Swiffer 360°

Recently, I received a package of Swiffer 360° dusters for review.

(In the interest of honesty, I have a long and sorted history with dusting, dating back to "The Great Chores Treaty of 1984" where I negotiated an exchange of responsibility between my younger sister and myself: I would clean the toilet if she would dust the livingroom furniture. I successfully avoided dusting in any form from that point until after university - let's be honest: university aged men do not "dust" - when I met my wife and had to dust as part of the weekly cleaning I assumed because my commute was shorter. Once we had similar commutes, and then later when she became a SAHM, she assumed all dusting responsibilities.)

(OK, I need to explain myself a little more: I am by no means a misogynist or chauvinist pig. I do what I think is a reasonable share of the work needed around the household. I just don't dust.)

So, I picked up the Swiffer 360° duster and eyed it suspiciously. Fearful that excessive usage would result in my wife assigning me dusting duty, I tested it out on all my "problem areas" from my days as "the dust man" in the relationship. It made cleaning off my precious electronics a lot easier, as it slid into small crevices that would previously cause grazed knuckles. It handled both types of surfaces (we have smooth and more textured shelves) in our house equally well (the textured ones had always been a problem for me).

Like I said, I'm no longer "the dust man". In all honesty, my wife dusts and asks me what I notice, and I reply that everything is rearranged on the table (and then I duck for flying objects). But, I did notice that when I ran the Swiffer 360° around the limited surfaces I tested with, it removed the dust that was there (and a lot that I hadn't noticed), so I guess that means it works.