I really need a “no solicitors” sign. We don’t get them often, but when we do they drive me crazy. Tonight we had some guy begging me to let him clean my carpets for free. First of all, I have new carpet so I wasn’t particularly in need of a carpet cleaner. Secondly, I’m really starting to think twice about the chemicals that I allow into my home. The guy swore up and down that the cleaner they use was non-toxic and chemical free.
It was the chemical free that got me. He said that he used a dry foam. When I asked what was in it he couldn’t tell me, but he swore that whatever it was, even if he didn’t know what it was, it was safe for kids. When I asked what chemicals were in the foam he said there were none. So I suppose that this was naturally occurring foam.
I finally got rid of the guy and a little while later his supervisor came to my door with the ingredient list. Darren answered the door and the guy started off with a bad imitation of me and talking about how ridiculous it was that I wanted to know what chemicals were coming into my home.
The ingredient list was made up of chemical preservatives, flame retardant chemicals, and “fragrance” but the guy insisted that it was so safe that he was willing to eat the bubbles to prove it to me. My husband laughed and said “A lot of people smoke. That doesn’t mean it’s good for you.”
The guy finally left, but not before doing a great impression of Homer Simpson and saying, “Doh. Are you in college or something?”.
Yea. That’s where I learned not to eat cleaning products. Sorry buddy. They don’t teach common sense in college.
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