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My experience with the Shark StainStriker PX201 has been really frustrating, and I’m curious if anyone else has had similar issues.
I originally bought the StainStriker because I wanted a portable cleaner that would be good for pet messes. The first machine had an attachment/spring that wouldn’t stay connected and became loose and jiggly, so Shark ended up replacing the entire machine. I received the replacement around July 16.
Now the replacement has an issue with the handle/top area getting wet and leaking. This is especially frustrating because I’ve already had to deal with one defective machine and now I’m having a problem with the replacement.
I knew when I bought the StainStriker that it required two different cleaning formulas, so that part wasn’t a surprise. What I DIDN’T realize was how expensive it would be to replace them. When I looked into buying more, it was almost $50 for the two bottles. That really caught me off guard.
I’ve also been looking at Hoover and Bissell carpet cleaners, and there are so many options where you can just buy one bottle of cleaning solution. It made me wish I had paid more attention to the ongoing cost of the Shark’s cleaning formulas before buying it.
I specifically wanted something that would work well for pet urine, including the urine crystals/residue, but Shark doesn’t even offer an enzyme-based urine crystal cleaner for the StainStriker. So I’m left wondering what the best option is for actually treating urine properly.
Another thing that really irritated me was dealing with customer service. I already have OCD around cleaning, so when I contacted them about an actual problem with the machine, being told how to clean/use the machine was extremely frustrating. I’m not contacting you because I don’t know how to clean something. I’m contacting you because I’m having a problem with the product.
At this point, I’ve had an issue with the original machine, had it replaced, and now the replacement has another issue. Add in the unexpectedly expensive cleaning formulas and the lack of an enzyme-based urine product, and I’m honestly questioning whether I should have bought this machine in the first place.
Has anyone else had problems with the StainStriker leaking or had issues with the cost/availability of the cleaning solutions?
And with this economy, I can’t just throw away this expensive carpet cleaner and just go buy a new one so I’m really frustrated.

I literally just watched a boomer make a left-hand turn on a green light while staring straight down at his phone by the steering wheel. He crawled through the intersection, which almost made the guy behind him miss the light entirely.
To make it worse, this was right next to a school with kids everywhere. Whatever was on his screen could have waited.
I cannot believe how many drivers are completely attached to their phones at red lights and four-way stops. It is ridiculous that people don't have the patience to just sit there for two minutes.
So many people cause delays and make everyone else miss green lights because they can't put their phones away. If you don't have the discipline to sit at a stoplight without looking at your cell phone, you shouldn’t even be driving.

Im also adding from this morning: I had to turn around to grab something I forgot at home. I drove past the entrance of a housing subdivision right by a four-way stop, and witnessed another idiot. This guy was staring straight down at his phone with a massive, two-car gap between him and the vehicle ahead. A huge line of cars was backed up behind him, and he was literally creeping his car forward while still looking down at his screen.
And guess what the person behind him she was on her phone too.
So if you’re missing green lights and it’s taking forever to get thru a four-way stop it’s because people cannot operate on the road without having their little black box in their face.
End complaint.

When I was 13 i remember waking up and i swear i heard someone trying to talk to me thru my clock radio. It wasn’t digital it was the kind you had to turn the knob with the red line to get stations to come in. It sat to the left of me kind of higher up and the window was above.. i do remember the window being slightly open because it was hot.
The voice was faint but i think i heard my name and then a question it went on for a few minutes . It was scary to me because i didn’t have my radio on and it wasn’t late at night maybe around 11pm or after midnight (it was so long ago i cant remember exactly). I just pulled the covers over my head and tried to just go back to sleep and i kept thinking I’m not talking to whatever that is. So i woke up the next morning and the radio alarm went off and i had to go to school. My friend lived behind me and at school i asked her if she came to my window that night and called for me but she said no. That made things even scarier. I was young and didn’t tell anyone because it sounded crazy. I ended up breaking that clock and told my mom i needed a new alarm clock. So i ended up using a white clock with no radio snd you had to pull and twist the buttons in the back. It had some awful humming sound. But anyway to this day i will not own a radio clock because of that incident. I think about it once in a while and think maybe some radio waves were crossing but i distinctly heard my name and then few times during that night and my radio was not on.
I just wanted to get this out because i never told anyone and maybe someone reading this had a similar experience before they could share. Thanks for getting this far if you have.

thank you for any reply.

What was your experience?

Just wanting some inspiration for my fourth time starting over. May i please see your map? Thank you.

You should interview her she is straight up a skinny psychic goddess.