1001 - carpet saver in a can?? (1001 Mousse Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner)

Member Name: Biffa

Product:	1001 Mousse Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
Date:	28/05/01 (258 review reads)
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Advantages: Comes with a brush on the end, Not bad smelling

Disadvantages: Doesn;t get it all out!

Firstly some advice if you're thinking of buying a new carpet and have kids/pets/visitors. DON'T buy a lilac carpet - no matter how sexy you think it will look when it's in place. I made this mistake - and now my lilac carpet is only sexy around the edges and under the sofa.

Having toddlers invariably puts your carpet, whatever colour, under strain. I've lost count of the number of times that the carpet has been covered with cola, sick, wee, baked beans, curry, ashtray contents, coffee, etc etc.

Despite having a Kirby, try as I might I cannot get the stains out of my carpet. Let's face it, there's only so much strategic moving of the furniture that you can do to cover up some of the stains.

I've tried a lot of various carpet cleaning shamppos on the market, and this is the best of a bad bunch, but then maybe I'm expecting far too much for 1.99 a tin.

The 1001 carpet & upholstery cleaner comes with a brush on the end, so that after spraying liberal amounts on the affected area (after removing any stubborn baked beans that don't want to move and wiping up any excess) you can then give it a good seeing to with the brush.

You then leave it to dry and then hoover (or Kirby as the case may be) over said spot and it SHOULD have gone. I say should, because although it does get the worst of it out, there always seem to be a mark left, and try as I might I cannot get rid of it.

The mouse doesn't smell too bad - neither totally overpowering nor non-existent.

It's actually a lot better on the sofa and chairs than it is on the carpet. Very handy for when drinks get spilt on the sofa during tigger bouncing sessions or when beloved child throws up everywhere.

TOP TIP Instead of buying a carpet if you've got toddlers, simply rip it up and stick to concrete. Ok, so it's not such a soft landing for doing tigger impressions on the sofa, but I'm sur
e it'd be easier to clean. You could always wrap the kids in michelin-like suits to protect them - drastic I know but it's something I'm seriously considering at the moment.

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