Nice smaller mop for quick daily use...
I searched a long time for the mop I needed...<br />At least 2 removable/washable pads included<br />Small enough format for rinsing in the sink<br />Vertical storage of head, so we could put it in kitchen broom closet...freshly wrung out.<br />a color that was not obnoxiously bright for my kitchen<br /><br />This broom fit all of those criteria.  My cats are messy eaters of wet food, so it's either clean up the floor in that area every day, or clean mats AND the floor, because with mats, food often still ended up on the floor.<br /><br />CONS of this:<br />1.  Arrival/Assembly: It arrives in parts and if you've never had a mop like this (we hadn't), it is not obvious how the parts go.  First, part of it was put together just for shipment, and we struggled mightily to take  it apart just to be able to assemble it properly.  (There were no instructions for that first act, so one immediately feels stress.)  Then, the very poor instructions were small line drawings that were difficult for my older eyes and not obvious.  Upon enough studying of the pics, I was able to figure out how it should be...but by then, my impatient daughter had already put it together incorrectly based on false logic and we were afraid it would break as we tried to undo it for proper assembly.<br />2.  When mopping, it does fill somewhat flexible/flimsy, my daughter and I can't come up with a word for it.  But I think it may be that the plastic parts aren't that firm, so it just feels like it might fall apart if you put too much pressure on it. That said, it does work.  Just not sure if it will be for very long.  I suspect the pads will outlast the mop.<br />3.  This is perhaps more assembly, again, but it took us awhile that one end of the pad has to be "fitted" onto the mop head or the pad won't stay put when using the wringer feature.  The line drawing provided did not make this clear to us, or we just didn't "get" the drawing.<br /><br />PROS:<br />This mop did satisfy all of my factors listed above.<br />1) Storage is cool...wring it out and store it vertically in broom closet.  The wringing out is good enough that I can place it immediately in the cupboard after use.  My "better" microfiber mop does not store with the head vertical like that, and it is too big for my small broom closet.<br />2) Washing and Wringing out in kitchen sink with the faucet and faucet sprayer works great.  It's JUST small enough that I don't have to make a huge spraying mess all over...with a bit of care, no water overspray goes anywhere.<br />3) The microfiber pads are excellent.<br />4) For small, quick, daily chores, it is very nice.  My use was the cat food area...I  just spray the area with some vinegar/Dawn/water mixture, wait a few minutes and come back with this mop (dry from the cupboard), go over it a few times and it gets most of the cat food off the floor after a 3-4 minute soak.  Occasionally, I have to rough up a spot or two.  I usually rinse and repeat the mopping and then rinse, wring out and back in the cupboard.<br />5)  The price was very fair, under $25 with Prime Delivery.  If it lasts me a year, I would buy it again...even though I truly would rather pay $10 more and have a forever mop with replaceable/purchasable pads.  The world just doesn't work like that anymore, though.
Rating: 4 stars