i can't agree with you more, chetta. the dust thingy sometimes comes out bad.
anyways, was able to go to autozone this weekend and i bought this dust remover there...i forgot the name, but it comes in a blue carrying case and has a sturdy plastic handle. the cleaning threads seem to be soft enough, and they do pick up dust quite well. it costs only 8.99 - do check it out at autozone
