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[JenBurdoo] Extended Service

Postby JenBurdoo » Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:02 am

The owner of an expensive Persian carpet brings it to an equally expensive and specialized cleaning service, but does not collect it until several years later. Explain.
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Re: [JenBurdoo] Extended Service

Postby Doriana » Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:20 am

Did he choose not to pick it up for so long? Or was he unable to pick it up?
Any crimes relevant?
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Postby Mimino » Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:14 am

Did he want to have the carpet cleaned? did he intend to pay for the cleaning?
Did he already plan to leave it there for several years when he took the carpet to the cleaning service? if so: did he say so to the staff?
Did he want to get the carpet out of his house for a while?
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Re: [JenBurdoo] Extended Service

Postby JenBurdoo » Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:27 pm

Did he choose not to pick it up for so long? This. Or was he unable to pick it up? No.
Any crimes relevant? No.

Did he want to have the carpet cleaned? did he intend to pay for the cleaning?
Did he already plan to leave it there for several years when he took the carpet to the cleaning service? if so: did he say so to the staff?
Did he want to get the carpet out of his house for a while? Yes to all.
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Postby Doriana » Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:41 pm

Does he want to protect the carpet from damage during these years? If so, because he has kids at home? pets?
Is he moving somewhere he doesn't want to / can't take the carpet with him?
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Postby JenBurdoo » Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:42 pm

Does he want to protect the carpet from damage during these years? Yes. If so, because he has kids at home? pets? This.
Is he moving somewhere he doesn't want to / can't take the carpet with him? No.
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Postby Earnest » Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:00 pm

Could he have brought the carpet rolled up in a plastic bag in the attic? If not, because he would have lost in quality? Maybe dust relevant? Or maybe he did not have an attic? Relevant? Could he have prevented the pets from going to the carpet?

Relevant the carpet size? Did the carpet had relevantly cats figures on it? Maybe they could have attracted the pets...
Did he collect the carpet once the pets were no more at hom? Because they died? relevant? Or maybe when something relevant not involving pets happened?

Did he own the cleaning business? Was the business in another country? Near his house? Near his place of work? Relevant how he came into possessing the carpet? Aladdin relevant (joking)?
Did the staff accept in exchange of something? Money?
Did he rent it to the cleaning service? Was it convenient for the cleaning business to keep the carpet? Did they clean it? If so, as soon as the owner brought to them?
Did they make something relevant with the carpet a part from cleaning it? Was the carpet old? Was it exposed? Did they give to the owner a copy?
Did they know when the owner would have come to collect it?
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Postby AlbatrossLover » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:13 am

By the time he got the carpet back, did he no longer have pets at home? Think they wouldn't pose a danger to the carpet? Was he temporarily taking care of someone else's pets?

Is it relevant what kind of animal the pets were? Dogs? Cats? Birds? Reptilians? Relevant what kind of damage they might have done to the carpet? Would they simply have torn the fabric? Kept dirtying it?
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Re: [JenBurdoo] Extended Service

Postby JenBurdoo » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:34 pm

Could he have brought the carpet rolled up in a plastic bag in the attic? Yes. If not, because he would have lost in quality? Yes. Maybe dust relevant? No. Or maybe he did not have an attic? Relevant? No. Could he have prevented the pets from going to the carpet? No.

Relevant the carpet size? Did the carpet had relevantly cats figures on it? Maybe they could have attracted the pets... No to all.
Did he collect the carpet once the pets were no more at home? Yes. Because they died? Yes. relevant? Yes. Or maybe when something relevant not involving pets happened? No.

Did he own the cleaning business? Was the business in another country? Near his house? Near his place of work? Relevant how he came into possessing the carpet? Aladdin relevant (joking)? No to all.
Did the staff accept in exchange of something? Money? This.
Did he rent it to the cleaning service? No. Was it convenient for the cleaning business to keep the carpet? Irr. Did they clean it? Yes. If so, as soon as the owner brought to them? Yes.
Did they make something relevant with the carpet a part from cleaning it? Was the carpet old? Was it exposed? Did they give to the owner a copy? No to all.
Did they know when the owner would have come to collect it? They may have had a rough idea.

By the time he got the carpet back, did he no longer have pets at home? Correct. Think they wouldn't pose a danger to the carpet? No. Was he temporarily taking care of someone else's pets? No.

Is it relevant what kind of animal the pets were? Dogs? Could work. Cats? This. Birds? Reptilians? Relevant what kind of damage they might have done to the carpet? Yes. Would they simply have torn the fabric? No. Kept dirtying it? Yes.
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Re: [JenBurdoo] Extended Service

Postby Doriana » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:57 pm

Did the cats pee or poop on the carpet? throw up on the carpet? bring home dead mice/birds and put them on the carpet?
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Postby JenBurdoo » Thu Jul 01, 2021 6:54 pm

Did the cats pee or poop on the carpet? This. throw up on the carpet? bring home dead mice/birds and put them on the carpet?
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Re: [JenBurdoo] Extended Service

Postby AlbatrossLover » Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:00 am

Did the cats die? Did he give them to someone else?
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Re: [JenBurdoo] Extended Service

Postby JenBurdoo » Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:49 pm

Did the cats die? This. Did he give them to someone else?



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The owner also owned a geriatric cat, which could not help messing up the carpet. He asked the cleaners to keep his carpet after cleaning it, as long as it took for his pet to die. Afterwards, the carpet would be safe.
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