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Are There Garments That Shouldn’t Be Dry Cleaned?

Several years ago, we did a blog post entitled “Smarter Than the Label”, which talked about A Cleaner World’s philosophy of knowing when to follow the care label and knowing when to use a safer, alternative cleaning method. Recently, I ran across the photos I used in the post, and I started thinking. I don’t know if your brain works this way, but typically one thought leads to another which leads to another, and suddenly, I am half way to the South of France. This time, however, I managed to stay on topic, and I started wondering if there were garments that shouldn’t ever be dry cleaned. Seems the answer is ‘yes’, and that led me to more thoughts. …

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What Happens When You Don't Wash Your Clothes Often Enough?

We’ve talked in the past about how often you should wash garments and bedding, but we’ve never really said why. Stop and think about it – if stuff builds up on your sheets, it would make sense that it would build up on unwashed clothing …

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Top 5 Reasons Why A Cleaner World is Different from Other Dry Cleaners

Number 1: We offer Curb-Side Service. Whether it’s pouring down rain or freezing cold, you get to stay in your dry, toasty car, and we will come out to you. Simply drive around the building and pull up next to the lobby door. We’ll be there waiting to either take your soiled garments or return items to you clean and crisply-pressed. To make the process even more efficient, ask us about our express bag service. …

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How Laundry Can Help Allergies

Whenever a healthcare professional asks me if I’m allergic to anything, I typically say no. That’s because there’s no medicine or food, now that I think of it, that causes my lips and tongue to swell up like a balloon, but I do have skin-related …

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How to Care for Your Clothes Between Cleanings

A while back, we put out an Infographic outlining how often you should wash or dry clean particular garments. On things like undergarments, swimwear, men’s dress shirts, and t-shirts, we recommended laundering after each wearing. But on things like suits, jackets and blazers, and dresses …

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Our Greensboro Route Dry Cleaning Pick-Up Service

High Point Road is fantastic – now, but I recall when driving down that road to reach our Adams Farm location required a whole lot of patience. I also recall the staff meeting when I learned that progress was going to take that location, and I was taken back. As a part of my training, my first two weeks working for A Cleaner World was at that location, and while the work was hard, I had fun and learned a lot while there. …

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Does Dry Cleaning Cause Your Clothes to Shrink?

I’d like to delay answering that question until I answer these two questions. First, what is shrinkage ? Second, why does it happen in clothing? The definition of shrink is ‘to become or make smaller in size or amount; contract or cause to contract.’ Clothing …

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What is the Difference Between Dry Cleaning and Professional Wet Cleaning?

Lots of customers don’t realize that professional wet cleaning is even an option, but A Cleaner World has been doing it for years. Let’s do a little compare and contrast on Dry Cleaning versus Professional Wet Cleaning. In this article learn the difference between dry cleaning and wet cleaning. …

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Removing Poison Ivy from Clothing

Just a few weeks ago, I had a run in with poison ivy, which surprised me because thanks to Gray and Boy Scouts, I am really good at identifying it. But we live in the country, have several acres to maintain, have a Beagle that likes to roam and roll, and I am obsessed with keeping the landscaped areas pristine. The odds are stacked against me. …

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What Causes Clothes to Shrink?

The fit was perfect when you first purchased it, and now it is not. What gives? It does not matter the garment – sweater, t-shirt, trousers – all fabric is stretched as items are made. Then when clothes are washed, they are exposed to heat, agitation, and moisture; and therefore, the fibers shorten, leaving your perfectly fitting garment smaller than it was before. The good news is that by following the garment’s care label and knowing a little bit about fabric, you can avoid the shrinkage issue. …

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