Work uniform "rentals" worth it?

[yoopermom]

DH has worked for the same manufacturing company for the past three years, in a very oily machining environment. His clothes come home saturated with oil, it's hard on my machine, uses extra soap, stains other clothes, he tends to wear "everything" to work so nothing stays nice, etc, etc. Well, he JUST happened to mention that one of those companies (Aramark, maybe?) does a rental service for the guys where the company provides jeans and workshirts, a week's worth, that are kept at work, laundered by the company and returned the next week, etc, etc. He's not sure on the price, but it seems like it would be WONDERFUL to me! Anybody else have access to one of these services, and is it worth it? (The only comparison I have is WDW uniforms, but I don't think it would be quite the same, he wouldn't get a new mouse suit every week)

TIA!
Terri

 

[NikiM20]

DH used to work for a company and he paid half and the company paid half, I want to say it was $5 a week. It was WORTH it. He brought in dirty uniforms on Tues and brought home clean ones.

 

[SandrA9810]

Disney is a bit different... you can only check out five costumes at a time... and they're way better off washed at home. They're stiff as a board and you can hardly find your size if you're an average person.

But my aunt did this at her company, she was was the head manager. And she loved it. Kept her from keeping up with laundry and it didn't matter how dirty the clothes were, they always brought them back clean.
Just remember... it is kinda like disney that they get sent to the plant and a new set is brought back in thier sizes. So you'll never have the same piece twice.

Just make sure he doesn't have any allergies to certain cleaning products.
It's probably worth every penny of it.

 

[buzz5985]

DH had laundry service at his plumbing job. The company paid for it and stopped when it became too expensive for them. The company also provided the uniforms. My DH came home laughing one day with his clean uniforms for the week. The gentlemen that cleaned the uniforms noticed that DH was missing a few buttons on his waist band, and gave him a larger size. LOL Only a guy would laugh at that, a woman would be insulted.

The guys did look really nice in their uniforms. My DH is an Oil Burner tech in his previous life, I don't miss those days.

Janis

 

[yoopermom]

Disney is a bit different... you can only check out five costumes at a time... and they're way better off washed at home. They're stiff as a board and you can hardly find your size if you're an average person.

But my aunt did this at her company, she was was the head manager. And she loved it. Kept her from keeping up with laundry and it didn't matter how dirty the clothes were, they always brought them back clean.
Just remember... it is kinda like disney that they get sent to the plant and a new set is brought back in thier sizes. So you'll never have the same piece twice.

Just make sure he doesn't have any allergies to certain cleaning products.
It's probably worth every penny of it.

I was surprised to hear that they embroider the guy's name on the shirt, so at least those you must get back specific to you. I use Tide Free on all my clothes because I'm so sensitive, so I am sure it would help MY allergies not to have to deal with his oily clothes!

Ahhhh, to work at Disney, no matter how stiff and ill fitting the clothes

Terri

 

[NikiM20]

Disney is a bit different... you can only check out five costumes at a time... and they're way better off washed at home. They're stiff as a board and you can hardly find your size if you're an average person.

But my aunt did this at her company, she was was the head manager. And she loved it. Kept her from keeping up with laundry and it didn't matter how dirty the clothes were, they always brought them back clean.
Just remember... it is kinda like disney that they get sent to the plant and a new set is brought back in thier sizes. So you'll never have the same piece twice.

Just make sure he doesn't have any allergies to certain cleaning products.
It's probably worth every penny of it.

DH's uniforms had tags in the shirt and pants (iron on tags) with first initial and last name so he always got the same unforms back. I guess different companies do it different ways? But not to have to wash his stinky workclothes was worth every penny!!!

 

[bumbershoot]

I use Tide Free on all my clothes because I'm so sensitive, so I am sure it would help MY allergies not to have to deal with his oily clothes!

If you don't go with the rental company, you might try Simple Green, instead of any sort of Tide. Tide and most others have the "brighteners", which are actually a chemical that stays in the fabric and makes the clothes look brighter (rather than cleaning them so they ARE brighter). I liken it to chemical mirrors, LOL.

Simple Green is a wonderful and simple degreaser, and just putting a tablespoon or so in your washer, along with some Washing Soda (made by various companies and you can buy it in bulk at a pool supply store, but I just found it at the grocery store by Arm and Hammer...while their baking soda is in an orange box, the washing soda is in a yellow box...or vice versa), will probably make a big difference in the oily stains.

 

[SandrA9810]

Well I guess they have a couple options for the employees. Like they have to "buy the ten" uniforms and they wash them.

My aunt used cintas, and I don't ever recall there being a name tag or something on the actual uniform. It's probably cheaper for them to use a large working wardrobe like disney... several hundred of the same uniforms, just incase something happens to your hubby's. And it was just generic blue pants and L blue, yellow, or white shirts.
And if his is embroidered with his name... that's probably why there's a pass along cost to him for cleaning.

But in all means go for it. At least you don't have to responsible if his clothes don't come clean. Or trying to keep up with his clothes every weekend. Every so often I'll have kari trade in costumes that are starting to look a little too warn out, and it gives me a slight break.

 

[yoopermom]

If you don't go with the rental company, you might try Simple Green, instead of any sort of Tide. Tide and most others have the "brighteners", which are actually a chemical that stays in the fabric and makes the clothes look brighter (rather than cleaning them so they ARE brighter). I liken it to chemical mirrors, LOL.

Simple Green is a wonderful and simple degreaser, and just putting a tablespoon or so in your washer, along with some Washing Soda (made by various companies and you can buy it in bulk at a pool supply store, but I just found it at the grocery store by Arm and Hammer...while their baking soda is in an orange box, the washing soda is in a yellow box...or vice versa), will probably make a big difference in the oily stains.

Thanks for the recommendation, I've always just used whichever "free" product is on sale, but will try Simple Green and washing soda.

Thanks all!
Terri

 

[jennsuko]

My husband's company uses Cintas. His clothes are labeled with a bar code and he always gets the same ones back. He is an engineer so his uniform is khaki, navy and black dress pants with various collared dress shirts and ties. It is about $5 a week and totally worth it to me - saves on ironing, mending and just the expense of nice clothes.