Owners - Jack &
Claire Anchick Location - White City
Oregon
What made you decide
to go into dry cleaning?
The dry cleaner we were using wasn't
doing the kind of work we wanted.
We were offered dry cleaning equipment
from a bankruptcy and we had space
in one of our largest laundry mats.
When did you open your
first Dry Cleaners?
1991
Do you still have that
location?
Yes, but a couple of years ago
we enlarged our space, improved
our equipment and redesigned the
plant.
Did you build the Plant or buy
an existing store?
We built the plant with the used
equipment.
How many locations do
you have? one
Where are they?
White City
Did you have Dry Cleaning
Experience when you Started?
no
Did you attend a Dry
Cleaning School or Class?
We attended a class lead by Everett
Childers a year before we decided
to build a dry cleaner. We didn't
understand much of what was said
but as we jumped into the business
his words came back and of course
his books looked at many times.
Jack did attend the advanced dry
cleaning course at IFI in 2002.
We have also attended every educational
opportunity that ODCA has offered
and the classes offered at the Clean
shows.
How many Employees do
you have? five
Full time?
two
Part time?
three
When we started Jack did all the
cleaning and spotting and Claire
the pressing, counter, and mending.
He is still the best spotter and
really enjoys the challenge.
How big is your Dry
Cleaners? 1500 square
feet
What type of Solvent
are you using? perc
How long have you been
using this solvent and specific
reasons for using that one ?
Since 1991 because it is the best
solvent for cleaning.
Are you doing your own shirts?
yes
What type of Shirt Unit
are you using? Unipress
Do you do Wet Cleaning?
Type of Equipment?
AquaClean
What's the Best Piece of Equipment
you Purchased? a computer
What's your Dream Piece
of Equipment?
A dry cleaning machine that works
like it is supposed to, not like
a Hoyt
Give us a brief rundown
on your other finishing equipment:
Cissel pant press, Cissel utility
press,susie, george, cindy lu,drapery
machine, pillow
machine, hot head station
Are you using a POS
system? yes
What POS System are you
using? spot
Do you have a web site?
yes
If you do what do you
feel it's done for you?
I am not sure yet.
Please give us the url:
www.TownenCo
untry.com
Do you offer other Services
and What are they?
leather cleaning, mending, laundry,
shoe repair, tuxedo rental and sales
What are the Best Dry
Cleaning Show you've attended?
Atlanta 1992 We were blown away
by the size and the many types of
equipment. The classes were great
and meeting people in the same business
was very helpful.
What Associations do
you belong to? ODCA,
IFI , The Medford Chamber and the
Ashland Chamber.
Do you have an interesting
or fun story about something you've
found in a
pocket? Or an Odd Request at the
Counter? Or just something fun you'd
like to share about working in the
industry?
We have found and returned thousands
of dollars over the years along
with a signed blank check, and credit
cards. Wedding rings in the pocket
or grandmothers favorite broach.
Jack has removed spots or stains
from many different items including
a wedding dress that got buried
in mud during a flood to the comforter
that got covered with finger nail
polish when the five year old was
painting her nails. Working in this
industry has been very educational
regarding human nature, fabrics
and how fashion changes yearly.
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