Tell-tale signs of a good (or bad) dry cleaner
October 6, 2019 7:09 PM   Subscribe

We had the best dry cleaner ever in San Diego, and would like to find one just as good having just moved to northern Virginia. Not so much interested in specific dry cleaning shops per se, but in anything the hive has noticed in the way of sizing up a dry cleaner's quality at first glance, or after a round or two of actually cleaning some clothing. Thanks!
posted by BadgerDoctor to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (4 answers total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
 
What made your old dry cleaner ‘the best’? If you can identify what you loved about them you can search for those qualities.
posted by koahiatamadl at 3:34 AM on October 7, 2019 [1 favorite]


Are they doing the dry cleaning there or is the shop you're going to just a drop-off/pick-up location?
I feel like there's a noticeable difference between the two experiences, but that may just be me.
posted by shesbookish at 8:58 AM on October 7, 2019


Operating their own plant is #1. You can tell this by looking for the large storage of clothes and the smell of cleaning. If they are contracting it out they have no control over the actual cleaning, could switch cleaners on you, etc. I also look for a place that has been in business a long time; cleaners are a high-turnover business and if one lasts there is a reason.
posted by wnissen at 10:01 AM on October 7, 2019


For those of us still living here, what's the best cleaner ever in San Diego?
posted by exceptinsects at 1:39 PM on October 7, 2019


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