Dress cleaning for cigarette smell (not preservation)

Did you know that ahead of time? I would be asking for her to pay to have it cleaned if you weren't aware that her husband was a smoker.

Yes, definitely have that professionally cleaned. As a non smoker, I'd be pissed and ask the seamstress to pay for that. That's gross.

I would call the cleaners and see what they will do to get it out. See if they have to do a full cleaning or if they have something else before I spray anything on it.

I would hold off on spraying anything on it. Any spray you use has a ton of chemicals and they might ruin the dress.

I'd definitely be asking the seamstress to pay for that cleaning. Especially if you didn't know that her husband was a smoker and she didn't specify it. If she refuses to (which I hope she doesn't - if she does refuse, please include that in your reviews of her business), I'd take it to a dry cleaners. I wouldn't risk spraying Febreze or another product on it that could stain it or leave marks/spots.

Well that sucks. I think it's definitely worth it to get the dress professionally cleaned

The seamstress should pay you to get it cleaned, that's unacceptable.

I would have it professionally cleaned.

Yeah the seamstress should definitely pay for a professional cleaning. I quit smoking almost three years ago and if I put my dress on and it smelled like smoke I would be livid.

Have it professionally cleaned for sure! you don't want the spray to mess up your dress, your seamstress should being paying the bill!!

IMO- febreze doesn't remove a bad odor, just makes a bad odor smell like it's also covered in febreze.

Talk to the seamstress about paying for the cleaning. She shouldn't be subjecting anyone's clothing to that.

It can discolor clothing, along with the terrible smell!

O I would be beyond pissed!

Omg that's horrible! I'd be beyond pissed. I agree with everyone, ask her to pay for it to be cleaned

Was this a professional seamstress or a friendor? It seems incredibly odd to me that a professional seamstress would work with fabric in a smokey environment.

I am a smoker and that is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable and unprofessional. I would ask her to pay for the dry cleaning. How she thinks this is ok is beyond me?

Wow, that is DISGUSTING. I don't smoke and the smell of smoke on clothes is beyond unacceptable to me. I would call your seamstress ASAP and tell her to fix it.

I didnt read all the comments but I'd be fucking PISSED!!!!! She wpuld be paying to get it cleaned. I hate smoke... did you know it was a smokers home before going there?

The seamstress needs to cover the cost of having the dress professionally cleaned. She damaged your dress, and that is horrendously unprofessional!

When you brought it to her you didnt smell the smoke? How she is in business is just blowing my mind.

That's incredibly unprofessional. She should be responsible for paying to have your dress cleaned. It makes me wonder how she is still in business.