It's just a dustpan. That's what I thought, anyway. Nothing prepared me for the truth. Do you remember the year 1995? I remember it a little. Irony was the realm of artists, not memes. When you said the word grit, folks still thought about John Wayne instead of grade school programs. Modernity had only partially wiped us of ourselves, the Internet was still only barely there. Social media was nowhere to be found, we still spoke to one another like people. It was a simpler time before we all became cyborgs, but a time of widespread ignorance as well. Sort of like the time before I found this dustpan. But also in 1995, AOL was king. America was coming online, but hardly anyone knew what that meant. No one could have predicted where it would go. The advent of the Internet was one of those world-shattering moments that changed everything. Sort of like a few weeks ago, when I ordered this dustpan. When it arrived, it wasn't packed in one of those matte finish, sleek boxes you get with Apple products. But it wasn't the packaging that sold me. Just a dustpan in a heavy paper jacket. It was like any other dustpan, or so it seemed. When you're holding a dustpan, you don't expect much. 2019, 1995, 1975, it doesn't really matter. It doesn't seem like dustpan technology advanced that far in 30 years. But then I used THIS dustpan. You've probably been using dustpans your whole life and never thought about what is too narrow or too wide, bristles that are too long or too short, the rigidity of the brush stroke, the angle of the handle, or any of that. You grabbed some random dustpan, probably the peasant garbage included with your broom, and rolled with it. But OXO had a different idea. They set out to revolutionize the dustpan and they did. Remember using a plastic or metal dustpan where all you could do was brush in about 80% of the material while the rest of it slid underneath? Say goodbye to that. This dustpan has a rubber edge that is just the right amount of firm and flexible. It meets the surface, conforms, and captures everything. As you draw your brush across the floor, the bristles are so soft and so gentle that you barely know when they touch, but an inch or two into the bend, the resistance is just right to let you know it's time to hold it steady on the pull. The result? No splayed-out bristles. No springboard-style kick back that sends your crumbs across the room. I could go on and on. The angle of the handle is just right. The way the brush fits into the pan feels like German engineering. I've never had a bad experience with this. Not once. It's a joy to use and I mean that. Bad day? Top off a cathartic cleaning session with this brush pan and you never lose that cleaners high. I thought this was just a brush pan. I wasn't prepared for this. It is a brush pan. But so much more. Five. Stars.
