Pleated Skirt

**Derek** · 13th June 12, 09:43 PM

One of my Cilts was in desperate need of a dry clean. So I took it to the said shop and told I could pick it up in 48hrs. I duly did.
On arrival at the dry cleaners to collect it (cilted), the woman behind the desk shouts to another woman a bit back down the shop to go and get the 'gents pleated skirt'.
It arrived at the counter and I enquired how much I owed ... she looked at he neccessary sheet and said ' let me look a min ... a pleated skirt is £9.50'
I paid her and said thankyou and went on my way with my pleated skirt. Ah well ...
Cant win em' all eh!
Iechyd Da

Derek

**Muddy** · 13th June 12, 11:39 PM

Oh well. As long as they did a good job on it I guess eh?

**Steve Ashton** · 14th June 12, 02:24 AM

How much would they have charged you to clean a Cilt?

In my city it costs almost twice as much to dry clean a Kilt as it does a pleated skirt. Perhaps they were giving you a break on the price.

**cruiser348** · 14th June 12, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

How much would they have charged you to clean a Cilt?

In my city it costs almost twice as much to dry clean a Kilt as it does a pleated skirt. Perhaps they were giving you a break on the price.

That's how it is near me as well. A pleated skirt is $10 plus a pressing fee based on the number of pleats. A kilt falls under a category of "speciality garment" and costs $18 plus the same pressing fee.

**Derek** · 14th June 12, 03:35 AM

Guess I got away lucky with the price then ... for whatever reason ... phew!
Iechyd Da

Derek

**dea3369** · 14th June 12, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by cruiser348

That's how it is near me as well. A pleated skirt is $10 plus a pressing fee based on the number of pleats. A kilt falls under a category of "speciality garment" and costs $18 plus the same pressing fee.

***. With this addiction, you have to pinch pennies. So, you could get more kilts later.

BTW, is there a special place in Kettering where you take your kilt ... umm, pleated skirt to be dry-cleaned? I figure if they know how to handle your kilt, then they're one step above the other cleaners.

**McClef** · 14th June 12, 05:05 AM

I pay the same price for everything at the Johnston's dry cleaners I use when I visit my Mum - £9.50 and they call it a kilt.

I remember other cleaners in the past that priced it as a pleated skirt though.