We Finally Found a Broom-and-Dust-Pan Combo That Actually Works! — Shopping

A few months ago, I lamented here that I haven't been able to find a winning broom-and-dust-pan combo. To recap: I sweep my floors (almost!) every night, a total necessity with two kids, one of whom is a messy 3-year-old who seems to scatter bits of rice and kale chips in her wake. (Hey, at least she likes kale chips.) And no matter what I tried, I could never seem to get every last crumb off my floor when I swept. My workaround was to sweep, then use a hand vacuum to pick up the remaining bits. Not the end of the world, but still kinda annoying!

When I asked for your solutions, I heard much of the same — other workarounds, including using sturdy junk mail instead of a dust pan, using a rubber-bristled broom, and a brand I hadn't heard of yet, called Wisp (although even these fixes had their pros and cons).

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