Why is dry cleaning so expensive in Cleveland. Everyone I have called is charging $5.99 for dry cleaning pants. Back in NJ it was $1.00 flat rate for shirts and pants. Does any one know of any cheap dry cleaners.

 

The other thing is, Why are the roads in Cleveland so bad? Everywhere you drive the roads are broken and beat up.

Why is dry cleaning so expensive in Cleveland. Everyone I have called is charging $5.99 for dry cleaning pants. Back in NJ it was $1.00 flat rate for shirts and pants. Does any one know of any cheap dry cleaners.

 

The other thing is, Why are the roads in Cleveland so bad? Everywhere you drive the roads are broken and beat up.

 

Well you're not in Jersey anymore. 

 

What Cleaners did you use this time and where in Cleveland do you live, so we can recommend a cleaners in the area.

I live in downtown. Opp Winking Lizard. I have tried Avon and Margo.

Have you tried the little place on East 2nd, next to Cleats?  Or is that Margo?

The roads are bad because of the amount of snow we receive, and therefore the amount of snow plowing and salting that takes place, as well as the freeze/thaw cycles.  Jersey has these same problems, but not as severely I would guess.

Margo is not on 2nd street. Do you know where exactly this dry cleaning place is. I could go and check it out tomorrow.

Go west on Prospect till you get to East 2nd St, across from May Co.  If you hit Ontario, you've gone to far.  It is a little 1 block deal of a street and the dry cleaner is just past Cleats, on your left.  It doesn't have a sign, if I remember right.  It's a little hole in the wall, but it might be cheap.

My PA does all my dry cleaning.

Poor roads is a result of water infiltrating micro-cracks or cracks in the asphalt surface, freezing, and busting the asphalt out. Corrections in the winter comprise of just "cold patches" and do not hold up very well to traffic -- asphalt plants typically close in October or November and do not reopen until March or April. Concrete roads have their own issues, and salt will often hasten deterioration of rebar and can cause issues if the pavement was constructed or maintained inadequately. Water can also filter into natural cracks and can cause issues as well.

There is also a dry cleaning business inside of Reserve Square on E. 12th and chester.  I seem to remember being charged $5 for a shirt...but I've never known any different.  The only place that is cheaper is out in Mayfield Heights...but they only charge $1 if you have a military or government ID (such as firefighter or police officer)...other than that, they are the same price.

 

EDIT: And my dad always told me that the roads and highways were a mafia business around here ;).  They only fix them enough so that they have to be fixed again in 3-5 years. 

 

My dad's teachings to me: "we have roads in Italia that the Romans built 2000 years ago that cars drive on everyday and that don't need fixed."  Mind you there are numerous responses to this statement I know.

Well, the roads were not given a constant beating from 3,000 LB automobiles or heavy tractor-trailers every day. Their roads were designed for buggies, essentially. People want quick fixes for everything -- in this case, roads. If the road needs to be reconstructed, then the average motorist will complain about the excessive delays, funds, etc.

 

Interstate highways constructed of concrete can now last 30 to 40 years if properly maintained and constructed. Ohio used concrete extensively in the 1950s and 1960s, but the use tapered off in the 1980s and 1990s due to heavy lobbying by the asphalt industry. It was resurrected as a major component of pavement construction during the Taft administration on many corridors -- such as the U.S. Route 33 alignment between Athens and Pomeroy, and to the West Virginia border, on the U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville reconstruction project, along Interstate 275 when a section was widened to three-lanes near Ohio Route 32, and etc.

 

Asphalt pavements can last on average 8-12 years, but can deteriorate quickly if there is anything over 20% trucks comprising the average-annual-daily-traffic (AADT). On a new interstate designation in North Carolina (Interstate 795, which was formerly U.S. route bypass), a thin asphalt pavement construction and a rapidly rising truck traffic share, caused the pavement to deteriorate very quickly. It now requires total reconstruction to rebuild the deteriorated base, and to add new asphalt.

Well I dont mind driving a little far off. Parma, Mayfield, Cleveland heights as long as I dont have to pay the exhorbitant $5.99 price for my dry cleaning.

^ i live downtown, and have been for years taking my drycleaning to the "Fabric Care Center" on W.117th and Detroit.  It's a tiny little place with very reasonable prices and a friendly family owned operation.  I started taking my stuff there about 8 years ago when i lived in that area... I'd check it out.

Well I dont mind driving a little far off. Parma, Mayfield, Cleveland heights as long as I dont have to pay the exhorbitant $5.99 price for my dry cleaning.

 

Can I ask you what sense it is to drive 5-15 miles each way to "save" a couple of dollars on dry cleaning? Doesn't sound like you're really saving anything.

I go to Ohio City cleaners and get my shirts done for less than 2 bucks. I think its around $1.50.

I use Society Dry Cleaners in Lakewood on Detroit beteween Nicholson and Waterbury. It is $1.75 for shirts and 2.75 or something like that for pants.

I pay $3.50 for pants and $1.60 for shirts in Cincy.  Most places seem to be about that price from my experience.

Isn't there a cleaners on 14, and maybe prospect, as well?? 

Isn't there a cleaners on 14, and maybe prospect, as well?? 

 

Not anymore.

Well I dont mind driving a little far off. Parma, Mayfield, Cleveland heights as long as I dont have to pay the exhorbitant $5.99 price for my dry cleaning.

 

Can I ask you what sense it is to drive 5-15 miles each way to "save" a couple of dollars on dry cleaning? Doesn't sound like you're really saving anything.

 

I usually have around 10 items each month for dry cleaning. So if there is a difference of 3 bucks per item, then I am saving quite a bit of change.

^I don't know where you work, but Avon Cleaners will pick up and drop off your laundry downtown.

I think I will try the Ohio City Dry Cleaners out later during the day. They are $4.00 for pants and $1.75 for shirts. Thats a lot reasonably plus they are a short ride from where I live in downtown.

I think I will try the Ohio City Dry Cleaners out later during the day. They are $4.00 for pants and $1.75 for shirts. Thats a lot reasonably plus they are a short ride from where I live in downtown.

 

FYI  They close at 6, but are open on Saturdays.

I usually have around 10 items each month for dry cleaning. So if there is a difference of 3 bucks per item, then I am saving quite a bit of change.

 

Good point!