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May 17, 2005
Dri-Weave Heaven
*warning* *warning* *warning* Guys, this may get a little too detailed for you. Read on at your own risk.
I've said before that I have the knack of inventing products for my own use that later appear in the store. Procter & Gamble beat me to the idea this time, though. I was mopping my floors today with my Swiffer WetJet. After I was finished mopping the kitchen and the bathroom (I only have a total of about 12 square feet of tile, so it doesn't take too long), I peeled off the little pad thing to throw it away. Of course, I had to look at it...and discovered something I'd never noticed before: the WetJet pad looked strangely like the Always maxi pad. What with me being the curious type and all, I instantly went to the under-the-sink cabinet (gals, you know "the cabinet") and took a look.
Sure enough, the Swiffer WetJet is only a larger version of Always Ultra Thin, patented Dri-Weave cover and all. Since they're both produced by Procter & Gamble, I guess I shouldn't be surprised...but I was.
This gives me all sorts of new possibilities for further modification in my own life. Maxi pads stuck to the Swiffer for "little" clean-up jobs that don't merit a whole fresh Swiffer pad...or maybe Swiffer pads with the little side guards for those heavy days (I told you men to read at your own risk!)! I mean, girls, this is great! They can be used interchangeably--which means you just buy whichever you have a coupon for!
So the question is...what other uses can you find for the Always pad/Swiffer pad compatibility?
Now if we could just come up with other uses for tampons...
Posted by Anna at May 17, 2005 09:35 PM
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I had to ignore the warnings, didn't I ? 
Posted by: Joe at May 18, 2005 11:17 AM
Wow! What will your detective work uncover next? That is quite an interesting factoid, I never thought to check!
Posted by: Molly at May 18, 2005 03:05 PM
Posted by: carrie at May 18, 2005 04:28 PM
i've found that maxi pads make great elbow and shoulder pads for contact sports
Posted by: lpkitten at May 18, 2005 10:04 PM
Well, if you ever run short of spoons and havent done the dishes, you can always use a fresh tampon to stir the coffee? no? okay, i tried
Posted by: gigotti78 at May 19, 2005 06:31 AM
I had to explain to my husband why I was laughing, I just got that "women are strange" look !
Posted by: Beth at May 19, 2005 07:38 AM
My eyes! My eyes! I did not heed your warning!
Not to go all science geek on you, but the inner absorbing core of the swiffer wetjet and the maxi are the same material. It's also the same substance used in diapers and, believe it or not, a gelling compound used in hair gels.
As a guy you are always tempted to read the "girls only" posts because you think it will give you insight into the female mind. It does, it just turns out you are just as weird as we are!
(and I mean that in the nicest way!)
Found you surfing through Blog Explosion. I like the design.
Posted by: Captain Platypus at May 19, 2005 08:07 AM
Thanks for the laugh! Excellent detective work.
Posted by: gena showalter at May 19, 2005 09:32 AM
So, I guess on really heavy days, I should go to my cleaning product cabinet instead!
"Hon, why is your pad sticking out of your clothes?"
Posted by: Annie at May 19, 2005 10:00 AM
Great observation. :) Interesting what else corporations are unifying silently.
Posted by: Andy at May 19, 2005 10:03 AM
"Honey, why are we going through boxes of Swiffer pads? The floors don't look any cleaner."
Posted by: Paul at May 19, 2005 10:03 AM
OMG, that was hilarious. I'm emailing it to a friend.
Hair gel, eh? So if you're out of hair gel, break open a maxi, melt the innards carefully with a Bic lighter, and voila?
Wonder what this has to do with making gelatin out of hooves?
Posted by: BetaCandy at May 20, 2005 01:46 PM
ha! my 4-year-old found a good use for tampons.
she took a whole bunch of them a while ago and used them in her arts and crafts project.
when i found her, surrounded by about 15 tampons, i didn't know whether to laugh or to cry.
Posted by: ali at May 27, 2005 11:38 AM