Carpets, like dogs, often hide under the dining-room table and let out audible whimpers when threatened with bath time. Make your carpets howl like the beasts they are with today's Groupon: for $55, you get three rooms—up to 650 total square feet—of carpet cleaning from Excellence Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning (up to a $162.50 value).

Excellence Carpet & Upholstery's cleaners groom furry flooring with a state-of-the-art mounted steam cleaning system, using environmentally kind Axiom green cleaners approved by the EPA Design for the Environment program. After arriving at abodes, the team customizes treatments by examining each rug for difficult stains and evaluating its age of wear by gauging damage. Cleaning quests begin with a prevacuuming from a Carpet and Rug Institute Green Seal–certified Aerus ProLux commercial vacuum to remove soil and dust. A prespray on high-traffic areas works to remove difficult stains, before a mounted cleaner gives entire carpets a soothing steam bath that will leave them dry within a day. Staff members extirpate any lingering stubborn spots and will even return to re-clean should any visiting fishermen or outdoorsy investment bankers track mud on carpets within the following week.