Wolf’s Cleaners & Launderers

This is dry cleaner. The lady was very kind and told me where to find coupons. After moving up from Chicago where I could get suits done for $ 5 and shirts for $ 1.25 I have to say I was not too happy to have so few options in Milwaukee, but hey, this place has prices that fit the norm so I will go here. The lady at the counter is very funny, a bit grumpy, and yet does her best to make sure you are aware of the places where you can find the coupons to save $$. Way to go.

I’ve been doing a small infrequent amount of dry cleaning here for about five years. They’re nice, but they’re really slow.
I dropped off a suit which needed very minor repair (less than 1 cm of restitching on a seam letting loose). Other dry cleaners I’ve used over the years would just do it in the day or two they had my items.
This place wanted almost two weeks to fix it. Apparently they have a person that stops by once a week – mid week. Seriously, drop off on Sat and pick up in two Thursdays for minor stitching and a clean?
So, they’re friendly, but the more I think about it the more uncool it is that it’s takes near two weeks for something minor. It’s not like they’re any cheaper than any other place around.

Believe it or not, no computers. Every time I drop off dry cleaning, they have to fill out paperwork with my name, address, phone number, etc. And they have a knack for giving other people my clothes, and vice versa. Really nice people, and I have no complaints with the quality of their dry cleaning, but their decision not to modernize translates to a service issue. Also, unless you have coupons (which are primarily available from hard to find neighborhood publications) they are not very economical.
Update: they have lost two of my shirts in the last several months and refuse to do anything about it.