I didn’t know this existed, and there is only one place in my town that does it (they did it pre-COVID). Had it picked up yesterday for the first time, didn’t realize it was cash only, so today handed the bag back and I’ll go get it later, but for the future this is great. Only costs a couple extra dollars.
I’ve done that during long hotel stays. Much cheaper than hotel laundry services and they do a nice job. If I lived in a place without a washer and dryer I would definitely prefer that to a laundromat (or even going to the basement).
I started using a laundry service when my late spouse first got sick and I was getting overwhelmed with everything that needed to be done - yay! I can outsource the laundry!
Used it up until covid happened, since then I’ve transitioned to doing my own again. But it is a nice service.
Mike_Mabes, please clarify. I’m into details big time.
Do you mean you pile up all your laundry-- sheets, towels, dishtowels, t-shirts, button shirts, jeans, khakis, underwear, and all miscellaneous washable items-- and the laundry brings everything back to you? How long does it take-- same day or overnight? Is it folded in a box or basket? Are the hanger items like sports shirts and pants on hangers? If stuff needs ironing, do they iron? How often to you avail yourself of this service? How much does it cost? Regale me with the nitty-gritty.
Hot damn!
When we first came out to our land in AZ, it was a while before we had running water, electricity, and major appliance hookups.
In the “nearby” town (30 miles away) a laundromat run by the absolute nicest people had dropoff service. They did such an excellent job! Even though money was tight, we tipped handsomely.
I guess they missed our business. After we had our house civilized with water, sewer, electricity, propane, and appliances hooked up, the nice little laundromat closed and is now a bar.
~VOW
Well, la de da!! Aren’t we all fancy.
I’m kidding. Boy oh boy, that would be nice
I put everything in one bag and it came back on one bag. Everything got folded but I did not have any dress shirts or anything that would go on a hanger, don’t know if they do that but I think so, might be a little more. I could get it same day if I had it picked up early but I don’t get up until noon and delivery stops at 5. I don’t know the exact price yet but at the laundrymat I used to go to it was a little more than a dollar a pound. So 7-8 T-shirts, 5 dress shirts, 8 pairs of underwear, a couple of towels, a few miscellaneous items is about a pound, at the old place it was about $12. But I did not have them iron dress shirts (though they did put them on hangers, I’ve got about 50 hangers now with on 8 dress shirts) , it might have been a little more.
Back when I lived in a place without a washer and dryer, I used a laundromat for years, then at some point I was sick and used the “fluff and fold” service. Then I looked at the price and realized I had been saving something like $1.25 an hour to sit around a laundromat for 2 hours every other week, and I had to fold all my clothes too.
Never looked back.
It makes sense that a laundromat can do this pretty cheaply. They have to pay someone to be on site whenever the laundromat is open, and that person can easily babysit a few machines and fold clothes while they’re there.
Thanks! Very informative!
Nowadays, I have 1/2 a load of laundry every week, and I have a washer and dryer, so it’s easy. But if I were still working and needed Real Clothes, I would probably do that, too.
I just found out it’s .89 a pound. No delivery fee.
I would pay a few bucks a pound to have someone match and fold socks. It’s one of my irrationally least favorite household chores.
I was using Rinse for work clothes until WfH started. But I was doing all my regular laundry at home. The appliances are easy to access and I don’t find it much of a hassle.
And since I don’t want to leave laundry or have laundry left on the porch, I had to coordinate Rinse around my availability, which was a touch annoying.
I don’t recall the price but it isn’t cheap. But it took me 30 min round trip to visit the non-shitty local dry cleaner.