Swiffer

I have a Swiffer Wet Jet. I'm really against disposable cleaning products like antibacterial wipes and disposable toilet brushes, but I saw this Swiffer thing used to clean a sticky beer-covered floor after a party and had to have one.

The pads that go on it are pricey, but not super outrageous if you don't have a big place and can use them again and again like I can. However, the real scam is in the liquid stuff that sprays out of it: it doesn't last long and costs three or four bucks for mostly water. They make it with a special bottle and cap so that you can't use any other brand of fluid in it. Jerks.

So here is what I did: I poked a hole in the bottom of the bottle (that faces up when its inserted in the Swiffer), stuck a funnel in it, and filled it with generic 409-style cleaner fluid from the 99-cent store. Then I just stuck a piece of duct tape over the hole to prevent evaporation.

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