Today, I mopped the basement floor, several times, which brings me to my one and only pet peeve. Mops. I have maybe six sponge mops in the basement because every time I need to mop, I buy a new mop. I can never find the correct sponge head to match the existing mop I have, so I just buy a new mop. It's not like all Quickie mop heads are interchangeable with Quickie mops or Ocello mop heads with Ocello mops. You have to know you need model FG1268, and that is annoying!
One time I sent my husband to the store for a mop and asked him to buy a few replacement sponges all at the same time so we could be sure they match. He came home with a mop and mop heads -- the same brand, bought at the same time from the same supermarket -- but they're incompatible. Incomprehensible! Of course I couldn't blame him, I blame the mop companies and their conspiracy to get us to waste money on mops.
I've had it with sponge mops. I bought a Libman Wonder Mop (and a replacement head). So far, it has worked OK. It says you can just detach the mop head, throw it in the wash and reuse it up to 50 times.
I know a mop isn't a tool in the sense that a wrench or drill is, but everyone needs a mop, and I'm hoping I'm done shopping for them for a while.
Let's talk spring cleaning: What is your spring cleaning routine? Do you have any cleaning questions? Maybe I can find some answers for an upcoming post. Comment below.
We finally hit on the ringer mop solution a few years back. You know, the kind with all the strings? I'd had it with sponge mops... too dirty, annoying, smelly. The ringer mop head (not sure if that's the technical term, but I'm running with it) works for about a year and then you need to throw it out and buy a new one. They're all standard.. one size fits all.
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