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

Tarmac · Apr 16, 2007

unless they are doing very, very small laundry batches, there is no other practical way to keep track of your shirts other than marking and tagging.

If you think there is a better way, I would like to hear it.

Remember, a cleaner's worst nightmare is someone saying "you are missing one of my ***** shirts, pay me $400". They want to avoid that situation no matter what.

odoreater · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by Tarmac

unless they are doing very, very small laundry batches, there is no other practical way to keep track of your shirts other than marking and tagging.

If you think there is a better way, I would like to hear it.

Remember, a cleaner's worst nightmare is someone saying "you are missing one of my ***** shirts, pay me $400". They want to avoid that situation no matter what.

My cleaner uses the paper tags that it puts through the buttonhole. That seems like a pretty good way to mark the shirts without causing any permanent marking or damage to the shirt. I bring about 40 shirts at a time and they've yet to lose one.

amerikajinda · Apr 16, 2007

I've had cleaners who use safety pins... and cleaners who staple.

Holstein Bilter · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by olemungu

Tone it down. Plus you never mentioned the whole story either. Someone needs a chill pill here. At least it was marked in the tags not on the bottom of the plaket. Also better to have it then lose a shirt if the tag rips off.
I'm toned down... The tag thing was not a big deal. I just don't like odoreater's nose in the air reply to my dad's gift idea. A LOT of people clean clothes before wearing them. And the fact was, my options are now limited with what I could do w/my shirts. So he should ask before making a snide comment. "So did you wear the shirt? I wouldn't give a shirt to my dad that's worn" that would suffice. "I got an idea, when you buy your dad a shirt, why not give it to him before you take it out for a test ride?" The way he worded it was unnecessary.

Holstein Bilter · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by Tarmac

unless they are doing very, very small laundry batches, there is no other practical way to keep track of your shirts other than marking and tagging.

If you think there is a better way, I would like to hear it.

Remember, a cleaner's worst nightmare is someone saying "you are missing one of my ***** shirts, pay me $400". They want to avoid that situation no matter what.

Some other posters and I have had cleaners who used safety pints that didn't have to pierce the material and the kept track of things nicely.

I moved, so the previous place I went to for cleaning is more than 15 miles away now. This new place is the closest, but I think I'll find another one.

j · Apr 16, 2007

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

odoreater · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by Holstein Bilter

I'm toned down...

The tag thing was not a big deal. I just don't like odoreater's nose in the air reply to my dad's gift idea.

A LOT of people clean clothes before wearing them. And the fact was, my options are now limited with what I could do w/my shirts.

So he should ask before making a snide comment.

"So did you wear the shirt? I wouldn't give a shirt to my dad that's worn"

that would suffice.

"I got an idea, when you buy your dad a shirt, why not give it to him before you take it out for a test ride?"

The way he worded it was unnecessary.

That's how I roll - get used to it.

Holstein Bilter · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by odoreater

That's how I roll - get used to it.

That's fine, as long as you can get used to my replies and not take them personally either.

odoreater · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by Holstein Bilter

That's fine, as long as you can get used to my replies and not take them personally either.

odoreater the internet persona is deeply insulted. The guy sitting behind the computer typing these replies takes nothing personally.

Holstein Bilter · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by odoreater

odoreater the internet persona is deeply insulted. The guy sitting behind the computer typing these replies takes nothing personally.

excellent. we are in agreement on the clothespin idea though. My old place used clothes pins through the button as well. Just makes me wonder why closer place hasn't gone that route.

sho'nuff · Apr 16, 2007

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

simple as that folks. simple as that.

odoreater · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by diorshoe

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

simple as that folks. simple as that.

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.

sho'nuff · Apr 16, 2007

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.

you got a point

gorgekko · Apr 16, 2007

I must confess that I was feeling a little sick today. General fatigue, coughing...I think I might have come down with something this weekend. I would like to report that this thread and its almost certain unintentional humour made me laugh so often that I'm now feeling much better. SF never fails to entertain me.

Oh, and odoreater, dude, we may scuffle from time to time but your replies were the best in this one.

Holstein Bilter · Apr 16, 2007

Originally Posted by gorgekko

I must confess that I was feeling a little sick today. General fatigue, coughing...I think I might have come down with something this weekend. I would like to report that this thread and its almost certain unintentional humour made me laugh so often that I'm now feeling much better. SF never fails to entertain me.

Oh, and odoreater, dude, we may scuffle from time to time but your replies were the best in this one.

Didn't know we were graded on originality of post and entertainment value. I'll try to spice my posts up to be more entertaining.

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