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Professional Cleaning Pitfalls
As with building work more generally, when it comes to after builders cleaning London can be a Wild West type of place. There are literally hundreds of companies operating in the area, and selecting one at random means taking your chances. Horror stories include everything from serious damage and theft to credit card fraud, all conducted by cowboy businesses with little regard for the everyday London consumer. Professional carpet cleaning is much the same, and without knowing what to look for there is a high probability that you won't get what you want. Besides that, how much do you really want to pay a bloke to come and drag a big steel machine over your floor for three quarters of an hour? Here are a few common professional cleaning pitfalls and tips to avoid them.
£8/Room Cleaning – This is, for lack of a better word, a con. There is no company that will actually clean a room of your home for £8, and even if we are being nice about it, it is still a cheeky, deceptive marketing tactic to draw attention to the company. Victims of this scam have booked a carpet cleaning for a three bed property – only to be presented with a bill following the cleaning for £150 or more. They then find out that the £8/room is only an offer available to repeat customers a year after their first cleaning. Some deal.Rubbish Removals London – London removal companies don't always play fair. If they know you are moving out of your existing property, or you are bound by your lettings agent to have the removal completed, some will try to take advantage of you. This may mean taking the money without doing a proper job, or messing you around in terms of appointment dates or times. The best way to avoid these types of situations is to be thorough and firm with potential removal companies and get a formal quotation and work order in writing.
For the most part, there is nothing to worry about. It is just a few proverbial bad apples spoiling the bunch, but this is reason enough to be cautious. No sense giving your money away to a bloke who is only going to come drive a big steel machine over the carpets for three quarters of an hour or cart away a bunch of household rubbish, and following these tips means you don't have to
About the Author
Alfred Halfnight is a London-based freelance journalist with a mission to make you a better, cleaner, happier human being. Drawing attention to the peculiarities of life in the modern age is all part of the package. Check out his other articles for everything you need to know about cleaning London companies.
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What is that commercial about a cowboys fan with a neighbor that is a redskins fan and their dog eats their mat and pees on their carpet. Anyone have a link? Its a lady with a southern accent.
Yeah, I've seen it. I don't understand the reason for the old man in the commercial. What point are they trying to make with that?
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