Brilliant idea. Taken.

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I got the Swiffer WetJet a few weeks ago. Normally, I'm one to shun all the new cleaning inventions: give me my trusty old mop and broom and I'm fine. However, I saw one at the store one day and thought I'd give it a try.

I love it. Mopping is so much easier and quicker too. Now I have no problem mopping every day, as opposed to dreading it once a week. (Am I really talking about my love of mopping? Dude, I'm soooo "housewife" right now.)

Anyway, I had the mop for about a week when I realized how annoying and expensive (keep in mind that I'm cheap) it was going to be to buy new mop cloths for it, especially since I used it so much. My brilliant idea? A washable mop pad. One that you can use and then throw in the wash, then reuse again. Great for the environment! Cheaper! Less wasted paper!

I started thinking about how it would be designed: it would have to have a velcro-type backing to be able to stick to the Swiffer. I kept playing around with the idea in my head for a few days when I decided I was going to have to do something with this idea. I'd patent it or write a letter to Swiffer or something. There just needed to be a better way than wasting paper cleaning cloths each week. But I didn't want to give up my new mop either.

Then I go to Target one night and see this on an endcap:

Method Microfiber OMop Pads

Dammit. I was too late.