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Keeping black clothes black.
The experts at Consumer Reports offer tips to keep your dark clothing items looking fresh and unfaded. Their video advises turning inside out for infrequent laundering in short, cold water cycle before air drying. We recommend dry cleaning to preserve like-new colors and just-purchased texture.
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Chino alert.
Warm weather means chinos for most guys, dressed up with a white cotton shirt, dressed down with t-shirt or polo. Chinos come in colors way beyond khaki; we’re seeing classic blue, green, grey, brown and black. And there are a lot more colors in chinos than ever before (try Dockers). For a crisp tailored look,…
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Veiled wedding.
The right veil adds elegance, romance and the finishing touch for a bride’s walk down the aisle. Refinery29 reviews ten veils with a modern vibe to match almost any gown. Shorter veils are ideal for garden-party or City Hall nuptials. Or choose a full-length tulle veil embroidered with a lace appliqué floral crown. Choose a…
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Packed to go
Travel plans for summer, big or small? Here are a few tips to make you look great at any destination. Use plastic dry cleaning bags like tissue paper when you pack. Tuck the bags between your folded clothes to reduce wrinkling. They’re great to wrap around shoes, too. Let us package your garments for travel,…
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Dresser smells
Do the drawers in your dresser smell funky? Empty the offending drawers and place a small bowl of baking soda in each drawer. Close and wait a week for the soda to absorb smoke, pet, food or mothball smells. If there’s still an aroma, you may have a mold or mildew problem. Mix a half…
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Winter storage
Now that summer’s definitely here, it’s time to put away bulky winter blankets and comforters until next winter. Comforters and blankets can be way too big to wash at home. Bring them to us for cleaning. They will not only come back spotless and fresh from our high capacity professional cleaning machines, they’ll be packed…
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Ketchup and mustard stains removed
When mustard drips off your hot dog, BBQ sauce splatters from your ribs or your mile-high burger squirts some special sauce, don’t rub stains deeper into your garment. Our expert staff and professional cleaning equipment is ready to get even the hardest of stains out – bring your picnic “souvenirs” to us right away for…
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Avoidable summer stains.
Summer stains. When the heat is on, sweat happens. Temperature, humidity, stress or activity can trigger perspiration, it’s natural. But stains aren’t. Moisture combined with deodorant can create hard-to-remove yellowing or white residue. Too much product is often the culprit – apply one thin layer and allow it to completely dry. A little is enough…
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Birds of a feather
Birds of a feather flock together – keep that in mind before attempting home laundering down comforters, vests or pillows. The delicate loft inside will clump up during your machine washing cycle and you will lose the soft fluff which makes down soft and warm. Bring your down items to us for professional cleaning. Our…
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Clean sneakers.
We all love the comfort of what we used to call tennis shoes. Now there’s a special shoe for every sport, including lounging and lazing. Most sneakers will clean nicely in the washing machine, tucked in with a load of towels. Take out the insoles and laces first, then rinse off the shoes before laundering. Pricey…