How to handle a dry cleaning problem?

lykaon78

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Sep 5, 2001
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Picked up my leather coat today at the dry cleaner and it wasn't clean, Here is the situation:

I'll start with my mistake,

I hand my ticket to one lady and while she goes and gets my coat, I pay another (about $35).

I get my coat back as the second lady hands me my change.

While I am still in the store, I examine my coat. And honestly, if it wasn't for the ID labels that were pinned to my coat, I would have never of known that my coat was cleaned at all. I pointed out the two most glaring spots on the coat, its a black leather coat and the spots are mostly just white dirt spots.

The first thing the lady says is, 'Whats wrong'. I reply 'the coat wasn't cleaned' She offers to send it back to their leather cleaner and I ask how long it was going to take. She tells me three to four weeks. Having already waited a month for my favorite coat in the middle in winter I wasn't willing to send it back so I asked for my money back. The lady acted confused and again offered to send it away. Frustrated I took my coat and my receipt and left.

Then I get home, and notice two more spots on the coat that were blatantly missed (for a total of four).

So now I need to decide on a course of action.

I was thinking a letter to the owner, threating a complaint to the Better Business Bureau if this problem isn't corrected.

I'd give them a week and then complain to the better business bureau.

I know its only thirty-five bucks but that's half my weekly budget.

Any other suggestions?
 

QTPie

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Dec 30, 2001
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"Any other suggestions?.....
She offers to send it back to their leather cleaner "