EVER: BEEN caught in the .

shower o when:

Tings? 2,
: You” lunge. for a. towel,
scramble ‘to: the. nearest

the phone —

phone, ‘drip puddles all over. :

the. ‘floor, -lift..the receiver.
-and hear: ‘‘Hello! We'd like
to offer you a special low,
low price on aluminum
siding for your home!"*
_ + Phone ‘calls can come at
the. most inconvenient mo-.
ments. To be pestered by
sales pitches is a particularly
annoying
privacy.
2 One, “form:

‘workmanship might
‘today’s ‘carpets,

wants to risk damaging their
-broadloom.

invasion ‘of ::

_First,-many of these firms

‘are less than. professional.

They may not be qualified to
clean your carpets.
be
sloppy and, with the price of

When someone calls, ask
the firm’s qualifications. Are
they members of the Better
Business Bureau? Do they
belong to the Carpet Care
Institute? If not, don’t hire
them. They may not be rep-
utable and there’s a good
chance’.they won’t do a

satisfactory job for you.

"RATE CLIMBS

: The “cother- ‘drawback to
hese'firms is that once they

The -.

no one

have charged you, and the
result may be of inferior
quality.

Avoid the cut-rate firms.
Instead, rely on carpet clean-
ing companies with solid
reputations and professional
qualifications. Or ~consider
cleaning your carpets
yourself. You’ll save money,
and when you use the right
equipment you'll get ‘the
same professional results do-
ing it yourself as you would

using an agency — but at far

less cost.
USE EQUIPMENT

Helen Hatton, Home
Economist and Consultant
recommends, the rental
equipment. available at local
supermarkets:-..0°

- The. steam - machines - are
“similar to those used by the

- “professionals, and” they .in-

rize disinfectants,
soil retardants: — and, of.

“course, these cost more.
_ These “‘extras’’ are usually .

unnecessary. Yet: the final
price tag you are left with
can..be far more than the

original cost -y

cia fered.: 0.

A

: You pay

FOR RENT
Goonies BYyce NORTH VAN.

gram,
Canada Ltd/Ltee, 2

” ‘ehide-- unique’. features-: like
the Vibra Sonic wand,-which

‘penetrates. carpet™ fibers to

remove’ the ground-in™ dirt

that. can wear away at a
carpet. :
_ For more information on
carpet cleaning, write to. the
Easy-Off. Carpet Care -Pro-
Boyle-Midway

Wickman Road, Toronto,

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