You Could Clean Up!

By Charlotte on May 6, 2011 6:49 AM

Let's be honest. We're better off hiding some things from our husbands. In my case, it's jeans, blouses, even panties. (No, Bob doesn't wear them. Ha! Wait till I tell him you immediately went there!)

Instead, my ever-efficient husband puts EVERYTHING in the washing machine:

·         Skinny jeans that I'm always worried will shrink.  

·         Delicate tops and unmentionables that should be hand-washed.

·         Dresses that need dry cleaning. 

We're giving away three starter kits including everything you need to ditch the dry cleaner and begin using Dryel ... FREE.

Read on for details on how to enter. Contest ends May 19!

At least, that was the case before I found this great striped, spring dress on sale at LOFT (my weakness), and bought it without noticing it needed dry cleaning. Later, I was SHOCKED when it cost more than $10 to clean! Sadly, many trips like that and I'd be spending more for cleaning than I had for the dress.

About then, the folks at Dryel asked me to try their in-home dry-cleaning system. Sure, I'd seen Dryel on the shelf in Target, but I didn't really know what it did.

They said Dryel safely steams clothing, cleaning soils, stains and odors while removing wrinkles and saving considerable time and money. In fact, Dryel cleans 10 garments for the cost of one dry-cleaned garment. (I really liked hearing that.) Even better, it works on dark jeans and fine fabrics and won't fade, shrink or stretch clothing.

How could I resist giving it a try? Especially, when I learned Dryel is easy to use. You simply zip your clothing in a special bag. Steam it in the dryer. Hang it up. And you're done.

Although you can add up to four garments, I started by putting one pair of my darkest skinny jeans in the Dryel Bag with the pre-moistened Dryel Cloth. I zipped the bag, placed it in the dryer and set it for 30 minutes of medium heat. This activated Dryel's steam-cleaning environment.

Afterwards, I immediately removed my slightly damp and still very dark jeans from the bag. Thankfully, there was no sign of fading and with Dryel there shouldn't be for at least 50 cleanings. I hung the jeans up immediately to help avoid wrinkling, tossed the one-use cleaning cloth and saved the Dryel Bag for the next time. (It's designed to last up to 25 loads.)

Once the jeans dried, I was pleased to see they didn't wrinkle badly - although, I had to use my steamer to get rid of every last fold. Then it was time for the real test. Would I still be able to squeeze into those skin-hugging skinnies after putting them in the dryer? I breathed a huge sigh of relief when the answer was "Yes!"

Now, I'm quite comfortable trusting my jeans, jeggings and dry-cleanables to Dryel. It does the job without expensive dry cleaning bills. Things would be just about perfect if only I could trust Bob to use it!

The Dryel Starter Kit retails for $6.99. You can find store locations, more information and coupons at Dryel.com.

You could be one of three lucky boomers to win a Dryel starter kit, including everything you need to ditch dry cleaning expenses and start cleaning up at home:

 

-      Instant Stain Remover Pen

-      2 ULTRA Concentrated Cleaning Cloths

-      Re-usable Fabric Protection Bag

-      Instructional pamphlet including coupons

 

To enter the contest, email your name and mailing address (no PO Boxes please) to Enter@BoomerBrief.com by May 19 and put "Clean Giveaway" in the subject line.

 

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