PICK A PROFESSIONAL CARPET CLEANER AND AVOID THE SCAMS

If you choose your cleaner on price alone and go for the lowest, you will receive the lowest service and the lowest level of cleaning. There is a world of difference between good and bad carpet cleaners. The two most 'popular' scams doing the rounds are called "Bait & Switch" and "Splash & Dash" and this is how they work.

Con 1 - Bait and Switch	You get a leaflet through the letter box offering carpet & upholstery cleaning at ridiculously  low prices for example hall stairs & landing £15 through lounge £18 or 3 piece suite clean £25. This is the Bait! Because of the great price, you book them! They arrive and start straight away; they do not inspect the carpets to assess the likelihood of shrinkage, risk of colour loss, or level of staining, and do not vacuum
Then The Switch Begins... they have to move furniture (extra charge), spot clean (extra charge), the hall carpet is dirtier than they expected (extra charge) the furniture has lots of cushions (big extra charge) and so it goes on. When the job is finished (badly) you are presented with your invoice with all the 'extra unforeseen charges', your £58.00 job is now £200-£400 or whatever they can get away with. Most people pay up just to get rid of them. Your carpets are poorly cleaned and your furniture is probably ruined, which is your problem, as far as they are concerned because you will not see them again.

The second big con at the moment is called Splash and Dash, and goes like this...

Con 2 - Splash and Dash	Splash & Dash - As the name suggests they move quickly, cheaply and splash water all over the place. It works likes this…Once again you respond to a flyer and you book the job because they are so cheap. They rush in soak the carpets with water!!! Splash!!! They then extract it out using inadequate machinery as quickly as possible get the money from you and Dash off to the next job. You get left with soaking wet carpets that have not been cleaned properly and will take between 24-36 hrs to dry depending on the equipment they used. Your carpets may shrink due to over wetting, but they will definitely re-soil very quickly. Your furniture is probably water damaged, may be beyond restoration, you will not get them back because there is no money in it for them to return.
REMEMBER THIS: PAY PEANUTS: GET MONKEYS! The truth is this: Great QUALITY carpet cleaning costs sensible money, as it takes time and great equipment to do the job to a high standard. …and only the best is good enough for Great Choice! On the subject of price, we find we are generally much lower than other PROFESSIONAL comapnies!