When Your Really Didn't Mean To Throw Up On The Carpet

Thank goodness for Amazon’s speedy shipping; that’s all I can say 😮

When your good dog decides to ingest something unspeakable from the backyard and, after pondering his upset tummy, deposits it helpfully on mom’s snow-white bedroom carpet, the Bissell miracle that I didn’t even know I was going to need was, thanks to Amazon Prime, already delivered and ready to rescue my carpet!

This is Hastings, the Cavachon, who, as you can see by his expression, is anything but repentant about having thrown up on the carpet; he’s already comptemplating his next snack event, I can tell by that dreamy expression on his spoiled rotten little face.

I’m all about cleaning, I love housekeeping (sorry, to those who don’t like cleaning the house, it’s true!), and keeping everything shipshape and Bristol fashion is one of my favorite things to do. I had been eyeing the Bissell Little Green for a while and finally decided to go ahead and order the upgraded model with the steam cleaning option. O’ happy day! I had ordered this little gem a few days before my Hasting’s tummy event and it was still sitting in the box.

Downstairs, I raced to the garage where my new purchase sat, awaiting just such a carpet emergency; I almost hugged it in my relief though I sincerely had grave doubts as to what it would be able to do to eliminate this particularly nastly mess.

My brother Richard, who had stopped in for a visit and loves to give products the acid test, quickly helped me unbox it, and we dove in.

I had already promised everyone a review when it arrived, but now I had a white carpet in dire need of rescue, so I filmed the entire episode, including my goofy Hastings hanging out on my bed overseeing our efforts; he’s helpful like that…

I will spare you the “before” images and jump to the happy ending. Not only did my favorite new doggie cleanup product make short work of Hastings's tummy indiscretion, but we decided to try it in the guest room on stains from a spilled can of Coke that had defied even professional stain removal attempts.

We used the good-sized sample bottle of cleaner that came with the unit; though designed for pet events, it worked beautifully on the ancient Coke spill and several other old spots that I’d given up hope of ever eliminating. I was delighted, still skeptical, but delighted.

We tried all of the old carpet stains with the same wonderful results.

I can’t tell you how low my expectations were. Some pet accidents are truly permanent if they’ve been allowed to sit very long on fabric. I watched dismally as the sudsy water miraculously sped into the fibers and literally erased every trace of the nasty yellow stain.

Not only did it remove the stains completely, but thankfully, two weeks later, the nap on my carpet looks refreshed, and unlike other machines I’ve tried, it has left no telltale evidence of clumped carpet fibers to mark the spots.

This is my new favorite pet product. If you have pets, you can count on issues like this one, whether it’s on your carpet or the brand new couch in the den. Suddenly, you don’t have to lay awake nights worrying about stains (am I the only woman who does that?). This amazing machine will pay for itself dozens of times over in the years you have it, and you’ll sleep better at night knowing it can handle whatever life throws at your floors.

I’m glad I sprung for the upgrade to the model with steam; it was a bit more pricey, but I’m convinced the addition of steam and stronger suction to remove the dirty water and used cleaning solution was the reason the stains were completely eliminated.

The real acid test and reason for my lingering sceptisism? I waited anxiously to see what would happen after the carpet had a chance to dry thoroughly. Almost 2 weeks later, instead of resurfacing as many supposedly cleaned spots can do, I still have a lovely white carpet, and best of all?

I just checked Amazon and you can get one, too, for an amazing 41% Off! Today is July 29th, and I don’t know how long the discount will apply, but if you have pets or are even thinking about getting a puppy you need this sitting in your garage waiting for your next carpet emergency!

And just in case you were feeling sorry for the little hoodlum? Hastings is happily back in his Mom’s good graces 💕

Hastings lounging like a good dog wannabe…