I have a queen size down comforter I am taking to the dry cleaners- this may seem silly, but?
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 at
3:43 am
What should I put the comforter in? Someone suggested a garbage bag, but doesn’t that seem kind of “trashy?” pardon the pun.
Or am I just being ridiculous? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
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When I take mine to the dry cleaners I do not put it in anything,, Just carry it in.. They will return it on a hanger and covered in plastic.
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You could put it on a hanger like they do when they are finished with it.. No worries!!
do you mean just to carry it from your car into the place? if you are able to fold it / squish it enough, it should be easy enough just to carry (maybe throw it over your shoulder a little?), cause the drycleaning people would just take it out of the bag as soon as you brought it in anyhow. or, if it’s too big for you to carry, you could ask them if they could wheel a cart out and you could take it inside that way. (trust me, i used to work at a drycleaner’s and there are plenty of giant carts around for wheeling big loads of clothes!) hope this helps!
I just take mine in by itself. I’ve never gotten a goofy look or anything, they don’t seem to care.
well truly you can wash it on gentle cycle as long as you dry it completely. I have used downs for years on all my beds and even when it said dry clean only I washed mine because the others did not say to dryclean. they always turn out great, but if you still take it to the cleaners, NO it is not trashy, trust me they could care less.
I have a king size comforter that probably weighs 40 lb. It is very beautiful and warm. I want to keep it that way. I buy king size leaf bags to take it to the cleaners. The only thing that the cleaners care about is if there are any stains,what they are.
You could always used a white trash bag. It wont seem as weird as a black one.
Just carry it in.
MANY people do bring it to cleaners in a trash bag.
NOTE: take to a cleaner that uses Perc solvent or Perceloretholium (mispelled). Which would be a quality dry cleaner store. The super cheap cleaners uses raw solvent. I do NOT recommend raw solvent for heavy items such as comforters or winter coats. The solvent does not completely evaporate or ‘dry’ properly and because it is in the material, it has a tendency to be a skin irritant and gives sinus problems.
I would just carry it in. But like another person mentioned, I also wash my down comforter at home – I use the gentle cycle, and have done it several times with great results – saves a bundle on cleaning! :O)
I fold mine & place it in a large white plastic garbage bag w/ a drawstring to protect it & keep it folded. Then I take it out when I get to the counter @ the dry cleaners.
You could place it in a large garbage bag to take it in, then pull it out of the bag immediately, so they know to not confuse it with a regular bag of garbage at the end of the day. Or, just take it in as it is, without a bag. Take care.
As a former dry clean operations manager, they prefer you just fold it and bring it in. They will be worried about bugs if you try to bag it. They have bins and cloth bags they use to transport the laundry around. Hope this helps!