I purchase microfiber dish towels at the dollar store. Since they're not very good for drying dishes because they do not absorb water, I use them for my Swiffer to clean my kitchen and bathroom floor. I just wet them down with warm water, wring them out then place them over the Swiffer and scrub the floor. They're washable, thus reusable and I don't have to spend the big bucks for refills.
Source: Got the idea from my friend Julia. She does the same thing
Any one have any hints on how to save money on Swiffer mops? Both the cleaner and the mop heads.
Gen from Kansas
I started making my own swiffer wet cloths. They are way too expensive for the little amount of floors in my house. I felt that I was always wasting them.
I went to the dollar store and bought a bunch of face cloths, some all purpose cleaner (store brand pine sol) and an air tight container. Put the facecloths in the container and pour in all of the cleaner. Just use them on the swiffer like you would the wet cloths. Launder them and return them to the container.
Proctor & Gamble, the manufacturer of Swiffer products, puts a coupon flier in the Sunday paper every few weeks where I live. I never buy Swiffers without a coupon.
I use baby wipes and any kind of cleaner should be okay.
I made my own cleaning solution by mixing some Spic'n' Span floor cleaner, warm water and a little bit of rubbing alcohol. I cut a small hole in the end of the swiffer bottle with a very sharp knife and used a cheap turkey baster to put the solution in the bottle.
I had seen a while back about mixing vinegar and water half and half, then adding whatever essential oil desired for the smell. I did that, but had trouble putting it back into the bottle. Louise had a much better idea for that!
I use my husband's old socks over the mophead to Swiffer with though. They pull right off and wash to re-use.
I use generic disposable diapers because someone left a package here. When I run out of those I use the dollar store face cloths.
Wash your Swiffer cloths in the washing machine on a delicate cycle and reuse as many times as possible. They pick up lint from clothing items, so wash only with other Swiffers or put in a mesh bag to keep the pills away.
By truerblue
I got a mop with terri cloth covers. I mop with any liquid I want and toss them into the wash on a small load, short cycle, with Oxy Clean and a little laundry soap and warm water. Hang them to dry and they're ready to use again. I have even used them still damp from a previous wash and they work great.
I love my swifter
I always turn it over after the first side gets too dirty. On both the dry and wet swifter towels
seen on T.V. the coupon for swither mop the would like one
These are some pretty good ideas! Well I had already thought about taking an old clean dishcloth and using in place of the cloth. I think anything that would fit and be able to be stuffed in those spots to hold it on. It could be wet and then great for quick damp mopping. Also I bought some generic swiffer dry cloth refills at Wal-Mart. I have not tried them yet tho.
Hi,
I recently read about a woman using the liquid swifer cleaner on her floors at home and her dog had gotten very ill and actually died and they ended up finding out that it was from that liquid here the dog would lick the kitchen floors and from ingesting it over time it actually killed the dog. UGH! So please becarefull.
I love using a dry Swiffer but don't like purchasing the paper bottoms to put on them as they are quite expensive and once used they are discarded.
Where can I get cloths to fit my Swiffer mop? It is 161/2 by 41/2 in size.
I use both sides of my Swiffer dry cloths before I throw them out. I purchase the Dollar General brand which is 20 for 2.00.
The rubber pad on the bottom of my dry Swiffer has fallen apart. Any ideas about how to replace it? I can't find anyone who sells this part. #921211
I have 2 large long furred dogs who shed constantly. The Swiffer dry refills are great for my tile floors, but very pricey. I tried the store brand, but they really don't work very well. Then I tried a fabric softener sheet and it worked just as well, but was too small to put on the Swiffer dry mop. Any suggestions?
By Ciscos Mom
Save money and reuse old clothing by using a sock instead of the actual Swiffer brand paper pad covers.
This is a page about Swiffer Wet Jet refill recipes. You can save time and money by making your own cleaning refill solution for your Wet Jet.
This is a page about making replacement pads for a Swiffer. You can make these pads; even wash and reuse them to save you money on buying the disposable ones.
I have a plain old Swiffer and I didn't want to pay for the cloths that go on it. I went to the Dollar store and got similar cloths.
Somewhere I saw that you can use used dryer sheets in place of swiffer sheets. I can't seem to find the detail on this, can you help?