Watch out for teenage girls with make-up, boys with muddy feet...
A survey carried out for New Zealand carpet maker Cavalier
Bremworth on what type of stains people are most likely to have on
their carpet shows teenage girls to be the highest risk category
for make-up stains, while teenage boys are most likely to track mud
and grass into the house.
Tea, coffee and red wine were by far the biggest category for
household spills, with 30% of respondents saying it was the cause
of their most recent carpet stain. The next category was body waste
such as urine or vomit - a whopping 19% of respondents to the AC
Neilsen omni-survey admitting that it was the last thing they had
to clean off their carpet. A very close third was soft drink, juice
and beer at 18%.
The survey also revealed:-
- The higher the income bracket, the more likely you are to spill
red wine, tea or coffee -accounting for 42% of all carpet stains
where the personal income was over $80,000. This group was the
least likely to spill beer or juice.
- Teenagers aged 15-19 were by far and away the most likely to
spill flavoured milk - 9% of all teenage-inflicted stains. 10% of
them dropped gravy or sauces on the carpet, 13% had make-up issues,
and 21% admitted to spilling either soft drink, beer or juice.
- Women were more likely to drop butter, vegemite or jam on the
carpet while men were more likely to drop sauces or gravy.
- While those with children under 5 were most likely to have to
deal with body waste stains such as urine and vomit, single adults
followed closely behind.
Marketing Manager for Cavalier Bremworth, Desiree Keown, said
the most common mistakes people made when dealing with stains was
not acting promptly in treating stains, or rubbing the carpet pile
which often spread the stain further and permanently damaged the
pile.
"Immediate action is called for when faced with a stain. Blot up
liquids straight away using a paper towel or cloth towel and scoop
up solids immediately. With liquid stains you can dilute the area
with warm water and re-blot thoroughly but drowning the carpet can
cause watermarks and damage the backing."
Cavalier Bremworth's Carpet Stain Remover is the top selling dry
stain product remover on the market and works effectively on most
dry stains if immediate cleaning doesn't resolve the problem. It's
available in supermarkets and from its Warranted Dealer
network.
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