Has anybody here seen Can't Buy Me Love? You know the part where Cindy Mancini goes to that party wearing the perfect silk outfit she "borrowed" from her mom and then some douchebag spills wine on it and the dry cleaner says it's going to cost a thousand dollars to get the stain out?
My experience at Alaska Vask & Rens was nothing like that. Except for the stain part. And the silk part.
Here's how it went. Had a party to celebrate my 30th birthday. Had this killer silk dress on (yes, it had pockets). Went to wash a couple dishes. Kitchen faucet had unpredictable water pressure and BAM, just like that, grease stains all over my awesome silk dress. Happy Birthday Indeed.
I get a discount on dry cleaning through my company if I am willing to abandon my belongings in the basement of our building and trust they'll come back eventually. I simply was not willing to take the risk this time. And so I found myself standing in Alaska Vask & Rens, justifying that it must be good if it's named after a state as beautiful as Alaska, probably with a pretty pathetic look of desperation on my face. I begged for them to try hard to remove the stains, and then bid godspeed to my silk and hoped for the best.
Listen you guys. Not only did the brave strong men of Alaska Vask & Rens get rid of the grease stains, they also got rid of some discoloration that had happened after a moisture incident while traveling in my suitcase a couple months ago. How thrilled am I? Pretty freakin' thrilled.
Moral of the story? I realize people rarely travel out of their way for dry cleaning. I don't either. But if you live in the area, and have some stained shirts or something, I HIGHLY recommend these guys. read more