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To think the dry cleaners lent out my shoes?!

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crispysausagerolls · 24/09/2019 19:19

Finally got round, two years later, to dropping my wedding shoes at the dry cleaners to be cleaned. Not sure if relevant to the story but they are a fancy pants designer shoe (for context, nice and only worn once by me on wedding day). Bit marked so wanted them cleaned. This was 6 weeks ago and I forgot to go and get them. Went in today and the guy looked extremely bloody shifty and said he cleaned them but as I was late he got a special whitener which arrived yesterday which he will use on them for a special touch so I can’t get them until next week. I did not see my shoes. I felt he was lying to me somehow but accepted the story, relayed it to DH who says I’m an idiot and they have clearly lent them to a friend or something similar and I should’ve said it’s fine I want them now.

Is this a thing?! Do dry cleaners do this?!

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Original poster
crispysausagerolls · 24/09/2019 22:17

SunshineCake

Thank you for explaining - although I’m really not sure how this would be a gift to them 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Shoutouttomyspecs · 24/09/2019 22:19

Oh my goodness. Why is everyone on this thread so hysterical? Calm down people. Why can't you just go back next week OP and take it from there?
This is the most sensible post on her.
Why is everyone getting in a frenzy, on tenterhooks, dying to know. Wtaf!

INeedAFlerken · 24/09/2019 22:19

I would also think they've been 'lent out' thinking you'd forgotten all about them ... go in and ask to see them.

peachgreen · 24/09/2019 22:21

If he knew he'd sold them I suspect he would have denied all knowledge immediately. I reckon they'll turn up and you'll never know why he was acting suspiciously!

AcheekyLittleNameChange · 24/09/2019 22:21

@crispysausagerolls OMG your "MY SANDWICH" comment really made me laugh out loud!!

I think the same as some PP - he forgot to clean them, they went on an out of sight shelf and when you go back in they will be there all sparkly and new, perfect for you to hand down to your daughter etc

Xx

HopeIsNotAStrategy · 24/09/2019 22:23

crispysausagerolls

My issue isn’t with Pravda per se, more the blurring of boundaries between

a) The importance of them being your wedding shoes

b) the fact they are Pravda and therefore expensive and

c) all the materialistic numpties who will instantly think label = desirable = anything goes.

Plus the hysteria.

Calm down, you sound very young. See what tomorrow brings.

Original poster
crispysausagerolls · 24/09/2019 22:24

Lots of reassuring posts - thank you. Hopefully I will
Be able to post a picture of my nice clean shoes soon and we can all laugh about this... 🤪

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HopeIsNotAStrategy · 24/09/2019 22:25

Prada. Bloody American autocorrect.

Pineapplesgrowonbushes · 24/09/2019 22:26

Hope you get them back Smile

sorrythisusernameisinuse · 24/09/2019 22:26

I reckon they forgot to clean them and are panicking xx

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crispysausagerolls · 24/09/2019 22:26

b) the fact they are Pravda and therefore expensive and

But this is relevant because it makes it more likely someone would want to sell or even just lend them to a friend, nothing to do with their value in correlation to their importance to me, only to their retail value. That is what matters. I was providing context (plus somebody asked which designer).

I’m in my late 20s, I am just hyperbolic when I type (as evidenced by almost everything else I’ve ever posted on MN). What can I say - I enjoy an explanation mark 🤷🏻‍♀️😁

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drogon1 · 24/09/2019 22:33

Calm down people I'm sure the shoes are fine!

notacooldad · 24/09/2019 22:33

Our dry cleaners keep items for six months then dispose of them. They do get in touch a few times before they do that

It’s been six WEEKS, not six months!!

Ours is 4 weeks and they are strict with it. Fair enough, small independents havent got space for storage.
6 weeks seems a long time to leave and forget about a supposedly treasured belonging.

Bouledeneige · 24/09/2019 22:34

I once listened to a really hilarious series of radio shows about the 'tricks of the trade' and what people got up to in their jobs. The dry cleaners regularly borrowed clothes to go out in.

I would suspect that he has lent them or sold them and is now desperately trying to get them back. I rather doubt that, in a small village, he will lie to your face that you never gave him the ticket.

I think you're perfectly entitled to feel upset or alarmed about them. They are very special to you - presumably the fact that they are your wedding shoes and Prada are facets of the same special thing - unless you wear designer shoes every day!

Good luck - I'd go back on Monday with your Mum. Give him time to get them back - otherwise if you back him in a corner you will never see them again. If he has time to try you might still have a chance.

HopeIsNotAStrategy · 24/09/2019 22:34

Crispysausageroll

Read my entire post and place it all in context with rest

Breathe.

TSSDNCOP · 24/09/2019 22:37

If my DC flogged everything I’ve left in there after 6 weeks I’d have a cupboard with nothing but hangers.

My bet is he forgot them, they’re on a shalf somewhere in the shop or at the place they out stuff to and he’s given himself a week to lay hands on and sort them.

The ticket thing is worrying though. I’d pop back tomorrow and get that at least.

Luaa · 24/09/2019 22:37

I don't really get how this thread is a gift to the dry cleaner either.

I hope you get them back op.

Cuppaand2biscuits · 24/09/2019 22:39

As he confirmed he had your number you would assume he would call you before disposing of any 'forgotten ' items.
I'm sure it's him who has forgotten to clean them, try not to worry.

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crispysausagerolls · 24/09/2019 22:42

6 weeks seems a long time to leave and forget about a supposedly treasured belonging

How is it? I have a 1 year old I am out all day entertaining him like a performing monkey, I’ve been on holiday, I’ve often not had the ticket with me on the occasions I’ve been past the place - one week quite easily slides into the next, especially as it’s an item i do not need to wear so there’s no urgency/I didn’t realise that it would be an issue! Perhaps I’m naive.

bouledeneige

Yes - this is exactly why it was my instinct too! Makes complete sense to me that it’s something naughty a dry cleaner would get up to. And I hope this is it, which is why it was my question, lending not selling. I love all those types of stories.

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lyralalala · 24/09/2019 22:54

They've probably been loaned to someone.

Happened to me. They faffed about for 2 weeks with me fobbing me off with stories about delays and special cleaner and a special repair on the heel grips. When I went to collect them they were very obviously brand new shoes. So something clearly went wrong and they replaced them

BalooTheBearr · 24/09/2019 22:58

Hope your mum can go with you tomo

notacooldad · 25/09/2019 07:49

6 weeks seems a long time to leave and forget about a supposedly treasured belonging

How is it? I have a 1 year old I am out all day entertaining him like a performing monkey, I’ve been on holiday, I’ve often not had the ticket with me on the occasions I’ve been past the place - one week quite easily slides into the next, especially as it’s an item i do not need to wear so there’s no urgency/I didn’t realise that it would be an issue! Perhaps I’m naive
I still think 6 weeks is a long time to drop something off and just leave them there!
Clearly we do things different but I always have the dry cleaning ticket inthe car or my purse so even when I was ' entertaining ' a 1 year old I could pick it up . Failing that I got DP to pick up. All our dry cleaners say ' it'll be ready, Tuesday, Saturday or whenever' that's your guideat when to pick it up within a day or so, not leave it for weeks.

I hope you get them back ok.

Pinkyyy · 25/09/2019 07:57

This thread is doing you no favours OP, it's making you hysterical!

Northernlurker · 25/09/2019 07:59

I think after 6 weeks they thought you weren't coming back. I agree, you won't see them again

intermittentfasting · 25/09/2019 08:07

I'm strangely invested in this. I hope you get them back op.