Posted on 08/03/2019 4:43:09 PM PDT by SamAdams76
Always they ask me when I go to Dry Cleaners.
Do I want then starched or not?
It’s Sam.
I mean, that Q guy and his ufo stuff . . . Just off the top of my head. Infinitely more stupid.
I just posted one that is even more stupider.
LOL!!!!
They went the way of the knee high panty hose in Walmart. . .just can’t find one.
Of course you can’t. They sell them in pairs.
When I worked, 100% cotton, starched shirts and always with a t-shirt underneath. The only way to look sharp and professional IMHO.
I starched and ironed my own shirts, too. Did them on Sunday evening while watching TV. I’m too cheap to have paid for the cleaners to do them - and, the shirts lasted significantly longer when done at home.
I have shirts from the early 90s that I still wear. Sentimental value. I am a man BTW.
I send clothes to the cleaners twice a month.
Look sharp - be sharp.
I’m a woman BTW but I’d suggest this generally. I like to keep my clothes a looong time.
Just a thought
Pick 2 shirts of same fabric, starch 1 and no starch the other and decide which one works for you.
Heavy starch for me, all the time.
now it’s not even the stupidest post in this thread.
Wound my heart with monotonous languor!
I go for the wrinkled look. It goes with the face.
I used to get ‘light starch’ - it’s just right. Husband works at home now.
Use medium starch on collars. Some folks get skin irritations over time with high starch...selective, starched collars are a must for a nice crisp look
Get one with, and one without— then decide for yourself which you like better.
( how about a donation to the FReepathon, FReepers? We NEED this site!!)
Everybody should do same. Well, at least $5 monthly. If every Freeper did even that - no more Freepathons!
Almost all commercial cleaners use synthetic starch, which is essentially PVC glue, because it’s a lot cheaper than natural starch.
Synthetic starch don’t wash out easily so it builds up on your shirts. These layers collect dirt and sweat.
More importantly, most commercial cleaners use ironing machines. Cleaners take a damp shirt and “smash” it between two hot metal plates. The heat will cause the built up fibers to break after 6 to 10 washings.
If you are going to starch, use natural starches such as Argo which is primarily corn starch and hand iron.
You can always make your own starch liquid with vodka and corn starch. The vodka evaporates and doesn’t leave a residue like you do with water.
Now we’re talking. Maybe just a little more...
Do guys have their shirts dry cleaned then starched?
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