It’s sweater season - and like every year, there is always that one favorite that gets stretched out when you wear it - but don’t worry! Let us know when dropping it off - we can block and size your sweater back to the perfect fit. For those hard to size garments, we will take measurements and keep them on file for future cleanings!
Don’t be caught off guard when your favorite shirt finally gives out. Check your cuffs and collar for signs of wear around the edges. Do you see a dark pigment at the corner of your collar? It’s the glue from the interfacing showing through. And last but not least, watch your elbows - when your shirt has finally seen enough, the thinning fabric at the elbows will tear.
Even clothes from top designers don’t always fit right off the rack. When you find your next must-have for this season, buy the next size up and bring in to us. Our expert onsite alterations department will tailor your new “fashion must have” to custom perfection!
Reconstructed clothing is the new big thing in green fashion trends. How can you get in on the new fad? Recycle your favorite clothes - turn those khakis into shorts or that bridesmaid gown into a great new cocktail dress. Our seamstresses and tailors are able to transform most anything into something new, with a few snips and hems.
Are you getting prepared for that big 2012 New Year’s Eve Gala event? Don’t worry about wrinkles from the department store or your closet – bring us your holiday wear and ask about our “press only” prices. And if your dinner jacket or tuxedo fits a little snugger than it did last year, our tailoring department can add a little breathing room around the middle. We will have you looking your best to ring in 2012!
You just spilled something on yourself – what’s your first instinct? Like most of us, it’s to immediately scrub it off. Stop yourself – excess pressure or rubbing will actually push the spill into the fabric fibers, and the accident may not come out. That’s how a spill becomes a stain. Take a deep breath, there is help. Bring it to us immediately – our professionally trained staff will help save the day. If that’s not possible, blot lightly, put a smile on and save face while saving your clothes – then drop it off as soon as possible.
Texture, texture, texture – this is the new mantra for fashion divas during the winter 2011 season. High fashion is making its mark with soft furs, lace, leather, tweeds and even plastic – luxury, countryside chic, and edgy military looks dominate the trend. Check out the video of classic designer Oscar de la Renta’s Winter 2011 collection – he brings this new hot trend together in one must-have piece after another.
With the winter holidays around the corner, it’s time now to get take out those napkins, runners and tablecloths. Bring them to us for pre-gathering pressing and after-event cleaning. We use the utmost care when handling your household items – and we know exactly how to clean all of your household items – even grandma’s hand-embroidered linens – to keep them looking new year after year!
Have you noticed a change in how your finished dry cleaning looks? Using fewer plastic bags, clips and paper covers is one smart way we can help save valuable resources. As we strive to become more eco-friendly we are finding ways to cut back on excess use without sacrificing quality. Ask us more eco-friendly ways to cut back on your next visit.
By Nikki Bornhorst
Dublin News Reporter
People might be a little surprised to find out Dublin Cleaners is a three-generation family business, but they will definitely be surprised to find out the dry cleaning business started out as a barbershop.
In 1934, Bernie Butler was working as a barber and decided to start taking in dry cleaning at the barbershop to supplement his income.
As the years went by the barbershop, located on the corner of Cleveland Avenue and Hudson Street in Columbus, evolved into Hudson Cleaners.
"We had the business there until 1982, and then we moved it up here and changed the name to Dublin Cleaners," said Greg Butler, Bernie Butler's son and owner of Dublin Cleaners.
Greg Butler took over the family business in 1975, after going to school and serving in the military for a few years, and his father died in 1978.
His mother, Martha Butler, 86, still comes to work three times a week and does the bookkeeping for the business.
Brian Butler, Greg Butler's son, has been working as vice president of operations for Dublin Cleaners for a little over a month and will eventually be taking over the business from his father.
"When you transition from one owner to another, there are going to be some bumps in the road," Greg Butler said.
"I can remember a few little conflicts my father and I got into about philosophy ideas and about how we thought things ought to be."
"When ownership changes, changes in the business take place as well."
"It's a rejuvenation. It's good business to have youth come into it," Greg Butler said.
When Greg Butler took over the business from his father, he went from one Hudson Cleaners location, to five Dublin Cleaners Locations.
The first Dublin Cleaners location was 6845 Caine Rd, and over the years Greg Butler has added locations on Sawmill Road, Frantz Road, Muirfield Drive, and Dublin-Granville Road.
The business also has six delivery routes, which almost comprise a location each, Brian Butler said.
Brian Butler is using his education to add to the business as well.
"I grew up here. When I was five years old, I was sorting hangers in the plant for a quarter an hour," Brian said.
Brian Butler graduated from Ohio University in 2000 with a degree in Management Information Systems and spent almost four years selling computer software.
"I really liked that job, but I wanted to move into business for myself," Brian Butler said. He is using his skills to add to the business in his own way.
"I've taken those skills and written www.dublincleaners.com," Brian Butler said. He is working on integrating accounts payable, accounting, and payroll into an in-house system.
"I've hooked up the first real live local area network here at Dublin Cleaners, so one computer can print to another" he jokingly added.
Brian Butler said the benefit of working in a family business is flexibility. He said he feels like he has a lot of room to work and his father steers him carefully.
"There's a little bit of my enthusiasm and his experience, which helps us keep each other in check," Brian Butler said.
The group also pointed out it is not just a family-owned business but a family-employed business as well. "I have a lot of cousins, aunts, uncles, who work with us, but there are even larger families within the staff than ours," Brian Butler said.
There are many groups of husbands, wives, and children who work for Dublin Cleaners. "We really are a family business," Greg Butler said.
"There are seven people still working here who worked for my father, and at least half of our employees have worked here for more than ten years." The business started out with six employees and has grown to about 70
"We've had a pretty good time," Greg Butler said. "We've been very lucky and very successful."
Reprinted courtesy of Suburban News Publications, Copyright 2003.
