Working away and luggage.....

[oscarose]

And if you have a travel iron you are half way to being just as a nuisance as bringing shirts with you from home!

Not really, but use the hotel's if necessary.

Can never have too many shirts old boy.

[northernladyuk]

Proper northern git would have had his wife drive down and iron them in the room for him while watching footy then send her home when she had done....

Not after she's ironed your face a few times.

[darmstadt]

Aldi carrier bags, the answer to every travelling person's luggage needs and they come in a variety of flavours:

[SimonMac]

Not really, but use the hotel's if necessary.

Can never have too many shirts old boy.

I used to go for that view, but recently have gone for quality shirts over 3 for £15 from Tesco's and the difference is phenomenal.

[d000hg]

A few people I've worked with would leave their shirts to be cleaned over the weekend. So drop them off on a Friday and pick them up on a Monday evening all nice, clean and ironed.

I really like that idea. Either use the hotel service or find a local small business who do it for 1/4 the price; we have a place here that charged us £8 to iron something like 20 items.

[Spacecadet]

Get at least one non-iron shirt - use this on Monday

Learn to fold your shirts properly

DO NOT fold your shirts staight after ironing, let them cool down first

make sure your shirts are packed for as short a time as possible

Do not over pack your suitcase

Hang your shirts up as soon as you get to your destination

If you've packed and folded your shirts properly, any creases will fall out within an hour of wearing

[Sysman]

I, being a tight northern git, used to pack a travel iron and iron them in my room.

I tried the travel iron bit when I wasn't returning home every weekend.

I blew the circuit breaker for the hotel room lights and couldn't find where it was.

That was an unexpected retreat to the bar for the evening.

Result though. I quickly worked out it was cheaper to use the hotel laundry than spend a whole evening in the bar.

[Sysman]

Get at least one non-iron shirt - use this on Monday

Learn to fold your shirts properly

DO NOT fold your shirts staight after ironing, let them cool down first

make sure your shirts are packed for as short a time as possible

Do not over pack your suitcase

Hang your shirts up as soon as you get to your destination

If you've packed and folded your shirts properly, any creases will fall out within an hour of wearing

A landlady taught me how to iron shirts ready for folding, sort of how they come out of the packet but without the creases.

For long stays I have used a combination of service washes interspersed with proper hotel laundry in a ratio of something like 3 to 1. Smart casual shirts will look OK after a service wash from just hanging up, but you need the hotel laundry to refresh the creases on the collar every now and again.

[oscarose]

I used to go for that view, but recently have gone for quality shirts over 3 for £15 from Tesco's and the difference is phenomenal.

Try Sainsbury's.

[Sands of Time]

I use a portable steamer - very good.



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