personal favorite feature). It also comes with an extra refill bottle so that you always have an extra on hand.
Mine also came with a one-year warranty which is reassuring.
Cons:
For rough areas (like underneath my toddler's chair), you have to spray solution multiple times to get it wet enough. I wish one of the mop pads came with a stronger scrubber attached to it.
Be careful where you spray. I have to aim it in such a way so that I don't spray my kitchen cabinets in certain areas.
*Mine came with extra pads and cleaner bottles because I bought it in a kit on Amazon. If I had bought it on Rubbermaid's site, I believe it only comes with one pad and one cleaner bottle…once again my Amazon Prime has treated me well!
Anyone else have this mop and love it as much as I do? Do you have a favorite mop?
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Georgie Lee says
Thanks for hosting!
Diana Rambles says
Thanks for hosting!
Beth says
I hate mopping too. I like, never mop.
When I lived in Saudi Arabia, the kitchen and bathroom floors had drains in them (sort of like in a restaurant here). When it was time to clean, you filled a bucket with hot, soapy water, literally THREW it all over your floor, and then squeegee’d it into the drain. SO easy and actually a tiny bit fun, as you get to throw a bucket of water all over your floor and then watch the dirt run down the drain. Ever since getting back to America, I sort of feel like mopping is just kind of pushing dirt around. Why is it that American architects have not embraced this BRILLIANT solution to mopping woes? In my dream house, I have drains in the floors. (along with a circular tower that no one can access but me, an indoor pool, and an industrial strength dishwasher that literally loads itself.)
Tina M says
Hahaha! TOTALLY agree Beth. That’s funny you mentioned that… Because I used to work at a Taco shop and I LOVED mopping because it had a drain too! And we just threw soap and wAter over the floor and then squeegied it all away! BRILLIANT. I actually went home (16 years old) and tried an adapted version at home using the sprayer from the kitchen sink and aiming it at the floor. My mom wasn’t thrilled. My dream house will also have an indoor pool… At least big enough for lap swimming. And I will have a dishwasher on both sides of the sink so that I have backup options when one dishwasher is full of clean dishes and I’m just not quite committed to unloading it yet. And a drinking fountain both inside and out. *one day* 🙂
dawnmadsen says
Great hop, THANK YOU for hosting, I appreciate it 🙂
Dawn from http://www.IThinkWeCouldBeFriends.com
Tina M says
Dawn! Thanks for being thankful! And I live your blog name 😉
Tina M says
* love your blog name. Haha, but maybe I live it too 😉