News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by megaman22 on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @12:27PM (#15602832)
I pay $60-$70/month to have my laundry done. They do a better job than I would, and I value my time highly. Plus the capex of a washer/drier, and the opex of detergents and dryer sheets, and I think I'm coming out well ahead...
Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by konpikwastaken on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @01:01PM (#15603250)
In theory, Handy (https://www.handy.com/services) does this for you for significantly higher rates at your own home. I've used the service before when it first started and rates were 40-60%/hour of what they are now. Seems like they could not keep up with demand - scheduled appointments would get cancelled less than an hour before and be incredibly inconvenient - which I would guess was a factor to them increasing their prices to attract more talent while keeping margins.

tl;dr; services like this exist, but 60-70$/mo is laughably low (assuming min 2-3 loads of washer + dryer per month)

Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by megaman22 on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @01:11PM (#15603354)
This is a wash-dry-fold service out of my local laundromat. I just drop off a big sack of laundry in the morning, they weigh it and charge by the pound (Wednesdays is a sub-$1 special), and then I pick it up after work, clean, nicely folded, bagged up, and with all my shirts on hangers. It's pretty close to the best thing ever.
Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by konpikwastaken on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @05:01PM (#15605434)
I see. I was envisioning a "bigger" service - your quoted price makes sense in that case.
Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by jmnicolas on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @12:34PM (#15602940)
Does it include ironing ?
Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by almostarockstar on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @12:59PM (#15603230)
I feel like in 2017 we should have an automatic Ironing Machine in every home.
Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by tomjen3 on Thursday November 02, 2017 @04:41PM (#15614105)
You mostly have that actually: Get stuff out the washer within 20min of it being done and hang it to dry.

Alternatively I have a few shirts made by high threat count Egyptian cotton and those are wrinkle free if you just put them in the bathroom while taking a shower and the let 'em dry. Pretty price, but honestly worth my time.

Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by jakobegger on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @01:33PM (#15603561)
I feel like in 2017 nobody should have to wear clothes that need ironing.
Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by Kevin_S on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @03:28PM (#15604704)
No one should wear clothes that look professional?

The hardline against even business casual dress by some people boggles the mind.

Ironing appropriate clothes will make you look substantially more put-together. Try it please.

Re:Ask HN: I would pay X for Y by purvis on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @04:21PM (#15605102)
Not op, but they have no-iron dress shirts that look pretty good directly out of the drier.