I agree with you. Dry cleaning and laundry services are horrific here. I had to go so far to buy a couple of back-up suits that can now be handed in to the dry cleaner several months in advance so that they can schedule thier workload months in advance and my own proper steam iron (gasp) so that I can press my own suits and shirts.
I think sometimes there are problems with exhausting the cleaning fumes from the machines safely. I think some cleaners send their stuff away to cleaners on industrial sites.
By the way, Coop accept clothes for cleaning, probably takes a week though!
In Basel... on Sempacherstrasse by the station there's a small dry-cleaning service. The usually turn around time is 2-3 days. It is run by a nice lady, who is one of those people who remembers your name and what you left to be dry cleaned as you walk into the store.
As they do everything on site, I reckon you could have it done faster if you asked. Wouldn't like to think what it'd cost though...
Next time LiB, check & ask before you come to Basel.
wednesday is probably the day, since otherwise, it is cheaper and quicker to fly to hong kong and get a new suit tailored rather than have it dry cleaned in switzerland.
yes, complete and utter BS isn't it??? Back in the US I used to drop off my clothes routinely to be cleaned and I didn't ask for anything back for at least 2 days, thinking I'm doing a favor for them and myself by not being too demanding... then I don't end up with missing items or weird stains or bizarre wrinkles... and it worked out well, and it was affordable.
But here... any cleaner you walk into, you have to wait a week, minimum, to get anything back, and it costs a small fortune. Utter BS.
With the costs of an iron being that of a major appliance on top of an ironing board and having to have the talent and skill to actually know how to do it... well... let's just say I wish I had to wear a polyester uniform.
No homo meaning that his tie doesn't match his shirt? Or that his belt, shoes and socks don't match anything about the suit? I mean, seriously... straight men really are bad at dressing themselves...
This reminds me of the "fight" I had with hubby to get him to buy (and wear) some dress shoes along with black socks to wear along with his black suit. I'm not quite sure how his mother got him to get a suit in the first place though, the socks and shoes were tough enough! (I'm still working on him about a tie though )
Just to make you jealous, (and slightly OT) a few weeks back I was in Edinburgh for a few days so decided to go to Moss Bros on George Street to buy myself a new Whistle.
The jacket fitted alright but yours truly being a short@rse the trousers needed taking up a bit. The assistant (suits you Sir etc etc) said they could do the alteration - I said I'm leaving in 2 days - he said no bother, it'll be ready by lunchtime tomorrow.
So I got a new Bowl, trousers altered, a posh bag to carry it in and service with a smile for just over 300 quid.
In the good ol' USA, there are companies that pick up the dry cleaning from your office in the morning and drop it back off to you by 5 pm. Same thing with washing your car.
I guess in Switzerland, they have to get it back to you by 3:30 pm to beat rush hour traffic. (ducks)