Green Clean offers "a professional cleaning service utilizing products that are non-toxic, bio-degradable, and environmentally friendly." Sounds great, right? Get you house cleaned and save the earth?
The problem is, Green Clean doesn't clean very well. True, they bring all of their own products, and a team of three shows up—occasionally on time, and sometimes the same folks as the week before—and burns through the job in less than two hours. That's six hours of cleaning that would take me at least ten, and that's assuming I could get off my ass to begin with. So for that alone I was willing to pay $130 every other week.
But ultimately we got sick of Green Clean, and the anxiety of waiting to see what was left undone or disrupted after every visit. We found speakers unplugged, Q-tips left out on the counter far from their container, furniture out of place, throw rugs draped over chairs, floors left unclean, countless knick knacks and pictures in unfamiliar configurations and, lastly, a broken Riedel wine glass. (And we're not Riedel folks, btw, it was one of a pair that I bought for M- last Valentine's Day.)
So ultimately we canceled. And we certainly won't be the third testimonial on their site. And I'll be resorting to DC Urban Moms (and Dads) for our next cleaning service. I kind of missed the clean-house smell anyway.
are you done with this blog? just curious what your plans are. it was a great idea!
Posted by: jeanne | July 31, 2007 at 04:20 PM