Comments on: Can dry cleaning shrink clothes?

By: Darrell New

Darrell New — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:08:15 +0000

It does sound like the cleaner may have laundered your pants, but if they did, it was most likely intentional. Water based stains do not come out in dry cleaning very easily. To remove a water based stain, the garment must either be laundered or pre-treated with a water based stain remover prior to dry cleaning. If not all of the stain remover is removed from the fabric prior to dry cleaning, the residual moisture can cause fabric damage, dye loss, or shrinking. Regardless of what actually happened, the cleaner appears to be admitting that his efforts to remove the stain resulted in shrinking. So, he should accept at least partial responsibility and offer you a store credit. If you like, I can send you a Claim Form that you can complete and submit to the cleaner.

By: Bonnie Mikesell

Bonnie Mikesell — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:33:33 +0000

I took a pair of expensive white pants to the cleaners and they shrunk. These pants have been dry cleaned several times and I never had a problem. I was told there was a yellow stain and in trying to remove it they have to dry clean several times and that caused them to shrink. They were a bleached white look. I had bought two pair of these pants at the same tim so I was able to compare. Is he being honest with me or did they lander them by mistake?

By: John

John — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:38:41 +0000

Thanks for the great info..