A substitute for Swiffer

When we built our house, we had all vinyl flooring installed on the downstairs level -- living room, kitchen and dining, bathrooms and bedroom.  We are so happy we did.  We live out in the country and have sheep, chickens, a dog, and kitty cats.  Vinyl is a lot easier to keep clean than carpet.  For years I used a broom and mop and bucket to clean the vinyl flooring then Swiffer appeared.

Maybe you have one in your home -- a Swiffer.  For a couple of years I was hooked on  purchasing wet Swiffer cloths and dry Swiffer cloths to clean my vinyl flooring.   It was sooooo convenient, but those little cloths are expensive and wasteful. Recently I've been trying to avoid going down the aisles at the store that have laundry detergent and cleaning supplies.  I've been making my own cleaning spray using a solution of one half vinegar and one half water in a spray bottle and I'm making my own laundry detergent.  (The purchase price of items we purchase and consume has advertising, packaging and shipping included in that price.  We pay for all that convenience.)

So in my goal to continue trying to avoid the cleaning aisles, I finally found microfiber cloths.  Now I attach a microfiber cloth to my Swiffer tool and either dry mop or spray some of my vinegar water solution on the microfiber cloth for a little wet pick-up.  And my sponge mop and bucket are back for the deep cleaning.

Once my microfiber cloth is dirty, I put it in a bag.  When the bag is full, I wash the microfiber cloths and hang out to dry, then they are ready for another use. And the microfiber cloths have a myriad of uses -- they just aren't for cleaning floors.

I haven't missed the Swiffer cloths but I've sure enjoyed the savings.

Microfiber cloth attached to a Swiffer tool.

Ready for more uses.