Woolite Dry Cleaner's Secret Dry Cleaning Cloths, 14-Count Box
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Customer Reviews of Woolite Dry Cleaner's Secret Dry Cleaning Cloths, 14-Count Box
Customer Review: Woolite Dryer's Secret sheets worthwile but add a steamer
Summary: 4 Stars
Being skeptical and concerned for the safe handling, cleaning, and professional use of my handful of expensive office suits, I decided to order these Woolite brand "dry cleaning" sheets and give a try. One motivator was never having time it seems to get to a dry-cleaners shop often enough on my 13+ hour days with commutes and blow all that money on repeated dry cleans, knowing they may also dry-set in a stain or spot (if missed) and cause grief that way.
On arrival I tried these with wool trousers. I was skeptical and considered what could be the difference over regular dryer sheets but went ahead. As it turned out I found the following:
1) These sheets were moist and made short work of wiping out a few spots, and ready for the "dryer" approach
2) In the dryer I found my machine needs more like 30 minutes, mainly to get out more wrinkles
3) When done the clothes smelled and looked pretty nice, but do not expect this to take out any pilling or smooth the material (if needed) like a hard press/steam will do. But I have to say it was close.
4) All this was worth it but even with making CERTAIN to pull my clothes out the dryer ASAP when done, some wrinkles remain, and if the trousers were used for a full hot day, another step (as follows) is needed
5) We have a handy low-cost clothing steamer (bought locally about 30 bucks) and cranked that up. A few quick passes with the steamer and the wrinkles are gone. Also it really helps to steam out any areas you suspect may still be in need of sanitizing more. I found this works and knocks out any remaining odor or sense of use in the material.
All in all the steps above make this Woolite approach worth it most the time, and cuts down the need to run to the dry-clean shop by many trips. Also I try to keep one packet in my possession all-day in the event some spot shows up and I need a way to clean it off when away from home. Works good for that.
Customer Review: Neat idea and it works!
Summary: 4 Stars
I use these cleaning sheets ALL the time and they're great! They don't handle everything (suits needing pressing, special clothing such as coats or other items which really do need an occasional dry cleaning) BUT for daily clothing you wear regularly and want cleaned or freshened but wish to avoid shrinking, fading, or loss of sizing (all those darling cotton summer dresses and skirts, delicates in silk or linen, black jeans, nice tech clothing, mens' dressy shirts, etc.) - - this can't be beat.
Dry Cleaner's Secret is also extremely easy to use. No putting stuff in bags. Just place 7 or 8 clothing items directly in the dryer and throw in one sheet. Twenty minutes later, your clothes are fresh and clean. No ironing, just hang 'em up or fold - they come out pretty neat. (You can iron if you're into that sort of thing. I hate to iron!)
Beware: once a stain is "set", this product can't work miracles, so always take care of a stain immediately. While the directions say you can apply a moist Dry Cleaning sheet directly to a stain to lift it out before throwing an item in the dryer to dry clean, I've not had the best of luck with more difficult stains using that method.
SO, I wholeheartedly recommend one other product, which I guarantee you won't regret. It's the Tide Bleach Pen. I keep one in my makeup bag at all times. It's saved my clothing more times than I can count. Just apply immediately after stains occur, and most will lift right out of the cloth before your eyes, and fast. Works on colors or light/white clothing. I've successfully removed ink, grass, wine, and food stains.
I love it when I find products which actually make my life easier!
Customer Review: Dry Cleaner's Secret saves me a small fortune!
Summary: 5 Stars
I work in a Manhattan office and wear dry clean only clothing almost every day. My bills would be immense without this stuff! It rocks. Seriously. I mean how often do people gush about a laundry product?
This has no bags or expensive starter kits like with Dryel. You get a bunch of sheets saturated with cleaner, like thick damp dryer sheets.
You dab off any small smudges, then toss 4-5 pieces of similar colored clothing in the dryer for half an hour with the cleaning sheet.
Hang your clothes up overnight (or for a few minutes if you're like me and end up doing it in the morning!) and they look smooth and reshaped, and smell fresh.
Works great for anything that isn't actually grimy, just out of shape or wrinkled. Now I take my garments to the real dry cleaner every three or four wearings. My job requires a neat and professional appearance, and this stuff does the trick!
Besides the obvious savings, it's less time spent going to the dry cleaner. I buy clothes without fear of the time and expense of cleaning them. And if I want to wear my favorite skirt on a whim, I can. I don't have to wait until I have time to get it to the cleaner.
Obviously, use your common sense. Badly stained or sweaty garments won't work. And if you have a super expensive power suit, take it to an expensive cleaner.
But if your moderately priced dry clean clothing often ends up wrinkled but basically clean, buy this and save. It's never ruined or even damaged an article of my clothing, and for what I'm saving, I could replace the occasional garment if it ever did.
Customer Review: Use with caution
Summary: 4 Stars
I used these dry cleaner sheets to save me the trouble of going to the cleaners. I am the type of person who is weary of things that require maintenance, and going to the dry cleaners for a pair of pants is one of those things. So I purchased these cleaner sheets. The pants I am referring to had a very faint mild stain on them. The instructions on the cleaner sheets say to wipe the area using one of the dryer sheet (which are quite damp with some sort of oily liquid), and then place in the dryer for 20 minutes.
So I did and the pants came out with a stain from the oily liquid on the dryer sheet. The stain from the dryer sheet was also faint, but I could see it. It did not ruin the pants, however, it did take some time to go away.
I also use these sheets for a bed set I have which are dry clean only. Overall, the sheets smell very good. The smell is a little overpowering though, but at least it smells good.
I recommend these dryer sheets because they save you a try to the cleaners and they smell pretty good, but I do not recommend using them on stains as the instructions suggest. If you have any stains I'd say its time to bring your clothing to the cleaners. Otherwise, for a routine clean and freshening up, I do recommend using this product.
Customer Review: Easy and effective for some dry-cleaning items
Summary: 5 Stars
Let's be honest- Professionally dry-cleaned clothes are nicely ironed and spotless. Nothing is going to beat that with any easy-to-use products like this. That being said, the clothes do come out of the dryer as well as it advertised.
"* Helps to freshen your clothing and remove small spots at a fraction of the cost of professional dry cleaning
* Clean a pair of slacks three or four times without losing the crease
* Find clothes ready to wear; no need to iron
* Effective in removing oil-based stains such as mayonnaise, salad dressing and make-up "
I threw in many skirts, dresses and some sweaters with the sheets. They all came out feeling very soft and smelling fresh. Some of my dresses came out without losing their original creases.
As some required some spot cleaning by hand, the sheet did help remove those dirty spots.
Any dresses or blouses for professional dry clean costs at least $5.00 (in my area). With some self-spot-cleaning and the help of the sheet, it does save me a lot of money.