Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Sharjah Palace Hotel.

Off-duty clothes from a long show week, from polo shirts to pool shorts, share one weighed sack. Sixty dirhams buys the first 6kg, AED 99 stretches it to 12kg, and heavier loads add AED 12 a kilo. Folded neatly, it is delivered to Sharjah Palace the following day.

For a week of meetings at the Expo Centre. A blazer or jacket costs AED 40 to dry clean, a two-piece suit AED 50, a shirt AED 15, a kandura AED 15 and a waistcoat AED 15. Collected before noon, back by evening.

Clean clothes creased from the suitcase or a long day. A shirt on a hanger is AED 9, trousers AED 12, a blazer AED 25 and a kandura AED 12. Back on hangers within 24 hours, ready for the next show day.

Aimed at families in the high-rises along the Mamzar lagoons rather than hotel rooms. Sheets are AED 18 apiece, comforters AED 45, duvets AED 50 and towels AED 6. A day is usually enough; allow two for the thickest duvets.

Concrete halls and long standing shifts scuff even good leather. Each pair of dress shoes or sneakers is AED 55, boots AED 85 and sandals AED 45. Because shoe work needs two to four days, drop them off near the start of a multi-day fair.

Briefcases that hold catalogues all week are AED 45, gym holdalls AED 65, and luggage AED 85 small, AED 130 medium or AED 165 large. With three to five days needed, this suits exhibitors who arrive for setup and leave after breakdown.

Stand uniforms rarely fit everyone perfectly. Hemming or adjusting a waistband is AED 40, sewing on a lost button AED 12, and a small zip AED 50. Most fixes are done in two or three days.

Offered to households in Al Taawun and Al Khan with rugs of their own, never hotel floors. Synthetic pile is AED 20 a square metre, wool AED 26, and curtains AED 20 or AED 25 if lined for blackout. Expect them home on day three.

For couples and families celebrating in Sharjah. A standard bridal gown starts at AED 250 and a beaded one at AED 450; a three-piece groom suit is AED 50 and a wedding abaya AED 50. Seven to fourteen days.

Plenty of Expo Centre stands use a walking character to draw families in. We clean a small suit for AED 200, a medium one for AED 230 and a large one for AED 250, adding AED 30 for each detachable piece. Turnaround is three to five days.

Families visiting a book fair or a holiday show often bring a toy along. Small ones cost AED 55 to clean, medium AED 70 and large AED 120. Washed by hand and returned in two or three days.

Useful for lagoon-side flats whose couches have removable fabric. Standard covers are AED 35, oversized ones AED 40, and cushions AED 10, AED 15 or AED 20 depending on size. Two to three days to return.

A leather blazer worn to client dinners is AED 130 to refresh, a biker-style jacket AED 150, and a card holder or wallet AED 100. Leather footwear costs AED 180. Plan on three to five days.