I am writing this review to ensure that others are aware of the extremely unfortunate and dissatisfactory experience I recently had with Widmer's Cleaning Service. Let me start by saying that my family and I have been loyal customers of Widmer's since early 2000's, including carpet shampooing and drycleaning needs. I recently contracted with them to clean all the carpets in my home. We are unsure if what occurred was due to operator error, equipment malfunction, or both, but after the cleaning, my carpets were left with large black streaks and blotches in them, and an oily residue was left on its surface. I immediately contacted Widmer's who sent out another representative the next day, who instantly agreed that my rugs looked ruined and that Widmer's would do whatever was necessary to "make it right". This gentleman cleaned the carpet for the second time, with a slight improvement, but still not an appropriate result. After a few days, a supervisor came to my home and "assured me Widmer's would make this right" and cleaned my carpets for the 3rd time, but again not to my satisfaction, and the oily film was still noticeable. I continued to communicate with them, hoping they would make it right as they had indicated. I received a call from the owner of Widmer's following the third clean who was extremely apologetic, affirmed my dissatisfaction, and informed me that they would do whatever it takes to rectify the situation. Yesterday, Widmer's contacted me again, to send out even ANOTHER representative. Unfortunately, I was not able to be at home, and my carpets were cleaned for the 4th time, with an industrial cleaner, which I did not authorize! Each time these rugs were cleaned, the color had changed, the integrity of the rugs is now not what it was when the process started, and the residue is still noticeable. The owner of Widmer's has now informed me that they will do nothing further for me, will not compensate me for permanently impacting the quality of my rugs, and told me some of this is normal wear and tear! To add insult to injury, they promptly cashed my check that I had paid them for their "service", so in actuality I have compensated them for this fiasco! My concerns are many - my home has been in disarray for quite some time waiting for this situation to be reconciled, my rugs have been forever changed, but more importantly, I counted on the owner of this firm to be a man of his word and to satisfy a customer who has been quite loyal, as he promised he would do. Unfortunately, I have no idea of the long-term impact of this oily substance - I can only assume it has seeped into the fibers and the underlying pad of the carpet, not only nullifying my rug's original warranty, but also catching dust and dirt even more quickly and then of course, noticeably. I am here to remind you that there are many local, reputable cleaning establishments in the greater Cincinnati area, unfortunately Widmer's is not one of them. Please do not make the same mistake I did! read more