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Microfibre cloths and water

Instead of all-purpose spray, bought again every month

~$16 for a pack that lasts years

Most surface cleaning is mechanical. The spray was doing less than the wiping was.

ValueThe same job for less money.

A microfibre cloth lifts dust and film by trapping it in split fibres rather than by dissolving it, so water is enough for most of what a spray gets used on. One pack outlives a great many bottles, and it removes a running cost rather than lowering it.

What you give up

The cloth has to be clean or it smears, which means washing it without fabric softener, since softener coats the fibres and stops them gripping. It does not disinfect, and it is poor on grease, where a detergent still earns its place.

What to get

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