Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1240 times:
Here is the story. Monday, I went to do laundry at a laundry-mat. I pull my whites out and there is stains all over my clothes. My whites mostly consisted of dress shirts and socks. There was grease in the dryer left behind. The dryer looked normal to me. 5 shirts were ruined. 2 of which were brand new. The laundry mat refuses to cooperate, so I'm taking them to court. I will win the case.
These aren't t-shirts either.
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1215 times:
"We are not responsible for lost articles" Thats all it says.. there is more to the story, but I cant say cause I'm at work and cant type long
Logan22L From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1210 times:
I'm sure the judge will be impressed that your clothes were ruined at a "laundry mat". Thanks for keeping us all updated with every aspect of your day. BTW, yesterday, I had a great deal to eat and drink, and I'm going to the bathroom.
XJRamper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2345 posts, RR: 52 Reply 5, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1190 times:
And i am off to another boring class. And i will probably drink a mountain dew or two.
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 7, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1178 times:
Okay a little more now:
I did infact inspect the dryer. I went to an upscale cleaners, and they agreed with me it is not my fault. How is it my fault that they do not clean out their dryers? It is not my responsibilty to scrub a dryer.
I talked with my father (since I'm still dependent on him as I'm still in college) it was his idea to have a suit against them, the cleaners said the same thing I will be using his lawyer. I will not seek anymore money than they owe me, but I believe as do everyone I've talked to in person, that I am owed the money.
They constantly defer me and tell me to call the next day. The owner won't talk to me, though the owner tried to get the stains out herself. If it WASN'T their fault then why would they feel so bad and try to get the stains out?
Secondly. I went the next day and the woman working said "Gladdis was working, she was supposed to wipe out all the dryers."
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 10, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1161 times:
Logan22L From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1135 times:
So you're talking 2 brand new dress shirts and 3 used dress shirts. First off, always bring white dress shirts to a dry cleaner/professional laundromat. They're about $1-$2 each, and any problems are their responsibility. Secondly, what is the value of your shirts, $200 Tops? That's small claims, AA, and having a lawyer is a bit of $$$ overkill isn't it?
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 14, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1126 times:
1 Bananna Republic Shirt-$22
1 J.Crew button down shirt- $65
1 solid Lacoste shirt-$72
2 striped Lacoste shirts-$85 each
$329
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Small claims court handles this.
Mdsh00 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4097 posts, RR: 9 Reply 15, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1124 times:
Good god! $85 per shirt? If I ever spent that much on a regular shirt, I'd take it to the drycleaner. There's plenty of places around here that do it for 99 cents.
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change."
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 16, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1116 times:
Kevi747 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 1056 posts, RR: 13 Reply 17, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1114 times:
How interesting: a rich kid using daddy’s lawyer to sue a small business owner over something trivial. Thanks for sharing. Do you expect them to clean all the machines after each use? Why anyone would want to start a business here is beyond me.
Americans are such sniveling wimps, ready to sue each other over every minor irritation. It’s embarrassing. Bad stuff happens sometimes. Nobody died. Grow a pair and move on.
PS: If your shirts are so important and expensive, have them dry-cleaned next time.
"Reality has a well-known liberal bias." --Stephen Colbert
707cmf From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 32 Reply 18, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1108 times:
One thing I do not understand. You can afford 85$ shirts, yet, you cannot afford a washing machine ?
Gosh, my shirts average 20€ - they are not Lacoste, granted (and anyway, no right minded French would wear Lacoste), but I own a very good washing machine.
Went to the laundry mat for the first time of my life three weeks ago. I had just moved in my new flat, and the washing machine was not plugged in.
One thing I made sure, is that there wasn't anything left in the machine before stuffing my clothes in. I had just watched 'Catch me if you can' , and the sight of Tom Hanks taking all his pinked whites out of the machine was still clear in my mind.
Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1081 times:
One thing I do not understand. You can afford 85$ shirts, yet, you cannot afford a washing machine ?
I don't own a washing machine either, I bring all my dirty clothes to the dry-cleaner (yes all, incl. my boxer shorts!). My parents as well as my girlfriend's parents tell us since weeks (since we moved together to Hamburg) that we should buy a washing machine but somehow we are too lazy .
Well, at least I already get discount at the dry-cleaner .
Captoveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 22, posted (8 years 4 months 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1066 times:
I don't own a washing machine myself, it really doesn't make sense in an apartment.
when my girlfriend gets her house we are getting a washing machine. Not because somehow we have more money, but because the nearest place to do our laundry would be several miles away.
26 Skyway1: You call that an upscale cleaners??? Damn that place is a dump..... Chris
27 Springbok747: Hey, why don't you go before Judge Judy That way, we'll watch you on TV at some point in the future!
28 L-188: Good god! $85 per shirt I just bought 3 dress shirts for job hunting in. $15.99 each.
29 MYT332: I agree with 707. Buy a machine washing thing,
30 Lucky727: Before law school, you need to hit laundry school - **You don't put dress shirts in a dryer** (Personally, I woudn't put them in a washing machine, ei
31 N317as: "1 Bananna Republic Shirt-$22 1 J.Crew button down shirt- $65 1 solid Lacoste shirt-$72 2 striped Lacoste shirts-$85 each $329" The humor most of us a
32 KROC: For all of you saying "buy a waching machine", the dude is in college. How many college students buy a washer and dryer?
33 USAFHummer: My apartment came with one...the machines themselves suck and are very inefficient but its better than nothing... Greg
34 L-188: Isn't that what going home to mommy for the weekends is for KROC??? And who the hell can't wash a dress shirt and then iron it. The ability to do that
35 KROC: Hey L-188. Aa61hvy goes to school in Dayton Ohio. Mommy lives in Dallas Texas. Isn't that a bit extreme to commute that for laundry?
36 L-188: Isn't that what a 3 day weekend is for....and a car with a big trunk Apparently KROC never heard of a "Road Trip" Or Jolt soda. The sad part is that f
37 QANTASFOREVER: Lacoste...banana republic...J.crew..... We are supposed to be impressed by this blatant spasm of name dropping? Ha!
38 L-188: How many college students buy a washer and dryer? Well I can't speak for the Washer, but if he can stand to walk into a Wal-Mart he can pick up a clot
39 Usairwys757: Apparently KROC never heard of a "Road Trip" Or Jolt soda. Ummmm, a 3 day weekend trip from Ohio to Texas?? Thats hardly doable, and by the time Ryan
40 Lucky727: Q-Forever - nope, not impressed, but what we can do is picture a *rather* preppy boy wearing at least 2 of those shirts, layered of course, collars tu
41 L-188: Ok, just how far are we talking... I did the ANC-FAI-BIG-GKN-ANC loop in 12 hours once, that is some 770 miles. And almost none of it was on those fre
42 KROC: Apparently KROC never heard of a "Road Trip" Or Jolt soda. I have no idea what "soda" is no matter what, so that out. The sad part is that from that l
44 Lucky727: Ever heard of "soda-pop"? Well, it's a lot like pop...only some people call it soda. People on this forum need to take local peculiarities/language in
45 IHadAPheo: "some people spend their entire lives inside a 25-kilometre (that's kinda like 15 miles!) radius" Now now, I know for a fact that KROC makes the Super
46 Canuckpaxguy: Let me see if I understand you.... > You go into a public laundromat, of which 99.9% of the customers understand the "use at your own risk" philosophy
47 J.mo: And this is the reason our courts are clogged with stupid court cases. Because every "wronged" idiot with a rich sugar daddy has to have his/her day i
48 Cha747: Firstly (and clearly less important), I think we should consult Scotty to see what he has to say about this. KROC...can you hook us up? Seriously, it'
49 Yu138086: Im going to take the side of the Laundry mat... 1) Proove that you didnt have this elbow grease/ ink in the pocket of your shirt(s) when you put them
50 OYRJA: Well......... What else is there to say? I guess that all I can say is good luck in court.
51 Saxdiva: S'cuse me... I'm still floored at the thought of paying $72 and $85 each for LaCoste shirts. Now that I think about it, I *bought* my first washing ma
52 CPH-R: 72$ & 85$ is actually not that bad for high quality polo shirts. Personally, I go for the less known brands, which often mean I get my polo shirts che
53 Saxdiva: Hmm. Maybe that's not so expensive for designer shirts, but do you realize how much time an extra $329 shaves off a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage? Let's
54 OYRJA: Personally I would never use so much money on just 1 shirt. The most expensive shirt I have costs 40$ or something like that. But on the other hand I'
55 Dash8King: This was a pretty funny thread Aa61hvy, any other threads you could start to give us a laugh?
56 ZKSUJ: Expensive clothes. All my t-shirts cost less than NZ$5 (about $3US). My polo shirts and formal shirts cost all lesst than $20 each. I am cheap for thi
57 Mdsh00: Let's put it this way... it's enough to make me shop clearance sales. I'm all about clearance sales and 2 for 1! It's how I get Tommy Jeans for $9.99
58 JGPH1A: Great court room drama ! Who will play you in the TV movie ?
59 Mika: I just tasted mom's meat and bamboo stew and now i'm heading for the bus to the city, gonna be a big party tonight! Write it down folks, ya dont wanna
60 MCIrunway: Well, I happen to have evidence that proves Mdsh00 used that machine immediately before you did. So... you can use it to sue him and then give me a ta
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