# What is this mop broom thing I'm thinking of?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 11, 2010, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392 "2010-09-11T09:36:46Z")
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### Author:  [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392/1 "2010-09-11T09:36:46Z")
It’s a broom, but it’s not. It’s a mop, but it’s not.
It’s broom shaped, but instead of bristles, it’s moppy stuff. But you don’t use a bucket, you use it like a broom to pick up dust and pet hair off the floor.
I’ve never seen one in the supermarket, but I’m guessing you must be able to get them from somewhere! I wonder if they’re used commercially more than domestically?
Anyone know what I’m talking about?
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392/2 "2010-09-11T09:47:58Z")
[One of these?](http://www.bissell.com/mops-brooms)
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### Author:  [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392/3 "2010-09-11T09:53:08Z")
A Swiffer?
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### Author:  [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392/4 "2010-09-11T12:15:51Z")
> [@Antigen](#):
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> A Swiffer?
Yeah, sounds like a [Swiffer Sweeper](http://www.swiffer.com/en_US/sweeper.do) to me. They make wet-mop versions too, but the Sweeper is the dry version.
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### Author:  [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392/5 "2010-09-11T12:50:25Z")
[A dust mop.](http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2564134&CAWELAID=227819983)
Grandma loved hers, mom couldn’t be bothered. With hardwood floors, I’ve now sided with Grandma. It’s bigger than a Swiffer and gets the job done in half the time. When I’m done, I stick it out the window and shake the dust off outdoors.
ETA: another advantage over the Swiffer is that there’s no paper cleaning rag to stuff into little clips or holes. It’s always ready to go, with no waste. And you can take the head off and launder it when it gets too soiled to shake off.
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### Author:  [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392/6 "2010-09-11T13:38:55Z")
> [@WhyNot](#):
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> [A dust mop.](http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2564134&CAWELAID=227819983)
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> Grandma loved hers, mom couldn’t be bothered. With hardwood floors, I’ve now sided with Grandma. It’s bigger than a Swiffer and gets the job done in half the time. When I’m done, I stick it out the window and shake the dust off outdoors.
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> ETA: another advantage over the Swiffer is that there’s no paper cleaning rag to stuff into little clips or holes. It’s always ready to go, with no waste. And you can take the head off and launder it when it gets too soiled to shake off.
That’s it! Yeah, I knew it wasn’t a swiffer, I don’t like the waste of a swiffer, but this is exactly what I’m after.
The Dope comes through once more!
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### Author:  [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392/7 "2010-09-11T19:56:36Z")
Also good for cobwebs!
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### Author:  [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-mop-broom-thing-im-thinking-of/553392/8 "2010-09-11T23:52:27Z")
Also makes a good friend for your[komondor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komondor).