Launderettes

shiningdove

This is a little embarrasing to ask, but i'm only 19 and the last time i even went to a Launderettes was when i was to young to remember.

We have piles of laundry stacked up, from going away on different weekends etc, and we just haven't had a chance to get through it (what with the rubbish weather).

I have a couple of questions for people that might be using Launderettes.

Will it be cheaper to do all this at home (including drying)?
How much roughly does it cost at the Launderettes?
Do i need to take my own conditioner and washing powder?
How do you use the damned things?

Thanks in advance and sorry if this is in the wrong place.

McKneff

Much cheaper to do it at home.

lots and lots of dosh

yes you do.

There will be instructions on the walls.

WannaBeTeenager

why not pay a visit first and have a look around.

badmumof1

it is cheaper to wash it at home but i am a big fan of the dryers
I can dry 4 loads of my normal machine for as little or under 3.00.
approx 4 mins for 20p work out 20 mins for a pound and the dryers are hot and you can adjust the temperature but most people keep them on hot.
best use one that has been used.
This saves me alot of time and i dont like the idea of damp washing around the house.
You will need to take your own powders and conditioners but most launderettes sell it on site per cup full for around 20p depending where you live.
all insturctions will be on the wall if there is not an attendant on site. Just ask someone who is in ther what do do if you are unsure.

Mummy_Jo

Sometimes this used to happen when I lived at home. My Mum used to wash it all at home over a day or so load it into black sacks and just take it to the launderette for drying.

It might save you a bit of money if you could do that!

Spendless

Hi, My Washing machine broke recently and only got fixed yesterday - we had a week without it (family of 4, 2 adults, 2 kids) so spent last week using the laundrette. This was my experience

There were 3 different machines they cost £2.40, £3 and £4 depending on their capacity size (how much you can put in). You need the correct change to put in the machines (eg the £4 took 2x£2 coins and £2 coins I only occassionally get). The assistant wasn't there all the time the laundrette was open - I went on Sunday when there was no assistant all day. The times of opening and the times the assistant is there was on the door.

If you don't take your own washing powder/liquid with you. There was a machine that you could get a cupful of powder. This cost 20p.

There were several people using the dryers. I didn't I took my wet washing home, but talking to them it cost 20p (20p coin) for 5 minutes.

Hope that Helps.

fernliebee

Depends on the type of dryers they have, some launderettes work out reasonably cheap as you pay about £3 but can fit a few loads in at a time. However the one I went to while we were on holiday, cost £6 and in the end I had to iron it all dry anyway, as the iron use was free of charge but the dryers just were not drying the stuff. Took me hours, but as we had DD we needed some things clean. I would personally just wade through it at home, maybe just swallow the cost of leaving the heating on through the day while you are out at work, just to dry it all quickly, it will soon be done.

ellieo

same here, i wash at home and then this time of year i take it to the laundry, the most it takes is £4 and that is 6 full loads
i do try to get there first thing so im not having to stand about and wait for dryers
i figured by the time i had bought a dryer and then the running costs on top its cheaper this way:D

daveyjp

Put all laundry in a bag. Take to laundrette, request a service wash, leave, pick up day after all dry and sorted!

We usually do this when we come back from holiday and it costs about £15. For a one off it's the way to do it.

Janepig

Much the same advice here - wash it at home and take it in to the launderette to dry. The dryers are super hot - if I leave my laundry in the basket after I get home the stuff in the middle is still warm the following day. The dryers are big so they take loads of clothes, but where I go there's one big American fluff dryer as well which takes twice as much, and quite handily takes 50p coins as well as 20p's. Just make sure you've got plenty of 20p's when you go because if the attendant isn't there then you're stuck - in fact I always go when the attendant is not there because she uses all the dryers up!!

Personally I would never buy a tumble dryer for the house because half an hour up the launderette and £3 (ish) is much more economical imo. And tbh my radiators are already clogged up with drying the stuff that can't be tumbled anyway.

Jxx

Savvy_Sue

I would sort it into priorities - what you need for next week first (obviously). If drying is a problem, do a few loads then head up there, but pre-sort at home to take out things you wouldn't want in a drier!

Feel all the empty driers and start in the hottest one. Just put in the minimum payment, then have a feel, wait a couple of minutes then start again with minimum payment.

If you have a warm airing cupboard at home then standing an airer in there works wonders! Our boiler used to be in the airing cupboard, drying was never a problem then!