It’s not that we don’t pay attention to our carpets. It’s just that we have her two kids and they don’t pay attention to them. Carelessness can be contagious. There’s a tipping point and then you think, I would also be better off staining the walls with my own hands, because the walls are long past salvation. ” This is like the broken windows theory. Once a certain amount of deterioration occurs, it only accelerates it further.
So Bissell’s Portable Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner, £99, couldn’t come at a better time. If it takes me a while to figure out how to use it, it’s almost certainly due to my own technical inadequacies. (However, a note to manufacturers: It’s a good thing that there are words and slightly confusing pictures in the instruction manual).
Finally, I get to work. And lo and behold, it’s worth the trouble. When you turn it on, the injected chemicals will be sprayed onto your carpet and a little on your lips as well. Apparently it’s not corrosive so just panic a little. Perhaps I made the mistake of getting too close in awe and wondering what was going on. It was working. Ancient marks and stains on the carpet disappeared before my eyes. immediately. Hallelujah! I finally understood the life-changing magic of getting rid of those nasty stains.
Of course, you could probably get similar results by applying a bottle of carpet cleaner and scrubbing the stain with a sponge. But that requires straining my elbows, which I’m severely lacking at this stage of the day. Introduce a lazy solution. You can always refinance your home if you need to.
- Success level: 9/10
- Satisfaction level: 8/10 (if you know how to use it)
- Ease of storage: 3/10
- Overall rating: 8/10