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Wonderful what a good idea. But be practical and dont try this in an INDIAN family.

I think I'd be too embarrassed to try that, but people aren't embarrassed by much any more. I don't have a Swiffer, though. I use an old fashioned mop for wet clean ups and an old fashioned dust mop for dry clean ups. They don't cost me a dime, either. I've had them long enough that the cost is probably around... 25 cents a year.

Oh that is too funny!!! I know we used to get tons of samples in the mail all the time, but I didn't use pads. I just saved them in the closet knowing someone would need them one day when they were visiting. When my sister and her daughter moved into my mothers, my neice used them all up. At least they got used!

I just use a wash rag, but it sure would be nice to be able to just throw the really dirty ones away instead. I will have to try this sometime soon. Thanks for the idea.

That's very creative! THough I don't have a swiffer as if you read in my response to the other poster others have said Swiffer discovered people were making their own and they redesigned it so you couldn't use anything but theirs. So I have yet to buy one, I like the idea of being able to reuse what you want with it and not have to keep buying their specific cloth everytime. Otherwise ye old squirt bottle and old rage work just the same, just takes longer!

I am always surprised at how inventive people can be. I mean if she will not use them anymore, then why not give it a try. How the heck did she think about it still surprises me! I have a swiffer copy that I had bought years ago but used it a few times. I had bought a packet of replacement cloths very cheaply but probably the model is a bit different!

I once saw a swiffer like mop, with little microfiber cloth "bonnets" that went over the head completely. You just threw the bonnets in the wash and used them again after you washed them. I liked that idea, but didn't buy one, now I cannot find them. Swiffer probably bought them up to take them off the market. I hate anything that you have to keep replacing over and over again. Besides that, my wood floors are so rough, they shredded the swiffers.

I used them in the middle of winter when a pipe sprung a small leak. I used some electrical tape and some pads to patch it up until the plumber could get to the house to fix it. Tampons work well too in that type of situation but you have to leave a little bit of slack around the middle so it can expand as it absorbs water. I also use pads (those huge ones) around the edges of the window mounted air conditioners. They stick in place and they do a great job of blocking the air from escaping if there are gaps.

That is a pretty good idea. I'm not sure if they would really fit or not. I might have to experiment. I have something simliar to a swifter that just takes straps on wash cloth type things that come with it. I think a rag with elastic would work just as wel or maxi pads. I have some of those also.

Thats a really neat idea. I dont have a swiffer I tend to just use a regular mop or rags to wipe up spills. I always figured the refills for swiffers were too expensive and add to the trash i have to drive to the dump.

LOL you have got to be kidding me!!! This has got to be the most ridicules story I have every heard LOL