NY's version of cutting back.....

[citrine]

I was reading this article......what is this world coming to when even the dog has to cut down! (heavy sarcasm!)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/fa...=1&oref=slogin#

[clifp]

My god can you imagine having to take the pooch to Petco for $65 grooming instead of $130, can you the humilation of poor Fiffy when the neighbor dogs find out the horror horror. ($130 is more than yearly haircut allowance...)

I don't think NY Times pays there reporters all that well so you wonder how they can keep a straight face interviewing people in the article.

[F-One]

....when you have to send your sheets to the laundry rather than the dry cleaners and have the dog groomed at Petco ... "OH my God"

[Rivrider]

I just send my sheets and towels to the washing machine.

[cantlogin]

Originally Posted by Rivrider

I just send my sheets and towels to the washing machine.

I'm REALLY glad that you didn't say dog.

[Rivrider]

Originally Posted by cantlogin

I'm REALLY glad that you didn't say dog.

Naw. Just put the dog in the bathtub when she's dirty.

[Rambler]

Our idea of a bath for Lucy after she rolled in cow cr@p was to toss a ball or stick into the canal, over and over, until she came out clean...no cow cr@p covered mutt in my washer, or house, thank you...

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[ziggy29]

Is anyone else as tired of all these doom-and-gloom "how hard times are causing people to cut back" articles as I am?

[Meadbh]

Manicures at a less expensive salon? Weekly hairdos?

Puhleeze!

[ladelfina]

The NYT in anything "living"-oriented has been getting worse and worse for years. I think it's just to cater to the uber-rich who buy the products like the $10k watches and luxury cars that their advertisers push.

That said.. If I lived in a tiny NY apt. I would probably seriously consider dropping clothes off at a laundry (dry-cleaning sheets is just insane, I mean a regular laundry). Just imagine that you don't have the cost of the washer/dryer (plus water/gas/electric).. no ironing.. plus you're not paying rent or mortgage on the space the laundry area takes up. It's not very efficient having millions and millions of washing machines in 30 sq. miles.

[podey]

Originally Posted by ladelfina

The NYT in anything "living"-oriented has been getting worse and worse for years. I think it's just to cater to the uber-rich who buy the products like the $10k watches and luxury cars that their advertisers push.

That said.. If I lived in a tiny NY apt. I would probably seriously consider dropping clothes off at a laundry (dry-cleaning sheets is just insane, I mean a regular laundry). Just imagine that you don't have the cost of the washer/dryer (plus water/gas/electric).. no ironing.. plus you're not paying rent or mortgage on the space the laundry area takes up. It's not very efficient having millions and millions of washing machines in 30 sq. miles.

I live in a NYC apartment, and luckily have washers and dryers in my basement, but they're not cheap. If I didn't have them I would take my clothes to a laundry and have them done. I am not one for sitting at the laundromat for hours on a weekend when I work so hard during the week.

I agree - dry cleaning sheets is just insane...