There are many benefits to using a dry cleaning delivery service as you have read in one of our previous blogs, but why should you use Mr. Timesaver instead of other delivery services? Well, there’s no other like us. Check out the next points to find out more about why we’re the better choice for you.

1. You order with Mr. Timesaver, so we’re responsible for your clothes

There are some other companies out there that provide similar services to ours. But the difference is that they only handle the order and pass it through to dry cleaning & laundry facilities. In those cases, the dry cleaners are the ones responsible for picking up, cleaning and delivering your items back to you. You have no idea who they are and if they’ll handle your clothes with the care needed. In other cases, your items are picked up and delivered by couriers employed by a completely different company. Who is liable for your items if they are damaged or lost?

 

When you order from Mr. Timesaver, a timesaver picks up your items, inspects them, takes them to the appropriate partners, picks them back up from the partners and delivers them back to you.

No middle man. Less chance of something going wrong, like items going missing, or being damaged. After cleaning or repairs, we store your items in our facilities until they go out for delivery. We’re also the ones taking on the responsibility of your items when they leave your hands. You can rest assured that in those rare cases something does go wrong, you’ll be covered.

2. We’re constantly improving

We’re almost 3 years in now, and we can’t even remember how our service, website and quality was when we first started. So much improvement has happened over this short time. We listen to you and we adapt. We’re constantly working on ways to improve your experience with us. Changes happen often. In a year you might not even remember the process as it is now!

3. Our delivery service is super flexible

No other company can provide the flexibility and convenience we do. 1 hour time-slots from 7 a.m. until midnight, 7 days a week. We have standard next day delivery (with the exception of certain items: curtains, rugs, wedding gowns). We’re even open on Sunday. Need to reschedule, have your items delivered at a different address? No problem! Just call us. Your time is important to us. You tell us when, and we’ll be there! You don’t have to worry about our closing times, and rushing after work.

4. We test our partners to ensure quality

When you order from a different provider, you never know if your items will be treated by tested dry cleaners or cobblers. We test our partners before working with them, thus ensuring high, consistent quality, each and every time. Our partners are experienced and known in The Hague area. They are not the standard “around the corner” stores. They are professionals with names for themselves.

5. We know exactly where your clothes are at all times

Since we pick-up, deliver and handle everything in between, we know exactly where your items are at all times. Your items are marked, cleaned, repaired, and stored for delivery. Your items are also handled seperate from other “walk-in” customers at our partners’ facilities.

6. Familiar faces

The chances are, if a timesaver picks-up your items, the same person will probably be the one delivering them back to you. Our timesavers have their own areas to serve. This also means that you see a familiar face everytime you use Mr. Timesaver. A person you can build a rapport with. It’s not uncommon for our timesaver to be hugged by our users’ kids and to be called by name.

7. Competitive prices – More benefits

Our prices don’t differ much from your local dry cleaner. The only big difference is that we offer more benefits for that price. Our prices include pick-up and delivery fees and next day service. Even our weekend and night prices are the same. We also offer loyalty cards. With this loyalty card, you can collect stamps on each order. Loyalty card benefits include: a free bed sheet package service, shoe polish service, and ultimately, 20% off an entire order. You wont get that deal at your local dry cleaner.

8. Bonus: Your time is important to us

At the end of the day, our main focus is making your life easier in every way we can. Yes, we care about proper cleaning and repairing of your items, but with Mr. Timesaver, you get more than just clean clothes and polished shoes. You get peace of mind. You get more time to breathe. We work day and night to make your life easier. Here’s a little more about how our service works.

 

 

Here are a few articles that might be helpful to you:

How to properly care for your winter clothes

Efficient laundry routine: 5 tips for busy people

Discover more Mr. Timesaver articles

 

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We are Mr. Timesaver, and we are here to help save you time. From dry cleaning and laundry service to repairs and alterations, Mr. Timesaver offers a wide variety of services to meet your needs—whatever they may be. We are an on-demand laundry and dry cleaning pick-up service that offers other services as well. We know the best professionals in the city—from cobblers to tailors—who can fix your shoes or mend your pants, so just let us know what you need and we can help you out.

Busy professionals and mothers, you can claim your free time again! Say “goodbye” to the most mundane chore in the world: laundry. We take care of all of the details, so you can get back to business or simply spend more time with the ones you love most.

Your on-demand dry cleaner: when you need us, where you need us.

At Mr. Timesaver, we want to make things easy for you. We pick-up and deliver your dry cleaning and laundry (in a custom Timesaver bag) whenever it’s convenient. Unlike most dry cleaners who are only open during business hours, we’re open from 7 a.m. to midnight daily and your laundry will be delivered 24 hours later, faster if you’d like. Just let us know!

We’re all about getting the details right and we offer 100% satisfaction. You will no longer need to be rushing to the dry cleaners before they turn off the lights or worrying about your lost dry cleaning ticket! Give us a try and see how much space becomes available in your life. We press, mend, fold, and deliver and we launder just about anything, you name it: business suits, bedding, down coats, knitwear, bridal wear, evening wear, etc.

Memories matter. And so does the Time it takes to learn something new. Enjoy a glass of wine. Take your partner out for a bite to eat. Enroll in a class to learn a foreign language. We’re here to help you focus on what matters. When you save Time, you save money. Your life is valuable, don’t waste what Time you have been given. Give us a call today or simply place your order through our website at: mrtimesaver.nl/

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However, there are numerous ways in which an on-demand dry cleaning delivery service can make your life easier. Imagine of all the things you would rather be doing than driving to your local dry cleaner to drop off and pick up your clothing. In this article we share with you just a few ways our on-demand dry cleaning delivery service can help you.

Save Time

If you’re in the process of simplifying your life, then taking advantage of an on-demand dry cleaning delivery service will fit your new life perfectly. With this service YOU are in control. You simply schedule your pickup and delivery date and time that fits your schedule the best and the rest will be taken care of for you. With the on-demand dry cleaning service of Mr. Timesaver you pretty much pay the same price compared to local dry cleaners with the added benefit of a delivery service.

Save Gas

While we can’t really help with your drive to work, on-demand dry cleaning service can help you save gas, mileage and time. When you’re thinking of your to-do list, driving to the local dry cleaner is actually quite a hassle. Would you even make this trip at all? If the service is free of charge, you are saving your gas and time.

Save The Earth

Besides being fast, reliable and relieves stress from your daily life, Mr. Timesaver also loves to do one more thing – Save the Earth! At Mr. Timesaver, we have several ways we contribute to helping our environment. To list a few of them:

• Half of our dry cleaning partners use eco-friendly detergents & cleaning agents (other partners are jumping on the bandwagon)
• We recycle hangers (you can give us back the hangers from your previous order)
• We provide re-usable laundry bags for our customer pick-ups.
• We help extend the life of your garments by having them done professionally, thus reducing damage.

Conclusion: your time is worth more outside of work

Having a good work life balance is truly a big task. Focusing on your priorities, and achieving your personal goals requires focusing on what truly matters. Laundry is a necessary, but it is a time-consuming task. If you want to save more time and do the things that you really love then this service can be of great advantage to your personal life. By using the on demand dry cleaning delivery service of Mr. Timesaver your clothes will be cleaned on your schedule, with pickup and delivery dates and times chosen by you. It simply doesn’t get any easier than that.

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Demand for Convenience: Dry Cleaning Delivery Service

Over the years, this growing demand for greater convenience has led to the creation of Mr. Timesaver. Mr. Timesaver is a professional delivery service in The Hague, Leiden, Rotterdam & Delft and specializes in dry cleaning, laundry, and shoe services. In recent times, many busy professionals, mothers and working parents in general have realized that an on-demand professional dry cleaning and laundry service is actually a necessity.

So, what are the advantages of using Mr. Timesaver’s dry cleaning delivery service?

Some of the main benefits you gain by using Mr. Timesaver are listed below. By the end, you’ll understand why and agree with many other busy professionals on why it makes perfect sense to use a service like Mr. Timesaver.

1. Pickup and delivery 7 days a week. Even at night!

Is your dry cleaner always closed by the time you leave work? Do you hate having to rush to your dry cleaner either early in the morning before work, or after work? It seems the typical opening hours are not optimized to fit the busy professional’s needs. This is why a service like Mr. Timesaver works so well. You don’t even have to worry about dropping off and picking up your clothing anymore. You can schedule your pick-up and delivery date-and-time at a time that works for you! Even at night with our convenient 1-hour time-slots, from morning until midnight. Using a professional dry cleaning service in The Hague, Leiden, Rotterdam & Delft has never been easier.

2. Same day service

Another convenient feature of Mr. Timesaver is the same day service option. If you really need to have your clothing back the same day, you can make it happen with Mr. Timesaver. Simply contact customer service at info@mrtimesaver.nl or call at +088 184 6300. To use the same day service option, it is recommended to have your items picked up early in the morning in order to guarantee our partner has ample time to process your items. They will be ready for delivery that same evening!

3. Standard next-day delivery: 24-hour turnaround time

At Mr. Timesaver the standard turnaround time is 24-hours. Pick-up today means delivery tomorrow (some items may differ in the time needed to clean/repair i.a. down jackets). Opening hours are from 7 AM until midnight. You can place your order through the website, email or call Mr. Timesaver 7 days a week at 0881846300. The customer service representatives are available 24/7 to help you with any questions or enquiries you might have.

4. Easy online payment options

iDeal, PayPal, Credit Card (including AMEX)

Contrary to many dry cleaning & laundry establishments, coins are not necessary. Mr. Timesaver accepts online payments with: iDeal, PayPal, & credit cards (including American Express). Cash at delivery is also possible, though.

5. Additional services

Mr. Timesaver is consistently doing more to improve and expand its services. Currently the services offered are dry cleaning, laundry, clothing repairs, alterations, shoe repair service and leather treatment (leather treatment may take longer than the average clothing item). Mr. Timesaver also provides cleaning services for curtains/drapes, carpets/rugs and other household textiles, such as sofa covers.

Clothing repairs & alterations

including:

• Button repairs
• Shorten pants
• Take in waist

Shoe repairs and leather treatments

including:

• Shoe & boot polish
• Shoe & boot conditioning
• Sole and heel replacement

Conclusion: your time is precious.

Having a more convenient option for your dry cleaning, laundry, clothing alterations and shoe repairs can make a big impact on your professional and personal life. The truth is, life is hectic and the most precious thing you have is your time.  Mr. Timesaver makes it easy for you to look your best all the time.

Delivery locations

Mr. Timesaver is proud to offer this great service in

• The Hague
• Wassenaar
• Voorschoten
• Rijswijk
• Voorburg
• Leidschendam
• Wateringen
• Zoetermeer
• Nootdorp
• Leiden
• Rotterdam
• Delft

To learn more about Mr. Timesaver click here.

Saving time since 2015!

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What is stress?

Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand and/or threat. When you feel threatened your nervous system responds by releasing a flood of stress hormones, which include adrenaline and cortisol, which awaken the body for emergency action. Your heart pounds faster, your muscles tighten, your blood pressure rises, your breath quickens, and your senses are sharpened. The physical changes increase your strength, stamina, speeds up your reaction time, and enhances your focus. 

By applying the following 6 tips, you will be able to manage your stress more easily and prevent damage to your mind and body.

1. Better sleep = better stress management

Sleep is often taken for granted and seen as a sign of weakness among busy “hard working” individuals. But sleep has important effects on health and well-being. Lack of sleep influences stress. Sleep deprived individuals experience higher levels of stress and psychological strain than individuals who get a proper night’s rest. Sleep is one of the most important parts of health and performance. Get a better night’s sleep and improve your quality of life today!

2. Find a hobby

Hobbies are not reserved for people who lead quiet and relaxed lives. Busy people, with full lives may need hobbies more than the average person. It allows you to take a break, without real responsibilities, and brings meaning and fun to your life. Those who feel overwhelmed at a job can benefit from hobbies because they provide an outlet for stress and something to look forward to after a hard day/week at a stress filled job.

3. Daily planning

Your workload is probably high, and you have many other (urgent) tasks on your to-do list. Because of this, you’re anxious, you can’t concentrate, and everything seems to distract you. End every night with a plan for the next day, including a morning routine. By creating a good morning routine for yourself, you can focus on the important things throughout your day.  Plan your days according to Eisenhower’s Urgent/Important Principle as seen in the chart below. This principle helps you think about your priorities, and determine which of your activities are important and which are, essentially, distractions. Start your days goal oriented, efficient, and conscious while maintaining control over the rest of the day.

4. Engage socially

Social engagement is the fastest, and most efficient way to manage stress and avoid overreacting to events that you perceive as threatening. Communicating with a person who makes you feel safe and understood calms your nervous system. Have lunch or coffee with a friend, accompany someone to the movies, schedule a weekly dinner date, or simply go for a walk with a workout buddy. Opening up to someone is not a sign of weakness, and most friends will even be flattered that you trust them enough to confide in them.

5. Outsource your chores

Running errands, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and buying groceries takes up a lot of time. They seem like easy, simple tasks but they actually give you unnecessary stress. They do not add much value to your personal growth but do add weight to your shoulders. On-demand services are growing rapidly and looking at our current lifestyle it’s not hard to understand why. We want more convenience, more simplicity, and to be completely honest, we just need a hand sometimes. Have your groceries delivered, order some take-out (many healthy options available!), and have your laundry, dry cleaning, and more picked up and delivered in just a few clicks. This leaves you with more time to focus on the important (see #3) and have some peace of mind.

6. Exercise & Meditation

Exercise is good for your body. You know that. Everyone knows that, but you’re too busy and stressed to fit it into your daily routine. Even a little exercise however, goes a long way in managing stress. It pumps up your endorphins (your brain’s feel-good neurotransmitters). It’s meditation in motion, making you forget the day’s irritations while only focusing only on your body’s movements. It also improves your mood, your self-confidence, and relaxes you.

Spending even a few minutes in meditation a day can restore your calm and inner peace. Anyone can practice meditation, as it’s simple, inexpensive, and doesn’t require special equipment. Check out Headspace for guided meditations that you can easily fit into your day.

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Here are 9 tips on how to get a better night’s sleep and improve your quality of life

1. Make your bed in the morning

Can you recall the feeling you have when staying at a hotel? You enter the room and it’s tidy and inviting. Right away your mood elevates and you look forward to climbing into the crisply made bed of the gods. By making your bed every morning, you declutter your space. A decluttered space lowers your level of stress. Taking just two minutes every morning rewards you with an elevated state of mind every night!

2. Exercise to sleep better

Research done by the National Sleep Foundation on a representative sample of more than 2,600 men and women, ages 18-85, showed that just 150 minutes of moderate activity a week (that’s only 20 minutes a day!) provided a 65% improvement in sleep quality. Take a walk during your lunch break, walk your dog more/longer, get off the bus/tram and walk the final stop to your destination. You’ll also feel more energized during the day and not to mention it’s also good for your cardiovascular health.

3. Drink up!

The biggest change in your diet that may help you sleep better, be more active, and have more energy throughout your day is staying hydrated. In fact, the #1 source of daytime fatigue is dehydration. Water is essential for almost all of your bodily functions,  especially brain function. So,  it shouldn’t be a surprise that being dehydrated may disrupt healthy brain function while sleeping.

4. Clean sheets & comforters

You can’t see it, but your comforter and bed sheets get dirtier every night. Everyone loses moisture in their sleep by sweating. On top of that, skin flakes come off while you toss & turn. House dust mites survive off your skin flakes and live in your bed sheets, comforters, & pillows. Moisture and spider relatives in your bed.. You can probably imagine that this isn’t ideal for a good night’s rest. Therefor, it is important to have your comforters (and pillows) cleaned professionally at least once/twice a year. As a general rule, it’s a good idea to wash your sheets and pillowcases once a week or every two weeks.

5. Seasonal rotations

It’s getting warmer in the Netherlands (yay, summer!), but sleeping in a warm room isn’t ideal. Overheating is one of the main (physical) causes of bad sleep. The type of bed sheet or linen that you have may be retaining heat and may be making you feel hotter than the already hot summer weather. We should change the material we sleep on to make us feel less hot and sleep more comfortably. The same goes for the colder months.

Guideline

Warm months: cotton or linen sheets

Cold months: flannel sheets

Cool & warm weather (adaptable): silk or satin sheets

6. No more coffee! 

Just kidding! Do avoid caffeine 4 to 6 hours before bedtime though if you want to sleep better. Caffeine is in coffee, soda, iced tea, chocolate, and various over-the-counter medications. It is also a little-known fact that caffeine can stay in the system for up to 12 hours. So try not to have any past lunchtime and have decaffeinated coffee after dinner if you must.

7. Next day plan

By creating a good morning routine for yourself, you can focus more on the important things throughout your day. You start your days goal oriented, efficient, and conscious while maintaining control over the rest of the day. You also sleep better knowing tomorrow is already planned and organized because your mind can rest without worry.

8. Shower power

Before we are ready to head to bed, the body’s temperature naturally drops, which activates other automatic reactions that prepare us for sleep. When this shift happens, body heat escapes through the skin, which is why you may notice your skin feeling warmer at nighttime. Take a warm shower or bath before going to sleep. The drop in body temperature after stepping out of the shower tends to induce sleepiness. Also make sure the temperature in your bedroom isn’t too cold or too warm, as this could make it more difficult to catch some z’s. The ideal temperature for sleep is believed to be around 18 degrees celsius.

9. Out with the old..

Buy new bedding every 18 to 24 months. Like most clothing (other than, for example, jeans and sneakers), new bedding just looks and feels better. Just like any other fabric, hot water and repeated washing will shorten the life span of your sheets. Can’t wait that long and want a less expensive solution? Simply buying some new pillowcases will completely change the way your bedding feels. Being comfortable definitely adds to a better night’s sleep.

BONUS

10. Turn your bedroom into a sleep haven

• Clean sheets
• Made up bed
• Cool temperature (18 C)
• Soft music/ambience (nature or rain sounds)
• Dark room
• Water bottle (hydration = good)

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1. Laying your clothes ready

A good morning starts with a well thought out evening. Take some time the evening before to think about the next morning. What do you have to do tomorrow? What are you going to wear? Does it have to be casual/business/formal? Lay your outfit out. This way you prevent early morning stress with wrinkly blouse or shirt and you’ll be sure you’re wearing the same color socks. Prefer to just throw something on in the morning based on your mood? Order the shirt service package along with a small-wash laundry service to have our main items always ready to go.

2. Get up early

90% of all successful people are up by 6 a.m. Not to go directly to work, but to prepare for the day ahead. By getting up early, you give yourself more time and space to start the day fresh and awake. For example by meditating. Even if it’s simply closing your eyes for a few minutes and ask yourself: “What are my intentions for today?” By giving your day an intention, you unconsciously set yourself up to achieve all your daily goals with more purpose. Are you a more practical person? Write down 1 to 3 tasks or goals for the day. By doing this you improve your productivity during the day by not leaving everything you do to chance.

3. Step away from the phone!

You go to bed earlier than usual to start the next morning off right, but 30 minutes later you’re still on Facebook, Instagram, checking emails or on WhatsApp. Sound familiar? As if that’s not enough, you reach for your phone the first thing in the morning. Don’t! Your brain is exposed to different stimuli, and will not get a chance to prepare you for a good night’s rest or a fresh morning routine with intention. By not touching your phone for the first hour of being awake, you leave the world outside for just a little while longer. Up for a challenge? Try a digital detox: No screens between 20:00 and 08:00.

4. Have a good breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Your body spent the whole night without food. To function properly and to perform well during the day you need to refuel. A balanced nutritious breakfast is an essential part of a good morning routine. It gets your gut working and will absorb nutrients better during the day as a result. Have a bowl of oatmeal, some eggs, or simply a fresh smoothie.

5. Exercise routine

If you’re a busy person, exercise will probably not happen anymore at the end of the day. A morning workout is ideal for you! It also helps reduce stress and increase your energy and endorphins for the rest of the day. Another benefit of a morning workout is that gyms tend to be less busy in the morning. More energy, more alertness, better prepared to tackle the day ahead. You’ll also start noticing an improvement in your coffee addiction.

“Set a goal that makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning!”

6. Work on a project

Are you currently working on a project that you enjoy doing or is close to your heart? Then waking up is probably not a problem for you. You are eager to continue working on it. It energizes you! It’s smart to take advantage of this energy and get up earlier (see #2). By working on projects early in the morning, you get much more done during the day, especially since you’ll be undisturbed by phone calls, emails, or kids if you work from home. A project can be work related, but can also be a personal project, like writing a book.

7. Start your day with a little dance, start your day with a smile

Put some music on when you’re getting dressed, having breakfast, or in the car. Preferably not the radio. Make a playlist of songs that make you happy, empower you, give you confidence, and make you move your toes. Do a little dance if you want to. Your smoothie wont judge you. Just leave the world out of it. No commercials, news, or opinions. Just you, getting ready to kick the day’s butt. Start your day with joy, simply because you can, and frankly, because it’s the only way you should.

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Busy, busy, busy. Because of this lack of free-time we don’t spend enough quality time with our kids, partners, or ourselves anymore. That makes us feel guilty. Research shows that 37% of all working parents would like to spend more time with their kids, and 30% would like to spend more time with each other. But, more astoundingly, half of all working parents long for more alone time. Time to see their friends, practice their hobbies, or exercise.

Time consuming chores take up all your time!

Of course work swallows up most of our time, but what about chores? Take laundry for instance. It costs 26 minutes to separate clothing, load the washing machine, put them in the dryer, fold them, and then put them away. A family does laundry on average 6 times per week. Do the math! On top of that approximately 55 additional minutes are spent on *whoop!* ironing. That’s 3,5 hours of your week, gone!

That time is enough to do something fun with your kids, have dinner with your partner, or go for a jog around the neighborhood. In the meantime, Mr. Timesaver will take care of your laundry & dry cleaning. Just plan your pick-up & delivery at a time that suits you best, and we’ll take care of the rest.

Mr. Timesaver is open 7 days a week, from 7 a.m. until midnight. 

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