Doing Laundry on Campus Without a Phone

Re:Doing Laundry on Campus Without a Phone by Grimburger on Saturday September 02, 2023 @04:09AM (#37359443)

> charge it with the minimum mount (about $15, as I recall)

Living in one of the highest density areas on Earth, stuff like this blows my mind. Public washing machines are everywhere for those that don't have their own.

I guess the extreme lease costs driven by entirely artificial commercial RE prices put a full stop to it existing in the west.

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Re:Doing Laundry on Campus Without a Phone by IshKebab on Saturday September 02, 2023 @08:01AM (#37360709)

There are still some launderettes around, but it isn't the cost of running them that matters, it's the inconvenience. Having your own washing machine is dramatically more convenient (and cheaper). The only reason not to have one is if you are extremely short on space.

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Re:Doing Laundry on Campus Without a Phone by chucksmash on Saturday September 02, 2023 @08:34AM (#37360932)

Lots of apartment W/D are smaller stackable units or if you're unlucky, one of those all-in-one combo washer/dryer units that can only either half dry a full load of clothes or fully dry a half load of clothes.

There's something to be said for just waiting until you have three loads of laundry, lugging them all to the laundromat down the block, and washing them in parallel. Commercial dryers tend to be faster as well.

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