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| katmom |
Posted - Feb 23 2008 : 11:44:29 AM
I had bought one of those Swiffer type damp floor cleaners to use in a pinch for quick clean-ups.
I actually like the tool itself, it gets under the cabinets & other crevices real easy, but what I don't like is the wasteful & chemical laden, expensive toss away cloths.
Then I thought, why buy the toss away cloths when I can cut up an old terry towel, zigzag stitch the edges and using a pencil I just attach the terry cloth towel remannt which works like a charm.
Now I just use a little drop of liquid soap in warm water in my laundry room sink, hydrate & wring out the terry cloth, and wash my floors. then rinse out & hang dry. No more nasty chemicals and wasteful paper. And the Swiffer tool is easy & light weight to store.
(I forgot to mention- I use the simple Swiffer, not the one w/the chemical cleaning solution dispencer that you push a button & it sprays out cleaner.)
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| suethequilter |
Posted - Apr 17 2008 : 05:34:47 AM
I was really feeling guilty about my swiffer,but since I have RA the lightness of the swiffer was great. This afternoon I'm going to cut up an old towel and make a reusible cleaning cloth. Thanks for the tip!
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| gardencottage |
Posted - Apr 15 2008 : 05:43:13 AM
What a great idea...
I am going to try it the next time I use my swiffer which is VERY soon!
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
~Laura Ingalls Wilder |
| mima |
Posted - Mar 14 2008 : 07:35:12 AM
Love it love it!! I'm working on my green cleaning patch-I'm all green 'cept love my swiffer- Thanks Gracie!!! Now I can keep my swiffer AND save the planet!!!!
I should get some micro fiber cloth for the dust on the floors!!!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
| shelle |
Posted - Mar 13 2008 : 10:00:47 PM
Thats a great idea. I crocheted a cotton cover for mine use it damp or dry. It feels good not to use the disposable covers.
Shelle
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| sonflowergurl |
Posted - Mar 08 2008 : 1:51:16 PM
That's why I bought the Method O-Mop. It has a microfiber cloth that comes with it and earth friendly cleaner you can buy! And when the handle broke on my original one, they sent me a coupon for a new one (the design has improved since I bought mine). Instead of throwing the old one out, I let my daughter use it since she's shorter than I am!
Method products are the best!
Katee
A life without love is like a year without summer.
"Looking Toward the Son"---- http://sonflowergirl731.blogspot.com
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| laluna |
Posted - Feb 23 2008 : 2:38:49 PM
Thank you for this idea Grace! I've been feeling so guilty about my Swiffer... 
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." -- Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Cindy Lee |
Posted - Feb 23 2008 : 1:01:33 PM
What a great idea! I have sworn off using Swiffers for the same reasons but I will have to try your idea Grace!
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| electricdunce |
Posted - Feb 23 2008 : 12:35:17 PM
What a great idea, I too did not want to waste all that paper, but I didn't come up with a solution. I just quit using it. I do have a pile of ripped up terry rags, so I guess I'm ready for blast off. Grace, I will send my felt pins off Monday, I kept getting sidetracked by snowstorms and having vigils for the snowplow man. Karin |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Feb 23 2008 : 12:23:51 PM
I do this same thing! Don't you love it? I feel like I am saving so much money.
I use an old dish rag that is hemmed all round, and then I wash and bleach it for the next use.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
