I Clean My House Floor to Ceiling With a 6ft Swiffer Duster — Here’s Why It’s the Only Swiffer You Need
I remember when the Swiffer first came out, because it was a huge deal. There was nothing like it, and everyone had a Swiffer. The brand has stuck around and expanded greatly. and I’m here to tell you Swiffer is still great, but you only need ONE Swiffer item, and that is the 6ft extendable duster.
Quick reminder before you say, “Get a washable microfiber blah blah blah” :
If you don’t know who it’s for? Then it’s not for you. K bye!
Original handheld Swiffer duster on the left, 6ft extendable on the right, and in the middle is the 3ft extendable duster which IS a waste of your time and money. I will not be discussing it further.
The OG Swiffer is fine, and in 1999 it was incredible, but it has some flaws:
You have to bend down/do some acrobatics to get the cloth on the handle.
The little tabs that hold the cloth in place can wear out and even rip off, making it impossible to keep the cloth ON the Swiffer handle.
“Hey, you know you deserve better than this.”
You can only clean directly under the rectangular cloth, or on the sides. You can flip the cloth over to get two uses out of one, but it’s still limited in what it can pick up (ie, only things on a flat surface).
The Swiffer handle is one non-adjustable length
And now, some of the myriad reasons you are better off with a Swiffer duster, and specifically the 360° heavy duty dusters with the 6ft extendable handle. Here’s all you can accomplish with this one tool:
A heavy duty, fluffy duster means you can get ALL the dust in a space with one move. Imagine an OG Swiffer under your couch — it’s only cleaning the floor — but with a 360° duster, you’re getting dust bunnies on the floor, the underside of the couch, the baseboards, everywhere.
The extendable handle makes this the most versatile cleaning tool. At the smallest length it can be used to clean your windowsills or surfaces, at a middle length it’s perfect for floors, and at the longest length you can get deep under your bed, reach the beams on your vaulted ceiling, or dust fan blades.
There’s no bending down to attach the cloth, or putting it on a holder that will, eventually, not even be able to function properly. The dusters slide right onto the handle — you can do this standing up, sitting down, wherever — and there’s no real reason the handle wouldn’t be able to perform this task for years to come.
The bottom duster is straight out of the box — you have to do the fluff yourself!
If you ever want a tiny handle duster (for detail dusting your precious tchotchkes), one comes in every box of duster refills. You will have too many, actually. I keep one in my car for some reason.
The heavy duty dusters are just so much more satisfying than the plain Swiffer cloths. You get to fluff them up (all complaints about them not being fluffy have to be from people who don’t know they are the intended fluffers) (lol) and you can just picture them twirling and snapping up every hair and dust mote in their magnetic fluffy arms.
The 6ft Swiffer duster has two spots for duster cloths, but you can absolutely use just one. Those dusters aren’t cheap, even at Costco! Most of the time I use just one end of the duster, and it works perfectly.
The empty plastic side does click against the bathroom tiles but I’m listening to podcasts while I clean so I’m unbothered
The 6ft Extendable Swiffer Duster is THE Swiffer MVP, and the only Swiffer you really need. I use it from floor to ceiling, all over my house, and it’s never let me down.
