When you drop your clothes off at the cleaners,
the employees follow a pattern that holds true at just about any dry-cleaning
operation running today. Your clothes go through the following steps:
The following sections look at each of these
steps in detail.
Tagging
When you drop off your clothes, every order is
identified. Although the exact identification process may vary from dry cleaner to dry cleaner, it basically includes counting the items and describing them
(e.g., shirt, blouse, slacks). Also noted is the date they were dropped off and
what date they'll be ready for the customer to pick up. Then, a small, colored
tag is affixed to each piece of clothing with a safety pin or staple, and this
tag remains attached to the clothing during the entire dry-cleaning cycle. The
dry cleaner also generates an invoice, and information about the order -- including
the customer's name, address, and phone number -- is entered into a computer.
This helps to keep track of the order.
If a garment needs
special attention, such as removing a red wine stain from a
shirt or putting a double-crease in pant legs, there's a special colored tag
that gets affixed to that particular item of clothing. Once the clothing has
been washed or dry cleaned, it goes through a quality check and the order gets
re-assembled. This means the clothing is bundled together for the customer to
pick up. Remember, every order is identified by a colored tag with a number on
it so the person who re-assembles the order knows which shirts and which slacks
go together and to whom they belong.
Pre-treating Stains
Pre-treating stains is similar to the procedure
used at home when you apply a stain remover to stains prior to washing them.
The idea is to try to remove the stain or make its removal easier using
chemicals. You can even help the process, especially if you catch the stain
early! Simply apply water for wet stains (a stain that had water in it) and
solvent for dry stains (a stain that has grease or oil in it). Then, gently tap
and blot both sides of the fabric with a soft cloth so the stain "bleeds
off" onto the cloth. Then, rinse the fabric, let it dry and your cleaner
will do the rest.
If you don't know what
to do when a stain happens, call your cleaner and ask them what to apply.
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