Bakker’s Fine Drycleaning

Absolutely terrible experience.
I specifically requested 11 nice shirts to be dry-​cleaned and I returned to find them all laundered. The clerk insisted I pay in full for a service I didn’t request that irrevocably damaged my expensive shirts. No compensation was rendered which I find appalling for what I had thought was a reputable dry-​cleaning establishment.
Avoid at all costs unless you want to pay for someone to ruin your shirts!

Sent in an entire mascot suit in all it’s smelly glory and Bakker’s cleaned it up like new! Sally, the manager, was a pleasure to work with and even cleaned the bags that we transport the mascot in for free! Got the suit in time for the next game about a week later (even I after I had her adjust the date after my mix up). Best of all it was only about $ 55 for all 13 pieces! Definitely plan on coming back for the fair pricing and excellent service.

I’ve been using this cleaners for quite a while.
I’m a real harsh critic since my father used to own a dry cleaning operation.
I take my shirts, suits, blankets and anything else that needs to be dry cleaned.
One real true mark of a good cleaners is how well they clean neck ties. They come out perfect without being reshaped or overly pressed.
Also on my suits, they press it with the correct amount of pressure so they don’t bruise the fabric.
The shirts come back with correctly pressed collars and cuffs and if there is something left in the pocket it is attached when I pick it up.
They are slightly higher than some of the other places in town, but the quality is well worth the cost.
The staff is very friendly and takes very good care of me.
I highly recommend this place to people who like keeping their clothes in tip top shape!

I was wondering why they asked for my email the first time I dropped clothes off at Bakker’s. Well, on a regular but not annoying basis, Bakker’s sends out emails that actually contain useful info on clothes laundering and dry cleaning! Plus I recently got a 40% of coupon in the mail. Still no complaints about this place.

Nothing but positive things to say about this location!
Great service, very accomodating, and a super friendly staff
Pricing is excellent, especially for a dry-​cleaner located in Downtown Seattle!
The earlier you get em in, the earlier you get em back: 4pm cutoff time for a 2 day turnaround. Their dry cleaning services are performed off-​site and their driver does their last pickup at 4pm each day.
I wish they were at a better location though… they’re at that weird intersection on Boren between Denny and Stewart. Parking and traffic might be an issue.
QUICKTIP: 40% off your dry-​cleaning will keep you coming back! If I’m not mistaken, this is the location that has it.

Bulk dry cleans? Go somewhere else. They’ll write your initials with a marker on the inside of your shirts so they won’t get it mixed up. Questionable operation methods.

So — im not one for drycleaning, but went to an event and had to wear a nice silk gown — it came back with the inside lining shrunk where the boning is on the bodice — and smelled like a chemical plant — bleeping disgusting :(

Well obviously these people don’t know what it means to press a shirt or what starch is. Nine shirts and every one of them had to be re-​ironed when I got home. Collars were wrinkled and the medium starch I requested was on some parts of the shirts. I had one shirt that required dry cleaning and it cost me $ 9.95! The overly talkative female clerk, she wouldn’t stop chattering about anything that came into her mind (?), said I could have one shirt for free the next time. Next time? I don’t think so. Does anyone know of a really good shirt laundry in Seattle?

I had previously been going to this location for 3 years. Always thought that they okay… until they ruined a blazer and refused to take responsibility. The blazer was white and had color bleed all over it from another garment it was dry cleaned with. When I picked it up and noticed it was ruined, they told me it was probably «fragrance or hairspray that I had sprayed and the color had come through in the wash.» They strung me along for 5 months sending the blazer back to be ‘recleaned’ until finally they sent it to a ‘fabric institute’ to have the stain analyzed. The findings were that they were at fault. They then paid me a 20% depreciated value for the blazer!!! They are horrible and do not take ownership for their wrong doing! Also, owner refused to speak with me on numerous occasions when I had called to check on the status of my piece. STAY AWAY!

40% off always only at this location. that’s what makes you feel like you’re getting the best deal ever. this place has a point system so if you dry clean enough stuff, you’ll get reward points which I’m all in for. I like being rewarded for stuff I have to do anyways!!!
they did a fab job on cleaning and packaging my wedding dress. it’s like $ 200 (or was it $ 250) but I think worth it because I’m a pack rat and actually want to keep this for my future daughter who probably won’t want to wear it later. the dress was packaged in a nice cream colored box with a small viewer.

I think I may have shrunk. It does happen with age you know.
One day you’re humming along in all your 5’10″ glory, all pants cut to fit YOU, scoffing at the less fortunate set that has to hem everything. «Ha ha!», you think, «Randy Newman was talking about you sista!» The next you order a suit from J Crew and the freaking pants are WAY TOO LONG. Like, Thedresspantsstandardkittenhealisnotkeepingthecuff­ofthegroundhavetowearthethreeinchthingsthatwillund­oubtedlythrowyourbackout TOO LONG. What???
So all this, of course, has very little to do with Bakker’s. I actually just took the jacket in to get pressed out as shipping is not kind to tailored clothing. While I was there I asked the nice lady behind the counter if they did alterations. She replied that they do, however it’s two week wait and $ 25 an hour «Go to (shit I already forgot — another age thing?) around the corner, they have a tailor on site and are very reasonable.» If that’s not refreshing fucking honesty and excellent customer service then I’m 4’10″. And I’m NOT 4’10″…yet.
This, combined with the 40% off you ALWAYS GET (seems like they might just reduce the price by 40%, but then I wouldn’t feel so special now I would I?) and the fact that they are less than a block from my office will keep me coming back to Bakker’s forevermore.

I’m one of those evil people that totally disregard «dry clean only» tags on my clothes and linens. I’ll probably go to laundry hell for that but oh well, I’ve saved some serious dough over the years and have become sort of a pro at laundering my own textiles.
There are few exceptions to my rule. One is that I do not even try to get out blood or rust stains. I have my limits, I am not a luandress. But I digress… the other is when my cats do something horrible/​naughty on or to my stuff.
Recently I got a new female siamese kitten. My current adult male siamese cat got a little excited. And by «excited» I mean he freakin peed all over my down mattress. I was, needless to say, a little ticked off. At first I thought «hmmm will that fit into my washing machine?» At which point my boyfriend wisely pointed out that the tag on the mattress says «dry clean only». Normally I ignore this pointed statement which I feel is a conspiracy between the dry cleaners union and textiles union.
This time, I couldn’t handle it. I took my mattress over to the nice lady at this location, at which point she mentioned that she hadn’t seen me before. She then gave me a 40% discount for being a new customer. I recieved a call letting me know my mattress was in a mere 3 days later, and for a very reasonable price no less…