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Perchloroethylene is used by almost every dry cleaner in the United States.

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Good thing we don't use toluene in dry cleaning then!

Who still uses a dry cleaner?

I'm not spending time to wash, dry and iron 30 shirts. I'd rather pay $70 at the dry cleaners, once in a while. Now that cancerogenic substance is an interesting topic. I'll have to ask about it the next time I go there.

I'm sure they will be up on the science.

Washing - drying 1 or 30 shirts is only one load. The time to pull out a board and iron 30 shirts is less than the time to load them up drive to a place and repeat when you pick them up.

Some people love ironing. My brother irons while he watches baseball. He says it's Zen for him. I myself hate ironing. I used to stop by his place with my shirts and he'd iron them for me.

The best are those hanging steamer/dryer closets. Fancy stuff though.

Should I do this before or after mowing the lawn, general home maintenance, vacuuming, cleaning, shopping, cooking, showering. Mending work clothes (metal fabrication workshop is hard on work clothes). What am I complaining about, I don't even have children.

Or do you mind if I outsource some of these things occasionally?

No you can't do any of those things because you spent your time/energy at the drycleaner. Outsource only if it saves you time.

It would take me longer to properly iron just one shirt than to drop them all off at the cleaner.

I mean you could pay for a "wet" cleaner. It doesn't sound like your shirts need dry.

I dry clean my suits. I thought that was the only way to clean them... am I missing something?

What are you supposed to do with clothes that say "dry clean only"? Why are there still like 2 dry cleaners per every square city block in NYC? Are these just money laundering operations?

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