For A Shirt! Ridiculous

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For a shirt! Ridiculous Jan 17, 2008
Champion Cleaners charges 11 AED to wash and press a shirt. I think it's ridiculous.

In January 2006 the price jumped from 5 AED to 7 AED and in 2007 it went to 9 AED, now it costs 11 AED to wash and press a shirt!

I usually do not pay attention to those things but it so happens that before I went on holiday I took 20 shirts to the cleaners and when the bill came to AED 220 I inquired and they said "it's 11 per shirt - price went up". I usually have suits, ties, shirts mixed in so it is not easy to figure out...

11 AED is equal to over $3.00 per shirt where they are paying people way less than $1 an hour (in which time a person can wash and press scores of shirts)...

*Note: buy iron*

Time to get the F^%$ out...

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Jan 17, 2008
You just notice it man? Drycleaning is very expensive in Dubai.
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Jan 17, 2008
With 220 AED you could have bought a decent iron. :!:
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Jan 17, 2008
Dubaidude007 wrote:You just notice it man? Drycleaning is very expensive in Dubai.


No it's not... or at least it wasn't.

Something that costs 44 dirhams here costs $25 in Australia (80 dirhams).

The devil is in the detail though, some things are getting expensive.
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Jan 17, 2008
Concord stop being like south east asian , who travel one extra miles to buy cheap potato.
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HP wrote:Concord stop being like south east asian , who travel one extra miles to buy cheap potato.



Conc's still trying to find a boat to take him there......can you len him your rickshaw..HP.. :wink:
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Jan 17, 2008
HP wrote:Concord stop being like south east asian , who travel one extra miles to buy cheap potato.


You mean noone does that anymore? :cry:
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Jan 17, 2008
HP wrote:Concord stop being like south east asian , who travel one extra miles to buy cheap potato.


Well they must do it for the excersice. I don't exercise.
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Jan 17, 2008
i just can't believe ur complainin that its cost a quid to get a shirt done, in the UK you be looking at at least a fiver
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Jan 17, 2008
Buy washing machine.
Wash clothes.
Dry clothes.
Put clothes in big plastic bag.
Take to small Indian laundry nearby.

Pay 50fils per item to have them ironed. Collect when ready.

:D :D :D

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Dubai Knight wrote:Buy washing machine.
Wash clothes.
Dry clothes.
Put clothes in big plastic bag.
Take to small Indian laundry nearby.

Pay 50fils per item to have them ironed. Collect when ready.

:D :D :D

Knight


Not all of us have small Indian laundries nearby.

I wash and iron most of my shirts, but occasionally if I'm having a cbf week I'll take them to the cleaner for the full service.
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Jan 17, 2008
^ian^ wrote:
Dubai Knight wrote:Buy washing machine.
Wash clothes.
Dry clothes.
Put clothes in big plastic bag.
Take to small Indian laundry nearby.

Pay 50fils per item to have them ironed. Collect when ready.

:D :D :D

Knight


Not all of us have small Indian laundries nearby.

I wash and iron most of my shirts, but occasionally if I'm having a cbf week I'll take them to the cleaner for the full service.


They are everywhere, sure you can find one if you look.

But then you live in 'New' Dubai, so no old places there they can set up in.

:( :( :(

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Jan 17, 2008
What happened to the good ol' days when you just do the washing and ironing yourself? :shock:

There are a few small Indian laundries along beach road that aren't too bad and do a decent. They are a bit cheaper than Champion. Only tried the dry cleaning and not the wash/iron option though.
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Jan 17, 2008
11 dhs a shirt is cheap compared to the average Dry cleaners in UK. General price around 28dhs London price around 42dhs.
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arniegang wrote:11 dhs a shirt is cheap compared to the average Dry cleaners in UK. General price around 28dhs London price around 42dhs.


3 years ago I used to get Wash & Iron, pick-up and delivery for AED 3.00 per shirt.
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Jan 17, 2008
five star still do it for 5 pick up and deliver ...... well at least they did until Dec. ... :? this month i had nothing so far... always take about 30 to 40 shirts away at once
try them .... => YP
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M! wrote:five star still do it for 5 pick up and deliver ...... well at least they did until Dec. ... :? this month i had nothing so far... always take about 30 to 40 shirts away at once
try them .... => YP


where is fice star mate?

i am on the lookout for laundry rates like these, if you guys know of any,, say in beach road would be a great help, thanks
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Jan 17, 2008
I still pay abt 3 dhs for a shirt. dry clean - iron pick up n delivery.. ofcourse i live in the old n busy parts of dubai.. bur dubai..
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Jan 17, 2008
I still think 50 fils is expensive!

8) 8) 8)

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Jan 18, 2008
Dubai Knight wrote:I still think 50 fils is expensive!

8) 8) 8)

Knight


tru dat. u can, like, get a plastic cup of tea in ajman for that much.
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Jan 18, 2008
Stop moaning for goodness, sake, wash and iron you own damn shirts, really it's not that hard, and actually quite theraputic.
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Jan 18, 2008
Chocoholic wrote:Stop moaning for goodness, sake, wash and iron you own damn shirts, really it's not that hard, and actually quite theraputic.


For once, I agree with her (although not 10% on the therapeutic part). It's not like any of you had maids and Indians to do your dirty work for you back in jolly old Queen's country.
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Chocoholic wrote:Stop moaning for goodness, sake, wash and iron you own damn shirts, really it's not that hard, and actually quite theraputic.


dont have a washing machine.. not that ..cant afford to buy one.. but dont have enough space to keep it.. Even if it can b kept somewhere.. there'd b no palce to hang all the clothes for drying..
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Jan 19, 2008
It Seems Inflation Is Very High In Dubai.

I Would Do It Myself Instead Paying That.
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