I thought the American way was to hire an illegal to do it.
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Ironing dress shirts, the American way.
Collapse
X
-
I actually have a middle-man. I take my stuff to the laundromat at the end of the street and they send it out. It's a service I pay extra for since (as you may have gathered) I'm lazy when it comes to these things.Originally posted by Ming View PostThat's pretty expensive. Most dry cleaners here will do a shirt for just under a dollar.
(There is a lot of competition)
I could get it done cheaper but it would be more of a hassle."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
Comment
-

The cheapest I ever paid was about a $1 per shirt but I had to take them to them. I guess we just don't have as many "Suits" as you do in Chicago to foster that kind of competition.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
Comment
-
Never seen these before. If I was still required to wear a suit every, I'd look into this further. Even though they are considerably more expensive then the shirts I normally would buy.Originally posted by Saras View PostIt's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron O
Comment
-
Same here. Shirts are $0.79, everything else is $1.20 for laundering/ironing, and $2.00 for dry cleaning. Good service with a few smashed buttons over the years. They have a seamstress on-site, if the need arises.Originally posted by DanS View PostDitto, although I do have them laundered and lightly starched.
No matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
"I played it [Civilization] for three months and then realised I hadn't done any work. In the end, I had to delete all the saved files and smash the CD." Iain Banks, author
Comment
-
I simply wear short-sleeved shirts in the summer.Originally posted by Japher View PostShe will now and then, otherwise I'm stuck doing it. However, in the summer here it is acceptable to roll your sleeves two or three times so the shirt is about at your elbow. It's more casual but still says your in "business mode".Graffiti in a public toilet
Do not require skill or wit
Among the **** we all are poets
Among the poets we are ****.
Comment
-
I paid $1.25 to have my shirts laundered by the dry cleaners.
Wezil, I'll bet that, even though you take your shirts to the dry cleaner, they're laundering them. That's what mine did, and it makes more sense. The shirts come back in plastic just as if they were dry cleaned.
Comment
-
I wear Andrew-J shirts, they're non-iron (they're actually sort of self-ironing using your body temp) and stain-resistant. I've had them for years now and they're awesome for traveling because I can just roll my shirts to put into my suitcase and not worry about wrinkles and stuff. They're not expensive either. At regular pricing they're between 75 and 85 EUR, but I recently bought one (my fourth shirt) at a sale for half price!
Video review below:
Comment
-
You're so cynical.Originally posted by Zkribbler View PostI paid $1.25 to have my shirts laundered by the dry cleaners.
Wezil, I'll bet that, even though you take your shirts to the dry cleaner, they're laundering them. That's what mine did, and it makes more sense. The shirts come back in plastic just as if they were dry cleaned.

Do you get that way as you get old?
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
Comment
-
I knew some black guys in the service that had their permanent pressed fatigues heavily starched, to the point that there was this shine to them. They always won Monday morning inspection and got days off. Forget that crap. Even in The World, I do light starch.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Comment
-
I'm not sure if they still are but all the Nowell's stuff (the company which owns/makes the Andrew-J brand) used to be made in North Carolina. Also you Euros are getting ripped off on the price (which I think is the fault of your retailers) because in the US you can find them for $40-$60 when they're not even on sale.Originally posted by Zopperoni View PostI wear Andrew-J shirts, they're non-iron (they're actually sort of self-ironing using your body temp) and stain-resistant. I've had them for years now and they're awesome for traveling because I can just roll my shirts to put into my suitcase and not worry about wrinkles and stuff. They're not expensive either. At regular pricing they're between 75 and 85 EUR, but I recently bought one (my fourth shirt) at a sale for half price!Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
Comment
Comment