Teresa wrote in to ask about the truth of that email rumor going around alleging that the Swiffer Wet Jet cleaning fluid contains antifreeze and can be fatal to pets (you can read
the full text of that email rumor here). Swiffer itself
addresses this rumor on its corporate website, so it can be pretty easily debunked. It's totally false. But since I'm on the subject of Swiffers, I've got to note something about them that I find incredibly annoying... how you can only use Swiffer brand cleaning fluid with the Wet Jet. And, of course, the Swiffer brand fluid ain't cheap. Out of frustration, I ended up carving a hole in the top of the Swiffer brand bottle and pouring generic cleaning fluid into it, but that didn't work well at all since the fluid kept splashing up out of the bottle whenever I moved it too vigorously. So yes, Swiffer may be innocent of killing pets, but in my books they're still guilty of selling overpriced cleaning fluid. Yeah, I could stop using the Wet Jet entirely, but I don't want to do that because I like how the Wet Jet works. I just don't like being forced to buy only Swiffer brand fluid to use in it. (Sorry about the rant).
Comments
Here's some for you, though it has nothing to do with pets. When i was in college, i had 2 roommates. Ok, we were clean but not the 'cleanest' women inthe kitchen. Low and behold, we got ants and beetles in the spring (like in any apartment place). Now... we tried everything to get rid of them, sprays etc to no end.
My one roommate bought a swiffer wet jet,to help keep the place clean. We used it once on thekitchen floor... and, ohmy, allthe insects died or disappeared. And dont comment saying our floor was gross, it was clean.
So... if you dont have pets, dont walk around in bare feet, or have small children. Buy a swiffer wet jet to kill your bug problem. lol
Oh... and just so you know. I am trained in public relations...... Basically, if something bad happens to my company, i'm the one who SPINS the issue to make it all better. ...You have no idea how many products on the market are bad for you but the public thinks are good for you. Due to a lot of money rubbing on a lot of hands in government organizations. Lets mehonest, people... If someone came up to you and was going to give you 60k to say this product is a good one... um... i would. its money.
makes me laugh.
thanks again!
And I got this site...so I started looking around for the battery compartment!
Awesome, Thanks! :coolsmile: