QC Newsletter November 2011 - Holiday Specials

The holidays are almost here!

Aunt Lilly and Uncle Fred coming to your house for dinner?

Here are some coupons to get your carpets or upholstery cleaned, fresh and ready for company!

Thanksgiving Special!

50% off Deodorizer Or Carpet Protectant

Christmas Special!

25% off Upholstery Cleaning

New Years Special!

Clean 3 Rooms Get a Hall or Stairs Free!

*One coupon per household, not valid on commercial/rental properties, not to be combined with any other offers. Expires 1/31/12

QC Newsletter November 2011 - Do it Yourself?

Do it Yourself?.... Beware!

Are you thinking about cleaning the carpet yourself??

Let me share a true story with you...

A few years ago I was sent out to quote and clean a carpet for a client in Tualatin. When I arrived, the client showed us the areas she wanted to clean. She said that she had purchased the carpet about 2 ½ years ago. Approximately, a year after the carpet purchase her and her husband decided to rent a carpet cleaning machine and “do it themselves.” When the carpet dried about 2 or 3 days later, they noticed that the carpet didn’t look right. The fibers felt different and had a slightly different color. They called the retailer looking for answers to what had gone wrong. They were referred to the manufacturer. The manufacturer sent a carpet inspector to their home for a thorough inspection of the carpet. He talked to the homeowners and asked them several questions about their carpet. He informed them in his opinion the carpet cleaning equipment had frayed the fibers of the carpet and that he would send a report to the manufacturer of his findings. They received a letter from the manufacturer stating that based on the carpet inspector’s report, the carpet was free of any manufacturer defects. The carpet cleaning equipment that they had rented had caused permanent damage to the fibers. Although, carpet warranties can last up to 25 years, their carpet warranty was now invalid after only 2 ½ years! The bristles from the carpet cleaning equipment had damaged their carpet and voided their warranty. To avoid warranty issues, several major carpet manufactures require using an IICRC certified firms to keep your carpet warranties valid.

Quick and Clean Services, LLC is an IICRC certified firm. In addition, we also require our technicians to be certified. For us to keep our certifications valid, we must take continuing education classes. We believe that education is the key to success!

-----Darcy Lawson, Owner

QC Newsletter November 2011 - Stress Free Thanksgiving!

10 Ways to Keep Your Thanksgiving Stress Free!

1. Create a plan! Make a guest list and create a meal plan.

2. Plan a potluck! Share the load with family and friends.

3. Shop early! Stores can get very busy with last minute shoppers.

4. Prepare as much food in advance! Side dishes, appetizers, veggie plates can be prepared the night before.

5. Practice makes perfect! If you’re trying out a new recipe, do it before Thanksgiving.

6. Let your family help! Helping hands can decorate, set a table and make clean up a breeze.

7. Use the microwave! Use to reheat items when all the burners are occupied.

8. Let the turkey rest! Assure tender turkey by letting it rest 20 minutes before slicing.

9. Serve buffet style! Save on space and cleanup.

10. Relax! A day full of family and fun. Enjoy and have a good time.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving from the staff at Quick and Clean Services!

QC Newsletter November 2011 - Prescription Disposal

East Precinct opens permanent drop box for prescription drugs

Do you have unused or expired medications that you don’t know how to dispose of? Flushing them down the toilet can pose the hazard of entering our water system.

A permanent prescription drug disposal box is now available!

The new drop box is at the Portland Police Bureau's East Precinct at 737 SE 106th Avenue. It's in the lobby and is available for use during regular business hours, which are currently 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Police already hold prescription drug turn-in events but this will be available on a regular basis so the community can readily dispose of pills. The medications that are put in the box will be incinerated, which is standard police protocol.

According to the Portland Police Bureau the new drop box will serve two purposes - helping in at least a small way to prevent teenagers from having access to unused and expired medications and also to protect the environment.

Acceptable Items

Prescription medications and samples

All over-the-counter medications

Vitamins

Pet medications

Medicated ointments

Liquid medication in leak-proof containers

Non-Acceptable Items

Thermometers/Sharps/Syringes

IV bags

Bloody or infectious waste

Hydrogen peroxide

Aerosol cans

Inhalers

EpiPens

QC Newsletter October 2011 - Halloween Events

2011 Halloween Events

Happy Halloween from the staff at Quick and Clean! Here are some events going on this month!

Milburn’s Haunted Manor - Hubbard

Oct 7th - October 31st

www.milburnmanor.com

Scream at the Beach - Portland

October 1st - 31st

www.screamatthe beach.com

Beyond Bizzare Walking Tour

Old Town Pizza - 226 NW Davis Portland

www.portlandwalkingtours.com

The Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maize

Sauvie Island

www.thepumpkinpatch.com

Annual Squishing of the Squash

October 28th-10:30 am

HOWLOWEEN AT THE ZOO

October 29-30, 2010 - 11 am - 4 pm

Marquis Care & Vintage Suites at Wilsonville

Annual Halloween Fest

Friday, October 28th 6pm - 8pm

QC Newsletter October 2011 - Fir Point Farms

Fir Point Farms Harvest Festival

14601 Arndt Road

Aurora, Oregon 97002

www.firpointfarms.com

Every weekend in October is Harvest-time. Fall at the farm is all about having a great time with family!! Pick your own pumpkins in our Pumpkin Patch while getting your own corn stalks, hay bales and mums for decorating. Celebrate Autumn with us by Lots of fun activities. Activities run every weekend starting the last weekend in September thru October 31st. Free admission and parking.

Activity Tickets are $1.00 each ticket or 25 tickets for $20.00.

Weekend Activities include:

Hazel’s Nut House-1 ticket

Dark Hay Maze ends with Giant Slide-

3 tickets or 4 tickets unlimited

Noah’s Ark-Free

Bouncy House-3 tickets

Corn Cannon-1 ticket 1 shot

Pony Ride-6 tickets

Tractor Hay Ride-2 tickets

Corn Maze-6 tickets

Sunflower Maze-3 tickets

Kids Zone- 5 tickets

Barrel Train-2 tickets

Don’t forget to visit our gift store for great decorations and of course our Apple Cider Donuts and Pumpkin Donuts. And enjoy a cup of our freshly pressed apple cider.

QC Newsletter September 2011 - Fall Food Fest

11th Annual Fall Food Fest

Wednesday, September 14th

4:00 - 8:00 pm

Family Fun Center Parking Lot

Wilsonville

The goal of this event is to showcase the many great eateries in our area, including this year Wilsonville, Wet Linn, Tualatin, and Sherwood. We also hope you come and find a new favorite spot to dine!

We have made a few changes this year to grow the event and make it more fun! First, we will be moving the Food Fest to the east side of the Wilsonville Family Fun Center parking lot, rather than against the building. This will allow us new layout opportunities as well as a chance to expand the number of food vendors, sponsor booths, and seating that we have. Secondly, we are offering Buy-One, Get-One ticket coupons through the Chamber office which will get you a great discount! We will also have live entertainment provided by Betsy and Brandon of “The Gemtones”.

Tickets are only $10 in advanced (until September 13th) for Adults, $5 for Kids (6-12 years old), and Children 5 & under are free. Prices increase by $2 each at the gate. Tickets and coupons are available through the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce Office - 29600 SW Park Place, Wilsonville. Office is open Monday-Friday: 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 am-4:00 pm.

So let us plan your dinner on September 14th to be a night out with the Fall Food Fest.

For more information, contact Brandi Hereford, Event Director, at 503-682-0411 or Brandi@WilsonvilleChamber.com.

QC Newsletter September 2011 - Bubba

Call Bubba For Cheap Carpit Cleanin

“Get Yur Carpit Cleaned CHEAP!”

You Get: Carpet ruined for free. You get to wait all day and then find out Bubba’s not coming. You get a free wading pool inside your house!

Restrictions: You must first agree to an incredibly low price, then agree to sign your mortgage over to BUBBA first. Once this is accomplished, BUBBA will happily give you all the benefits listed above. DISCLAIMER: If BUBBA’S rusty, leaking, smelly machine is not working at the time he shows up (if he actually shows up), that does not constitute a refund. You simply must wait until BUBBA’S machine is working for another appointment. BUBBA’S machine never works when you call for the second visit, so if the machine doesn’t work on the first appointment (generally depending on how much duct tape BUBBA has on him), then you can forget it. You will never get your mortgage back.

Sorry, those are the rules in the world of BUBBA!

Don’t fall for the “Bubba’s” of the world. Call us! We are a certified professional company offering exceptional carpet cleaning.

Call today for you free quote!

503-638-4100

QC Newsletter September 2011 - Facebook

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Special coupons, carpet tips, special events, spotting tips, informative articles on carpet issues and much more!

QC Newsletter September 2011 - Oregon Food Bank

Oregon Food Bank because no one

should be hungry!

Oregon Food Bank is the hub of a network of

947 hunger-relief agencies throughout Oregon and Clark County Washington.

They work with a cooperative network of regional food banks, partner agencies and programs to distribute emergency food to hungry families.

High unemployment and a tough economy has forced record numbers of people to seek emergency food. You can help!

Oregon Food Bank Food donations drop off:

Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm

7900 NE 33rd Dr - Portland

1870 NW 173rd Ave - Beaverton

For more information on donating or receiving a food box in your area, go to www.oregonfoodbank.org