Called Carpet DryClean because we ended up with a Crystal Light (red, of course) stain in the middle of the light beige living room carpet and on the wool entry rug. I've always used Stanley Steemer in the past, but had Friday evening guests coming, and didn't have time to wait for it to dry. Figured I'd give it a shot. \r
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Apparently, Crystal Light (and KoolAid) is a dye - which Carpet DryClean warned me when I called. The color was only on the top 1/3 of the fibers, and I wasn't able to get ANY of the stain out myself. \r
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Long story short, they came -- at a convenient time for ME (wow!) and did their best. They did 3 rooms -- LR, FR & MBR -- and they all looked really good & fresh. The stain? Lighter, and much less noticeable. A light pink now rather than a neon red. Only a slight change in the wool rug stain, but at least it blends with the flowers (and they didn't charge me for working on that stain). I truly didn't expect much change, so I was pleasantly suprised.\r
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Guess I'll be putting hardwoods in the living room, but now I can at least wait for a while... :-)
Pros: No wait for dry time. Great service
Cons: wish it was a little cheaper, but...?
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