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Unless she has animals that constantly snag on the carpet or intentionally sm

Posted By: MQer on 2006-09-22
In Reply to: I would not recommend berber. (sm) - Misha

dig their claws into the carpet, I have to beg to differ with you on the berber carpet. We LOVE ours. Have had it for 7 years with 3 cats, 4 dogs (not all at once) and we don't have any snags! I'm serious. I'm not sure what grade of carpet you are referring to, but we have not had any problems with our Berber. I also think it cleans very well with a steam cleaner once every 6 months or so. Our Berber still looks new with all of these pets we've had.

So, I do recommend Berber, though it is pricey.

There are a lot of other durable things on the market that she can look for and afford but I just had to say something about Berber because we just love ours.


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If I were paid for every keystroke I used getting through Meditech including getting in and out of documents, I'd be a wealthy woman.
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NO !! they do NOT test on animals.
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please read if you care about animals....

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Feeling a little sad for you "as they are about animals"

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