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Best deals on steam cleaners for spring cleaning
Steam cleaners are one of those products you never knew you needed until you use one and see how effective it is. Steam cleaners are powerful cleaning tools that are lauded for sanitizing surfaces and can lift up stubborn grime from hard-to-clean places in your home. This makes them essential to have on hand for spring cleaning — they work great on grout and the inside of your oven.
Steam cleaners are essential cleaning tools in the same way that vacuums or mops are. To help get your spring cleaning efforts off on the right foot, we’ve rounded up the best deals on steam cleaners ahead of spring cleaning. You can save up to 30% on steam cleaners, including the Dupray Neat steam cleaner, which has gone viral on TikTok for its versatility.
Read on to learn more about these limited-time deals, and make sure to check out our deep cleaning checklist to help you streamline spring cleaning this year.
Shark S3501 Steam Pocket mop: Save 22%
The Shark Steam Pocket mop allows for prolonged cleaning with its double-sided mop head. Attach one of two included machine-washable, microfiber pads to this Shark’s mop head. When you start to notice one side getting too dirty, simply flip the head over to the clean side and continue steam mopping.
It takes the mop only 30 seconds to get the steam going. The Shark S3501 can hold up to 15 ounces of liquid. The steam mop is safe to use on sealed hard floors, including wood, tile, stone, marble, laminate and vinyl.
The Shark S3501 Steam Pocket mop has a 4.4-star rating out of nearly 55,000 ratings. One reviewer wrote, “We have a farm so my floors are always a mess from everything that gets tracked in by my husband and I or our three dogs. This floor steamer literally changed the color of my floors, it works amazing! The tank for water is a little small so I have to refill it for every room, but it’s easy and not a big deal. I have used it on tile, wood and laminate floors and it works great on all of them! Highly recommend!”
Dupray Neat steam cleaner: Save 25%
The Dupray Neat steam cleaner has not only gone viral on TikTok, but it has also become the best-selling steam cleaner on Amazon. What stands out about this steam cleaner is the fact that you get 17 different attachments with your purchase. These include a floor tool, window tool, five nylon brushes, one brass brush, three different types of microfiber attachments and more.
The machine takes about eight minutes to produce steam, but it can run for 50 minutes, giving you plenty of time to clean upholstery, grout and filth from heavily used kitchen appliances.
The Dupray Neat steam cleaner has a 4.5-star rating on Amazon. One reviewer wrote, “This steam cleaner is amazing and my house has never been cleaner. The best part of the steam cleaner is it makes difficult cleaning jobs SIGNIFICANTLY easier. I really appreciated this steam cleaner for the hardened spill in my fridge, cleaning the oven and stove top, my couch and the grout.”
Pure Enrichment PureClean XL rolling steam cleaner: Save 30%
Save yourself the trouble of having to lug a heavy steam cleaner around your home by getting this wheeled model from Pure Enrichment. The PureClean XL is bulky but for a good reason — it can hold up to 50 ounces of liquid. It takes eight minutes to steam up, and from there, you get 45 minutes of continuous steam cleaning time. The cleaner has 17 attachments, ranging from a squeegee head to a steam jet nozzle.
The Pure Enrichment PureClean XL rolling steam cleaner has a 4.3-star rating on Amazon. One reviewer said that this is “the best steamer I have ever owned,” adding: “I have used multiple steam cleaners in the past and this one is by far the best. My vinyl kitchen and laundry room floor looks like new again. That was the primary purpose for purchase, but when I saw the job it did, I used it on my windows. Definite WOW factor. It is sturdily built and rolls easily. Very happy with this steamer and it is worth every penny.”
Right now, this steam cleaner is 22% off on Amazon. However, when you add the available $15 coupon, your savings increases to 30%.
Shark Steam & Scrub steam mop: Save 28%
The shopping experts at CBS Essentials love Shark so much that we can’t help but name the brand twice in this article. The Shark Steam & Scrub steam mop is $50 off on Amazon right now for a limited time.
This Shark model makes steam cleaning even easier with its two rotating mop pads, which the brand says produce more than 150 scrubs per minute. It also has three steam modes, including quick, normal and deep, the latter of which is great for stuck-on messes. It also has a generous 22-foot cord and takes just a minute to power up.
The Shark Steam & Scrub has a 4.5-star rating on Amazon. One reviewer wrote, “So easy to use!! And omg does it work!! It removed a piece of hard candy that melted to the floor under my friend’s stove. We didn’t use any kind of cleaner at all!! It was so stuck on and melted, I was astonished that it took it off without any type of cleaner!!..”
Black+Decker 7-in-1 steam mop with steam glove: Save 25%
We love this steam cleaner because it’s an upright mop and handheld steam cleaner in one. Plus, compared to other steam cleaners mentioned in this article, it heats up the fastest (20 seconds!). After you’ve finished steaming your floors, detach the handheld from the mop handle and secure one of the five attachments.
These include a grout brush, copper grate cleaner, small detail/nylon brush and adjustable steam nozzle. Or, you can slip the unique steam glove on if you prefer to be more hands-on (literally) with your cleaning. What’s more, you can control the level of steam with the control system located on the handheld.
The Black+Decker 7-in-1 steam mop with the steam glove has a 4.3-star rating on Amazon. One reviewer wrote, “This steam mop has been amazing. We moved into our home and were cleaning the mess from the previous owners. Jeez did we remove some disgusting grout dirt.”
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Trump taps Herschel Walker for ambassador to the Bahamas
President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Herschel Walker, the former football player whose 2022 Senate run was plagued by controversy, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
“Herschel has spent decades serving as an Ambassador to our Nation’s youth, our men and women in the Military, and athletes at home and abroad,” Trump said on social media Tuesday night.
Walker would need to be confirmed by the Senate to assume the role. The Senate has not confirmed a U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas in over a decade. Former President Barack Obama had nominated Cassandra Butts for the role in 2014, but the Senate never even brought her nomination up for a vote, according to The Associated Press. She died in 2016.
Trump in his first term nominated Doug Manchester in 2017 for the ambassador role, but his nomination stalled for over two years. CBS News in 2019 also uncovered evidence of a possible pay-to-play scheme for the role. He eventually withdrew and Trump went on to nominate William Douglass in 2020. Douglass’ nomination was withdrawn by President Biden when he took office, and Mr. Biden in turn nominated Calvin Smyre, who has not been confirmed by the Senate.
Absent an official ambassador to the Bahamas, Kimberly Furnish currently serves in the role of Chargé d’Affaires.
Walker rose to national prominence as a star running back for the Georgia Bulldogs, winning the Heisman trophy in 1982. He spent his first few years of professional ball in the United States Football League before it folded, and then moved on to the NFL.
Walker reentered the national spotlight when, at Trump’s urging, he challenged Georgia’s Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock for his seat in 2022. The race featured several controversies, including two women claiming that Walker — who was running as an anti-abortion candidate — had paid for them to get abortions.
Walker denied both allegations.
In one instance, Walker admitted to writing a check for a woman who said he paid for her to get an abortion in 2009, but he said he hadn’t known what the money was for.
Another woman claimed Walker paid her to get an abortion while the two carried out a six-year relationship while he was married to another woman and playing in the NFL. During a news conference back in 2022, she said she couldn’t go through with the procedure when she went to get it herself, so Walker took her to a clinic in the Dallas area the next day and waited for her while she got the abortion.
“This was a lie a week ago and it is a lie today,” Walker said at the time following an interview the woman gave a week after the initial news conference.
Warnock would go on to win the election in a runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote on election day.
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1 killed, 9 injured in mass shooting in Baltimore suburb of Towson, police say
BALTIMORE — One person was killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting in the Baltimore suburb of Towson Tuesday night, authorities said.
Law enforcement responded at around 7:15 p.m. in the 8500 block of Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said in a news briefing.
“It appears to be a mass shooting incident,” Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough told reporters. “We have multiple persons who were shot. Right now, we are determining the circumstances and the conditions in this case.”
The first arriving officer found a vehicle on its side in flames, McCullough said, and then several gunshot victims were found in the area. The name of the person killed was not released, and the conditions of the nine people injured was unknown.
At this time, investigators believe this was an isolated and targeted incident, with no further threat to community at this point, he added. It’s unclear if any suspects have been arrested.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is at the scene assisting police, as was the Baltimore County Fire Department.
Anyone with information is asked to call Baltimore County Police at 410-887-4636.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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