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Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« on: July 17, 2013, 01:28:30 PM »
I wash/iron most of my clothing at home. I never had an issue with this. I am beginning to wonder, however, if washing at home ruins clothing quicker than if they are sent to the dry cleaners.

My dress shirts typically have a life-cycle of about 6 months before they either incur an irremovable stain, or begin to tear at the edges.

Ironing kills about 5-10 minutes of my day, and it is not a perfect ironing job (i.e. the hard to iron areas get left out).

As for dress pants, I stick to non-wool pants.

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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2013, 01:39:17 PM »
Non-iron shirts. Cotton khakis.
No ironing or dry-cleaners for me.
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2013, 01:41:58 PM »
Quote from: Dan on July 17, 2013, 01:39:17 PM
Non-iron shirts. Cotton khakis.
No ironing or dry-cleaners for me.

I don't know how you do that. My non-iron shirts always come out too creased to wear from the washer - even after hanging for 24 hours.
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2013, 01:43:59 PM »
Quote from: zale on July 17, 2013, 01:41:58 PM
I don't know how you do that. My non-iron shirts always come out too creased to wear from the washer - even after hanging for 24 hours.
Brand?
Never had an issue with wrinkles.
Maybe it's your washer/dryer?
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2013, 01:48:52 PM »
Quote from: Dan on July 17, 2013, 01:43:59 PM
Brand?
Never had an issue with wrinkles.
Maybe it's your washer/dryer?

It happens to me with all shirts of all brands:

Various lines of Jos. A. Bank, both non-iron and wrinkle-free.

Charles Tyrwhitt

Various common names: Nautica, Banana Republic, Ralph lauren etc..


It may be my washer, but maybe it boils down to what is considered "straight".

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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2013, 01:51:32 PM »
My shirts come out perfect, but I do have an awesome washer:
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=8965.0

Once you add up your dry-cleaning bills you'll see that it's worth investing in one.
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 02:54:54 PM »
Even my non iron shirts come out great if I take them out of the dryer right before the cycle ends and hang them up.
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2013, 02:55:19 PM »
You also have to put it on the right setting.
I tried showing someone the math behind wrinkle free,  dude couldn't wrap his head around the savings  ::)
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2013, 03:12:57 PM »
Wrinkle free all the way!
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2013, 04:03:27 PM »
Everything to the cleaners.


Looking for a solution for sweaters and etc that need delicate washing.
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2013, 04:26:51 PM »
Quote from: zale on July 17, 2013, 01:28:30 PM
I wash/iron most of my clothing at home. I never had an issue with this. I am beginning to wonder, however, if washing at home ruins clothing quicker than if they are sent to the dry cleaners.


Thoughts?
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My shirts that I wash at home last way longer than the ones that go to dry cleaners.
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2013, 05:03:07 PM »
Quote from: PlatinumGuy on July 17, 2013, 04:03:27 PM
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Re: Do you get your garments dry cleaned, or do you wash/iron at home?
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2013, 05:06:26 PM »
Quote from: smee123 on July 17, 2013, 05:03:07 PM
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