Dry Cleaner marked the tag on my high end shirts..should I complain?

[retronotmetro]

Originally Posted by j

This is the only good reason I can think of to have shirts monogrammed.

Monograms have brought home a couple of my lost shirts. However, my "good" cleaners recently started marking the bottom of the placket with my first name using a stencil, monogram or no. My "cheap" cleaners use the iron-on tags on the inside of the placket.

 

[gnatty8]

Originally Posted by odoreater

yeah, except when you work 70 hours a week, you don't really want to have to spend your weekend washing/ironing clothes. I'd rather have the cleaners ruin a shirt here and there than have to do wash my own shirts.

Amen to that. Same reason I continue going despite the odd broken button.

 

[edmorel]

Jesus Christ, 4 pages because some dude has his initials in permanent marker on the inside tag of his shirts.

"Your options are limited"?? what were you planning on doing, commiting bank robberies and leaving the shirts behind as your calling card? Once the go the cleaners, you own the shirt and it sure as hell is no longer "new".

 

[tiecollector]

Back before I knew any better a year or two ago, I took my custom made shirts to a Korean dry cleaner. They wrote my last name on the bottom of the placket in permanent ink, there were ironing crease marks on the sleeve, there were ironing burn marks on the back, and they shrunk it quite a bit. I've never been back to a dry cleaner since then. There are only a couple good dry cleaners in any town, be sure to use them instead of the rest.

To the OP, I'd be a little miffed but it could have been worse. So long as they didn't ruin the fit or leave burn marks I'd be happy. I handwash-cycle all my shirts in woolite and air dry now. I'd rather pay someone off craigslist to do that instead of going to a crappy dry cleaner.

 

[odoreater]

Originally Posted by tiecollector

I'd rather pay someone off craigslist to do that instead of going to a crappy dry cleaner.

I am intrigued by this idea.

 

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by tiecollector

To the OP, I'd be a little miffed but it could have been worse. So long as they didn't ruin the fit or leave burn marks I'd be happy. I handwash-cycle all my shirts in woolite and air dry now. I'd rather pay someone off craigslist to do that instead of going to a crappy dry cleaner.

Yeah, I recently had a T&A cleaned for the first time. Asked for hand wash and hand press. Received neither and, as a bonus, the shirt came back with shiny cuffs.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by odoreater

yeah, except when you work 70 hours a week, you don't really want to have to spend your weekend washing/ironing clothes. I'd rather have the cleaners ruin a shirt here and there than have to do wash my own shirts.
This is what wives are for.

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by iammatt

This is what wives are for.


Yep, and getting pregnant. And then bouncing right back to pre-pregnancy days. And always being ready, willing and able to service the husbands.

 

[olemungu]

Holsten, seems like you are in the profession of investment banking. Based on the shirts you buy, you must be above an associate more like VP/MD. If so, there are plenty of chimps--analysts and interns--who would be more than willing to do your shirts.

Anyways, I say better to have a shirt returned then lost. I don't have time nor patience to press my own shirt; and I assume that your nonworking hours are too precious for pressing either. Now that you are toned down, its all good.

 

[tiecollector]

Originally Posted by iammatt

This is what wives are for.
I trust the women in my life with food, cleaning, ********, whatever... but when it comes to shirts, they just never turn out the same as when I do it. My grandma always wants to do my laundry when I visit if she is doing hers. I usually don't have any so she wants me to take off what I'm wearing and change into my grandpa's clothes. I learned a long time ago that in about 1 hr they will have bleach spots all over them.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by tiecollector

I trust the women in my life with food, cleaning, ********, whatever... but when it comes to shirts, they just never turn out the same as when I do it. My grandma always wants to do my laundry when I visit if she is doing hers. I usually don't have any so she wants me to take off what I'm wearing and change into my grandpa's clothes. I learned a long time ago that in about 1 hr they will have bleach spots all over them.

aww that is so sweet.

 

[Todd]

Can you ask them to remove it? I know it sounds dumb but what if it was a permanent marker STAIN you caused to your shirt? Surely some chemical must dissolve that ink and a spotter should be able to help you. Call up (any) cleaner adn ask how to remove perm ink from a shirt maybe?

 

[Todd]

Originally Posted by diorshoe

hand wash. clean. simple. cold water. flat dry. warm iron.

simple as that folks. simple as that.

When you iron them after they drip dry - doesn't the material feel sort of stiff?

 

[Todd]

Originally Posted by edmorel

Yep, and getting pregnant. And then bouncing right back to pre-pregnancy days. And always being ready, willing and able to service the husbands.

I suspect you didn't find her on Craigslist...

 

[Holstein Bilter]

Originally Posted by Todd

Can you ask them to remove it? I know it sounds dumb but what if it was a permanent marker STAIN you caused to your shirt? Surely some chemical must dissolve that ink and a spotter should be able to help you. Call up (any) cleaner adn ask how to remove perm ink from a shirt maybe?

Yes, this is exactly what I was going to ask them. thanks for the reminder.