For very fun reasons that will hopefully be revealed very soon... I blitzed to Chicago over the weekend to attend the International Home + Housewares Show.
In my pre-married.with.kids life, I attended trade shows and conventions regularly but this was by far the largest I've ever visited. More than 2000 exhibitors and over 60,000 attendees. It was massive. Much like when Mr. Darcy and I were in Seoul, I walked by hip flexors into oblivion. It was worth it though.
At one point I came around the corner and ran into the Star Fiber booth. I walked over and proclaimed my love for their mops and asked if they had any of the new scrubbing mop pad heads to give away. The very nice man running their exhibit told me that if I came back on Monday, they'd have samples. So I did. But my flight home left early and their give-aways hadn't arrived yet. He took my name and address and truthfully, I didn't expect much. I assumed it would get lost in the shuffle of the mountain of information he undoubtedly collected during the nearly 4-day convention.
Boy, was I wrong!
In my pre-married.with.kids life, I attended trade shows and conventions regularly but this was by far the largest I've ever visited. More than 2000 exhibitors and over 60,000 attendees. It was massive. Much like when Mr. Darcy and I were in Seoul, I walked by hip flexors into oblivion. It was worth it though.
At one point I came around the corner and ran into the Star Fiber booth. I walked over and proclaimed my love for their mops and asked if they had any of the new scrubbing mop pad heads to give away. The very nice man running their exhibit told me that if I came back on Monday, they'd have samples. So I did. But my flight home left early and their give-aways hadn't arrived yet. He took my name and address and truthfully, I didn't expect much. I assumed it would get lost in the shuffle of the mountain of information he undoubtedly collected during the nearly 4-day convention.
Boy, was I wrong!
A big box arrived yesterday afternoon (mind you, I talked with him on Sunday) and it contained NOT the one scrubbing mop pad I was hoping for, but...
- a new mop handle
- a new mop head
- TWO scrubbing mop pads
- a heavy duty mop pad
- 4 miracle cleaning cloths
- 4 donut scrubbies
Kidlets always love being in the picture. Aren't they so cute?
Below is the mop head and pads. See the blue stiff on the white pads? Those are stiff and will whisk away anything stuck to the floor. The yellow pad is the heavy duty pad. I use it wet or dry and it's amazing. It grabs everything. My perfect cleaning solution is a mix of vinegar and water in a spray bottle.
I also learned something new about this mop I have loved for almost 6 years. See the round "buttons" on the mop head? They look like orange slices. If you come across a spot that needs more action than your basic mop stroke to remove - you step on that button and it adds the perfect amount of pressure to get it up. I missed that in the original instructions somewhere. But it makes sense that the buttons weren't just for decoration.
I also learned something new about this mop I have loved for almost 6 years. See the round "buttons" on the mop head? They look like orange slices. If you come across a spot that needs more action than your basic mop stroke to remove - you step on that button and it adds the perfect amount of pressure to get it up. I missed that in the original instructions somewhere. But it makes sense that the buttons weren't just for decoration.
Below are the donut scrubbies. These are awesome little sponges with the super duper microfiber on one side, and rougher material on the other. You can kind of see the shiny scrubbing material. These will be well used. Oh my!
Now, you can't swing a toilet brush around without hitting some company hawking their microfiber cleaning products. I've received the odd sample now and then in the mail or at home shows. I've used them. And the only ones that remain in my house are Star Fiber. The others lose their ability to clean after just a few washes. (And yes, I launder them properly. I don't even buy fabric softener.) They streak badly or fray at the edges or start to stink. Star Fiber never does! I bought my first mop and cloth set at the Salt Lake City home show almost 6 years ago and they are still perfect.
This is obviously not a paid review. Star Fiber has absolutely no idea who I am. They are just a seriously studly company for sending me this awesome package when all I was hoping to score was a sample of the scrubbing mop pad.
Hats off to Star Fiber. They've got class.
This is obviously not a paid review. Star Fiber has absolutely no idea who I am. They are just a seriously studly company for sending me this awesome package when all I was hoping to score was a sample of the scrubbing mop pad.
Hats off to Star Fiber. They've got class.
