Anyone else would mop, right?

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You pour yourself a coffee, and as you turn away from the counter, a tablespoons worth falls to the kitchen tile.

You would mop that up right? Not leave it, or "wipe it up with your sock".
Right?!

Am I being unreasonable to think anyone else who spilt coffee would get out a mop and clean it properly?

No chance am I getting the mop out for that.

By “mop” I assumed they meant the action of mopping up not necessarily with an actual mop (although what would be wrong with getting out the flash speed mop and giving it a quick going over?!), but maybe with a cloth or paper towel. Anything that is not socks on a persons feet that will then be in contact with the floor throughout the rest of the house / shop.

I’m also not sure why anyone would be in socks without shoes at work 🤷‍♀️

Your dog has weed? Is he permanently stoned? Do you skip the weekly mopping to share weed with the dog?

Seriously, that's what I saw on first reading...... Maybe an early night is in order.

The OP literally said ‘get out a mop and clean it properly’ so it’s a little odd to assume that means ‘use a paper towel’ to be honest

The Flash mop is still a mop. It takes 2 seconds to get it out and stick a wipe on it. Whether she meant cleaning up with an actual mop or just the action of mopping, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to clean spills up with something other than your socks.

Socks on feet are not for cleaning. Especially in a place of work.

Sock or at most a small cloth for a quick wipe, this is surely an insane thing to do a mop for

No chance I'd be filling a bucket and getting the mop out for this.

If you're saying it's sticky, then I assume it has sugar in? I would use kitchen roll for normal coffee, but if I thought it has sugar in I'd also use a cloth or a wet wipe.

Nobody said a flash mop isn’t a mop? Not sure why you assume they’d have one in the work kitchen, or that she doesn’t mean mopping with a mop when that’s exactly what she said but ok 😅 most of us agree cleaning with a cloth makes sense, especially at work. It’s actually getting a mop out that’s unnecessary.

It's really odd to me that anyone would use their sock! A TABLESPOON of coffee would leave you with a very wet sock that would leave little damp patches as you walk and stain any soft furnishings!

I wouldn't use the mop either. My mother would have filled a whole mopping bucket with Dettol and Flash infused water and mopped half the kitchen floor. A quick blot and wipe with damp kitchen roll would suffice!

Nah……I’d just get the dog to lick it up 🤣

I would if I noticed.

I would soak it up with kitchen paper. I mop once a month maximum.

Sorry OP this made me laugh 😆🤭

Fascinated by the mumsnetters who never wear socks.

I also agree with cleaning with a cloth so don’t know why you’re freaking out so badly 😅 it’s almost like what you’re saying is that the right thing to do would be to ‘mop’ up the spill with a cloth. Hence using the verb mop in place of “clean”

Definitely the sock. There’s no chance I’m getting a mop out for a little spill!

Kitchen roll

That's even worse than my reading!

Honestly, being permanently stoned might account for how my dog behaves.

Don't own a mop, but would use a cloth. I don't want coffee treading into my carpets!

I’m not freaking out at all silly billy! You are being weird about the mop though! Nobody at all is saying cleaning the spillage with a cloth is odd. Everyone is saying using an actual mop isn’t necessary. HTH

Sock

No, I’d call one of the dogs over to lick it up.😂

I would use a cloth. No way I would get a mop out. Sock would be used for drop-sized amounts of water, probably not coffee.

Paper towel will do. No need to start mopping

Absolutely not my sock! It's a kitchen towel job surely? Mop seems a bit too much effort unless it was right there and good to go.