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Dry Cleaning Price List Mccs Competition’S Mccs Competition’S Price Average Price Price Average Price Military Clothing Household Items Comforters/Spreads Pants DRY CLEANING PRICE LIST MCCS COMPETITION’S MCCS COMPETITION’S PRICE AVERAGE PRICE PRICE AVERAGE PRICE MILITARY CLOTHING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS COMFORTERS/SPREADS PANTS .................................................... $4.95 ............. $6.60 TWIN COMFORTER/SPREADS .................... $13.20 ............ $26.95 PANTS-PRESS ONLY ................................... $2.75 ............. $3.30 FULL COMFORTER/SPREADS .................... $18.70 ............ $33.80 SHIRTS-MEN/WOMEN ............................... $4.75 ............. $6.15 QUEEN COMFORTER/SPREADS .................. $26.40 ............ $36.30 SHIRTS-PRESS ONLY .................................. $2.50 ............. $3.30 KING COMFORTER/SPREADS .................... $29.70 ............ $42.35 BLOUSE-GREEN/DR BLUE (JACKET) ............ $5.50 ............. $7.98 DOWN ................................ADDITIONAL ... $5.50 ............ $44.70 TIES ......................................................... $2.50 ............. $3.40 BLANKETS-SAME PRICE AS COMFORTER/SPREADS COLLAR .................................................... $2.25 ....................... PILLOW CASES/SHAMS .............................. $2.75 ............. $5.49 SWEATER .................................................. $4.40 ............. $6.70 PLACEMATS .............................................. $1.95 ............. $2.20 SKIRTS ..................................................... $4.40 ............. $6.35 CUSHION COVERS-SMALL........................... $3.30 ....................... SKIRTS-PRESS ONLY .................................. $2.20 ............. $3.30 CUSHION COVERS-LARGE ........................... $5.50 ....................... GARRISON COVER ...................................... $2.20 ....................... SOFA COVER .............................................. $5.50 ............. $5.49 BELT ......................................................... $2.20 ....................... TABLECLOTH-SMALL .................................. $3.30 ............. $8.80 CAMMIES ................................................. $8.00 ............. $8.50 TABLECLOTH-MED ..................................... $4.40 ............. $8.80 CAMMIES-PRESS ONLY .............................. $4.25 ....................... TABLECLOTH-LARGE .................................. $5.50 ............. $8.80 TABLECLOTH-XLARGE ................................ $8.25 ............. $8.80 CIVILIAN CLOTHES TABLE RUNNER-SHORT .............................. $2.75 ....................... 2PC SUIT ................................................ $10.50 ............ $14.20 TABLE RUNNER-LONG ................................ $3.85 ....................... 2PC SUIT-PRESS ONLY ................................ $5.25 ............. $9.35 DRAPES NON PLEATED-PER PANEL ........... $14.30 ....................... 2PC DRESS .............................................. $12.10 ............ $19.70 DRAPES PLEATED-PER PLEAT ..................... $1.65 ....................... 2PC DRESS-PRESS ONLY ............................. $6.05 ....................... 3PC SUIT ................................................ $12.10 ............ $17.90 RUSH SERVICE CHARGE PER PIECE ...............$0.75 .............. $1.00 3PC SUIT-PRESS ONLY ................................ $6.05 ............ $13.75 BLOUSE (WOMAN’S) .................................. $3.60 ............. $5.75 BLOUSE-PRESS ONLY ................................. $1.65 ............. $3.30 LAUNDRY DRESS ..................................................... $7.70 ............ $12.10 DRESS-PRESS ONLY ................................... $3.85 ............. $8.80 SHIRTS-SHORT SLEEVE .............................. $2.10 ............. $2.42 DRESS-FANCY/EVENING ............................. $9.60 ............ $19.80 SHIRTS-LONG SLEEVE ................................ $2.20 ....................... DRESS-FANCY/EVENING ............................. $4.95 ....................... PANTS-NO OR LIGHT STARCH ..................... $4.95 ............. $6.77 GOWNS .................................................. $12.90 ............ $22.00 PANTS-MED OR HEAVY STARCH .................. $4.95 ............. $6.44 GOWNS-PRESS ONLY ................................. $6.50 ....................... SHORTS-NO OR LIGHT STARCH ................... $4.70 ............. $6.44 OVERCOAT-SHORT ..................................... $8.80 ............ $16.50 SHORTS-MED OR HEAVY STARCH ................ $4.95 ............. $6.27 OVERCOAT-PRESS ONLY ............................. $4.40 ....................... LAB COAT- SHORT-NO OR LIGHT STARCH...... $3.30 ............. $6.05 OVERCOAT-LONG ....................................... $7.15 ....................... LAB COAT-SHORT-HEAVY STARCH ............... $3.85 ............. $6.05 OVERCOAT-LONG PRESS ONLY ................... $14.30 ............ $19.80 LAB COAT-LONG-NO OR LIGHT STARCH ........ $3.85 ............. $6.05 PANTS ...................................................... $4.95 ............. $6.60 LAB COAT-LONG-HEAVY STARCH ................. $4.40 ............. $6.05 PANTS-PRESS ONLY ................................... $2.75 ....................... JACKET-NO OR LIGHT STARCH ..................... $4.95 ............. $7.98 ROBES-CHOIR/PASTOR ............................ $13.75 ............ $16.50 JACKET-HEAVY STARCH .............................. $4.95 ............. $7.98 ROBES-SHORT........................................... $6.60 ....................... SKIRTS-NO OR LIGHT STARCH ..................... $4.15 ............. $5.83 SHORTS .................................................... $3.30 ............. $5.50 SKIRTS-HEAVY STARCH .............................. $4.70 ............. $5.83 SHORTS-PRESS ONLY ................................. $1.65 ............. $3.30 DRESSES-NO OR LIGHT STARCH .................. $7.70 ............ $12.10 SHIRTS ..................................................... $4.30 ............. $6.10 DRESSES-HEAVY STARCH ........................... $8.25 ............ $12.10 SHIRTS-PRESS ONLY .................................. $2.15 ............. $3.30 CAMMIES-NO OR LIGHT STARCH ................. $8.45 ............. $9.35 SPORT COATS ............................................ $5.50 ............. $8.25 CAMMIES-HEAVY STARCH .......................... $8.45 ............. $9.30 SPORTS COATS-PRESS ONLY ....................... $2.75 ............. $4.95 TABLE CLOTHS-SAME AS DRY CLEANING PRICE SKIRTS ..................................................... $4.40 ............. $6.30 SPREADS/COMFORTERS-SAME AS DRY CLEANING SKIRTS-PRESS ONLY .................................. $2.20 ............. $3.30 DRAPES-NON PLEATED-PER PANEL ............. $8.80 SWEATERS ................................................ $5.25 ............. $6.60 DRAPES-PLEATED-PER PLEAT ..................... $1.65 SWEATERS-PRESS ONLY ............................. $2.75 ............. $3.30 PILLOW CASES/SHAMS-SAME AS DRY CLEANING SHAWL/SCARFS LONG................................ $2.20 ............. $5.50 PLACEMAT-SAME AS DRY CLEANING SHAWLS/SCARFS LONG-PRESS ONLY ........... $1.10 ....................... TIE/CUMMERBUND .................................. $2.50 ............. $3.47 VEST ........................................................ $3.30 ............. $4.68.
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