Swiffer Duster

I got a Swiffer Duster to try out a few weeks ago.  It now has the honor of being one of the first products I write about on this blog.

I like the way you have to shake it out when it comes out of the packaging.  It made quick work of dusting spaces that have lots of shelves and crevices, like bookshelves.  It's all feathery and it picks up more dust than the one I had been using - something with no feathers, but some kind of white cottony stuff.

I grew up with a Pledge-using mom.  There wasn't a piece of furniture that couldn't be sprayed down with that stuff.  But since being married, I've tried to cut back.  DH seems to have an aversion to all things lemon-scented, and only coats his fancy coffee table (one of a few furniture investments he made as a bachelor) with a special, expensive polish he bought at Restoration Hardware.  So, I like all the choices for dusting without polish that are available nowadays, including the Swiffer Duster.

I'm concerned that it's not environmentally friendly.  Just throw it away when you're done.  Convenient, but I would prefer it to be re-usable.  I generally try to buy things that are re-usable, recyclable, or at least easily degradable.  Maybe I'll try washing it anyway?

That said, it does hold a lot of dust before you have to throw it away.

First post: done!