5 reasons a guy must know how to iron a dress shirt

5 reasons why a working man should know how to iron a dress shirt

Yes, it may seem tragic that something as small as wrinkles can ruin the beneficial effect of an otherwise attractive outfit. But it surely can and this does.

Wearing wrinkled clothing is the fastest way to announce to the world (or at a minimum your work or date) that you don't take note of the details. And guys who don't take note of the details are seldom trusted to handle larger tasks (like promotions or marriage).

An individual just needs to be told how to iron a dress shirt. Need a reason why? Listed here are five:

First, it can save you money - Say you are paying the low-priced rate of $1 per shirt to your local dry cleaner; at approximately 20 shirts per 30 days you're going to spend $240 every year. This amount can easily end up being $1000 if you're paying the standard $4 to $6 a shirt or engage in dates or out on weekends.

Second, you'll likely do a better job getting it cleaned - It's your shirt and you are aware that there is a hot sauce stain on the sleeve which needs to be treated and you understand exactly how you like your collars to be pressed. Getting this done yourself lets you to get exactly the results you want.

Third, your shirts will last longer - Hand washing coordinated with hang drying may prevent shrinkage and unnecessary wear, adding years to the lifespan of an expensive shirt in your standard wardrobe. When you clean your shirt, you can clean it more thoroughly in the areas that need it (collar and cuffs) and lightly in areas that don't (body along with sleeves).

Fourth, you manage your timing - When you require a nice white dress shirt for a surprise meeting tomorrow morning you have control over your situation and are not waiting on a dry cleaner's work.

Fifth, you can iron a dress shirt in couple of minutes - Ironing a dress shirt is not as time consuming as you may guess. The important thing is ironing in a batch if possible to spread out the set-up time that makes ironing a single shirt a 10 minute task.

Just before you start, make sure you have the most elementary of items; a top notch iron and a great ironing board with a great pad. They go hand in hand. An excellent iron on a couch is not really ironing. Do it right and get a durable ironing board. You will thank yourself later.

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