A survey on Bay Area carpet cleaners shows you can get both a cleaner carpet and more for your money if you choose your carpet cleaner carefully.

Now you might think the more you pay, the better the service you get. But when it comes to carpet cleaners, that's not always the case.

John Perez runs North Bay Carpet Cleaning and serves much of Marin County. He's seen a lot through the years and pretty much knows where he'll find the tough spots.  From ABC7 KGO-TV.