Today, I was at my summer babysitting job. The family's dog puked on the carpet and I proceeded to clean it up with baking soda and a mix of water/vinegar. Instead of blending in with the other areas of the carpet, the one spot I cleaned is white while the other areas are still darkened by filth. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, while dog sitting, the dog peed on the carpet. There was a bottle of cleaning spray on the counter so I sprayed the spot. Turns out that spray was Clorox Bleach. Now their carpet is bright orange. FML
Today, I spent all day cleaning the carpets in every room. I own two dogs and a cat, so deodorizing and deep cleaning the carpets is an all-day chore. At 9 p.m., after I was done with the last room, I went out to the living room and saw one of my dogs had been sick all over the place. Had to reclean the carpet. FML
Today, I got home from a long day of work and saw a pile of dog puke on the kitchen floor. I went to get paper towels and found a pile of dog shit. With my foot. Both of my kids were home all day and left the piles for me to clean because "that's gross". FML
Today, it was my first day as a vacuum salesman. While I was demonstrating how well it removed stains, I managed to smear stuff over the area I was cleaning. So not only was I unsuccessful in removing the original stains, I left them with worse carpet than when I got there. FML
Today, I used the community vacuum to clean my dorm. When spots started appearing on the floor, I assumed it was leaking water. By the time I finished there were tons of wet spots on the floor. Later I found out that someone had just used that very vacuum to suck up vomit. FML
Today, I found out that I spent 3 whole days cleaning my apartment thoroughly and paid $100 to get my carpet professional cleaned to not get my $950 deposit back because the carpet smells like dog. I don't have a dog. FML
Today, I was washing dishes while my 2-year-old was napping… or so I thought. When I finished and went to check on her, I found she'd taken off her diaper and smeared poop all over the carpet. She must have been up a while because it was everywhere. I spent the next hour scrubbing. FML
Today, I remembered my mom got her carpet cleaned and to be careful while she was at work. To be nice, I vacuumed the whole house. Feeling proud of myself, I got a drink and went upstairs. I tripped and spilled red Kool-Aid all over the floor. FML
Today, my dog had an upset stomach and diarrhea. To avoid a mess on the carpet, I confined her to a gated area in the kitchen with sheets over the floor, so any mess could be cleaned up easily. Instead of going on the sheets, she sprayed shit all up the walls. FML
Today, my dog overturned and ate my trash, leaving coffee grounds and dog puke all over my floor. She also ate the broom. FML
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lchollett 22
I don't see the problem. So you cleaned their carpet for them and they might be embarrassed by how dirty the rest is... Their problem, not yours.
FuKcMee 32
a diamond in the rough
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Comments (55)
about9000ponies 8
Well OP. just to say something positive, the look on your fave was probably priceless when you saw the super clean spot compared to the rest of the floor, and that is why i like this FML so much, thank you for making me laugh! :)
GrumpyGrinch 23
That is no problem at all. I have kids and dogs (several of both) and a light gray carpeting all over the floor. Every now and then somebody spills a drink, pukes, pees, has diarrhoea, drops chocolate, drops well pigmented make-up, etc, etc. Sorry for TMI but thats life. Just clean the spot with whatever cleaning solution that is able to do the trick and the lighter spot will blend in with the rest within a few days. Its practically impossible to keep all the carpet all the time like it was bleached an hour ago.
randomblahh 10
time to clean the rest of the carpet. . lol ... better ask for a,raise
Omniprism 15
I would have looked for carpet cleaner first. I have dogs and I have special spray for when stuff like that happens.
jeepers_1 21
vinegar and baking soda are actually excellent cleaners, I don't know why you need a special cleaner when ops solution was cheap and effective.
sarcasticjane 27
It's awesome you cleaned up after the dog. I don't really see the problem. Tell the owners you cleaned up after the dog and the cleaner worked wonders on the carpet. You could offer to clean the rest of the carpet or they can clean them when they get home.
kmw003 17
I mean you cleaned up after their pet, which accidents happen like that with animals all of the time anyways. at least they'll know you didn't do a half-assed job cleaning it up!
soulreaper12296 28
As long as OP isn't the one who does it. It would be nice if they did and the family would be grateful, but that isn't what OP is being payed for.
spirirflame3222 8
You did you part and cleaned up the mess that you made, unless they told you to clean the house there is no issue
Gennocent 17
I hate it when you spill something on the wall, and wipe it off, and then the rest of the wall looks awkwardly dirty in comparison :-/ FYL OP