Now, I made up my mind, I am going to stick to our current plan to have our carpets replaced with vinyl flooring!  My dilemma whether to buy new carpets (that  we’ve seen in a trade show last week) or have it vinyl floored is  now confirmed – we opted to go for the latter!  My decision was sealed with the fact I’ve seen bubble gum on our carpet in the TV room the other day where children of our guests stayed so as not to disturb the ongoing meeting.

Minimal spills and stains can be manageable but seeing bubble gum on our carpet somehow almost send me at my wits end!  Exaggerated!  But, I have discovered it during the time that I was not in a good mood and whew, right there and there, I phoned my husband to contact the contractor for the vinyl flooring and have the deal confirmed for next month.

For the meantime,  I have to deal with the bubble gum first!  According to a friend,  her tried and tested solution for removing gums is rubbing peanut butter on the carpet because the oils in it help loosens the adhesive in the gum.  And she swore it worked for her, or using  ice will do the trick.

Another friend e-mailed her suggestion:

1. Scrape away the gum using spatula or spoon and then vacuum the loose bits and pieces
2. Rub the remaining gums with plastic filled with ice until the gum is frozen and then chip it off by using the spoon or spatula
3. The final traces of the gum can be dissolved by using small amount of dry cleaning solution and blot a detergent solution like mixing dishwashing liquid with warm water
4. Then rinse

Well, good luck to me!  I hope it will work….