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Don't ever buy Polyester carpet!  When carpet shopping if you 
can remember one thing then remember that you will be sorry 
with carpet made of polyester.  

Why?
I have cleaned hundreds if not thousands of carpet made of this 
fiber.  The styles you will see sporting this fiber are cut pile 
"plush" and frieze.  The major problem I see is in the traffic 
lanes.  In less than a years time traffic lanes become 
permanently matted down or distorted.  Since polyester is made 
of plastic "an oil based property" it attracts oily soils. This 
causes traffic areas to get a darkened look that can't not be 
fixed.  While polyester is extremely stain resistant it would be 
much better to get a carpet made of nylon with stain protection.

Last updated on February 10, 2010 by [Your Name Here]