I haven't had to get things dry cleaned in a while
and I've forgotten how much it is. Phoned up this morning. Apparantly £4 a top, and £11 for a standard dress. Is it just me or is that ridiculously expensive?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:41, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Always buy clothes
which you can shove in the washing machine. Dry cleaning is hideously dear.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:43, Reply)

most of my stuff is fine on a low temp
but I have three especially nice white/ blue stripe linen shirts, and a dress I like very much that I don't want to risk shrinking, all items of which I'd like to be properly ironed in a way I can't do
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:47, Reply)

I got my decent three piece suit cleaned and pressed at a reputable independent cleaner
for £8
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:45, Reply)

gah
there's only one near here though, and it does seem a mite pricy. The dress only cost me £10 on ebay (worth quite a lot more) and I don't want to spend more than it cost on drycleaning
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:48, Reply)

that's an embuggerance
my advice would be to seek out the independents, but if there's only one near you it's either a)never get them cleaned b)clean them yourself and risk shrinkage or c)suck it up and pay the man
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:49, Reply)

*writes down 'embuggerance' for future use*

( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:51, Reply)

credit to Mr T Pratchett

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:53, Reply)

it's a good word
I reckon I can clean them okay, it's the ironing that I can't do
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 14 Jun 2010, 13:54, Reply)