I used the Swiffer to clean up before a party I was hosting last weekend. For fresh messes, I would rate this a 5 out of 5. It is definitely handy to have around for newly spilled food & drink. It also does a great job with dust.

However, for messes that you couldn't get to for a few days... it wasn't the best. If you have to scrub or do a "deep clean", the handle feels like it's going to break. My back hurt after using it because I felt like I had to bend over so far to get some stains up. Maybe it was user error, but every time I tried to use the "scrubber", the mop head would flip because of the unbalanced weight. Also, it doesn't work so well on dirty grout on tile floors.