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.
UPDATE: GIVEAWAY has ENDED
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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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I would love to win this because I need more time in the day and more of me. Or just my husband back from deployment so I can get everything in the day done. So oh please I want to win this.
I sooo hope I win this. I have been wanting one of these for a while but as a single mom I just can’t justify spending the money on something that isn’t a necessity. This would help me with my schedule immensely. Thanks for the chance! 🙂
With a 7 month old about to crawl, this would be GREAT! He’s licking EVERYTHING-it would be nice to know that if he licks the floor, he wouldn’t get a mouth full of city street dirt. 😉
Oh I need this so badly. With 3 dogs inside most of the time, this would be a lifesaver. Plus…I just hate to mop. Thanks
Can VINE work as twitter??:)
Why do I need this??? Two boys ages, 6 & 10; two cats, one dog. Need I say more?
with 2 big dogs, 2 hairy cats, 2 guinea pigs and a hairy husband-I really need this. I might possibly wear the poor thing out!
Oh I need that! BAD.
I am raising my grand children and could really use this on my floors. With a 8yr old boy running in and out and a 15mo old pouring things out. It would be a life saver!
My 4 boys (and husband) are really messy; I can’t keep up!
We just bought a house with lots of hardwood floors and it is a chore to keep them clean with four boys running in and out. I’d love to have one of these!!
I need one of these because I have two large dogs, and a husband that is a mechanic. I got smart and replaced most of my carpet with tile. But still, it takes alot of time to clean all the tile!!! This would be great!
Thanks!
I would love this mostly because I am lazy and our floors get super dusty as a result! 🙂
I would love to have this because of one shedding dog on dark hardwoods!
I’d love to win The Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner because I really dislike cleaning my floors. It would be very helpful in my household. Thank you!
I would love to win this since every time I clean the floors I turn around and it is dirtier than before.
I would love to win this because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and it’s difficult for me to perform a lot of tasks such as cleaning, and this would help make my home nice!
I hate washing floors so this would be wonderful!
I have two kids and a dog AKA a never ending mess of a kitchen floor!!!
two words: TWO KIDS
This would save my time since all my flooring is tile or linoleum. Thanks for the chance to enter.
I have 2 cats and kids and a husband and I need help with my floor!
I’d love to win the Mint! My husband and I are currently in escrow on our first home and the whole first floor is hardwood and tile. This would be a lifesaver!!
I need one, 2 dogs, 2 older boys, a crawling baby boy (yep, THREE boys), and a cat. We really get messy around here!
I would love this! We have 80% tile throughout our home and its tough to keep up with.
WOW!!! This is what I need!!! Sweeping and Mopping are the cleaning I hate doing!!! This would be a household pet. Thanks for the chance 🙂
I HATE to mop! I have pets and this would be so very helpful for my home!
Thank you!
I have two dogs that shed :!!!
I need this !
My 2 year old daughter loves to throw her food on the floor… and with a 2 month old, I barely have time to clean the house. It would be so amazing to not have to worry about cleaning the kitchen floor anymore!
We have three cats that love to play with their food before they eat it. On top of that, two of the cats are long haired. We have cat hair everywhere! This would be wonderful around our house….it is hard for me to sweep and mop, due to a physical condition, and I normally have to wait for my husband to help. If I had one of these I could have clean floors all of the time! No more stepping on dry cat food or watching cat hair “bunnies” !
OMG I was looking at these at Bed Bath and Beyond and wondered if it could handle my household of 3 small dogs and 6 cats lol. Thanks for the chance to win one and find out if the Mint+ can lol 🙂
Oh, how I would enjoy having my tile floors cleaned for me automatically. With four tile entrances to house, two tile bathrooms and a tiled kitchen, it would make my husband’s work so much easier (I’m disabled and cannot do floors anymore. It would make a lovely Valentine gift for him! : ) Thank you for the opportunity to enter this giveaway!
I have a seven year old son!
We have a shedding dog and a shedding cat and a crummy 8-yr old. The Mint would be great!
I so need this. I have two big indoor dogs who shed black fur all over my floors. It is so hard to keep up with it especially since they love to dig. This would be a lifesaver.
A shedding DOG…who doesn’t BARKume very well. I usually would end this with an LOL, but, this isn’t a laughing matter of late. So, I’ll just smile 🙂
two boys that make a mess on my floor everyday!!!!
I have 2 cats and a dog….that’s why I’d love to have The Mint!!
oh how wonderful my daycare could use that
I NEED this! I have four kids and a 90 lb dog!!! This would be perfect for us.
We have 2 dogs and hardwood floors…I would love something that can help me find the constant battle of doggy footprints and random grass clippings floating across my floor. 🙂
I have 3 cats and a toddler. I’m cleaning my kitchen floor daily and this would make it so much easier!!
I would love to win this because I simply CANNOT keep up!!!
I have four kids that don’t want to keep the floor clean.
I need this! 2 dogs, 1 cat, 3 kids and lots of cooking make for messy floors!
This looks awesome!! I need one!!
Less time having to take care of the floors and more time crafting!
I have a puppy & hardwood floors that need some help! This would be awesome!
This would be awesome. We just built a new house with all hardwood and laminate flooring. With 3 kids and a dog…that is a lot of sweeping and mopping!!!
I would love to win because I need a robot friend to share in the housework. Seriously. I can’t do it all on my own.