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Holiday season is upon us. For a lot of us that means hosting dinner parties or having friends and relatives coming to stay. You want to make the best impression for your guests and that starts with taking care of your bed and table linen. Similarly, once your guests have walked out the door, you want to be able to clean any stains off the table linen and ensure your bed linen is washed, smelling fresh and looking immaculate. Here are our top tips for taking care of your bed and table linen.

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Washing your duvet is very important! Summer is the best time to wash your winter duvet because you’re probably not using it. Find out how you should go about properly washing your duvet with the Butlerz guide!

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The A-Z Guide of the Benefits of Professional Dry Cleaning by Butlerz Dry Cleaners

Butlerz Dry Cleaners skill set goes way beyond just dry cleaning. Take a look at our A-Z Guide of what Butlerz can do for you! You may be surprised at just how many things we can do to make your life easier and save you time.

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Here at Butlerz, we wanted to understand how much free time you have and what you would do if you had more. So we decided to ask the people of Haslemere and others within the surrounding county of Surrey.

What were the results of the survey?

First, the bad news, 62% of respondents only have up to 1.5 hours of free time per day, worst yet, 9% have less than 15 minutes per day.

Where did all this time go? Well, believe it or not,
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Have you picked your clothes up from the dry cleaner only to find that some of the stains haven’t come out? The chances are that you have at some time and wondered why.

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What should you do when food or wine goes flying only to land on your dry clean only clothes?

If you can’t fit the dry cleaners in for a few days your clothes should be ok. However the longer a stain is left the more it will set as it oxidizes. When you cut an apple open, the white of the apple turns brown as the sugar reacts to the oxygen, known as oxidizing. The same happens if sugar liquid (clear soda, juice, or white wine) spills on your clothes. It dries clear, only to turn brown after a couple months. Once this happens it will be very difficult to remove, if not impossible. Oil stains such body oil and grease can also oxidize and they are even more difficult to remove than oxidized sugar stains.

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There isn’t a better smell in the world, according to a Bupa survey of Britons, than a freshly made bed. It’s understandable that when something smells so soothing, soft and fresh that we also believe it is clean – but that might not necessarily be the case.

We’ve long been advised to switch our household washing machines down to 30° saving energy and helping the environment. For the most part, 30° is more than enough to freshen up our clothes and bedding, leaving them with a delicious smell to boot.

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One of things I enjoy most about running my own dry-cleaning and ironing business is the free collection and delivery service. It’s my opportunity to tour the local area and catch up with clients, many of whom are now friends and good associates. I get to enjoy some really stunning local scenery such as the Devil’s Punchbowl in Hindhead or the ponds at Frensham.

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No-one likes to feel hot and sweaty on a warm summer’s day but did you know that some fabrics will help keep you cooler than others?

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What does the weekend mean to you? Time to spend relaxing with family, a walk with friends on the South Downs or perhaps a delicious pub meal with your partner?

Or does it involve household chores and laundry?

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