Dry Clean at Home kits

Jan 8 13:53 UTC 2000

Has anyone else tried those "dry clean at home" kits?

What did you think?

I tried one and was amazed that it seemed to work!  It was a bit more hassle
to have to press my own, but the clothes came out smelling fresh and clean,
without that chemical scent I usually get from professionally dry-cleaned
clothes and the spot remover got out a several days old food stain ... and
at the price ($16 for 12 items) the price is wonderful!

The way it works:

You collect up four items to be cleaned, spot treat them with the enclosed
spot kit, and toss them into a velcro sealed bag.  Put the whole thing into
the drier, set the drier to run for 30 minutes, and walk away.  After 30
minutes, remove them from the bag and hand them up.  (They'll be warm and
slightly damp -- but even my angora sweaters didn't pill or shrink!)  In about
ten minutes, they're ready to press or wear!

No morelast minute runs to the dry cleaner to get that interview suit cleaned
before a meeting with little warning, no more spending Saturday (and half your
paycheck) getting everything cleaned halfway across town!

I'll stick with professionsal for things that get truly dirty or are large,
or really, really need to be pressed -- but this is a boon!