The Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner
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When you have a house with 3 inside dogs, sometimes it takes an army to keep the house clean! Even though there is only one one dog that sheds, there is one dog, who wishes to remain anonymous, that likes to collect leaves and sprinkle them all over my house. So needless to say, it’s a never ending battle to keep it clean, and I need all the help I can get.
I was so thrilled when the people at iRobot reached out to me again, asking if I’d like to try The Mint + Floor Cleaner. It was perfect timing because I had recently spent some time with Carolyn Forte, Director of the Home Appliances and Cleaning Products Department at Good Housekeeping, and she raved about The Mint cleaner when we discussed robotic floor cleaning devices. So the Mint was on my radar and I was dying to give it a go.
Let me tell you guys………Carolyn wasn’t kidding. The Mint is a DREAM! Not only is she whisper quiet but she’s efficient and does an amazing job! Mint Plus is not a vacuum, it operates quietly so you – and your pets – won’t be disturbed while it cleans.
You may know, I have a few other automatic floor cleaners, but I have to say, The Mint+ is my favorite! I first tested the Mint on my kitchen tile, using the dry sweep mode. The microfiber cloth was super easy to attach to the cleaning pad and with the push of a button the Mint started its business. (I love that I can use the microfiber cloth or I can use disposable Swiffer pads). I left it alone while I ate a cupcake did other housework. I kept checking on it, because I couldn’t hear it, I thought it was stuck and had turned off. I finally left it alone and when I checked on it a little later, the Mint was done. Being that the mint is not a vacuum, I wondered how well it would do……. Well, the proof was in the microfiber cloth, it was filthy! It was a little shocking to see how filthy my floor was!
I then dampened the mopping cloth and used the Pro-Clean Reservoir Pad and had the Mint mop the same floor. Again, I was surprised by how dirty the cloth was when it was finished!
The big shock came, when I ran it in our family room, with laminate floors. The Mint is small and goes under all the furniture, so it catches all the lose dog hair and dust bunnies. I love that I don’t have to move the furniture any more to clean under it.
You can click here to see the Mint in action at my house. It’s a 6 second video clip I made and shared on Vine recently. Are you familiar with Vine? It’s basically a free smart phone app like Instagram, but in video. If you have a Twitter account, it will take just a few minutes to get on Vine.
What does The Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner Do?
It keeps dust and pet hair under control for you. Designed exclusively for hard surface floors, Mint Plus sweeps and mops using dry and pre-moistened cleaning cloths.
Guided by the enhanced NorthStar® Navigation System 2.0, Mint Plus cleans methodically by moving back and forth across open areas in straight lines, working around furniture and rugs, and cleaning along baseboards. Mint Plus’s compact design gets into tight spaces, under furniture and into other areas that are hard to reach with traditional mops and sweepers.
Some of my favorite features of the Mint Plus Floor Cleaner
- Sweeps and Mops: In Sweep mode, Mint Plus uses dry cleaning cloths to pick up dust, dirt and hair, keeping your floors barefoot-friendly every day. In Mop mode, Mint Plus uses wet (or pre-moistened) cloths and a special mopping action to pick up the deeper dirt and grime
- Whisper Quiet: you can work , carry on phone conversations or even sleep while the Mint cleans.
- Fast charging: charges in 4 hour, or turbo charge in 2 hours with the charging cradle
- Easy to use: Simply attach a cleaning cloth, set Mint Plus down and press either the Sweep or Mop button
- Able to clean larger or multiple rooms in a single cleaning cycle, covering up to 350 square feet mopping and 1,000 square feet sweeping (2,000 with an additional NorthStar® Navigation Cube).
- Cleans where vacuums can’t: Because of its small size (only 9.6 x 8.5 x 3.1 inches), Mint Plus can get under sofas, beds, tables, and work in tight corners where large vacuums can’t.
The Mint Plus Automatic Floor Cleaner includes the Mint Plus Cleaner, NorthStar Navigation Cube with 2 C batteries, charger, 3 pack of cleaning cloths (2 dry sweeping cloths and 1 wet mopping cloth), and a Manufacturer’s 1-year limited warranty. Mint works with both disposable cleaning cloths and re-usable microfiber cloths for dry sweeping and wet mopping floors.
If you have pets and hard floors…………YOU NEED THE MINT PLUS! I use it every day, and wake up to clean floors! With a busy life, this is a MUST HAVE! I love that my floors are always clean!
Where to buy the Mint
You can find the Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner at popular retailers near you including Kohl’s, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and even on Amazon. msrp $299.00
Learn more about the Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner at www.irobot.com.
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No purchase necessary. Open to US residents only . Must be over 18. Giveaway begins on Feb 13, 2013 will end on Feb 20, 2013 at 11:59 CST. Winner will receive one Mint Plus Automatic Floor Cleaner. Product will be shipped by iRobot Corporation. Prize value approximately $299. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. One winner with a valid entry will be selected at random. Winner will be notified by email by Feb 25, 2013 and will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be selected. TidyMom, and iRobot Corporation are not responsible for lost or undelivered emails. Winner will be posted on this blog post by March 30, 2013. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. By entering this giveaway, you have agreed to these rules. Giveaway sponsored iRobot Corporation (mintcleaner.com). This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Pinterest. We hereby release Facebook and Pinterest of any liability. If you have any additional questions – feel free to [contact us](https://tidymom.net/contact-me/)!
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we lost our dog in november- i never realized how much food she picked up from the kids! i NEED one of these!
I would love to win the Mint because I have hardwood floors and a dog that seems to constantly have muddy feet that gets my floors dirty. The Mint would help me keep my floors clean!
I would love this. I have a Corgi who sheds bad.
With a 1 year old who loves to feed the dogs from her highchair, the mint would be perfect for me!
This would be great. We had a flood last month and had to have the dinning room, kitchen, and laundry room floors re-done. This would help keep them looking pristine and new!
Kids, husband, pets and father in law all constantly coming in and out of the house. I can’t keep up with it all! I keep wishing for the cleaning fairy to come while I sleep, but that hasn’t happened yet!
Kids, husband, pets and father in law all constantly coming in and out of the house. I can’t keep up with it all! I keep wishing for the cleaning fairy to come while I sleep, but that hasn’t happened yet! This would be the next best thing.
This would be so great! To clean this way…I may actually enjoy it! Hope I win!
Half of my house is tile…I would LOVE to have the mint to help keep it clean.
I have OCD. I clean ALL THE TIME. Entire house is hardwood floors, 2 dogs and 2 boys. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS LITTLE HELPER!
I’m starting to have back issues and sweeping/mopping just make the problems worse (pain for several hours). Having the Mint to do this chore for me would be wonderful.
Toddlers in the house with potty training ahead……I need this!
I’d really love to have a Mint floor cleaner. My husband has to do all the floors because of my old, aggravating back problem so this would give him a welcome break!
Because I never seem to have time to clean, and our hardwood floors get dirty so fast! And we have a little one all the way, so it won’t be less time!
Love to have this machine; with my back problems, it would be awesome!!
I HATE cleaning our hard floors!
I have 2 small, messy kids and 1 dog. I NEED this!!
I have 2 teenage boys and 2 hairy dogs – I need it!
Well, I have two boys and a husband, need I say more? We have a fish pond out back, and they are always tracking in and out with all their dirt! I have neck and back problems, so this would be a life saver for me, thank you for the chance to win!
Cleaning the floors is a never-ending task. I would love to have one of these!
It would be so nice to have! Not having to move the couch to get all the dog hair would be great! and being able to tackle another of the zillion chores on the to do list at the same time would be great! (and i’m sure it would- at least for a few days- motivate the kids to pick up toys so they could sit on couch and watch the ‘robot’ sweep the floor!
I am always cleaning the floors!
The mint would be a big help to me with keeping the floors clean. And I never win these giveaways!
With 5 kids, 2 dogs, and 2 cats-I totally need one of these. I would love to win this just for the time I would gain with my family though.
I would love to win one because floor cleaning is my least favorite chore.
With shedding dogs and hardwood floors, I would LOVE to,own this!
i live on a ranch with hubby and 2 kids – let’s just say my floors are always covered with mud, dirt, sand and snow…would love this!
All our floors are tile and wood (we live in FL), and we have a dog. Nuff said! The dog hair is out of control and is very noticeable on the wood floors. Plus we have a pool, so the dog has been known to go for a dip unbeknownst to us and track water all over the house!
We have tile floors, and laminate throughout our house so this would be perfect.
We have a dog, he sheds and loves to drag in tons of mud!
We just got a puppy last month and my floors will never be the same. I sweep and mop almost every day but I’m constantly finding snowy, wet paw prints and dirt or leaves all over. This would be a lifesaver!
I have a lot of tile and wood floors and this would save me tons of time!
This would be so awesome to win. My floors get dirty right after I sweep them and with a little one on the way this would be perfect.
This would be wonderful! I hate having to sweep and mop all the time!
I have wood floors and a toddler in the house… this would save me a lot of time cleaning 🙂
I could most definitely put this to good use!! With a toddler, I can never keep my hardwood floors clean between the snacks and sippy cup leaks… Ughh!
I would love to win one because I really don’t like mopping my floors!
I have all hardwood floors and 2 dogs, 3 small kids and husband to keep it dirty. It would be a great time saver.
I would love this little machine. I have two dogs and it is a constant battle with dropped hair and twigs and leaves from outside.
I would love clean floors. This Mint Floor Cleaner looks awesome. I get many migraines and I also have a strong desire to see my floors dirt-free and dust bunny- free. II often feel way behind in cleaning my home the way I’d like. I would love some help.
Thank you for the fun contest!
Just discovered your site. I love it!
This would be so great for my Pergo floors! I have a cat and a husband! LOL It always needs to be cleaned!
I hate mopping, and the swiffer just doesn’t cut it!
i’d love to win the mint because I hate sweeping!! it takes way too long!
My house is completely wood and tile floors. I would love the mint to keep my floors clean and dust free!
2 cats, a 3 year-old & a husband … that pretty much explains it 🙂
I would love to try this cleaning system!
With a 2 year old and another along next month, this would be perfect with our expansive laminate flooring and tile. I cannot tell you how much I loathe mopping and ever since I knew this existed I’ve wanted one : )
Well, I can’t seem to ever keep my floors clean! The cat eats in the kitchen and his litter box is in the bathroom. They need help everyday and I get so tired of getting all the stuff out to do them. Sometimes I don’t, then they get real bad and I’m mad at myself!!
I also have 3 inside dogs in which all 3 shed. I can sweep the floors three times a day and an hour later you would never know that I had swept the floors. Also, nothing seems to do a good job fo getting the hair up along with the dirt they bring in!!
As a toddler mom, i’d use this daily, my daughter is so messy.