[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

I find it very difficult to find a decent dry clear these days. When I was working I had a good one for many years, did all my shirts, med starch and folded, then one day it all went to hell. Just overnight!

Now when I go to any others they send me back flimsy shirts when I ask for med starch and most all have broken buttons on the collar or front. I keep trying to find a good one, seems impossible.

When I was on active duty and living in Germany (many years ago) I had a frau who would wash and starch fatigues for $.25 a set (even put in military pleats in the shirts) and all I had to do was buy the soap and starch.

Thanks heavens I'm retired now and don't use much starch any more.

Agree with you there! My last good place was the Air Force base at Tempelhof in Berlin. They knew how to starch and press a uniform but these pansy civie places these days do not have a clue. This was on base but done by local German workers using Air Force equipment.

Finally found a place here in Phoenix who does my uniforms now and they are fair. Shirts are done with "glue starch" (whatever that is) and are actually fairly good but they still cannot get the creases right. At least the starch is correct.