Ok, ok, ok. First off, this is not a political entry. I really don't care if you are for or against the recently passed health care bill. I am hoping that we can move on and US Government will have the time to address another serious issue plaguing this great country:
As I have mentioned in a previous post, I've been dressing somewhat better these last few years. With dressing better, comes the responsibility of taking better care of my better clothes.
Let me state, for the record, I don't mind ironing. That does not, in any way, indicate that I love the task either.
So, enough banter. Here is the issue: I have purchased quite a few dress shirts in the last couple of years. I've been able to purchase some major label, high ticket shirts at amazingly low prices. I've also picked up some generic 'store brand' shirts.
As I was doing laundry earlier today, I noticed that the shirts that were originally the highest priced of the lot came out of the drier (still damp) with the most wrinkles. Two of these had 'wrinkle free' on their labels.You guessed it, these two were the most wrinkled.
Ironically, the two house brand Target shirts in the same load came out nearly wrinkle free. And for the record, they did NOT have any mention of being wrinkle free/resistant on the label.
This is not the first time I've noticed this. In my collection, without fail, the shirts with the highest retail prices wash up consistently more wrinkled and require the most ironing attention. The majority of them claim to be 'wrinkle free'.
This is an injustice. Congress, Mr President, are you listening? There needs to be some uniform labeling laws enacted to ensure such wrinkle free claims do indeed equate to wrinkle free shirts.
Thank you for your time. -jc
THE WRINKLE FREE SHIRT ISSUE
As I have mentioned in a previous post, I've been dressing somewhat better these last few years. With dressing better, comes the responsibility of taking better care of my better clothes.
Let me state, for the record, I don't mind ironing. That does not, in any way, indicate that I love the task either.
So, enough banter. Here is the issue: I have purchased quite a few dress shirts in the last couple of years. I've been able to purchase some major label, high ticket shirts at amazingly low prices. I've also picked up some generic 'store brand' shirts.
As I was doing laundry earlier today, I noticed that the shirts that were originally the highest priced of the lot came out of the drier (still damp) with the most wrinkles. Two of these had 'wrinkle free' on their labels.You guessed it, these two were the most wrinkled.
Ironically, the two house brand Target shirts in the same load came out nearly wrinkle free. And for the record, they did NOT have any mention of being wrinkle free/resistant on the label.
This is not the first time I've noticed this. In my collection, without fail, the shirts with the highest retail prices wash up consistently more wrinkled and require the most ironing attention. The majority of them claim to be 'wrinkle free'.
This is an injustice. Congress, Mr President, are you listening? There needs to be some uniform labeling laws enacted to ensure such wrinkle free claims do indeed equate to wrinkle free shirts.
Thank you for your time. -jc
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