“I have used Affordable Joe’s several time over the last few years. Giving him 5 stars because honestly I plan to keep using him. Out of all of the quotes I gathered originally, he for sure had the best prices. He walks through the house beforehand and gives you your final quote, and discusses any stains that could be an issue, and each time I have gotten exactly what I paid for at a reasonable price. He has a good machine that gets the job done FAST -and the carpets look way better than what I can do with my home machine.
Here are a few tips though. If you have any stains on the carpet, I STRONGLY recommend you take 10 minutes to go through the house and pre-treat them with the cleaner of your choice. I put a little bit of carpet cleaning solution and oxyclean in some water, and spray or spoon a generous amount of the solution on the stains RIGHT BEFORE Joe comes…I have found that doing this gives me a better final result. When I haven’t done this, I have had some faint traces of stains left -so don’t assume that even a professional service will get every stain, the oxyclean I think is what does the trick. Also, I have stains from a kids toy “FLARP” that I still can’t get out and neither can Joe…though they are fading a little with each cleaning. But again, the carpet is nicely fluffed up and overall looks fantastic after a professional cleaning.
One last thing -he only takes cash/checks, not credit cards (at least that was the case the last time he came). If you need to use a credit card ask if that payment policy has changed -it wasn’t an issue but I was surprised when I realized I could not use a credit card at our last appointment.
Finally -I will admit that when we FIRST used him, he put little shiny discs under our furniture to protect the carpet after the cleaning. He did NOT do this on the last appointment or two. I don’t know if it is an option to have this done, so ask him about it if you need/want that service. It is a nice touch that I miss -but again, if you are looking for a good budget friendly cleaner I still think he is a great choice and I will hire him again.”