Garment Care Tips

Heads up is an online publication that is delivered to us from the Dry Cleaning and Laundry Institute.

This email is sent to Ideal Troy Cleaners to inform Dry Cleaners all over the United States of “problem" garments. Theses may have garments may have incorrect care labels in them or other problems regarding cleaning.

Some of which are unable to be cleaned due to the quality of construction of the item in question.

Lands' End RN#: 62830

Monday, December 7, 2009
The garment: A blue cotton pinpoint oxford man's dress shirt. The care label states: "machine wash warm-no chlorine bleach-tumble dry low & remove promptly-press damp with steam iron or professionally launder" with corresponding International code symbols clearly displayed. The symbols also indicate that the shirt can be drycleaned. Read More

JOVANI RN#: 81120

Monday, December 7, 2009
The garment: A yellow silk dress with a black pleated sash around the waist. The care label states: "dry clean-do not iron directly on beads or sequins" with no International code symbols. Read More

VINTAGE SILK - RN#95743

Friday, December 4, 2009
The garment: A red silk shirt with ivory vertical stripes down the front. The care label states: "hand wash cold-do not bleach-tumble dry low-warm iron or best results dryclean" with no International code symbols. Read More

Talbots CA#: 23147

Thursday, November 5, 2009
The garment: A ladies black cotton, polyester & spandex all-weather coat. The care label states: "dry clean" with no International code symbols. Read More
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