The Genius Swiffer Trick That Will Change The Way You Apply Your Mop Pads

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The Swiffer mop, which was invented in the late-1990s, instantly became the bomb-diggity of the floor cleaning set. Which means it gained extreme popularity as most of us have floors to attend to on a regular basis. (Using a Swiffer even led to some of us discovering some cleaning mistakes we were making!) A rectangular head attached to a slim metal handle; they are lightweight and easy to use. The key to their success was the replaceable Swiffer sheet, a cloth or pad that wrapped around the rectangular head. It collects dirt, dust bunnies, pet hair, and other floor-based flotsam and jetsam. When done you just threw the Swiffer sheet away with the dirt. The pad was "easily attached" to the head by pushing the corners of the pad into four slotted ovals which then grabbed the cloth securely. "Easily attached" might be a bit of a euphemism, as maneuvering the pad in position was challenging for some of us. It became trickier when the wet Swiffer pads came onto the market. Not only were you positioning a floppy piece of cloth, but it was also soggy.

The wet cleaning solution was not harmful but felt slimy and, well, wet (and not always in a good way). It left your hands feeling odd after wrangling it in place. But the benefits of the now ubiquitous Swiffer very much outweighed the small frustrations of attaching the cleaning pads. But what if there was a genius hack that made mounting the Swiffer pad super easy? Read on.

Have you ever seen an amazing trick or genius hack that once you saw it, you wondered why you had never figured it out? TikTok influencer Beth Swans' (@bethswans) short video demonstrating how to attach a Swiffer sheet to the Swiffer head is one such moment. With the box holding the Swiffer sheet on the floor (in this case the extra challenging wet version), she opens up the sheet that is still in the box, and centers Swiffer mop head on the sheet. Next, she simply places the Swiffer in the box and rolls the edges over the head, and attaches the sheet. It is so simple, easy, and, indeed, a genius hack.

So next time you get the urge to Swiffer your floors (and who doesn't), take Beth Swans' advice to heart and attach the Swiffer sheet the easy way. With the sheet quickly attached and your hands slime-free, you can get to attacking those dust bunnies and other items. It'll be the bomb-diggity.