She's great at what she does. She can do what another dry cleaners nearby can't: clean a wool, leather, nylon combo coat and an Indian saree with sequins. I went to her maybe five times total. I'm giving her less than 5 stars because I think she financially took advantage of me.
The first 2 times I went, I had 2 Burberry coats cleaned: one puffer Burberry coat and one wool, leather, nylon Burberry coat. For the 1st coat, she said it was $35 and said I could pay later when I pick it up, which I did. For the 2nd coat, she said she's not sure what to charge me because it'll depend on some things. When I picked it up, she asked if $85 was okay because it was high. I said yes and paid for it.
The 3rd time I went, I had slacks hemmed. She noticed my LV bag and commented on it. She talked about how she had Chanel, LV, Burberry, etc. bags and clothes. She asked me where I lived and made comments about how expensive the area was and asked if I lived alone and where my family lived. It's as if she was (financially) measuring me up. She didn't give me a price and said I can pay later, which I did. I don't remember how much I paid. I just know she seemed to withhold the price until after she's done the work.
The 4th time I came, I had the purple fabric from my picture shortened by maybe 2 inches max. She looked at my LV bag again. This time, she asked me what my job was, where I was from, and if I had family in the area. Again, she didn't give me a price and said she'd think about it and call me with a price later. She called and left a message asking me to pay $30 in cash. I brought the cash for the 5th time I went...
The 5th and final time I went, I brought the white and yellow cotton fabric from my picture on Yelp and asked her to cut and hem them. I bought them from Michael's, and they were each 2 yards long. She said she will give me a price for all three fabrics and that I didn't need to pay for the purple until later.
For the white and yellow fabrics, they were each 2 yards long and freshly cut at Michael's and only needed to be shortened and hemmed. The yellow one needed to be shortened the most. She asked for $160 for all the fabrics. When I asked around, everyone from friends to dry cleaners said I paid too much and she was taking advantage of me.
I didn't want to go back ever again, but then I had an Indian saree that needed to be cleaned after attending a wedding. I went to two dry cleaners before I came back here. Both of those places said they couldn't clean it due to the sequins. So I went to her again, and again she wanted to charge me about $100. I said okay, but then when I called my sister a min. later, she said it was only like $7 at ZIPS. My sister has the same dress but in a different color. She said the sequins came out fine and they did a great job.
I immediately walked back in and told the owner that I'd like my dress back. She bent over the counter and clung onto my dress, like she was protecting a pet. She said "Noo... is it because it's too expensive? Okay! How about $50?" I said, "No, I don't need to clean it anymore." She said, "It's okay.. you can tell me. What's your price?" I was appalled with how quickly she went from $100 to $50. That right there told me all I needed to know. I told her my sister paid $7 at ZIPS. She said that's impossible and that's too low. She asked me if I would do it for $30 or something. At that point, I was pissed. So she was going to profit by $70 off of me?
I never went back since. She's nice. She's great at her job. She just might hustle you lol. read more