Scam Alert - Carpet Cleaning Harpenden

BEWARE! Latest New Scam Alert

It has been known about a new scam doing the rounds carried out by unscrupulous gangs.

These scammers door knock and obtain your telephone number which they later call and offer you un-believable low priced cleaning to upholstery and carpets. If you take the bait and book them in usually the next day, they turn up in 2-4 man crews with hopeless DIY machinery.

These gangs are as untrained in cleaning as any Tom Dick or Harry popping along to the local DIY store and hiring the equipment themselves. They proceed to clean your furniture, this is where the first scam comes in; they only clean one side of the cushions 'as the other side is not soiled enough'. Next the base is towel cleaned only, they use high alkaline cleaning solutions to obtain maximum initial effect, this of course means your furniture re-soils in double quick time as all the residue is left behind.

While your furniture is being ruined, the other part of the gang is flash cleaning your carpets, of course no vacuuming is carried out as is no spotting. Your carpets are all cleaned in the same manner, synthetic or quality wool.

Result: Furniture and carpets cleaned in UNDER 1 HOUR

They now want paying, in cash of course. No invoice or receipt is left and no contact numbers for you to complain to, once your furniture is dry (the next day or even 2 or 3 days after that) and ruined, with your carpets left filthy or even worse - shrunk.
Still, at least you have the satisfaction of knowing that you probably only paid them £45-60 for the work, but unfortunately it is going to cost you several thousands to replace the damaged sofas and carpets (unless someone like us can restore them for you).

You have been warned

If any door knocking or telephone ringing persons call and offer you an unbelievable low price for cleaning, then remember it's just that, unbelievable. Then simply decline the offer.