Caught out by a dirty room or appliance? Tell Kärcher for the chance to win a £250 John Lewis voucher NOW CLOSED

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Kärcher would like to find out about moments where you've been caught out by a dirty appliance or room.

Here’s what Kärcher say, “We’ve all been caught out when visitors drop by unannounced and cringed when they pop in to find the house in disarray, what we would like to know is what has been you most embarrassing moment?”

So, have you ever been caught out with a dirty room? Maybe you noticed a hideous cobweb just as you had visitors over? Or maybe someone caught sight of your dirty oven? Perhaps you noticed something floating in your kettle, just as you were making a cup of tea for a guest?

Whatever way you've been caught out, Kärcher would love to hear about it!

Everyone who adds their thoughts to the thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a £250 John Lewis voucher.

Please note that any comments posted on this thread may be used by Kärcher in further marketing material (anonymously, of course).

Thanks and good luck,

MNHQ

Yeah my son had hide his breakfast behind the chair and when my friend came over later that day she found it !

my parents were coming to stay the night, I told them how I'd changed the bedding for them. When we all went to bed I heard my mum scream from their room - the dog had decided that under her pillow would be a safe place to hide his half chewed pigs ear......fresh pillow cases later.....

My mother in law came around, just dropped in which annoys me anyway, but on this occasion I had a humongous pile of washing up, two nappy buckets full of dirty nappies to wash and food from lunch all over the floor in the kitchen. I could feel her silently judging me, then the best bit was my eldest who was potty training decided to come into the room carrying her potty with a big fat poo in it!!

I'd been unwell for a while, managing a toddler was a challenge, but a friend picked her up and bought her back from nursery daily for me. One morning I collapsed on the landing, my daughter told my friend I was dead and she rushed up to see me, nearly killing herself on the stairs with piles of washing and toys etc. I'd not been able to get sorted out, the hallway was clean and tidy - I never planned on anyone actually coming in!!

I was tidying, put a bicarbonate soda/lemon juice concoction on the tile grouting in my bathroom and then as I left it to soak, I completely forgot about it. Lots of house guests, at Hen party, saw my lovely grimey walls.

a dirty toilet when my friend came round, opps

I moved to Brighton from Manchester to be with my boyfriend (now husband)
One night our buzzer went. Our flat was a tip & we were not expecting anyone, so I peeped out of the window & saw my dad standing there. It turns out he had a business appointment in Kent so decided to drive the extra distance to drop in on us. We raced around the flat, hiding all our clutter (dirty dishes in the oven etc!!)

All the time, my dad was buzzing. Finally, I stuck my head under the shower & answered the door, claiming that I had been in the shower, so had not heard the buzzer!

We were always the tidiest people after that!

washing up not done and mother in law called , quickly pretended to put the washing up away inside the cupboards

My neighbour asked to borrow my vacuum cleaner as she was moving out & hers had been packed away. I happily obliged only to remember that I had used it to clear up dog hairs & it need a clean as it was smelly. Unfortunately her house had an odour of dog for the new neighbours arrival!

in laws turning up just after my daughter had dropped the bottle of black food colouring in the kitchen - how could such a small bottle spread so many black splodges all over the walls, floor and even reached the ceiling!

when my mother in law came to cook after I was in hospital - oven was pretty grubby and she ended up cleaning it!

I'm constantly being caught out. I'm a clean freak but I just cannot keep up with my son, husband, and dog. I'll spend ages cleaning a room only to turn around five minutes later and it's ditched again! I dread when people stop by unannounced!

We were having a photographer round to take some photos of our little ones and I tidied up by throwing all their toys and mess behind the sofa. The photographer arrived and decided that the lighting wasn't quite right. To my horror, he moved the sofa into the middle of the room, causing a mountain of rubbish to tumble all over the place!

Had my mother in law and grandmother show up unannounced. Had a bad night with my son who was a few months old at the time. The dog had messed in the kitchen and although I had cleared it up the house stank. There was a nappy explosion waiting to go in the bin and I had dropped a drink on the floor that had splatted up the fireplace. I'm surprised she didn't turn round and walk out again!

due to my medical conditions I struggle to cope with housework most days. I used to get embarrassed about people dropping in when the house wasn't spotless but my friends understand I struggle & the good ones often help out when they come to visit

found a dead fish in the air con unit in out 5 star barbados hotel . . . unbelievable

When our son was younger he had an obsession with the washing machine and would often take out any dirty clothes we had put in there and chuck them in random areas of the kitchen. Slightly embarrassing when you go to offer a friend a biscuit to go with there coffee and there is a smelly sock in the tin.

It's got to be giving a guest a dirty glass to drink from cringe I'd picked it straight out of the dishwasher and hadn't checked to make sure it was clean :)

I had some posh friends coming over for a meal so had spend all day hiding all manor of things in a hallway cupboard out of the way during the evening one of the guests needed the toilet we told her where it was and off she went all of a sudden there was a loud crash and I found her stood by the cupboard with all our belongings surrounding her legs and feet including the cats litter tray, lunch boxes, buckets and school bags Whoops!

Last Christmas I was heating the goose fat for the roast potatoes, I put on the top oven, placed the fat inside to heat and walked away. I didn't put the oven on at all, I put the grill on! yes we had a festive fire in the Kitchen :/ completely ruined our meal and cooker, the last year has been spent picking black pieces out of our grilled food.

I thought I'd be super organised before we were due to have MIL stay for a few weeks, I got someone in to clean my oven, it was fairly grotty and he was running a discount. I was amazed by how it sparkled afterwards.

I then went onto the website to leave a glowing review only to find he'd taken pictures of my 'before' oven and used them as an example.

I'd already raved about how great the service was and my sister called me that night to tell me she'd recognised my oven online from the pictures! Sadly she wasn't the only one either so my oven must have a recognisable amount of grime and grot in it for people to actually pick it out from a line up.

had my smalls hanging on the indoor drying rack when the plumber turned up early - he was obviously trying to avert his eyes the entire time we were talking lol. really wished i had a tumble dryer at that point...

my most embarrassing was having two best mates round for tea and cake... for one to wander into the kitchen to see the mugs lined up for teabags...a bit..err...tea stained
to which she said ''yuck I'm not drinking out of that''

cringe. She's quite blunt, but I love her

I've also had a mum from school just drop in and look positively gleeful to see the shed that was my kitchen. pots/pans/washing up/gritty floor covered in cocopops... disaster. I could've fallen through the damn floor.
Never drop in on people! and I should've hidden, not answer the door...