# Hoover Hard Floor Cleaner -- Does This Thing Work?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoover-hard-floor-cleaner-does-this-thing-work/166140>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 3, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoover-hard-floor-cleaner-does-this-thing-work/166140 "2003-04-03T04:37:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnW77707](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@JohnW77707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnW77707)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoover-hard-floor-cleaner-does-this-thing-work/166140/1 "2003-04-03T04:37:48Z")

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OK, not exactly a question about the meaning of life, but . . .

Has anyone used one of these things? They cost about $150. They are marketed like they are the greatest thing since sliced bread but perhaps it is the next New Coke.

Thanks in advance for your input.

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**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoover-hard-floor-cleaner-does-this-thing-work/166140/2 "2003-04-03T07:21:14Z")

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I’d like some input on this as well. We just put one on our list of registered items at Target for out wedding. It better be as easy to use a Swifter and nowhere near as time consuming to use as carpet cleaner or it will be sitting next to one in the back of the closet.