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I swear, these mop slippers make spring cleaning fun โ€” and they're $3 a pair for Memorial Day

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When my mom cooks (which is all the time), she always has a paper towel under each foot. She slides around her small kitchen from counter to stove to fridge catching drips as they hit the floor. โ€œClean as you goโ€ is her cheery mantra, and she totally walks the talk. My house isnโ€™t nearly as clean as hers; I canโ€™t even dream of conjuring her level of enthusiasm for perpetual vacuuming and daily dusting. However, spring cleaning is on my mind these days, so when a friend sent me the link for these chenille dust-mop slippers, I clicked. Best of all? They're on sale for $3 a pair for Memorial Day!

Amazon

Lume Mop Slippers, 5 Pairs

$15$17
Save $2 with coupon
Slip on these genius microfiber slippers to rid your floor of dust, fluff and more. It'll be the most fun you've ever had cleaning!
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$15 at Amazon

Not only are these clever cleaners an eco-upgrade to my momโ€™s floor-maintenance method, but they're also an absolute steal. At five pairs for only $15, these are a spring cleaning no-brainer. Would these clean-as-you-go slippers improve the condition of my weary home? Only one way to find out.

Yay, my mop slippers are here!

I thank the Amazon Prime guy and bust open the package. As promised, it contains five pairs of chenille mop slippers โ€” one pair each of purple, pink, blue, neon green and bright orange. I open the purple for closer inspection. Theyโ€™re stretchy and soft, like very substantial peds (remember peds?) with nice-quality elastic around the top for a good fit.

I slip them onto my bare feet and discover that these little beauties are more intelligently designed than I realized. The outside has the long โ€œpileโ€ you see pictured. The inside has rows of a finer chenille, so theyโ€™re soft and soothing on my feet (my bunions say โ€œahhhโ€). It occurs to me that theyโ€™re actually reversible.

rows of multicolored mop slippers
Mop slippers will make you dance while you dust. (Photo: Amazon)

Putting these babies to the test

These comfy-furry (โ€œcomfurryโ€?) mop slippers can slide over shoes, but I choose to ride bareback (I donโ€™t usually wear shoes in the house anyway).

My kitchen floor is made of wood-looking plastic. My first concern is that the chenille will be slippery, but itโ€™s not at all. It has just enough grip, just enough slide, and Iโ€™m able to โ€œclean as I goโ€ like my mom โ€” except Iโ€™m actually cleaning up from last nightโ€™s dinner while making this morningโ€™s coffee. This is fun. I turn on some music and find myself skating around the kitchen, lunging here and there. Iโ€™m picking up specks while getting some much-needed functional exercise.

Next surface โ€” actual hardwood. Doing yoga in my living room means an intimate downward-dog view of the film of dust that collects under the coffee table and elsewhere. I shimmy over there and swipe trouble spots with my super-powered chenille feet, then strike a downward dog to check my work. Clean as a whistle.

White-and-black tile in the bathroom shows dirt more than anything else in the house. I decide to flip one chenille slipper inside out so I can do โ€œdetail work.โ€ Turns out Iโ€™m a genius. Not only does the finer side of the slipper pick up dirt from the grouted spots between tiles, but it also inspires me to run a pointed foot along the metal baseboard (where dust loves to live). Swish, clean in a second, no bending over, no paper towels to add to the landfill. A win-win.

The wood stairs are my nemesis when it comes to dust. Back to my Old West metaphor, it seems like a place tumbleweeds park for a rest. Moving top to bottom, I give each step a quick corner-to-corner sweep. Voilร .

Versatile and easy to wash

Now Iโ€™m inspired. I decide to take things to the next level. I open the blue pair and fit one of the slippers onto the end of a mop. I go after some webs in a ceiling corner of my bedroom โ€” a little cluster only visible at night with the bed lamps, which I never remember to get in the day when Iโ€™m cleaning. I nail it, then go room to room, slippers on my feet and one in the air, spot-cleaning all upper corners.

I come back with a very well-used mop slipper in need of a wash. I shake off the loose dirt outside, then drop it in the sink with the purple pair. Warm water, a drop of detergent, swish, swish, quick rinse. I ring out my mop slippers, then drape them on the shower rod. Because the soft poly is quick-drying, my mop slippers are ready for deployment a few hours later, good as new.

3 photos of person using mop slippers differently: by hand on the countertop, on their feet, and on a mop head
How do I love these? Let me count the ways. (Photo: Amazon)

The verdict

Floor-cleaning, fitness and fun in a $15 purchase? These mop slippers are my new favorite find. I slip them on each morning when I get out of bed, and my feet feel warm and cared for. Throughout the day they get me off my butt and onto my feet. Instead of noting (with dread) a smattering of crumbs or a film of dust, I attack it on my way to check the mail or while making lunch.

I decide to put two pairs upstairs and two pairs downstairs. I hoard the orange pair for when I have the motivation to tackle the basement. Cold concrete floor, Iโ€™m coming for you. But not right now.

For the moment, Iโ€™ll sit right here, sipping tea, with my feet encased in cozy chenille. Clean as you go. Thatโ€™s my motto. But first? Relax and enjoy.

Amazon

Lume Mop Slippers, 5 Pairs

$15$17
Save $2 with coupon
At just $3 a pair, these comfy cleaning slippers are an absolute steal.
Save $2 with coupon
$15 at Amazon

If you have Amazon Prime, youโ€™ll get free shipping, of course. Not yet a member? No problem. You can sign up for your free 30-day trial here. (And by the way, those without Prime still get free shipping on orders of $25 or more.)

The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.

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