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Holiday Housekeeping

Do Americans sweep it under the rug?

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By: Christine Esposito

Editor-in-Chief

A new survey from iconic vacuum maker Hoover, in association with Kelton Global, has revealed that Americans could use some elves of their own when it comes cleaning the home for the holidays.

According to the Hoover Holiday Cleanliness Survey, Americans are more stressed over cleaning during the winter holidays than traveling, cooking, unexpected guests popping in, baking, putting up and taking down decorations.

The survey found that a whopping 71% of Americans admit to faking a pristine house during the holiday season using tactics like hiding messy belongings behind closed doors (55%), cleaning around decorations (35%), moving furniture to hide stains (14%), and  sweeping debris under rugs (10%).

According to the survey, the hardest rooms to tackle over the holidays were the living room and (35%) and the kitchen.

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