In the laundry industry, the cleaning of fur is a high-value-added service item. However, due to the special material and high value of the fur, laundry shops must have professional identification ability and refined process technology. In this article, we will provide a practical guide for laundry shop owners or laundry industry practitioners.
Methods of Identifying Fur
The quality of the fur directly affects the washing methods and the charging standards. When the laundry shops receive fur, they should adopt the sensory identification methods: observe with the eyes, blow with the mouth, smell with the nose, and touch with the hands. Using these four steps can comprehensively evaluate the quality of the fur.
❑ Observe with the eyes: appearance
- The distribution of the guard hair: The guard hair of high-quality fur should be distributed evenly without obvious sparsity or shedding.
- Overall appearance: Check whether the fur has been finely trimmed and whether its appearance is beautiful.
- Color: The color should be natural and harmonious without discoloration or uneven dyeing.
❑ Blow with the mouth: underfur
- Underfur fullness: Gently blow on the guard hairs and underfur with your mouth to see whether the underfur is plump and flexible.
- Tangle: Check if the underfur is tangled or knotted. Severe knotting may affect the cleaning result.
❑ Smell with the nose: odor
- Smell of fur: The high-quality fur has a natural smell.
- Processing odor: Carefully identify whether there are any chemical agents, musty odors, or other residual odors from the processing.
❑ Touch with the hands: leather base
- Toughness test: Grasp the leather base with your hand to feel its toughness and elasticity.
- Firmness: Check whether the leather base is firm and whether there is any brittleness or cracking.
Grading of Fur Garments
The fur garments in the market can be divided into 3 levels: high, medium, and low. The main basis is the types and quality of the fur used.
❑ High-end fur garments
- Characteristics: Fine fur texture, excellent luster, strong warmth retention, and high price.
- Washing requirements: Use professional equipment and eco-friendly detergents to avoid damage.
❑ Mid-range fur garment
- Characteristics: Good fur quality, medium price, large market demand
- Washing requirements: Choose appropriate washing methods according to the characteristics of the fur.
❑ Low-end fur garment
- Characteristics: The quality is normal, and the price is low. They are common on normal clothes.
- Washing requirements: Adopt normal washing methods, but pay attention to the protection of the leather base.
When laundry shops receive fur garments, they should clarify the level and make appropriate laundry solutions and charging standards.
Pricing Strategy
The following factors should be comprehensively considered when pricing fur washing.
- Types of fur: The washing difficulties and risks of different furs vary, so the pricing must vary.
- Styles of clothes: The complicated styles need more labor and time, and the cost is relatively higher.
- Washing methods: Dry cleaning, water washing, or hand washing. Different methods have different costs.
- Additional services: Ironing, shaping, and deodorizing should be charged separately.
Laundry shops should make a transparent price system according to their own conditions, and make sufficient communication with the customers when receiving clothes, so as to avoid disputes.
Precautions
Professional training: operators should receive professional training and master the fur-washing skills.
Equipment requirements: Use professional laundry equipment to avoid damaging furs.
Environmental protection: Use eco-friendly detergents to reduce chemical residues.
Quality inspection: Carefully check after washing to ensure no damage and no residues.
Fur washing is an important item for laundry shops to improve their service level and ability to earn profits. By professional quality identification, reasonable level classification, and scientific pricing strategy, laundry shops can better receive this business, satisfy the customers’ needs, and improve the shops’ competitiveness. Laundry shop owners and laundry industry practitioners should pay attention to learning and improving laundry technology for fur. Professional and refined services can win customers’ trust and increase business.
