Pressing pants

[backhoeboogie]

Mom used to take our jeans to the cleaners to get them pressed when they were new. You take them off the line our out of the dryer, put the creases together, and they are a piece of cake to hang on a clothes hanger henceforth.

What has happened? You take new jeans to the cleaners now and they press them all skewed. Creases through the back pockets and the press seams come up the inside of your legs. They'll never be right!

Bought two new pair of Wranglers last week. Boss lady took them to the cleaners. When I picked them up they were all wrong again. The lady tells me, "You guys..." and I said stop right there. That's all I need to hear. You're a yankee. Then she goes on and commences to tell me they are blue jeans. Well hades yes they are. I am paying the same amount of nickels as if they were my dress pants and I expect them to be pressed just like that. I don't want the press lines coming up the inside of my legs. Tossed them in the trash can on the way out just to make a point. :mad:

Second time this has happened. The first time another place laundried them again and repressed them giving me two creases :D Once they are ruined, they are ruined. Could have kept them for trash pants but I have plenty of those already.

 

[jw]

You answered your own question.

"What has happened?" "You're a yankee."(refering to the lady of course, not you)

 

[1982vett]

I've seen a lot of seams on jeans that twist around to the front of the leg. Don't see how you could put a straight crease in those when the pant leg seams corkscrew around your leg.

 

[TexasBred]

Must just be the folks doing the pressing and not taking much pride in the work they turn out. I'd find me a new laundry...Mine are straight.

 

[3waycross]

Must just be the folks doing the pressing and not taking much pride in the work they turn out. I'd find me a new laundry...Mine are straight.

When I was a kid my Grandma taught me how to crease my own pants and cook a little. She said if I knew how to do for myself I might not marry the first girl I met who could cook an egg. I'd be lyin if I said I do most of my own now but I sure can and will if the wife doesn't have time.

BTW Grandma was a pretty smart woman, I am glad I listened to her.

 

[TexasBred]

Must just be the folks doing the pressing and not taking much pride in the work they turn out. I'd find me a new laundry...Mine are straight.

When I was a kid my Grandma taught me how to crease my own pants and cook a little. She said if I knew how to do for myself I might not marry the first girl I met who could cook an egg. I'd be lyin if I said I do most of my own now but I sure can and will if the wife doesn't have time.

BTW Grandma was a pretty smart woman, I am glad I listened to her.

But your first thought was "Grandma....pressing and cooking never crossed my mind when I was searching out my wife". :cowboy:

 

[3waycross]

Yep, I married a gorgeous Blond with big blue eyes and great big hooters, who couldn't cook a thing. :cowboy:

 

[Running Arrow Bill]

I keep one pair of Wranglers that are medium starch and pressed by a laundry... $3.50 ...just in case I have to wear "Sunday Clothes" somewhere...very rarely.

The rest of mine, they are washed at home, hung on clothesline so that "natural" creases occur. (Shirts too).... ;-) Save a lot of money this way!

Don't think our cows or local merchants could care whether or not my pants are pressed or not... they just want our money...lol.

Now, on the other hand, several years ago we had this local Vet...he retired...finally! At any rate, he always worked on cattle on "Laundry Pressed, Starched, Creased" shirts and Wranglers...even when preg checking...go figure... Expensive behavior for doing dirty work...lol.

 

[Jogeephus]

Man ya'll are a spiffy bunch. You don't even want to see my rags. I don't think I have anything with a crease in it. As for dry cleaners, I went in one the other day to pick up a bedspread that they removed some greese stains. $20! (in the future I've decided its cheaper and best for my marriage not to sneek a nap after working on a tractor)

 

[Angus Cowman]

for over almost 30 yrs I never wore a pair of Jeans or a shirt( I seldom wear a short sleeved shirt) that wasn't pressed and starched extra heavy,
has only been the last few yrs since the wife has quit working on a day job to work with me has she quit pressing and ironing my clothes ,she still does my sunday go to meetin jeans

also your clothes will last alot longer and stay looking new longer if they are starched as the dirt and grease doesn't penetrate the material and washes right of

and yes I can press and starch my own jeans if I have to,I did it when I was single when I had to. when i got married I was sending them out to be done and the new wife said that was a waste of money so I told her ok she could do them and she did

 

[backhoeboogie]

also your clothes will last alot longer and stay looking new longer if they are starched as the dirt and grease doesn't penetrate the material and washes right of

I have heard that from a lot of welders.

Mine usually just get that initial press. Then they do fine.

 

[Caustic Burno]

My wardrobe changes only by the color of suspenders for the day, khaki shirts and blue jeans thats it. All shirts must have two front pockets and be perma press( except for welding) jeans must have working watch pocket, not one like on Wranglers were you need to attach a log chain to retrieve your Hamilton or Ball pocket watch.
After that I am pretty easy to please.

 

[TSR]

Mom used to take our jeans to the cleaners to get them pressed when they were new. You take them off the line our out of the dryer, put the creases together, and they are a piece of cake to hang on a clothes hanger henceforth.

What has happened? You take new jeans to the cleaners now and they press them all skewed. Creases through the back pockets and the press seams come up the inside of your legs. They'll never be right!

Bought two new pair of Wranglers last week. Boss lady took them to the cleaners. When I picked them up they were all wrong again. The lady tells me, "You guys..." and I said stop right there. That's all I need to hear. You're a yankee. Then she goes on and commences to tell me they are blue jeans. Well hades yes they are. I am paying the same amount of nickels as if they were my dress pants and I expect them to be pressed just like that. I don't want the press lines coming up the inside of my legs. Tossed them in the trash can on the way out just to make a point. :mad:

Second time this has happened. The first time another place laundried them again and repressed them giving me two creases :D Once they are ruined, they are ruined. Could have kept them for trash pants but I have plenty of those already.

Shoot I'm lucky just to have a pair washed and ready by the time what I'm wearing is dirty. How did you want the crease, right up the middle of each leg over the top of your knee? Thats how I see some people do it that wear wranglers.

 

[TexasBred]

Man ya'll are a spiffy bunch. You don't even want to see my rags. I don't think I have anything with a crease in it. As for dry cleaners, I went in one the other day to pick up a bedspread that they removed some greese stains. $20! (in the future I've decided its cheaper and best for my marriage not to sneek a nap after working on a tractor)

Jogee...5 bucks here for a pair of jeans....A guy could skip 4 cleanings and pressings and afford a new pair of jeans. I wear mine starched and pressed tho...same size i wore in high school....I just keep pushin 'em down lower and lower in the front.....can't even see my big old shiny belt buckle anymore.

 

[Jogeephus]

Man ya'll are a spiffy bunch. You don't even want to see my rags. I don't think I have anything with a crease in it. As for dry cleaners, I went in one the other day to pick up a bedspread that they removed some greese stains. $20! (in the future I've decided its cheaper and best for my marriage not to sneek a nap after working on a tractor)

Jogee...5 bucks here for a pair of jeans....A guy could skip 4 cleanings and pressings and afford a new pair of jeans. I wear mine starched and pressed tho...same size i wore in high school....I just keep pushin 'em down lower and lower in the front.....can't even see my big old shiny belt buckle anymore.

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2: Don't want to sound like I'm knocking anyone for starching and creasing their clothes. I used to have to wear them heavily starched and pressed and found them extremely hot and uncomfortable. Now that I have freedom of choice I choose comfort over anything else. I also stay clear of brass and you won't find one tin of Kiwi shoe polish in my home. I'd rather be hung by my toes and beaten with a wet carp before I ever polish another pair of shoes.

 

[TexasBred]

Jogee...I know what you mean about the Brasso and Kiwi...I must have licked a thousand old soft teeshirts wrapped around my finger puttin' that shine where it had to be. Same for the brasso.. removing "maidenhead" (how long since you heard that) off new brass was about as tough.

 

[Jogeephus]

They are both vile substances that have no place in my life. Oh, the hours wasted. :lol2: