In our living room which is a high traffic area, the carpet was horribly stained with pop, food, mud, and heaven knows what else.
I proably spent more several hundreds of dollars over time on products trying to get it cleaned myself. Though nothing seemed to remove the stains. They would get rid of some of them, but never all of them.
The carpet still looked aweful. I hated having people walk into the house and see that carpet.
Well recently we had a problem with a broken pipe and had to have the carpet professionally cleaned. I was completely surprised when the professionals started cleaning the carpet. They were able to get out ALL of the stains and now the carpet looks as though we just bought it.
I am quite happy with the outcome, but also mad about it as well. With all the money I used on different products to get it cleaned, I could have actually saved myself money by hiring a pro to do the work for me.
My suggestion to everyone is that if you have a stained carpet that seems to be beyond repair, call in a pro and see if they think they can get it cleaned and get an estimate. Chances are this is going to get your carpet cleaned beautifully and still save you time and headache!
Here is a picture that I took while they were doing the work, just to show everyone the huge difference the professionals had made to the carpet.