On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, I brought a 2' x 3' area rug to A-1 Dry Cleaner & Alterations. My husband and I purchased the rug from a local store, Past Basket, last year for $162. The rug is made by Dash & Albert and is called "Blue Moon." We decided to have the rug professionally cleaned for the first time because the rug was showing dirty areas in the middle of the rug, which is white and light blue. (We don't wear shoes in our house, so this was just normal wear.) Also, there were no stains on this newer rug. Please note the instructions on the back of the rug state to have it professionally dry cleaned only. On Wednesday, March 27th, my mother picked up the rug for me as we were out-of-town. On Sunday, March 31st we returned from our trip and saw the rug for the first time. I was horrified by the state of the rug. It was extremely discolored and there were pulled tufts of wool spread throughout the rug. The rug looked vastly different. It was ruined. The following day, Monday, April 1st, I brought the rug back to A-1 and voiced my grievances in detail. At the time, the A-1 employee who assisted me said he would give it to the company that picks up rugs (and perhaps other items) to see what they could do. This evening, April 10th, the owner contacted me for the first time. He was rude, argumentative and defensive from the get go. The owner admitted he never saw the rug when it was initially dropped off yet claimed it was "an older rug" and "it was very stained." Both are inaccurate and again, he admittedly never saw the rug. The owner is not willing to compensate us for the rug because he "doesn't think there's anything wrong with the rug" and we only spent $150 at A-1 during the last year. The owner said that if we were regular customers, he would "do something." That shouldn't matter. Frankly, I'm stunned by the owner's behavior. The age of the rug shouldn't matter, but it was newer. Nor should it matter how much money we've spent there. I also posted a complaint on Next Door Neighbor. I do not recommend using this dry cleaner! read more