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What kind of mop do you have?

meowington [Edit] [Delete] 42 replies 16:22 February 28th, 2013

Picked up a new mop whilst at Sainsbury's buying some soup.

The head is like this:

http://www.housewaresonline.co.uk/images/display/7710107.jpg

and you just roll down a bit on the stick to squeejy (sp?) the water. NO NEED FOR A BUCKET. Its fantastic.

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I had one of those. Lasted about 6 months.

Good luck

thewarn | 28 Feb '13, 16:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
- What did you do to it?
  
  I had the old style Magic Mop but I put boiling water on it at the weekend and it melted all the glue away and the moppy bit fell off so had to bin it.
  
  meowington @thewarn | 28 Feb '13, 16:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
Dunno, sorry

Antpocalypsenow | 28 Feb '13, 16:22 | X | ^ This | Reply

brusma this'd this
one of these

http://www.swiffer.com/

though it rarely gets used

in fact the only times i've used it have been after parties :/

plasticniki | 28 Feb '13, 16:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Swiffer is brand name?
  
  I just thought it was a daft thing my girlfriend said. I owe her an apology.
  
  the_bread_museum @plasticniki | 28 Feb '13, 17:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
- That. Is not a mop.
  
  Ricky_Ronco @plasticniki | 28 Feb '13, 17:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
Vileda mops tend to be terrible.

We don't have a mop - we just use those floor wipe things. Pretty effective.

GetOffMyLawn | 28 Feb '13, 16:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- like plasticniki's Swiffer?
  
  do you use water? I'm dubious if really hot water and bleach isn't involved.
  
  meowington @GetOffMyLawn | 28 Feb '13, 16:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Nah - these
    
    http://www.britstore.co.uk/photos/Tesco_Floor_Wipes15.jpg
    
    Down on hands and knees, wiping the floors until they're clean. Much better if you can be bothered. If you live in a tiny flat you don't really need a mop and bucket to get it done...
    
    GetOffMyLawn @meowington | 28 Feb '13, 16:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
is that not just a sponge on a stick?

speaking of which - why do fans of the band [spunge] go for the white man blonde mop style dreads?

soapy | 28 Feb '13, 16:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
- It is a sponge on a stick
  
  but what is a mop other than just a spongey thing on a stick?
  
  meowington @soapy | 28 Feb '13, 16:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - proper scratty white dreadlocks
    
    on a stick
    
    soapy @meowington | 28 Feb '13, 16:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
AT FUCKING LAST

Mop that you can do sheepdog and or frosty dreads gags with

jacques_le_biscuit_ | 28 Feb '13, 16:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^ this.
  
  it's fucking filthy tho. i tend to use a floor wipe. cheers.
  
  meths @jacques_le_biscuit_ | 28 Feb '13, 16:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - *A* floor wipe?
    
    Please tell me you replace it after a certain time.
    
    meowington @meths | 28 Feb '13, 16:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - i.e. a pack of wipes.
      
      after 1 swipe those bad boys are in the bin.
      
      meths @meowington | 28 Feb '13, 16:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
- See I was gonna go for the shaggy dog mop
  
  however, you then need the bucket and the squeejy bit on the bucket. That takes up a lot of space and I don't fancy hand wringing a mop.
  
  meowington @jacques_le_biscuit_ | 28 Feb '13, 16:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - "shaggy dog mop" :D
    
    I cannot use one of these after having to clean the Isle of Wight's Cineworld floor with the most filthy, stinky shaggy dog mop you have ever seen. It was fucking rancid.
    
    plasticniki @meowington | 28 Feb '13, 16:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I just do gags with it
    
    jacques_le_biscuit_ @meowington | 28 Feb '13, 16:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - They're the best mops to use by a MILE though.
    
    Vileda supermops and that just move dirt around - the old fashioned ones actually get rid of it.
    
    GetOffMyLawn @meowington | 28 Feb '13, 16:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I'd imagine theres more bacteria in those kinds of mops though?
      
      meowington @GetOffMyLawn | 28 Feb '13, 16:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - More bacteria?
        
        Not sure what you're on about there, if you use a bleach based cleaner and make sure to ring them out properly etc. If you don't take care of them then, sure, they'd be full of bacteria but that goes for everything.
        
        GetOffMyLawn @meowington | 28 Feb '13, 16:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
Dunno, the previous tenant left it behind

It's alright. Pretty standard.

Great contribution.

Epimer | 28 Feb '13, 16:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
Steam mop

Don't have any carpet in my place so this has pretty much made hoovering redundant...

pentargo | 28 Feb '13, 16:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
stealth mop

http://i.imgur.com/UlMlf.gif

japes | 28 Feb '13, 16:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
I've a vileda mop for laminate flooring. A steam mop seems

like decadence. I'll look into it. You only live once.

BMS1 | 28 Feb '13, 16:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
just a mop

really

chickenbones | 28 Feb '13, 16:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
You know when mops get all hair in them?

I don't like that.

I bought my friend a mop when she moved house. She loved it.

ChintzyLacroix | 28 Feb '13, 17:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
Saw the 'Best threads in February' thread

Went for the jugular

Songs_about_ducking | 28 Feb '13, 17:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yeah we've got that one.

It's okay.

TheoGB | 28 Feb '13, 17:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
- You have?
  
  I'm throwing it away.
  
  meowington @TheoGB | 28 Feb '13, 17:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
I've never used our mop.

I just live in squalor.

PickledOeuf | 28 Feb '13, 17:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- In between cleaner visits, I actually do what meths does- cloths, hand and knees, much easier it seems.
  
  I also sometimes have nice houseguests who will clean for me, which is always very much appreciated.
  
  PickledOeuf @PickledOeuf | 28 Feb '13, 17:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - lazy twat
    
    Ricky_Ronco @PickledOeuf | 28 Feb '13, 17:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - getting on my hands and knees to scrub is defintetly what lazy people do
      
      (not denying I'm a lazy tawt, right enough. Just not in relatoin to this.)
      
      PickledOeuf @Ricky_Ronco | 28 Feb '13, 17:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - only kiddin. I'm forever mopping. Usually, just as I finish, the cat
        
        walks in covered in mud/shit. I dunno why I bother.
        
        Ricky_Ronco @PickledOeuf | 28 Feb '13, 17:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Sounds like too much hard work
    
    I have a lot of wood flooring :(
    
    meowington @PickledOeuf | 28 Feb '13, 17:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I had missed the bit about there being no need for a bucket.
      
      It's the bucket that puts me off using our mop! (that and the fact that it looks a bit ratty.) I'm going to have a look at yours!
      
      PickledOeuf @meowington | 28 Feb '13, 17:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
we used to have the worst mop at uni, like just a lump on the end of a stick

it made the place dirtier but no one could be arsed to buy a new one.

fappable | 28 Feb '13, 17:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- it was like cleaning with a stick with a lump of blue tac on the end.
  
  to be honest, that probably would've done a better job.
  
  fappable @fappable | 28 Feb '13, 17:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
I have one of those pump action foam things.

Ricky_Ronco | 28 Feb '13, 17:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I bet you do
  
  PickledOeuf @Ricky_Ronco | 28 Feb '13, 18:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - it's massive. in fact I can barely get both hands around it.
    
    Ricky_Ronco @PickledOeuf | 28 Feb '13, 18:08 | X | ^ This | Reply

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