It’s not a holiday party until someone spills something on your carpet or upholstery.
Every year my daughter asks if she can have friends over for a holiday party. Every year I say “Sure,” and then lay down some pretty tough rules about drinking. First, I screech “No grape soda!” followed by “And no alcohol!” now that she’s in high school.
You’d do the same if you’d seen what happened when a grape beverage met a white shag rug at my friend Pat’s house a few years back.
But this year is going to be different, and it’s all thanks to Rug Doctor. The carpet cleaning company just opened a telephone hotline to deal with holiday spill-mergencies.
Whether the spill hits your rug or your sofa, the company’s trained cleaning experts will be available seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT at 1-800-Rug Doctor to tell you how to get it out.
Grape soda for everyone!
Meanwhile, if you’re going to use a rug shampoo machine to clean the carpet or upholstery before your holiday parties, handle the waste water properly by using these tips from Washington State’s Ecology Department:
Vacuum before you wash carpets to minimize debris in the water.
Empty wash water down a sink, toilet, bathtub, or shower drain, and never pour it down a storm drain.
Strain the waste water before pouring it down the drain to help prevent clogs.
Raleigh, N.C., environmental officials suggest using undiluted vinegar in your steam cleaner instead of soap and the Portland, Ore., metro government offers recipes for green carpet cleaning solutions.
