3.25 stars
Big thanks to the friend who dropped off one bed bug in my couch, thus forcing me to clean my entire wardrobe of clothing. Besides the cleaning, etc of things, strangers coming in (and yes, they thought I was crazy, it was one bug. Really. But you can never be too safe) and spraying chemicals, it was the dilemma of where I what I was going to do with all of my coats.
I scoured the internets and found BBL. Now the reviews are great, but I'm a little cautious of them, considering none of these people have their pictures up and the style is the same, so I was really apprehensive about giving my priceless clothing to a stranger. I called Chris, who is really friendly and he emailed me a list of their services, which is less expensive than dropping them off at the cleaners and also less hassle, since they pick up and drop off anywhere.
Once he came to pick up the many bags of jackets, etc I was relieved, but still anxious because I technically just gave my clothes to a complete stranger. Trying not to freak out ( I did as much research as I could) I didn't find much info and thought, hey, if my stuff doesn't come back, it doesn't come back.
Although I was informed of the process and told that they also do laundry I guess my apprehension came from the lack of transparency, like where exactly where they located.
When the sprayings in my apt were done, I phoned Chris to let him know that I'd like to get my items back a few days after that. They are really great about drop off hours and he was able to drop off my items in the early evening. One bag had a lot of my coats neatly folded and stacked on top of each other, so I could tell they had at least been handled. My other items looked as if they were hurriedly shoved into a bag (noticeable since the neat bag had my last name and "1 bag" written on it. The charge wasn't much and he was able to use a Square to charge me, which was convenient.
Afterwards I told him that I was going to hang up my items, since everything was sprayed, said lone bug found, crisis averted. He warned me to wait a while, since you never know. I almost heeded his words until I turned over the second , rushed bag to find a huge hole in the bottom of it! I mean, what does it matter now? Sigh.
I'd recommend this service because it's affordable, but honestly you don't know what you're getting. How am I to know that my things weren't just put outside? Thank goodness my clothes didn't have any bb's on them. Also be sure to itemize what was sent, because they don't do it for you, so you won't know if things get mixed up or lost. Chris is very nice and from my hometown, so I hope they improve on their services because...well, we all know that this is a lucrative business! read more