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To think the dry cleaners lent out my shoes?!

335 replies

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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AnneKipanki · 25/09/2019 09:41

You have to go . We want the shoes .

italianfiat · 25/09/2019 09:43

I'm so invested in your shoes OP

I'm also rather stunned at the suggestions that it doesn't matter because you won't wear them again Confused people are weird. They are your bloody wedding shoes!

winterwardrobe · 25/09/2019 09:49

"You are freaking me out - are you trying to say that you are my dry cleaner?

Look if I don’t get my shoes I will involve the police because it’s theft. And maybe I don’t have a ticket but I prepaid so I have the payment from my card to their system!

Also I would be completely prepared to go nuclear and go to every shop in the village to explain. "

But I daren't do it tomorrow or without my mum 😂

crispysausagerolls · 25/09/2019 10:14

My mother is going now! Hurrah!!!!

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tonimialewisx · 25/09/2019 10:18

Hope you get them back! X

Sexnotgender · 25/09/2019 10:21

Hope your scary mother gets them back!

BlingADingDing · 25/09/2019 10:22

Hope your mum gets them back crispy

makingmiracles · 25/09/2019 10:30

.. gd luck

AnneKipanki · 25/09/2019 10:31

Fingers crossed !

Branleuse · 25/09/2019 10:33

i hope they havent ebayed them

livingthegoodlife · 25/09/2019 10:34

Hooray for mums. Good luck!

Goodnightjude1 · 25/09/2019 10:34

Hope your mum gets them back OP!

AdoreTheBeach · 25/09/2019 10:40

Were the shoes there?

spanglydangly · 25/09/2019 10:43

Shamelessly place marking!

Pradababe · 25/09/2019 10:51

Hoping for a positive result...

TheGirlWhoLived · 25/09/2019 10:53

Is your mother available for hire?

ineednewhair · 25/09/2019 10:55

Any news on the shoes OP? Really hope your mum has them for you

TessTackle · 25/09/2019 10:56

Placemarking!

Napqueen1234 · 25/09/2019 10:59

AAH im excited! Let us know!

Tessabelle74 · 25/09/2019 11:00

MilkTrayLimeBarrel

Well - you are never going to wear them again, are you? What are you going to do with them if you get them back?

Seriously? Most people never wear a wedding dress again, does that mean dry cleaners have carte blanche to just lend them out/sell them on willy nilly? I hope no one ever lends you anything, you'll have it on ebay!

AloeVeraLynn · 25/09/2019 11:03

I have never been so invested in a pair of shoes I don't even own

Sneezeandooops · 25/09/2019 11:09

AloeVeraLynn me too! Come on mum go get those shoes we all need to know they are ok

Firefly111 · 25/09/2019 11:13

Hope your Mum has your shoes for you OP!!

FirstTimeFlyer · 25/09/2019 11:14

Well? Have you got the shoes back or not?

crispysausagerolls · 25/09/2019 11:18

Guys - what a pleasing but surprising result! My mother has been in, seen the shoes. They are grubby so he is giving them a second go. He claims I still have the ticket (I don’t!)

I wonder if they weren’t cleaned and he saw the thread! Or I am a horrible person and suspected him when he did nothing wrong!

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