[Peter_Jones]

There are no professionals in the carpet cleaning trade and nobody on here can provide a reliable source or quote that will prove otherwise.

Next you'll be saying window cleaning is a profession, or emptying bins. They are not professions and you cannot by definition provide a professional service.

Some people on here seem to think that because they've taken a 3 day course they are suddenly elevated in stature above others who have simply learned how to do the job themselves.

The bottom line is, it is unlikely that the forum is populated by very many cowboys or "splash and dash" merchants as those guys would have no interest in discussing serious matters about cleaning carpets. Probably every member here will have some piece of knowledge that the majority of the others don't, that's the way I see it and that's why I joined.

[Dave Roberts]

Fair post Andy.    Good luck in your new venture.

Cheers,
Dave.

[Marti]

I agree Mr Power, with everything you say...

Love the name BTW, very amusing thread too

Colin, you swing from one extreme to the other, one minute your agreeing with my OP, then because others are voicing their opinions later down the line (their democratic right) in the other direction you change your opinion.

Come on, do you agree or disagree?

[fitz2kleen]

I agree Mr Power, with everything you say...

Love the name BTW, very amusing thread too

Colin, you swing from one extreme to the other, one minute your agreeing with my OP, then because others are voicing their opinions later down the line (their democratic right) in the other direction you change your opinion.

Come on, do you agree or disagree?

Here we go again, schools out for the day

[Marti]

Ding ding round 2 

[paul wallace]

  @ this thread!

[Marti]

86 posts      897 views      

At least it caused some excitement, but I still stand by my OP   

[james roffey]

I have come to the conclusion from reading this thread and a few others recently that the various carpet cleaning forums can be catergorised thus.

One of them is the equivalent of the Daily Mail .

One of them is the equivalent of the Times.

One is the equivalent of the Sun/News of the world.

[Marti]

I have come to the conclusion from reading this thread and a few others recently that the various carpet cleaning forums can be catergorised thus.

One of them is the equivalent of the Daily Mail .

One of them is the equivalent of the Times.

One is the equivalent of the Sun/News of the world.

And we all know which one this represents   

[Neil Williams]

One is the equivalent of the Sun/News of the world.

More like the Sunday Sport.....if you look hard enough you will find some genuine stuff but mostly there are articles written by muppets.....step forward Marti Bear

[Marti]

One is the equivalent of the Sun/News of the world.

More like the Sunday Sport.....if you look hard enough you will find some genuine stuff but mostly there are articles written by muppets.....step forward Marti Bear

Ah, the truth hurts some people 

[fitz2kleen]

One is the equivalent of the Sun/News of the world.

More like the Sunday Sport.....if you look hard enough you will find some genuine stuff but mostly there are articles written by muppets.....step forward Marti Bear

 

[Marti]

 

[Mike Halliday]

have you ever thought why CIU gets all the trouble causers & idiots? the same reason hackers never create virus for Macs only MS.

why go to a ghost town and cause trouble, pick the most populated and busiest place...... that's were you get the most response to your rubbish.

CIU  is were the action is if you don't like it hot  visit snoozeville & boredom city but don't forget your Pro-Plus or a big cup of extra strong coffee

[Marti]

It's all Brian's fault   

[Neil Williams]

CIU  is were the action is if you don't like it hot  visit snoozeville & boredom city but don't forget your Pro-Plus or a big cup of extra strong coffee

Well I'm off to read The Times where I don't have to read wind ups.

[Marti]

I too agree. Most on here have a BA Hons in talking Bull S**t. The real fact is they all live in teniments [two up two down], have dangerous dogs and wear tracksuits tucked into their trainers.

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Matt

This man says it all...

[Dave Roberts]

Didn't I see a post from you yesterday Mick, on one of those snoozey forums!

Were you in need of a downer!   

Dave.

[Mark Lawrence]

I think it's like any industry; you get what you pay for.  If you want to pay a relatively small amount of money for someone with no expertise or who sees their work as 'unskilled' then you can.   If you want to pay for a quality service, insured & guaranteed, and where consideration is given to your carpet type, requirements, etc, then you can get a 'professional service'.

The people who say there is zero skill, only 2 chems needed, etc, etc, are not a new phenomena; splash & dash crews have been around for a long time.

Just for you David I uploaded a video just now from a job I've just done. Sorry, it's the 90 degrees the wrong way around, I was holding my phone the wrong way :-)

This is a short vid of the first pass of two needed to totally clean that carpet. Could you explain why my customer should have paid twice as much to someone who'd "been on a course" in order to get a visibly identical result?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT4MTCPjPRY

Not being funny Peter, but in your video when wanding 'away' from you the carpets always look lighter : so what would it have looked like after wanding back? not much different probably

Mark

[Colin Day]

I agree Mr Power, with everything you say...

Love the name BTW, very amusing thread too

Colin, you swing from one extreme to the other, one minute your agreeing with my OP, then because others are voicing their opinions later down the line (their democratic right) in the other direction you change your opinion.

Come on, do you agree or disagree?

I do what I like when I like and chop and change my opinion's all the time, because I can.... It's what I do and I do it to annoy Richard Heads, the way you post up argumentative drivel to annoy proper carpet cleaners!

If this annoys you in any way, then I have achieved my aim