Mop From Hell

I have been using a Swiffer WetJet to mop our floors for quite some time now. As you know, Andrew has eczema and I have noticed that his skin becomes scaly and irritated every time I mop, so I decided to get a conventional mop and use vinegar and water.

I bought a "Mr. Clean Heavy Duty Roller Mop with Scrubber." The package says, "Mr. Clean makes it easier to keep things clean. And, with a complete line of easy-to-use tools, cleaning just got easier!" Well, that sounded pretty good, plus it was the only mop Fred Meyers had.

So, I get it home and put it together. Easy; there are only two parts, the mop head and the handle. Then the mopping nightmare began. I dipped the mop in my sink of water and vinegar and under the weight of the water the head popped off. Lame! Then, after reattaching it and dunking it again, I tried to wring it. The head popped off again. Good grief! I resorted to manually wringing the mop head. This was o.k. the first few times, while the water was still clean, but I was not too pleased about sticking my hand into the muddy water. (You should have seen my floors, they were a mess!). Anyway, I digress. I finally start mopping and as you have probably already guessed, the mop head popped off again. Now I am getting mad. In the time it would take me to finish the floors, I have only just begun.

At this point bad thoughts start popping into my head along with some not so nice words. I'll keep them to myself. By the time I was done mopping, a task that took me three times as long as it should have, I had decided that the engineer who designed my mop from hell was probably of the devil. He or she has probably sat in their little cubicle thinking up ways to torture poor souls as myself. They could have invented some complicated mop, but I am pretty sure that they knew the simplest design would achieve maximum pain. I mean, there are only two freaking parts, how hard could it be to make a mop that works?!!! I am sure they are sitting at their desk laughing it up. I don't know if the company knew they were hiring a "cleaning Nazi" at the time or not, but they sure got one. I have decided that the appropriate punishment for their crime is eternal damnation with extremely dirty floors and the the mop I bought. Let them clean for eternity and see how they like it!

Did I mention the mop was made in China? I am sure that had something to do with it too.