After being completely disgusted with the condition of my carpets, I hauled out my old carpet shampoo-er. It is almost 8 years old and it had been in the closet for nearly 2 years and before that maybe 3 years. To make a long story short, the doggone thing is not working. I had trouble with it from the beginning. It's a Bissell and had a good reputation. I bought it at K-Mart the summer that I went to work for the Twit. That was 1999. Seals gave away, I had to have them replaced, the hose sprung a leak and the little valve that regulates the detergent and water worked sporadically. In a nutshell, I never really like it. It was heavy and cumbersome to use.
One way or the other, the carpets are making me crazy and need to be cleaned. Now, do I spend $250+ to have them cleaned (once) or do I buy a new machine? (That means I have to do it) I've looked at QVC and Googled carpet cleaners and found a Hoover on Amazon. It has good reviews and the thing I like most is it has 5 little revolving brushes that should dig down into the pile and clean the crap out. The retail value of this particular machine is $239.99 and Amazon wants $179.00, free shipping and no taxes.
I know, what's the decision? Basic Economics says to buy the machine. If I get it, it will go on my Visa card and the billing cycle just passed, so that means I will get billed on July 19 and it won't be due till mid August. Uh Duh!!
I'm still hesitating so I put it in my Amazon shopping cart and will keep researching.
Geez.........sometimes I'm so blonde!!!
God bless you all.
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I'm so lazy, I'd probably just pay to have it done every two or three years.
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