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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I would not just like to own this – I would LOVE it! It would help combat the constant coating of yuck my kids apply to the floor after every meal. :/
We have allergies and asthma so I’d love to see if this would help!!!
I already have from irobot the roomba, but i´ll love to have my floor wiped!!!
Would love to have my very own mopping fairy for the kitchen! 🙂
I work outside the home and my floors are the last thing I want to clean when I get home. This would be such a sanity-saver for us. Maybe we’d actually invite guests over…I can’t even begin to imagine the possibilities.
I’ve been going through cancer treatments for nearly three years and cannot do a lot of housework I want (I mean, need!) to do. I’ve been wanting an auto-floor cleaner since they came out. I don’t care about the robot vacuums, but since I cook a lot, the Mint would be so nice for the kitchen and my tile entry way!
I would love to have a little peace of mind when I see my toddler crawling around on our floors! Right now, I cringe.
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE this Mint Floor cleaner! My most hated household job next to cleaning the toilet is mopping the floors!!!! I would love to have a machine to do it for me! It would be like having my own Rosie the Robot from the Jetsons!!! 🙂
Would love to have this to help keep the floors clean of all the dirt my dog brings in!
this would be a dream to keeping floors clean with 5 kids and a dog! great invention!
I have two kids, four dogs and all hard floors. Sweeping and mopping have to happen daily. This could cut my workload considerably!
We have a farm. Need I say more?
Who doesn’t need one? My daughter has major dust allergies and asthma, so this would definitely help!
I want it to help me clean… I don’t get around very well.
Dang, I really need this sucker!
I WANT TO WIN! My kids are seriously the messiest kids alive. AND my house is tile w deep thick grout lines, and I live by the beach. I cant keep my floor clean to save my life. Its exhausting. I’ve gotten to where I amke them take poptarts- and popcorn outside to eat it! (LOL!) Enough!~ .. haha <3
We just built a new house and have tile floors everywhere but the bedrooms, this would really come in handy!
I have aching knees, acres of kitchen floor & a Labrador! Have a heart and make my day MINTy fresh!
I would love to win the Mint+ floor cleaner. We have two kids and a house full of pets which can equal quite a mess. Lol. This would be a grand little helper!
I hate cleaning floors – so I could definitely use one of these – would it a lot more fun too!
I just had my third little boy Christmas Eve and between 2 big boys, a long haired dog, and my husband this would definitely make life a little easier!! It is a constant challenge to make time to keep the floors clean. Plus I know my big boys would love to watch it do its work and that equals some quiet time and kid entertainment!
I have the hardest time with keeping up with the house cleaning! Life is sooo busy with work, the kids, etc and I need a robot to help me with some of my chores!
Would love to have this. I clean the floor 5 days a week. This would sae me alot of time.
Ok, I would clean my floors… Lol! Instead of depending on the dog 😉
I would like to win the Mint Floor cleaner. It would sure help me clean my house with 2 sons and 2 dogs!
I have collapsed discs both in my upper and lower back. I could really use something like this to help me stay on top of the cleaning.
To be honest, I really want to win this for my sister in law. I’m not looking for a sympathy win but the reality is that she has bone cancer & I think this would be a huge help for her! This looks easy enough for her to use. I live too far away to be able to go over & clean her house for her and I know it bothers her she can’t do it herself. This would be perfect for her. Thanks for the chance to win one! 🙂
This would be a blessing for my lower back, have so much pain.
I would love this to help keep up with what the cat drags in. She goes outside and rolls around the sidewalks collecting leaves and brings them in, I am disabled and having something like this would be a big help.
oh why u ask 🙂 and i say “why not” with my girls making a mess all the time and dirt everywhere my back hurts with cleaning all the time to ensure that my kids are playing on a clean floor, this would be magic for me 🙂
I’m super lazy, that’s why I need this! 🙂
This would be amazing to have – and would make it easier to keep the apartment clean 😀
I’d love to win this because we have a dog that sheds and I need to sweep the floor pretty much all day long to keep up with the dog hair tumbleweeds blowing through the house and who has time for that?
This would be great because I have not only a dog but 5 kids… and my house would clean more often
This would be perfect to run while I sleep! Hardwood floors have a lot of upkeep when you have 2 animals!
I’d love to own one because our entire main floor is either hardwood or tile. With an old cat, a 5 and 6 year old (and a new puppy on the way!), it’s near impossible to keep the floors clean. This would really help me find time to address the floors more often and keep our home cleaner. Thanks for the chance!
What a cool gadget! I’d love to win this — I have YET to find a mop I like, and my vacuum is on it’s last legs! A Cat, a dog, and a 5 yr old leave alot on the floor!
I would love to win…I also have two house dogs….and while they are short haired……hair is always on my floor…..this would be a dream to win!
Just moved and have all hardwood floors. i need this badly! Thanks for a chance to win!
I am up for anyway possible to keep my hardwood floors clean!!
Man, I could certainly make good use of one of these!
I barely have time to help the kids with homework and make dinner, let alone have clean floors! We’ve got a huge amount of hardwood and this would be a DREAM!
I hate cleaning the floors so this would be a dream to have especially with two little boys running around.
I have animals and a lot of foot traffic in my house with both of us working full time and I go to school part time, its hard to sweep and mop everyday. I would love this!!!
I’d love to own this – we have a 10 year old Samoyed and a 4 month old Samoyed – these dogs are beautiful, but boy do they shed and track dirt in! Thanks for posting this – I didn’t even know it existed 🙂
My floors are hard to clean and I would love to give it a try.
This is just what I need for my floors. I have 2 big dogs and 8 cats so this would sure be handy at my house.
I would love to win this for my mom to help her clean all her wood floors!
We used to have a roomba–we called him “bot”. LOVED it! I’d go shopping and come home and my floors were clean. I hate to vacuum.
To have my floor cleaned while I do something else? It’s a miracle!