Why was the previous Bissell thread closed?
I still have some questions.

Someone mentioned that the best deal was to be found at HSN. Does that mean the website or the TV channel? The website is now sold out.

I have old hardwood floors, and the finish is worn off in quite a few spots, especially under chairs. Should I stay away from the steam?

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Originally posted by hersheygal:
Why was the previous Bissell thread closed?
I still have some questions.

Someone mentioned that the best deal was to be found at HSN. Does that mean the website or the TV channel? The website is now sold out.

I have old hardwood floors, and the finish is worn off in quite a few spots, especially under chairs. Should I stay away from the steam?

They have a policy if the tread has been read over 1000 times they close it.. One of the oddest policy mind you...

I can't seem to find the BSM anywhere. Home Depot and hsn.com are both sold out, and no other store seems to even carry it. I called Sears, Kohl's, Kmart, and Target.
Amazon.com has it for $180 !
Is it because of Mother's Day? Or is it always like this?
Sheesh!

Click Here

Keep your eyes open on this link... Sometime HSN will have it on sale for 24 hours or less... As low as $69.99...

wow.... I know I did not pay near that much from Amazon.com.
Maybe everyone should contact Bissell and ask them to start offering it again. I got mine from Amazon because it was about $10 cheaper than Bissell (at that time Bissell was offering it!). I paid around $70, but do not remember the exact amount.....

How tricky of Amazon..

Try these places but they are sold online only.

Target
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-2/qid=1210515...20steam%20mop&page=1


Walmart
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=6497961


Amazon. Go to the right of your screen and click on the $79 price.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RPVHZU

Guess what I got for Mother's Day!

My husband went to amazon and clicked on the $79 price on the right of the screen!

The downside is the shipping estimate of May 30th - June 9th.

I got mine at Walmart for around $70 and I threw away my swifter (that just pushed the dirt around). I did try it on my hardwood floors, but dried it with a towel. Good luck in your search!

I got mine from HSN--on TV. I had checked the Bissell site, and there was a blurb on there that it would be available on a certain date on HSN, so I made myself a note, and......

I don't have a clue why it's not available at more stores. I love mine. I do reccommend ordering extra mop pads, because when the pad gets dirty, then you are just smearing around the dirt that has built up on the pad. I think that's why swiffers make such a mess--they get dirty and we just keep mopping. Just yesterday, I used the Bissell steam mop in our master bath, and I used 2 or the pads--could have used a third, as the second pad showed dirt also. I have a lot of buildup from swiffer mops that has to be cleaned off our floors.

Your original question said that your floors have areas that are missing the hardwood finish. I would think you would want to dry the floor with a big towel after you steam it. Here again, the steam mop doesn't leave much moisture until the pad gets saturated, and so you'd want to keep a close watch.

i'd be very cautious about using steam on wood floors and older ones more so...if you have worn spots i'd consider sanding all the floors, and sealing with a poly...