Review of Schticky

Order:

I received the Schticky As Seen On TV product after researching the product for a week. What I found online wasn't as informative, so I thought I'd add my own take on the product. After placing my order, I received the product approximately one month. It was definitely a long wait, but it was easily tracked through my confirmation email with a link to UPS. 

Unboxing:

I opened the package and found 3 brand new schticky's in varying sizes.  There is a small pocket size version, a hand-held medium sized version and a large floor version. All the versions are plastic with the exception of the large floor model that has a plastic head and roller, while the collapsible shaft/handle is metal. Each schticky has a removable hard plastic cover and a plastic lining covering the sticky part of the roller preserving its tackiness. Once both are removed, the roller is ready to begin cleaning.  

Performance:

We immediately started rolling our wood floors and the Schticky did exactly what it advertised on TV. Its so sticky that it takes a some effort to get the roller rolling. It was pretty cool, picking up everything in its path leaving a clean floor behind. And just like the commercial I threw my Schticky up against the wall and it stayed put, but eventually fell off after a minute or two. We used the Schticky on the carpet and sofa. Again, it did what it promised, but the Schticky quickly lost its tackiness after a couple rolling swipes. The roller picks up everything, so if you have a lint filled carpet or couch, you'll be picking up more than just crumbs. My kids had broken a glass cup on the floor, but I was happy to use the Schticky to clean it up knowing that it probably picked up all the fine glass pieces that I probably missed.

Clean Up:

The Schticky recommends a bucket of warm water with a dab soap to remove any/all debris. Again the Schticky did what it promised, however I also ran it under warm/hot water without the soap and it work just fine. I would suggest using the bucket of warm water so you're not wasting water with each cleanup, plus its much tackier than using plain water. We didn't use cold water, but I'm sure it would still work just not as well with warmer water. Even though the debris will fall off, things like hair or string can get caught up in the roller. Easy fix, the roller can actually detach itself from the plastic frame holder so its easier to slide off the hairs. To reuse, the Schticky must be dry so its good to use a lint-free towel/shammy to remove all water. If you bought the Sham-Wow, this would be a great compliment to the Schticky...go figure. Air Dry is also an option as well.

Final Thoughts:

Just as advertised The Schticky's cleans up anything that's not in liquid form. Just like a tape roller its use can be short depending on how dirty or how much lint comes into contact with the roller. The Schticky allows multiple use without having to buy a new pack of tape rollers so the savings is there versus a bucket of warm water. I would suggest a lint free towel to dry your Schticky, but we're doing fine without one. A couple cons of the device. We felt the plastic handle and frame that holds the roller was a bit flimsy when applying pressure. It would probably break in a year or two, but we're crossing our fingers that it doesn't. Also the frame holding the roller seemed very close to the roller itself, so when you would roll over a slightly bigger crumb, it wouldn't clear the frame and would slow down the rolling action, get caught up in the frame or the debris would fall back on the floor. Use on fabric with lots of lint can reduce its use significantly. My suggestion is to use a vacuum, then the Schticky to do a final pass or just keep a really clean home and you'll go far with the Schticky.

I would highly recommend this product to my family/friends.