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[ToastyToes]

I had some carpet stains and cleaned them with my little Bissell and Professor Amos' Shock it Clean and they disappeared.

[goodstuff]

Some carpet cleaners (some more than others!) leave detergent residue in the carpet, and it does attract dirt back very quickly after the carpets are cleaned. This is especially true with spots that have been heavily treated and the carpet heavily saturated with cleaner and then not adequately rinsed or steamed out. Some cleaners use low-residue cleaning processes, and you might check on some of those in your area.

[Shelbelle]

Sad but true, my mom always said no point in having carpet cleaned because the spots always seem to reappear.

[insomniac]

I'm going to try that Oxiclean method!

[Scooby Doo]

I think it depends on what material your carpet is made from. I had polyester carpet in my home 2 yrs ago that looked dirty all the time. A salesman told me that some berber is made from oil based products and once you get a stain on it the oil absorbs the stain and you won't get it out. I now have tight woven nylon, off white, and it cleans like a charm with only hot water. But I spray Scotch Guard on it after cleaning.

[K9buddy]

I've always had the best luck with boiling hot water alone. Chemicals seem to attract more dirt.

[pattypeep]

When I had wall to wall carpet w/ four pets, I was shampooing constantly. I did use hot water, but I learned that it's very important to "rinse" (thus, going over the carpet w/ clear water at least once) after shampooing. As other posters mentioned, leftover soap w/ attract dirt to the previously soiled areas and around and around and around we go.