I was amazed by how much "stuff" the dry pad on its own picked up in a household of 2 adults, 2 under 5's and 2 cats! Within 5 minutes it had picked up a ton of stuff.  I was pretty sceptical about just using the Dry pad on its own but was wowed! The only downside I see is that they don't fit in great to the "pad holder"  and tear somewhat easy. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]