Specifically, the Swiffer cloths (I have tried also with other manufacturers) are really almost unbelievably practical and do exactly what they are advertised. Everything ends up as in a bathroom of lint and hair on the floor is a Fegebewegung in cloth and stays there. Also on other smooth surfaces without any problems much is taken and remains firmly in the towel. Please note: small stones and crumbs etc. remain not necessarily in the towel. The could only sweep up with the wiper and then - before you dispose of the dirty cloth then - with the back other residues from the ground absorb (by hand of course). The cloth is also not a substitute for wet floor cleaning. Nevertheless, I am excited for the first time in my already quite long Housewife life and am pleased that this Swiffer cloths are now in my household. That's workload pure, because the alternative would be to get out the vacuum cleaner every time and that's just not always so simple, always bulky and cumbersome on a staircase. I am not particularly a housewife, but these cloths make joy!