PLEASE Advertise Pledge Pet Hair Sweeper as REUSABLE

also another good way to keep cat hair levels down is to brush the
kitties out a lot.

granted if you have multiple cats it can be time consuming... and some
cats would rather try batting at the brush, but it can help ;)

This is going to sound crazy, but the best tool I've found to clean my
couches of pet hair is... *drum roll* a rubber glove. I kid you not,
it's that simple, I put the glove on and 'sweep' my couch, so I have a
'fur line' at the edge, then gather that up. It works wonders!
Another great (although expensive) tool is the Furminator. I don't
buy any of the sprays or anything, but the brush is AMAZING! My
husband is allergic to cats and dogs, and we have two cats and a dog,
so we use anything to keep the hair at a minimum.

I too bought the Sweeper and was disappointed to find out it was
disposable! I didn't know you could pop the top off, but I did manage
to pop out one of the rollers to empty it so I could reuse it multiple
times. After a few more uses, the brushes that pick up the hair became
so coated, even cleaning the hair off the brush didn't work after a
while. Scotch Brand has a new product called the "Fur Fighter" that
is reusable.....you just have to buy the pad refills. I will try this
product next instead of buying another Sweeper.

Good point. I'm not sure what to think of this. This company has
historically taken steps to be green, so lets hope this trend
continues.
I'm sure they're aware that it is reusable yet they tell you to throw
it away. I think it may be a quality issue. Maybe once its opened,
there is slightly less performance, or in tests it did not do as good
of a job. It is not noticable to the everyday person such as you, but
if somebody were to analyze it, they could go around demanding a
refund or sue them, etc. It may be a way to cover their butt when they
know everybody will re-use it.

That is exactly what the company wants you to do, so you will go out
and buy more. I don't believe the average company really cares more
about our landfills than their bottom line.

As RHWG points out, a possible response to this is the company will
make the top fixed. I hope that doesn't happen.

Here's a thought - if the packaging is changed to reflect it is
reusable, they may raise the price quite a bit.

I've seen commercials for this, and they don't say that it's
disposable! I would have purchased it EXPECTING to reuse it... many,
many times (I have three cats).

Great letter and great suggestion.

However... Now I'm afraid they'll change it so you can't remove the
top, and do whatever they can to make it a one-use product.