When I was a young girl, I vaguely remember helping my grandmother do laundry using a wringer washer. While I don’t remember the exact process, I remember a basin filled with water that my sister and I would hand-crank to agitate the clothes. At some
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We know that you are concerned about the COVID-19 coronavirus as are we. That’s why we are taking precautions to ensure the safety of our team and clients. We are closely monitoring announcements by the CDC, government agencies and current research by the Dry Cleaning
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In 2010, we approached one of our suppliers, N. S. Farrington, about recycling our poly bags. We’d always been diligent about recycling our hangers, having committed to planting trees in the community in exchange for our customer’s efforts to recycle hangers. Over the years, we’ve donated over $60,000 to buy trees throughout the community through this program. And at one point, we were recycling our poly bags but somehow it fell through the cracks.
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I’ve decided that I don’t like it when A Cleaner World folks retire. It’s not that I’m jealous; I still love what I do and plan on doing it for as long as they will have me. It’s that so many of us have been with A Cleaner World for so long, I feel like my family is breaking apart. So, when Mike Smith sent me an e-mail in January saying that Glenn was retiring, I immediately gave him a call.
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The best way to read someone’s character is to hire them to babysit for your kids; if they take good care of your children, then you can trust them with anything. More than 15 years ago, Jordan babysat for Chris Edwards’s children. At the time we had a few locations that needed part-time Customer Service help, so Chris asked Jordan to fill out an application, and she was hired by one of our franchise owners, David Jones.
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My husband thinks I love cleaning; I don’t. I just love having a clean house, and if I waited for the cleaning fairy to come, my house would never be clean. Given that I only like the end result, not the process, I do everything I can to efficiently manage the daily, weekly, and monthly care associated with keeping a clean house. In this article are 5 things I’ve incorporated into my cleaning routine.
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My son is 13 years old; translation, his table manners sometimes aren’t the best, especially at home. I guess I should be thankful that he makes some attempts while we are dining out. But the truth is, as I started doing research for this post
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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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Matt and I have such different taste, so finding the perfect Area Rugs after installing hardwood floors throughout the downstairs of our house was a daunting task. We looked at so many options that they all started running together, and as much as I like
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He popped the question, and you said yes. Now what? The typical bride starts thinking about her wedding gown, but you might want to set a date first. That’s because there’s a fine line of when to start shopping for your gown. Starting too early
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Believe it or not, dry cleaning dates back to 79 AD Pompeii where clothes cleaners used ammonia, lye, and clay to absorb dirt, sweat, and grease from wool clothing. Fast forward to somewhat more modern times where a maid spilled kerosene on a greasy tablecloth
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In November, we discussed how to go about delegating chores to your kids, and we indicated we’d follow up with suggestions on age-appropriate chores. I couldn’t help but laugh at the suggestions as I did my research because there were things on the list for
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In mid-November, I received a phone call from Blacksburg A Cleaner World franchise owner Norman Fitzwater. It was a typical phone call where he updated me on a few happenings at his store, but then he wrapped up the call by telling me that he and Joyce were retiring effective December 28, 2019. And I have to admit, my heart was sad; I’ve never known A Cleaner World without Norman.
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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 can
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Before we get started on how to remove mold, let’s first talk about what it is. Mold is a fungus made of small organisms typically found almost everywhere, and when it’s in small amounts, mold is typically harmless. The problem comes in when they land
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