Dry Cleaning?

[shmike]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

But I'm a girl and I can get a way with that.

Don't kid yourself.

Wrinkles are for A&F shirts.

Boobs or not, if you work in the business environment, you damn well better dress the part.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by shmike

Don't kid yourself.

Wrinkles are for A&F shirts.

Boobs or not, if you work in the business environment, you damn well better dress the part.

Right, but ladies don't have to wear a pant suit and white button down shirt everday. We have other options and designers have gotten smart enough to start making dresses that can be laundered. that's all I'm saying, yo.

Then again I live in Austin and haven't seen anyone in a suit at work...ever. I don't think I've ever seen any of our senior managers in suits. Not even on days they are meeting clients.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

But I'm a girl and I can get a way with that.

Really? More of my wife's shit is dry clean only than my stuff - an ordinary looking pair of (what I assumed) khaki pants are dry clean only. WTF is up with that?

Gotta call BS on this one.

[Rider]

Your cleaning rates are in line with what I pay.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Really? More of my wife's shit is dry clean only than my stuff - an ordinary looking pair of (what I assumed) khaki pants are dry clean only. WTF is up with that?

Gotta call BS on this one.

Then she likes to buy high maintenance clothes, or that's just not a priority to her. I'm all about low maintenance...that's my priority. In fact, I would not take a job that I had to wear a suit to everyday. I own one item of clothing that requires dry cleaning and that is the one suit I have(and I've never had to wear it).

I specifically read the labels and refuse to buy anything that has to be dry clean. There are miles and miles of ladies clothes...it's real easy to walk past the dry clean only ones.

[skiergirl]

I have the same thought as Heather, I don't think anything in my closet is dry clean only and I usually won't buy it if is says that. They make tons of ladies clothing that do not require this.

However if you're talking business suits or high end designer stuff then I'm sure it does. that's just not my thing....

[R6Chick]

Heather is right, desigers are getting away from dry clean only fabrics... less than half of my work clothes are dry clean only, but I also spend a lot of time ironing.

Most of my work clothes are dry clean "preferred", so expensive clothes I dry clean, stuff on sale, I'll wash.

My last dry cleaning bill was $30 for 1 dress, 1 suit, 1 shirt, and 1 pair of pants. I don't look at rates otherwise I will drive myself crazy trying to find a cheaper cleaner.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by R6Chick

Heather is right, desigers are getting away from dry clean only fabrics... less than half of my work clothes are dry clean only, but I also spend a lot of time ironing.

My suits and a few pants are probably the only clothes I have that require dry cleaning.

I don't iron. Wife doesn't either.

I'm not a big price shopper but yesterday's bill was the last straw.

[skiergirl]

For most of my stuff I've found that if you dry them on med/low heat and remove them immediately from the Dyer and hang them they don't need any ironing.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by skiergirl

For most of my stuff I've found that if you dry them on med/low heat and remove them immediately from the Dyer and hang them they don't need any ironing.

That works for the first 20-25 times.........Then you either gotta iron it, or throw it out. Something about the finish gets worn out.