"Baby Come Back!"  

Who doesn't love the catchy tunes and quirky humor of the most recent Swiffer commercials? I've enjoyed each and every one so far, but there's one thing present in each of them that ticks me off a little...

Watch the video below, but pause it at around 22-23 seconds in:

Now press play and watch very closely to the left side. Particularly at the bucket of water and the method of mopping. It's only there for about three seconds, so watch it more than once if you need.

Whether or not I think the Swiffer WetJet is a fine product (I own one, so I clearly like it), I can't help but feel that perhaps the poor mop is not at fault in the commercial. I firmly believe that had she not started with a bucket of foamy dirty water, the floor wouldn't be so filthy. Mopping with dirty water is a sure-fire way of making the floor even dirtier. Next, she must have missed the memo on how to properly use the mop, particularly on how to use the mechanism to drain the head of the mop of most of the water BEFORE attacking the floor with it. The mop doesn't have the device on it for aesthetic purposes, use it! If you're washing down a table with a rag, do you wring it out before you do so, or do you soak it up with dirty water and then slop the rag all over the table? It's one thing if your product doesn't work, it's another if you're just an idiot. If that's how you clean with a mop, forget the Swiffer, and hire someone else to clean. You've failed.

If you do make the move to a Swiffer WetJet, I recommend you make an appointment with a psychologist if your old mop begins stalking you. I'm sure there's a drug for that... or an institute. I'd still like to know how it made the phone calls for the flowers and candy-gram, though.

And yes, it was incredibly hard to avoid an April Fools post, and to avoid the whole ShamWow-hooker shenanigans, but I won't sink that low. I'm better than that.