Professional laundry services provide a practical solution to keep your garments fresh and clean. That way, you won’t have to deal with the trouble of washing, drying, and folding your own clothes. What does one have to do before turning over what’s to be washed to the shop? We’re outlining here the tips for sorting clothes and other things before sending your stuff to the cleaners.
1. Sort Your Laundry
Before handing over your clothes to a laundry service, categorize them correctly to prevent color bleeding and fabric damage. It’s also to ensure the best cleaning result.
- Fabric Type – Separate thick or sturdy garments from the delicates (silk, lace, chiffon, lingerie).
- Color – Whites and lights may be together. Darks can be bunched safely with vibrants that may bleed.
- Special Items – Suits, wool sweater, and silk blouses or heavily-stained items that require dry cleaning.
2. Empty Pockets
Check the pockets of your shirts, jackets, and slacks to make sure there’s nothing in them. Keys, pen, notes, and money tend to be forgotten in clothes that get sent for washing. They can cause stains on clothes, harm to the washing machine, or accidental income for somebody at the laundry shop.
3. Fasten Zippers and Buttons
There are a few easy actions you can take to keep your clothes from getting damaged. First, zip up your skirts, jackets, and pants to prevent the zipper teeth from catching on fabric. Button your blouses and shirts to protect their shape. Finally, fasten hooks on bras and other clothes with clasps so everything stays in place.
4. Turn Clothes Inside Out
Before the laundry pickup happens, flip your garments before packing them. It helps protect the way they look primarily. This keeps any stitching or embellishments intact, lessens friction that can cause pilling, and helps prevent the colors from fading.
5. Remove Excess Dirt
Shake out or brush off clothing coated in grass or mud. This simple step can help avoid clogging the washing machine and ensure that other clothes don’t get soiled as well. Give extremely dirty clothing a quick once-over before sending them off to the laundry shop.
6. Special Instructions
Guarantee that your clothes receive the treatment prescribed by the care labels. Tape or fasten with a safety pin on them cleaning instructions you’d want to highlight, like “Cold Wash Only,” Indicate the particular cleaning requirement of whichever clothing. To avoid confusion, put items that are for dry-cleaning in a different bag.
7. Keep a Laundry Inventory (Optional)
Note down how many shirts, pants, socks, and other items you’ve packed for the cleaners. Include in the list those you’ve sent with special instructions and which are for dry cleaning. You might as well put on paper those with pre-existing damage that needs your attention, such as a small tear or a loose button.
From Hamper to Pickup
Your garments will return fresh and in perfect shape if you prepare them properly for professional laundry.
Help in getting the best by following the tips for sorting clothes, emptying pockets, buttoning shirts, zipping up pants, turning everything inside out. Stick to these simple guidelines the next time you arrange a pickup with VIP Cleaners. Call 310-271-3088.
