O-Cedar UltraMAX Microfiber Flat Mop & Bucket Kit

I purchased this mopping system after my housekeeper had asked me to get her a "sponge" mop after years of her having hand washed & cleaned my floors on her hands & knees! Yes, I know that I have THE most amazing housekeeper & I wouldn't trade her for the world, she's become part of our family! So after years of having my floors hand washed I was afraid that a mop wouldn't even come close to Zophia's hand cleaning my floors but I felt bad for the pain my housekeeper had to be experiencing in her knees & back hence my search for the perfect mop that would please both the user of the mop & the end beneficiary of the mop, me! Hahaha! After researching various mops including just a simple "sponge" mop that she originally requested & reading the many wonderful reviews on the Vileda Ultra Max Mop & Bucket Kit I decided to give it a try... When my Housekeeper first assembled the mop & bucket & reviewed the use instructions she seemed unimpressed! She stated "I will try this new mop but I think it's going to be too complicated & I am likely going to still want just a plain & simple sponge mop". At that point I began feeling very frustrated with myself for not having just bought would Zophia requested in the first place because a sponge mop was much cheaper than this new $36 mop that Zophia initially seemed unimpressed with... However...... all that doubt quickly changed to praises after she had mopped just my kitchen & breakfast area! Within 10 minutes of using the mop Zophia wanted to know where I had purchased it & how much it cost & stated she LOVED it so much that she was going to purchase one for herself for use in her own home! I was SOOO relieved to hear her happy comments! Zophia has now finished mopping my entire home & said she likes this mop better than ANYTHING that she has EVER used before! She says it cleans thoroughly, is so simple to rinse the dirt from the pad & then wring out the water while never even having to touch the mopping pad! It allows you to wring out just the perfect amount of cleaning water to her liking too! The mop head swivels "amazingly",it lies nearly flat/flush to the floor too allowing her to mop underneath my sofa, chairs, end tables, etc. while even swiveling around the furniture legs! "It's the perfect mop, it's so very light weight but the cotton pad cleans like a heavy duty dirt magnet by attracting & holding onto the dirt & grime! It gets into corners, under hot water baseboard heating vents, swivels around every corner, leg & any unusual space & you can even go under even very low to the floor furniture! The washable reusable pad is a great bonus too! Its very very Eco friendly to reuse it instead of the swifter things you toss out every time you quick mop! This system is so simple & so easy but yet it cleans so thorough I may never use the swiffer mop thing for even my fast jobs as this mop is every bit as simple to use as the other one except for having to put your cleaning solution in the bucket & pour it out when done... But saving on wasteful disposable expensive pads that are not environmentally friendly is worth a bucket of cleaning solution... Oh & Zophie commented on the bucket too saying that "it's the perfect size, not too heavy to lift & carry around the house when filled with water & cleaning solution"!!!I can't believe that I am saying this but my floors look so clean with the Vileda System that I am so glad Zophia is no longer having to wash them by hand! WE highly recommend this system for sparkling clean beautiful shiny floors!!!

I had one of these back in 2006 and absolutely loved everything about it. Unfortunately, it was lost in a move and I couldn't find a replacement stocked in any store. Since, I've tried many products on the market: Reveal, all types of swiffers and swiffer-type mops, steamers, etc. With sprayers, without sprayers. Didn't matter. None came close to working as well as the Vileda ultra max. Every other product I tried just left me more disappointed. In fact, the only (ONLY) thing I've found that is better than this Vileda is scrubbing by hand.The problem with the swiffers is that once a pad gets dirty, you need to replace it. I have a LOT of floor that needs cleaned and could easily go through 3 pads every other day. Another issue with those types of mops is that they aren't very wide, don't do corners and edges well, and often just push around dirt. For maximum results, I'd have to first vacuum, then swiffer small areas at a time.My main problem with the reusable solutions like Reveal, etc. is that you must dampen the cloth in some manner. Then, when the cloth gets dirty, you either have to remove it and replace it with a spare, or remove it, rinse/wring it, and put it back on the mop in order to continue your cleaning.I expected a lot out of my steamer, but it had the same issues as the other reusable cloth mops. It still needed rinsed/replaced after getting dirty (even when being able to use both sides). And, eventually (after about a year), the steam heads clogged with deposits that I was never able to clear out. As it turns out, it's recommended to use distilled water instead of tap water (even though my water isn't hard). Finally, it was never really sturdy, was the worst of any product at handling edges and corners, and didn't swivel all too well.The Vileda solves almost all of these problems. It does edges well. It's reusable. It's wide enough to allow a fairly large floor to be cleaned in minimum time, and it's RINSABLE. The mop folds in half with the touch of a button (use your foot!), rinse it in the bucket when the cloth gets dirty, wring it in the bucket wringer, and you're ready to continue cleaning! The head also swivels to make cleaning even easier and faster. Simple, easy, and reusable. In 6 years, I haven't found anything better. Now that I found this on Amazon, I'll be replacing my lost Vileda ASAP. Who knew I'd be so excited about a mop? NO MORE scrubbing on my hands and knees. YAY!The only problem is that it doesn't pick up large pieces of things - which I wouldn't expect from any product. So, I just push that stuff into a pile as I'm mopping and get out a hand vac real quick to suck up that debris. It's still MUCH faster than any other floor-cleaning product (or combination of products) I've tried.Update: I received this a few days ago and just used it today. I have to report that it is even BETTER than I remembered and I'm so thankful to have found a replacement. I previously stated that the only thing better than this product is scrubbing by hand. This statement needs to be amended. THIS is better than scrubbing by hand. The cleaning results are the same as hand-scrubbing, but the Vileda beats hand-scrubbing by a landslide when it comes to time-saving. Hand-scrubbing my kitchen floor takes me 45-minutes. With the Vileda, it took 15 minutes tops. Not only do I have clean floors (SERIOUSLY clean floors), but I have an extra 30 minutes. For the life of me, I can't figure out why these aren't more widely available.