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 $69, you get a five-room carpet cleaning from Xcellent Care Professional Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning. This Groupon is valid for areas up to 600 square feet and is available to clients no more than 20 miles outside the city limits of Fort Wayne.

Owner and IICRC-certified cleaner Robert Reynolds coerces carpets to surrender their stains with his truck-mounted wash system. Before the meticulous cleansing, Robert places corner guards and carpet runners around the service area to help to protect walls, furnishings, and floors. Through prevacuuming and hot-water extraction, carpets bid farewell to contaminants such as pet dander, dirt, and shredded restraining orders. The carpet coddling relies on pH-balanced cleaning solvents rather than harsh chemicals, and downdraft fans help carpets to dry faster to ready homes for parties or first dates with the neighbor's coquettish bathmat. On Robert's way out the door, he leaves behind a complimentary bottle of professional spot cleaner with free yearly refills and a white terrycloth.