One of the best ways to Respect Your Fresh is to Maintain It. As the seasons change, so does your clothing. Therefore this timely reminder by Ask Men seems should serve as a refresher on how to keep your clothing in top notch shape, thus keep your wallet healthy at the same time.
1. Rotate your clothing — “The natural fibers of finely made clothes need to rest and breath in between outings.” And this I never understood about selvage fanatics, wearing the same musty jeans over and over. Yes, I understand breaking in the denim. No, I don’t understand you walking around with sweat, piss trickles and jelly all matriculating on your jeans, you nasty muhfuggas.
2. Hang your clothes — “It’s far too easy to slip into the boyhood habit of tossing your clothes into a corner of your bedroom at the end of the day, but this will do far more harm over the long haul than anything else to your clothes.” Again, Febreze® is not the be-all, end-all.
3. Wash your clothes properly — “Fill the machine with water and a liquid detergent and allow it to mix thoroughly before dropping in your clothes.” Or, make sure to cut & paste this to your lady. Hi honey!
4. Dry cleaning and clothing care symbols — “Know when to just do it yourself at home, and when to take your suits in.” A few weeks ago, I mentioned to someone how I ruined a silk shirt many moons ago by trying to save a few bucks by not going to the cleaners. Lesson learned; mistake never made again.
5. Ironing do’s & don’ts — “Always begin with the collar and cuffs on a shirt, and the waistband on trousers.” Unless you’re me and you never iron shit anyways. I prefer to walk my wrinkles out. The lady hates it.
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yo mayne, if your bitch don’t follow these directions, she a basic bitch, word up
lol Lil Duval follower. That dude still cracks me up.
I’ve heard of dude on Twitter, but I don’t follow him. I prolly should though, lol
He’s got a pervasive personality
and it’s funny you posted this, cuz I just paid a grip to have some jeans repaired, and I’m about to get a grip of office attire dry cleaned, which ain’t cheap.
the impetus for this must be the change in season
lil duval = hee-larious
dry cleaning = not hee-larious, but necessary.
yeah man, thankfully I’ve taken on a bit more of a frugal mindset, so I’ve been pricing dry cleaning.
about $4 for pants or a shirt at most places.
fuck that.
I’m taking my shit to this one spot that charges half that.
I pretty much refuse to clean slacks & button-downs in a washing machine & dryer at home. Shits will inevitably look all blabbed-out, lol
disposables = cheap but decent cleaners. don’t mess w/the cheap bad cleaners lol.
shit i care about = the good cleaners lol
Again, Febreze® is not the be-all, end-all.
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looks at David D.
re:selvedge
have more then one pair. if you got some spill spot clean ‘em, or fill the tub, and soak ‘em. after 3 washes, the raw look you bought the jeans for is gone. so time to cop a new pair and add to the mix.
Man, let me tell you guys… I just buy new clothes now because of my experience with shady dry cleaners (and because I personally HATE the way anything other than jeans look when coming out of the wash).
I like that “new” look and once you wash clothes… they are pretty much done for in that department (even when you pay for such service).
I cannot for the life of me find an honest dry cleaner. The last one was ok, until they WASHED my clothes instead of dry-cleaning them (and yes, they charged me for dry cleaning).
Ruined a new jacket that I had worn just once and cost a grip, countless shirts, etc.
How did I know this? Well, aside from the fact that the shirts were shrunk and looked terrible… and the jacket did as well…
I caught them taking my items out of the washer!
(I was heading out of town and needed my clothing – which was promised a day prior)
I called and got the run around, so I eventually just showed up. They asked me to wait and I knew I was in for trouble when they looked panicked and worried.
They actually pulled my clothes out on the spot and started hanging some of them – when I explicitly stated numerous times that I did not want certain items of clothing on hangers.
Since I was leaving town, I took none of the clothes with me.
When I got back, I called them about it and LONG story short… I had to nearly take them to court (my clothes ruined were not cheap). The papers were filed and everything when I get a call asking me to come down to the shop.
A check was waiting for me for the fair value in which to replace the clothes that they ruined.
I have found that it is easier to just buy new clothes rather than deal with the above (which has happened oh… around 10 times now… at different spots).
Dry cleaners are like mechanics to me.
They WILL rip you off.
TRA – were any of the dry cleaners that dissatisfied you part of a chain or franchise called Zips?
@ Teef
Nah. Just as bad though I suppose?
I will tell you how bad my experience with dry cleaners has been throughout the years… it has prompted me to check out ratings sites locally and beyond before stepping foot into any one of them.
Problem is, where I am at… there are nearly NO ratings for dry cleaners on any reputable ratings and reviews sites. I have gone as far as four cities away to get good service and still got taken.
And even the ones that far away had inconsistent ratings.
Which leads me to believe that the majority of dry cleaners are shady.
(And a word to the wise… NEVER trust Yahoo Local. These businesses had written a ton of their own reviews, and when I gave honest reviews on bad service, they actually contacted Yahoo and had them removed – this included the good ones as well. Then, the businesses start all over… posting positive reviews about their business/service. You simply cannot win)
It may cost a lot… but until I find a reputable dry cleaner… new clothes it will be.
I rank’em by cost and the work they do. I find 1-2 and work w/them.
For a majority of “work/office” clothes, conventional wisdom says that you don’t wash them or even dry clean them after every wear, unless needed. And if you’re working that hard in “work” clothes, then you can prolly afford to replace them anyways lol.
TRA – damn, man. I hate getting got too. Beef with The Dry Cleaner Illuminati. Sounds like inspiration for a great dis track, lol
I don’t understand #3. I just put em in
Translation = put the water & detergent in before your clothes. Or, as noted, let your lady handle it.
Dryell….crack…
Anonymous is right. Jeans are the only things that still look right after being washed.
@ micAh!
I bought some Dryel and it does work well.
But two things:
1. It shrunk my tees just a bit (yes, I measured them before they went in… and after they came out as a test).
2. Watch using Dryel on your white clothing. It sometimes leaves stains here and there (it has done this too many times for me to use it on white clothes any further).
*Bonus*
3. Thanks for the reminder – I still have some sheets left!
Other than the above, I do recommend it. Smell is a little perfume like and strong for a minute… but it does indeed work (and keeps your clothes looking new – number one perk).
Good cleaners are hard to find, but don’t let one bad apple lead you to believe that none can be trusted.
The Leading Cleaners International is a resource worth checking out.