The Swiffer Sweeper is one of those items you probably can live without but no reason  you should.  It is excellent at daily or as often as you can manage dust/sweeping to manage the tumbleweeds of hair that always find their way onto wooden hallways, kitchen or bath tile, etc.  Our home includes two young sons as well as 2 medium dogs and a cat.  None are long haired- all have hair all over this home.  Additionally it is relatively easy to motivate children to help out!  We have even removed a piece of the handle when they were smaller to make it "kid size" and they loved Swiffering!  No, they're not the most thorough but when dealing with daily life the point is accomplished- not necessarily thorough.  A Swiffer won't eliminate needing to fully mop or vacuum but anything that might stretch those tasks a few days are worth their weight in gold! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]