Wrinkled shirt & no iron

Bwah?

So I have jury duty tomorrow and I need to wear my dress shirt- went to check it out tonight only to see it's wrinkled to all hell. I don't have access to an iron or steamer...I'm a poor college student as well. What can I do before tomorrow at 9?

I've tried taking a hot shower and hanging it up but that didn't do much for me; I'm also afraid to put it in the dryer since it's quite expensive.

Thanks p/a

edit: I do however have a little Holmes humidifier which works by expelling some steam.

wasted pixels

If you have a mist bottle, mist it thoroughly (don't drench it, though!) and let it hang dry overnight, that should at least help.

DjCalvin

pick up a bottle of that fabreeze wrinkle eliminator (least i think its fabreeze it comes in a bottle that looks just like fabreeze) Shouldnt cost you more than $3
spray it.. pull the shirt taught and hang it up.
I lived off that stuff in college.


Edit:
You could also throw it in the dryer with a wet towel and hang it immediately after.

DJ-99

Hang it in the bathroom with the shower turned up as hot as it goes, making it as steamy as possible.

Bwah?

Thanks for the responses guys, I think a combination of all of these is in order.

Nakatomi2010

My wife tosses things into a dryer for about 10 minutes or so, that tends to work pretty good...

Dog

depending on the type of shirt you can throw it in the dryer for a few minutes and if you put it on right after you should be good to go.

I'll do that when I'm out of work shirts and forget to do laundry :P

Silvoculous

DjCalvin wrote: »

pick up a bottle of that fabreeze wrinkle eliminator (least i think its fabreeze it comes in a bottle that looks just like fabreeze) Shouldnt cost you more than $3

It's possible you could buy an iron at a thrift store for the same price.

NotYou

yea, i throw nice shirts in the dryer to un wrinkle them quickly.

EggyToast

Well, what I did in college was take a flat-bottom'd pan, heat it up with some water in it, and then squirt my shirt with a mister (like a garden sprayer, or a little squirter which are very cheap at Target (2 pack for $1 I think). If you're stuck at home, you can use your humidifier or just flick water at it.

Put your sheet from your bed over a table, put the shirt on that, and then, with the just-boiling water from the pan, rest the pan on the shirt and move it around. It should make the common "pfffft" noise of water turning into vapor, and may be a little damp afterwards still since it's not exactly an iron, but just let it dry on the table. Shouldn't take too long. Voila!

Einhander

Don't stress out if you can't get the wrinkles out. You probably have something else in your closet that is business-casual that you can wear.

A quick google search tells me this (in Marquette county, anyway, it's the only thing I could find in your state)

Q: Is there a dress code?
No formal dress code exists; however, jurors are requested to dress in a manner respectful to the Court. Jurors are requested not to wear such clothing items as hats, tank tops, cutoffs or clothing with provocative messages that some individuals may consider offensive.

So, unless it varies by county, if your dress shirt is still wrinkled tomorrow morning no one will get mad at you if you show up in a polo and slacks or something.

Kelor

EggyToast wrote: »

Well, what I did in college was take a flat-bottom'd pan, heat it up with some water in it, and then squirt my shirt with a mister (like a garden sprayer, or a little squirter which are very cheap at Target (2 pack for $1 I think). If you're stuck at home, you can use your humidifier or just flick water at it.

Put your sheet from your bed over a table, put the shirt on that, and then, with the just-boiling water from the pan, rest the pan on the shirt and move it around. It should make the common "pfffft" noise of water turning into vapor, and may be a little damp afterwards still since it's not exactly an iron, but just let it dry on the table. Shouldn't take too long. Voila!

This is a good last resort if you don't have a dryer.

If you do, throw it in the dryer then just hang it out and it should deal with wrinkles.

If you have any remaining, then heat up a saucepan of water.

Szechuanosaurus

Don't you have a 24hr laundromat with ironing facilities somewhere?

Or just buy a cheap as hell shirt from wallmart or somewhere on the way to the court.

Bwah?

Thanks for all the response guys- I see these coming in handy in the future .

As for the shirt, well I just happened to run into someone in the hallway with an iron in hand.

Arch Guru XX

Einhander wrote: »

Don't stress out if you can't get the wrinkles out. You probably have something else in your closet that is business-casual that you can wear.

A quick google search tells me this (in Marquette county, anyway, it's the only thing I could find in your state)

Q: Is there a dress code?
No formal dress code exists; however, jurors are requested to dress in a manner respectful to the Court. Jurors are requested not to wear such clothing items as hats, tank tops, cutoffs or clothing with provocative messages that some individuals may consider offensive.

So, unless it varies by county, if your dress shirt is still wrinkled tomorrow morning no one will get mad at you if you show up in a polo and slacks or something.

This could be an important point - when I last had jury duty I wore jeans and a t-shirt and there were no issues. Of course, I live in southern california, so things are a little more relaxed than elsewhere, but unless you've got a particularly strict dress code at the courthouse I think no only will a wrinkled dress shirt be fine, you can probably get away with a more relaxed outfit.

bowen

Irons are inexpensive. You get what you pay for though, don't be surprised if using a cheap iron makes you spill some water on your shirt.

Jake!

Personally, if I need to wash a shirt quickly, I do it by hand in the sink, wring it out, and hang it as flat as possible over a hot radiator. Doesn't make it look like its been ironed to perfection, but it works.

Improvolone

Bwah? wrote: »

Thanks for all the response guys- I see these coming in handy in the future .

As for the shirt, well I just happened to run into someone in the hallway with an iron in hand.

Ouch.

mts

or just hang it inthe bathroom and take a really hot steamy shower

Gdiguy

Arch Guru XX wrote: »

Einhander wrote: »

Don't stress out if you can't get the wrinkles out. You probably have something else in your closet that is business-casual that you can wear.

A quick google search tells me this (in Marquette county, anyway, it's the only thing I could find in your state)

Q: Is there a dress code?
No formal dress code exists; however, jurors are requested to dress in a manner respectful to the Court. Jurors are requested not to wear such clothing items as hats, tank tops, cutoffs or clothing with provocative messages that some individuals may consider offensive.

So, unless it varies by county, if your dress shirt is still wrinkled tomorrow morning no one will get mad at you if you show up in a polo and slacks or something.

This could be an important point - when I last had jury duty I wore jeans and a t-shirt and there were no issues. Of course, I live in southern california, so things are a little more relaxed than elsewhere, but unless you've got a particularly strict dress code at the courthouse I think no only will a wrinkled dress shirt be fine, you can probably get away with a more relaxed outfit.

It sounds like you cleared this up, but I'll agree that for jury duty in Boston I wore a sweater and nice khaki pants and didn't feel out of place at all. Maybe a little less dressed than the 65 year olds, but it wasn't an issue at all.