Sabco Soft Scrub Sponge Mop SAB62087

Terrible. Sponge keeps coming off – We have used Sabco for years and they used to be really good. The problem is the sponge. It keeps coming off. It's as if they've gone to a cheaper manufacturer. They gave us a replacement and it did the same thing. We waited six months and got another. The same thing happened. Show details

Improved version works much better – Original green mop head didn't work. The revised grey one is much better and works exactly as I wanted it to. Sabco very responsive to feedback, they sent out replacements quickly. Show details ·  1

The product is totally useless .... The sponge will not stay attached. Total waste of money – Mop head will not stay in place. I note others have the same problem ... I wish I had read the remarks before the purchase. Come on Sabco fix the problem. Show details

Waste of money – This mop does not clean the floor. It is difficult to push back and forth. The handle keeps sliding back to a short handle. Biggest waste of money and waste of plastics into the environment. Show details

Very poor quality, head falls of consistently – It is very annoying to use as the head falls off one side every time. Disappointing that a product this poor is allowed to make it to market and be sold at major retailers. I would rate zero stars if it was possible. Show details

Terrible product – As others have posted, this must be a design flaw. The sponge constantly falls off. There is no locking mechanism. Absolutely useless and unfortunately landfill. Please Sabco - either take the product off the market or redesign it. Show details

Terrible Mop – Certainly wish I had read these reviews before buying this waste of money and time. The head just continually falls off. Very annoying. Just about every time you even turn the mop head the sponge comes off. Show details

Thought it was just me !!! – Yep I should have read the reviews 1st. The most useless mop ever! I took the 1st one back to Bunnings as the mop head kept falling off.. I thought I just got a dud,. Turns out they are all duds! 1st off all sabco don't bother coping and pasting your generic response ( Not being unkind to the poor customer care rep doing you job) Management… Read more

need to be aware that their design department and those that pass these products need their positions and performance reviewed . I no longer have the receipt to refund. The most annoying thing is the waste as I will have to take it to the tip as landfill. Same on you Sabco ! And for all you other poor people that have bought this inferior product, I feel your PAIN and FRUSTRATION!

Mop head falls off and scrubber doesn’t work – Wouldn’t waste my money. going to return this product. Poxy piece of crap. Spent 90% of the time putting the head back on that kept falling off and the scrubbing brush doesn’t even remove dirt Show details

head keep coming off – Drive me crazy. 5 minutes of cleaning equal 2 minutes of putting back the head. not recommande this produce at all!! For this price you expect more. how can you put a product on the market like that. Show details

Soft scrub sponge mop useless – Same as all other reviews, mop head keeps coming off, spend more time putting it back on than doing floors, product should be recalled, it's a rip off, but by all the negative reviews you should have done something by now, it would seem that you don't care about your customers Show details

Can someone tell me what the lift up tabs on the sides are for? – I bought my mop at Bunnings today. Did my floor, yes the sponge came off a few times. Couldn't work out if I was supposed to do something with the tabs on the upper part of the head. Actually can't work out what they are there for? Show details

Poor quality – Same issue as all of the other reviewers. Absolute waste of money. Head won’t stay on, take longer to mop due to constantly re attaching the head. Don’t advise you purchase Show details

Perfect mop with the new head, fantastic – Brilliant new head for this mop, 10/10, removes stubborn stains, dirt, spills , easily fits in to a bucket, hold moister, easy to rinse, squeeze dry and alcohol has a hard scrubber to remove stubborn stains Show reply

Poor design, waste of money – As others have stated, the mop simply doesn't stay on the head. I've tried multiple times, looked at videos, and finally found this review. I've now given up. This product should be recalled immediately so others do not buy it. As it has been some time since I purchased it, I would like Sabco to refund me.  Show details

Pathetic – The sponge will not stay on the mop. Funnily enough the instruction describes how to remove the sponge. Could be an idea to have instructions of how to install the sponge so that it doesn’t continually fall off. Totall waste of money  Show details

Frustrating mop – Purchased this mop today. The concept is great however the sponge will not stay on the head. I followed the limited instructions and YouTube video. I agree with other posts, this should be removed from the market. I will return it for a refund tomorrow.  Show details

Totally useless – Same problem as everyone else. Had to re-attach the sponge head about 9 times to get a small floor washed. Does Sabco not test its products? Why is this still on the shelves?  Show details

Yep, same again. Total waste of money – Due to the way the mop head fits on the mop handle, the moment you move it slightly away from mopping straight, the mop head pulls off - as it is a mop that i, probably like everyone else does, use for washing/mopping dirty floors, i have no desire whatsoever to keep having to handle the mop head to fix it back to the end. I haven’t watched their… Read more

video, it is a mop after all - what “special” techniques could possibly be needed to use the mop properly. You do really need to recall all of these particular mops and the company needs to put more work into how to fix the mop head onto the handle without it constantly falling off when used.

The nightmare mop… – Looked great in the packaging but as soon as packaging is of so is the head! Tried all the remedies people posted here as well as following the Sabco online video. Had to take it back and get something different. Wasn’t a nice adventure returning to Bunnings either to have the 12yo (that has probably never mopped a floor in her life) at the… Read more

returns desk tell me I wasn’t putting it on correctly. Could have heard a pin drop when it did the same to her and the person working there as well. Sabco best thing for you to do is recall them all as they are all faulty.

Extremely disappointed and frustrated – Just purchased this mop and tried it out this afternoon. Followed the ridiculous video where she sits seemingly for ever waiting for the mop head to get wet. Every time I attempted to use the mop the head dislodged. Wish I had read the reviews beforehand. Everyone has found exactly the same issue yet the company doesn’t seem to be taking it seriously. Remove it from the shelves  Show details

Worse mop I've ever tried to use – Just tried to use this mop but the head just keeps falling off, put it back on and try again and one end falls off then both ends, even put it in the water to go and squeeze and the head falls off. I'm so annoyed, I have no money to buy another one and so I will have to try and find the time to take it back to bunnings and hope they give me my money back.  Show details

BAD MOP – BAD design!! Everytime you get into mopping the head just keeps falling off. I tryed to put the mop head on many time but just keeps falling off one side all the time. Now a trip back to Bunnings to get my money back and waste my time and fuel!!! Show details

Great looking Mop - but Jesus Christ not fit for use - RESDESIGN head and it will be great – Great Mop, delivering a real promise for dual purpose nice dense PVA top and a scrubber. Unwrapped soaked as per all the care instructions, upon the first use with the slightest of pressure the mop head un-clips. Inspecting the refill and the affixing points including the retainer, this design is just an absolute joke. With natural flex in the… Read more

product the mop head dis-lodges due to the mop head retainer not being deep enough and being on the affixing to the inside centre. I would suggest Sabco pulls this product from the shelves and redesigns the heads and retaining clips. Also I would suggest that the wringing handle have a proper locking retainer as any form of pressure using either the scrubber or PVA surface results in the handles retainer to open, which folds the mop head (this is near impractical to get the smallest of bathrooms done without the PVA head falling off on either side or the head folding in).

Like > Sabco responder - I have read your responses on others posts and i feel you need to not peddle the party line and actually take this back to R&D and sort it ASAP. I have always used Sabco products and this is rubbish - I'm ready to go back to a poxy old string mop.

Take heed - REDESIGN retainer clips for mop head (don't have them slid outward, have the cartridge load from either one or the other side, or just two retaining locks on the outside).

The defying moment in adulthood I cried enraged by a mop – I’ve spent my adult life trying to find the perfect mop that does not leave streaks and dries quickly. This mop delivered, it did leave lines where the mop ends as you swipe however I was willing to let it slide, I was too impressed by the quick dry and good clean it gave me...moments after the grin was swiftly mopped off my face as the mop head… Read more

fell half off the head, flopping about like a wet noodle. I thought no harm no foul, submerged it in the mop bucket again made sure it was properly reattached and began mopping again, again it detached. Gave it one more go for good measure and same thing happened again. Side note, I had prematurely binned my other mop and she was in no condition to be pulled back out to finish the job. I had no choice but to continue mopping with this green fella, I ended the journey on my quickly drying floor, mop in hand with tears running down my face filled with rage and defeat. Honestly if you were to fix this issue (yeah I read through prior to writing this) I would still consider trying it again, I believe the rest of its benefits make it a valuable member of the family. The majority of my other products are Sabco and I’m happy with the quality, however this one was as good as 2020, one to be written off. Ps: please excuse the mop puns (intended) this is the first review I’ve ever written of a product, cut me some slack.

Hopeless mop – Mop sponge unclipped from mop Head every swipe. Absolutely hopeless design. The design is meant to allow easy swapping of the sponge, however it needs to actually stay clipped on too.  Show details

Terribly dissatisfied – Firstly on a positive note. The material used in the head is excellent. It does a great job and rinses clean in seconds under a running tap. Love it. And the floors dry really quickly. Again love it. And the price was excellent. Think I paid around $23/24. However, I’m short. 5’3. 162cm I think that is. And even though I’m short the… Read more

handle was too short for me. I found it back breaking.

The squeeze lever on the mop didn’t fit under my couch or coffee table. So there wouldn’t be any quick mop overs. Every time I mop would require me to push the couch and coffee table out of the way. That’s my personal circumstance, but maybe be aware of that if your furniture is chunky like mine. Again, something I could work around.

However, the one thing that I cannot live with or work around is the mop head CONSTANTLY falling off on one or both sides while I was mopping. That I cannot live with. It was absolutely ridiculous the amount of times that fell off and I had to re-attach it.

Based on my experience I would not recommend this mop. UPDATE PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING THIS MOP. The response below from Sabco includes a link to a video. I read the instructions for use, and based on the reply below from Sabco my understanding is that as you use the mop, naturally the sponge is drying out. So, every time you dip the mop back into the bucket you have to check that the sponge is still securely attached to the mop head. My brand new Sabco soft sponge scrub mop - used once, is now in the bin. Before you purchase this mop, please check out Sabco’s instructions and see what your understanding is. Then make your own decision.

Scrubbing side can only be used applying very light pressure – The sponge side works fine but the scrubbing side can only be used if you’re scrub side to side and don’t apply much pressure. I’ll be taking this back tomorrow.  Show details

Terrible Design – I bought this mop as a replacement for a Decor mop that I've used for years as I can no longer purchase a replacement sponge for it. What a waste of money. The extension handle is about 10 cm too short. Fully extended just 124 cm. Not sure why Sabco bothered with an extension handle that doesn't extend to a practical length. It seems to have… Read more

been designed for people who are 160 cm or shorter. It causes back pain to those of average height. Totally impractical for the Australian market. The scrubbing brush can't be removed. Its position prevents the mop getting into corners & makes it impossible to clean around the toilet or into the corners of the kitchen cabinets. I also paid $12 for a sponge refill for this mop which is pretty expensive especially now that I'm unlikely to use it or the mop again.

Terrible design, total fail – Terrible design. The way the sponge is secured to the base isn't enough, the moment you go even slightly sideways it comes off because that's how it's fastened. The scrubbing brush is at the wrong angle and if you flip the mop to scrub the floor it barely touches the surface because it's at the wrong angle. The scrubbing brush makes the mop too high to get under skirting boards. Complete fail.  Show details

So disappointing – Needed to get a refill for my mop and when I saw a mop with a brush that was only a few dollars more than the refill I got excited. It worked ok on the ceramic tiles but I couldn't get the brush into corners. Then I started on the lino tiles and it was horrendous. It didn't slide, it just gripped and when I did get a slide the refill would pop… Read more

out of place. It took me an hour to do what used to take 15 minutes. I wanted to throw it out the window. Trying to use the brush was the same. Kept unlocking the mop. What were they thinking?