to think the advert for the steam mop is pretty irresponsible?

[UltraBOF]

I've just seen an ad for a steam mop, which shows a woman washing the kitchen floor with it while a baby is sitting on the floor a couple of feet away. This is while the voice over intones "just water, and no harsh chemicals!", so is presumably meant to make us associate it with child safety.

But presumably if you used scalding hot steam to clean your floor, all it would take is for the baby to reach towards the mop and get a pretty nasty injury? I've scalded myself once trying to steam iron clothes with a similar gadget, and it bloody hurt. I bet the instructions say something about keeping it away from children, but the advertising doesn't give this impression.

A bit boring, I know, but WTF?

[UltraBOF]

Aaaand, there it is again.

I am obviously just getting all Victor Meldrew at the telly.

[HeinousHecate]

Ah well, they'll be assuming that people will use common sense.

[MichaelaS]

Hmmm, maybe you can steam clean the baby too. The advert certainly seems to imply it.

Looking forward to the legal case suing the manufacturors....

[Pickles101]

I think this is a bit of an U reaction and yes, a little bit too Victor Meldrew

[UltraBOF]

Do you mean that the rest might not be true, and that the floors don't actually sparkle?

[JamesAndTheGiantBanana]

Is that the bissell steam and sweep thingy?

I hadn't noticed the baby. I just WANT ONE.

[cozietoesie]

I managed to use my karcher last weekend - and it was great but with one BIG exception. I read all the multifarious warnings about what not to do with it but in the heat of battle (with the dirt) I still found myself using natural cleaning movements and coming close to a scald. That floor steam mop in the adverts looks different but I'd earnestly recommend that anyone using a more hand held device wears some sort of glove protection at least (not sure which ones would be best, just so that they could be whipped off quickly.)

[WelshMaenad]

My toddler is currently coated in a sticky film from raiding his sisters sweets at the school disco. Maybe I can steam clean him...

[Pagwatch]

If I got my teenager to stand back a little bit and sort of aimed...?

[ZombTEE]

A baby or the mop, James?

I haven't seen the advert. My SIL once posted to Facebook asking if she could use one of those carpet cleaners you rent on the children.

She was kidding though.

I think...

[UltraBOF]

I've seen girls iron the front of the school shirts they were wearing with their hair straighteners before, so I suppose you shouldn't underestimate people's stupidity.

[cozietoesie]

With steam, the problem is that you're used to cleaning with things that don't emit danger. Next time you're scrubbing out a floor or going at a kitchen shelf or something, just stop and work out how often your hands have either come near to each other or near to other things/parts of your body. That's the danger with steam. Just forgetting.

[Pagwatch]

My friend used to iron her hair every morning with an actual iron. It was bizarre and yet strangely talented.

[TheCunnyFuntOfEastwick]

I remember my sister getting me to iron her hair with the iron, on the ironing board. Now that was stupid. Especially as I am known to be immensly clumsy.

[TheCunnyFuntOfEastwick]

X posts Pag :o kind of, anyway.

And I meant immensely.

[MissPants]

I did that!! It took skill that my aged self probably couldn't muster now

[Gusthetheatrecat]

This is making me want a steam mop even more.
In spite of the fact that I never clean the floors (spoilt. Have a cleaner) so it would not save me any time at all.
I still want one.
Am heavily pregnant and irrational, though.

[Pagwatch]

Someone on here needs to invent steam mopping hair and ironing dry.

[ScarahStratton]

I spotted an all singing, all dancing one whilst channel surfing in the middle of the night. I really, really, badly want one, it cleaned everything.

It's a con, isn't it? The H2O X5 steam mop. And I've only just sussed it's name.

[thick and gullible emoticon]

[Iodine]

I laughed at the "kills 99.9% of bacteria" claim which says in small writing underneath about having to hold the steam cleaner in position for at least 15 seconds to achieve this. That's a long time if you've got a big kitchen!

[cheeseandmushroomtoastie]

I want a steam mop. Can someone recommend a cheap one for me to try?

[ScarahStratton]

Oh no, you need the H20 X5 steam mop. With free vacuum. I even have the phone number saved - 0844 571 8681. Don't forget to say you want the free vacuum with it.

[TheCunnyFuntOfEastwick]

There are zero steam mops on ebay. They must be popular!

[cozietoesie]

There are simply loads of them on ebay. Your search must have been having a senior moment!

[ScarahStratton]

Are you searching on your phone Cunny? It might be still on the previous search's 'refine'.