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Dry cleaning a comforter?
We have a king size down comforter on our bed that needs cleaned bad. I ordered a duvet cover (its just a plain comforter right now) so I'll be able to wash that in the future but want to get the comforter cleaned first.
I called Max I Walker and it is $60 to clean! She said I could do it at home but we have a really old washer that came with the house and i'm sure this wouldn't fit in it.
Any recs for a cheaper dry cleaner?
Re: Dry cleaning a comforter?
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We have been using comforters with duvets for 10 years... ever since I lived in Scotland where that's all they use. Love love love them and will never go back to regular comforters. We use ours 12 months a year...
And we have king-sized beds.
DON'T PAY TO HAVE THE COMFORTER DRYCLEANED!
Go to a luandromat and use one of the super big machines that costs about $3.00 in quarters. Then put it in the laundormat dryer (read labels, but we have down comforters and they come out just fine. Some of our comforters say to use less detergent than normal.) If you have a clean tennis ball, add that to the dryer to fluff stuff up more (not a requirement).
Take your pillows, sleeping bags, and other big stuff while you're at it.
I go to the laundromat about 3 times a year and LOVE doing all of that big stuff at once.
Sara
There's a laundromat that I go to on Millard Avenue (?), next to a donut shop by Hobby Lobby off Q Street. The machine I use is about 4 times the size of a normal one, or twice the size of an industrial one. I think there are about 10 industrial sized ones, and about 6 of the super huge ones (plus rows of normal sized ones). It works really well for comforters, maybe try that?
I do wonder how hot the water is, and if the comforters reach sanitization level (whatever that is)... so I see what you mean.
This is who we've used before, it's cheap and it is on site, so the turn around time is great. I can't remember the name either, and a search is failing me right now.
I've always washed ours in our front load washer and dryer.
ETA: It's this one if it makes a difference:
http://tinyurl.com/3t4r5mj
TTC #1 since 08/11 IUI#2 = BFP!
Key cleaners? 63 and Military. Otherwise there is a Max I Walker on Maple but I'm sure they are all the same price. I'll call them to see otherwise I might hit up a laundrymat in west O.