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Does anyone still use a mop and bucket

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Fusspot
Fusspot Posts: 327 Forumite
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edited 22 April 2014 at 5:40PM in Old style MoneySaving
I haven't used the bucket for years, I've been using floor wipes and a flat mop but sometimes the wipes curl up as I am pushing them around but I don't want to go back to the hassle of a mop and bucket and I don't want to get down on my hands and knees cleaning the floor either. Would a multipurpose or floor cleaner be OK just squirted on the floor or diluted down in a spray bottle?


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  • Lilyplonk
    Lilyplonk Posts: 1,145 Forumite
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    Mop and bucket for me :D.
  • trailingspouse
    trailingspouse Posts: 4,035 Forumite
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    Yes, I use a mop and bucket. Where's the hassle? Hot water and a squirt of cheap washing up liquid into the bucket, in with the mop, squeeze out, mop the floor, and tip the water out when you're done. Quick and cheap.
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  • dandy-candy
    dandy-candy Posts: 2,213 Forumite
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    Yup I prefer a mop and bucket. My mop is one of those ones like a shredded J-cloth.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,094 Community Admin
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    Mop and bucket for me.... you wouldn't catch me on my hands and knees either.
  • Imbroglio
    Imbroglio Posts: 61 Forumite
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    Mop and bucket here too, and the patio gets a quick wash down from the water when I'm done
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  • Smudges
    Smudges Posts: 155 Forumite
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    I use a mop and bucket or sometimes by hand for small rooms or spot cleaning. I have been known to use cleaner diluted in a spray bottle with a mop to do the kitchen floors when I am in a hurry too. I have white tiles so sometimes it is just a case of whatever gets the job done quickly!
  • DawnW
    DawnW Posts: 7,440 Forumite
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    yep, mop and bucket here too. I don't find it a hassle. Better than fiddling with wipes, cheaper and more environmentally friendly too :D
  • carefullycautious
    carefullycautious Posts: 2,463 Forumite
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    Got rid of mop and bucket, purchased a steamer which is great, but have now gone back to mop and bucket as it is quicker.
  • Pooky
    Pooky Posts: 7,023 Forumite
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    Mop and bucket for decent proper cleaning and a microfiber flat cloth mop/sweeper for spot cleaning (I keep a spray bottle full of diluted all purpose cleaner for this/cleaning window sills, washing down the stairs etc).

    The proper mop gets the floors proper clean, everything else just spreads the muck about.
    "Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.
  • suzybloo
    suzybloo Posts: 1,104 Forumite
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    Yip another for mop and bucket, tried floor wipes, steam cleaner but always back to bucket and mop
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