In addition to finding us on Twitter and Facebook, customers can now “check -in” at Classic Cleaners using the location-based social networking website Foursquare! The more than 8 million users on the site check -in almost 10 times per month each to have fun and save money by interacting with friends and exploring cities.

Stop by, check-in, drop your pants and save money at the neighborhood Classic Cleaners on Allisonville Road at 96th Street. Using Foursquare, customers checking -in for the first time at this location will get a pair of pants cleaned for free! Users who check -in to businesses are awarded points and badges and can even be crowned “mayor” by checking -in more than anyone else to a specific location in a 60- day period.

Like Twitter and Facebook, Foursquare allows users to publicly share comments about businesses by leaving tips and suggestions for other users to see and evaluate. For new residents of Indianapolis, Foursquare is a great way to get much needed recommendations on the best things to do, places to see and companies that do great business.

At Classic Cleaners, we’re proud to now be using a new, more environmentally friendly cleaning solvent known as SYSTEMK4. Using the new solvent allows us to reduce unnecessarily harmful impacts on humans, air, water and soil without lessening the high quality that our customers have come to expect.

We’re committed to discovering and implementing more eco-conscious practices that help us to reduce our impact on the environment. Classic Cleaners believes that by working together and making small adjustments that help the environment, we can create a greener, brighter future. SYSTEMK4 helps us to accomplish that mission.

Renowned for its impressive cleaning capabilities, perchlorethylene is a chemical commonly associated with the dry cleaning industry. Unfortunately, if handled improperly, “perc” can contaminate soil and be hazardous to the environment. Using SYSTEMK4, however, virtually eliminates these potential risks, while still producing the high quality results associated with “perc.”

Kreussler, the company that makes SYSTEMK4, is a member of the Green Business Bureau and is actively working to improve the dry cleaning process worldwide by creating solutions with unmatched quality and low environmental impact. By adopting the SYSTEMK4 technology, Classic Cleaners joins other dry cleaning companies worldwide that are committed to a more sustainable future – for the industry and for everyone.

Whether you bring your textiles to one of our stores or we pick them up from your home or office, it’s easy to get shirts, pants, suits, drapes and almost any other textile professionally cleaned at Classic Cleaners. After arriving at our plant, orders are processed, cleaned and inspected before being returned to the customer.

The process involved in getting your textiles clean is actually quite complex. Before the cleaning process begins, every incoming item is hand inspected for loose items such as pens, receipts and other things frequently found in clothing. Once pockets are danger-free, everything is scanned using an advanced barcode system before being separated into appropriate categories. Items for laundry, such as shirts, are separated from items for dry cleaning, such as pants.

The laundry process includes a visit to steam room-like chambers that release wrinkles, leaving shirts ready-to-wear and ready-to-impress. Pants, and other items that are dry cleaned, require a hand touch and a bit more time. From suits to drapes, our expert cleaning professionals restore items to like-new condition, removing wrinkles and making other repairs that increase lifespan.

The laundry and dry cleaning process begins and ends with a hand touch and individual attention. We carefully follow the instructions on fabric care labels to ensure that manufacturers’ recommendations are met. Every item that enters our plant receives this meticulous care and attention to detail, and we attempt to exceed customers expectations – whether it’s reattaching loose buttons or spot treating difficult stains, Classic Cleaners knows how get textiles clean.

Be sure to check out the spa experience on our YouTube page!

At Classic Cleaners, our mission is to REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. With an eye on the future, we’re keeping the environment in mind with policies and practices that are eco-conscious. We are proud to meet or exceed the industry’s highest standards of environmentally friendly practices at all times.

Classic Cleaners has a long history of being committed to minimizing our impact on the environment. In fact, we were the first dry cleaning company in the Indianapolis area to become a Certified Environmental Drycleaner by the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute. Since receiving this certification, we have remained focused on creating and implementing policies that take the impact on the environment into consideration.

To be a little more green-friendly, we reuse metal hangers whenever possible. In some circumstances, hangers can’t be reused. Even then, these unusable wire hangers are recycled instead of trashed. In our stores, customers will find convenient hanger caddies that can be filled with unwanted metal hangers and returned to any of our stores for reuse or recycling.

Like metal hangers, the clear plastic garment bags used to protect your clothing can be recycled. According to Keep America Beautiful, Americans generate 250 million tons of garbage per year. Instead of adding trash to overflowing landfills, customers are encouraged to lessen their impact by bringing used garment bags to any of our 17 neighborhood stores for recycling.

We constantly evaluate our environmentally conscious practices and are always looking for ways to be a little greener. By making small adjustments to routines, customers can help us take steps toward a brighter, cleaner future. Just by having Classic Cleaners pickup and deliver your dry cleaning and laundry, for example, you can reduce unnecessary car trips that are unhealthy for the planet. It’s easy to be green.