Meyerland Val-U Cleaners

I have had everything from my wedding dress to business suits done here, alterations and dry cleaning services are top notch and the price is right. The proprietor of the business is a consummate and experienced professional at what she does. If didn’t live close, I’d still make the trek to her establishment to have my garments and bedding done right the first time!

I’ve come here several times to get my clothes dry cleaned. As far as that goes, I’ve never had an issue with this place in this regards. My clothes come back clean and pressed.
The reason why I’m giving this place this 5 stars, though, is for the TAILORING. This place flat out does the BEST tailoring I’ve ever had.
I recently lost some weight and had to have several of my suits tailored. Initially I was going to go back to the place that I purchased the suits from, but I hadn’t been particularly impressed with the tailoring I had received when I initially purchased the suits, so I decided to give this place a shot.
I am so happy that I did so. The lady that handles the tailoring did an OUTSTANDING job on the suits I brought in. You can tell she’s extremely experienced at tailoring. I’ve gotten so many compliments on the work she did on them.
From now on, anytime I purchase a suit (or slacks, or even dress shirts) from someplace else, I’m just bringing them straight her to get tailored right the first time. She’s just a master at what she does.

(the following story contains a few references to the cleaning industry, and the review follows the story to make a key point about this place)
As Paul Harvey would say, «You know what the news is. In a moment, you are going to hear the REST of the Story»:
In the 1920’s Rip was a celebrity and even visited with President Calvin Coolidge in Washington, DC. His survival story became legendary in a small town in North Central Texas. He was the toast of the town! Yet, when eventually he died of pneumonia, penniless, hardly anyone attended his funeral or saw him in his open cardboard coffin. Nevertheless, to this day, even though he is still relatively unknown across the USA, some curious people still come to see his grave.
It all started in 1897 at the ceremony of the third county courthouse building, where the stranger was introduced to the locals. But in a few years he was forgotten again… for 31 years… until the next and bigger courthouse building was to replace the old one. At the ceremony after the teardown, there was the usual fanfare and ceremonies with local politicians. The highlight was the opening of the cornerstone time capsule left from the original building. The master of ceremonies pulled out the old newspaper, a bottle of whiskey, some odd items and put them on a table. Then, in the middle of all this, Rip made his appearance on stage, and even though he was filthy, the crowd gasped.
You see, Rip was a ‘horned toad’ (type of lizard). 31 years prior, he was placed alive into the time capsule cornerstone on a whim to see if the legend of their long hibernation capability was true.
«Mr. Woods (a local who put him in) reminded everyone that a horned toad had been placed in the cornerstone. This would be an opportunity to see if the Indian legend of the toad’s longevity was true (this was before PETA). Word spread and a crowd of 4,000 people showed up. Most of them left when they discovered it wasn’t a hanging, but enough were there to witness Rip’s resurrection. His seemingly lifeless body twitched and he seemed to inflate himself as he breathed the fresh air. Eastlanders went wild. Westlanders went wild. The bottle of 31 year old whiskey disappeared. Rip went on tour. He went to Washington D.C. and sat on the President’s desk (This was Calvin Coolidge, a man only slightly more talkative than Rip), he went to St. Louis, he made public service announcements and endorsed tennis shoes. Robert Ripley (no relation) featured him in his „Believe It Or Not“ column and newsreels showed Rip’s face on movie screens across the land. Warts and all.» *
The witnesses swear there was no foul play or sleight of hand. Later, the Eastland County politician who pulled Rip out was asked to come clean (ha ha!), but did not admit to a hoax. The event got good ‘Press’ in newspapers across the country, and the horned toad was named ‘Old Rip’, after Rip Van Winkle, the man who woke up after decades of sleep.
Of what relevance to Meyerland Val-​U Cleaners is the story? Well, I had forgotten to pick up some clothes there, thinking the wife had done that. 30 days (not yrs) had gone by and I was worried that they couldn’t find them. Nope! They had them, and there was no Rip or Wrinkle!
And now you know… the REST of the story.
… Or do you? More posthumous adventures of Old Rip can be found on the Eastland County website:
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P. S. My mother-​in-​law was only 6 yrs old, but was a witness and remembered the event. That is how I came to know about the story.
The review of Meyerland Val-​U Cleaners:
–Opens on time for early customers.
–Hardly ever a line to wait.
–Quick to take your info.
–Come back in 2 days to pick them up.
–If you don’t have the ticket, they can find your clean items by your last name.
–Competitive cost with others in area.
–Reliable. Good job on the clothes.
Cleaning clothes is one of those cornerstones in modern civilization.