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DRY CLEAN CITY OF VESTAVIA HILLS DECEMBER 2014 NEWS 

Dear Dry Clean City Valued Customer,

We want to thank all of the customers that supported us in our November canned goods drive. Thanks to you we were able to donate over 50 pounds of non - perishable food to The United Way Community Food Bank.

DECEMBER CUSTOMER INFORMATION:
This article was recently sent to us from the Dry Cleaning and Laundry Institute and we thought it would be very educational to our customers.

Komonews.com Seattle, WA. Story Published: Jan 27, 2010 at 4:28 PM PST

 


You pay good money to have your shirts laundered, so you don't expect to get them back with stains on the collar tips. But it happens, and quite frequently, it turns out.

I find the spots on a lot of my well-made brand-name dress shirts. If this happens to you, don't blame the dry cleaner. The problem is how those shirts were made.

An adhesive is often used to hold the fabric together before the collar is sewn. The experts at the Dry Cleaning and Laundry Institute tell me that glue cannot stand up to the heat used at a commercial laundry.

And when the shirt hits the hot press of a commercial laundry, that glue dissolves and it leaches through and stains the outer fabric and leaves the dark little spot or mark wherever that glue was.

On white or light colored shirts, the stain is usually yellow, rust or light gray.

On blue or darker shirts, the stain normally looks like a dark spot or shiny area. Once again, the price or quality of the shirt does not matter; it's whether that glue is used.

And experts say once a stain appears, it's permanent.

Even if you use special solvents, it won't come out. That's because that heat melted the glue and it's now bonded to the fabric, both inside and out.

The folks at the Dry Cleaning and Laundry Institute had one more thing they wanted to share -- the dry cleaner has no way to know, in advance, if there's glue in that collar, and no way to prevent the damage once that shirt hits a hot press.

Again, as I said before, it's annoying, it's frustrating. And I would hope the big companies that sell these shirts would do something about it.


RECYCLE!
Bring us your excess wire hangers and we will recycle every one that we can. Let's all work together to keep as many wire hangers out of our landfills as possible. Last month customers brought us over 750 hangers that we were able to recycle!

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WE ARE HERE TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A LITTLE EASIER! 
If that party outfit you planned to wear tonight does not fit as well as you thought, come see us and our seamstress can work wonders and have you looking fantastic in that outfit just in time for the party. WE DO EMERGENCY ALTERATIONS  Monday - Friday. If your favorite sweater is dirty and you planned to wear it that night, we offer same day dry cleaning  service Monday - Friday. In by 9 AM, out by 5 PM.

Our staff is 100% dedicated to making your Dry Clean City experience very pleasurable. We pride ourselves in giving you superior customer service. Our associates take pride in their work and truly enjoy servicing you and building relationships with our customers. If you ever need us to do anything to make your life a little easier please don't hesitate to ask.
 

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Sincerely,

John & Holly Mattioli, Owners
Dry Clean City Of Vestavia Hills

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HELP US DONATE TO CHILDREN'S VILLAGE!   
BRING US YOUR COMFORTER, (any size), AND WE'LL DRY CLEAN IT FOR ONLY$17.95 AND ALSO DONATE $5.00 TO CHARITY.

How does the promotion work?

Bring us your comforter to dry clean December 3rd thru 24th, fill out the form below, and we will give you a discount of $2.00 off of our everyday low price of $19.95.

We will donate $5.00 from each comforter dry cleaned to Children's Village.

Children's Village helps with programs for children ages 6 -19 who are orphaned, abused, neglected, and have broken families. The agency has a need for many items all year long. We have decided to support this worthwhile agency by sending them a donation in January.

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  REMEMBER THESE VALUE ADDED SERVICES:

EXPERT ALTERATIONS (most work can be completed in just 1 business day).
WASH DRY AND FOLD LAUNDRY SERVICE (same day service available).
RUG CLEANING SERVICE ($45 minimum. We clean most sizes and offer free pick up and delivery).
 
1008 Vestavia Parkway
Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35216
205-823-1265
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    WINTER COATS $3.00 OFF 
  NO LIMIT! (reg price $7.95)

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