I have a white shirt I'm trying to get a stain out of, and I'm trying to figure out how best to wash it. I'm looking at the tag on the inside and for the millionth time staring at those strange little care symbols. What do they mean? Some of them are vaguely straightforward, but others are very hieroglyphics. Well, now I've got a nice (if dense) reference card (courtesy of KG Industries).

The next question is, does my dry cleaner actually pay attention to this stuff? And does it matter, since my clothing seems to come back looking good...?