Anyone used a Launderette recently?

Anyone used a Launderette recently?

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condor

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8,837 posts

247 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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I need to wash a king size duck down duvet and internet says that I need to use a large drum machine at the Launderette.

No problem, I locate the town launderette and go in to ask about costs etc.
No assistant on site but various notices attached to machines. Apart from the cost of using the washing machine £7 for a 40lb load ( notice reads specifically for king size duvets) there is another notice that says that the washers takes 30 mins for the customers' benefit ! There are other washing machines, costing £6 and the cheapest £5. The tumble dryers are £1 for 15 mins usage.

That's very expensive. Does anyone here use a launderette?
Is that how much they normally cost to use? I'm also curious as to how clean washing appears after a 30 minute wash/rinse cycle, especially when a domestic washing machine takes well over an hour. My usual 40 deg wash cycle takes 1 hour 45 mins so feel particularly dubious that 30 mins is sufficient to wash and rinse a duvet.



CountZero23

1,288 posts

177 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Doesn't this belong on the 'bit council' thread?

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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They don't do duvets.


cheddar

4,637 posts

173 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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condor said:
My usual 40 deg wash cycle takes 1 hour 45 mins
Crikey, there's a couple of quid electric right there !

Sorry, can't help on launderette prices.


anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Well I can tell you that a Dry Cleaners will charge you around £27 to clean a king size duvet, so even if you pay the £7 for a Laundrette wash and stick £2 in the dryer for half an hour, you will be saving quite a bit over the Dry Clean route. Plus I am never very impressed with dry cleaners. They never seem to actually be able to clean anything you take them.

As an aside, there is a proper old american style Coin Operated Laundrette down the road from me, and whenever I drive past I notice the machines inside and the decor is real classic launderette and it almost makes me want to do my laundry there once... Like something out of an American Levi's advert... The reality however will no doubt be a crushing disappointment while you sit there for an hour listening to a scruffy tracksuit wearing girl called 'Letisha' scream at her feral children who are running riot in the place.

Kiltie

7,504 posts

245 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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condor said:
... duck down ...

gazchap

1,523 posts

182 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Why has no-one thought to merge a launderette with a bar? Especially one selling cheapie booze like your Lambrini/Special Brew type of stuff.

Disco You

3,681 posts

179 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Kiltie said:
duck down
https://youtu.be/Lmx1vMouUt8?t=3m

Funkycoldribena

7,379 posts

153 months

Sunday 26th April 2015
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Went to a launderette about 5 years ago when our machine packed up,was about 7 quid then.Didnt have a clue what I was doing,had to pay on the wall thingy, bunged about 5 bin bags worth of clothes in, chucked powder in one of the compartments (50/50 guess) and it was finished in 30 mins.Just as good as home machine.

grahamr88

421 posts

172 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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If you've got a Morrisons with a dry cleaners near you I think they're only about £15 to wash/dry a duvet. Beats sitting around waiting for it, and don't underestimate how long it'll take to dry!

Brigand

2,544 posts

168 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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Spent about two years using one, and I found that for the 'big' stuff like a duvet you'd need to speak to the owner/assistant/duty bod for them to clean it for a certain price.

Looking back I don't know why the hell I did use the launderette, I should have just bought a washing machine with my ex which I only did after she left, but it was nice to sit in peace with just the white noise of the machines in the background for an hour whilst I read my book waiting for the washing to finish. I did however spend two months sans car though, and it was no fun whatsoever using the bus to go to the launderette, with my bag of smelly clothes on my lap as I did the twenty minutes journey into town.

condor

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8,837 posts

247 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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grahamr88 said:
If you've got a Morrisons with a dry cleaners near you I think they're only about £15 to wash/dry a duvet. Beats sitting around waiting for it, and don't underestimate how long it'll take to dry!
Thanks, there's a Morrisons in town - I'll check that out smileespecially as duvets are quite awkward to lug around. One of the internet comments I read was that dry cleaners use a large washing machine for duvets.

Good to hear that a 30 min wash should be OK as well smile

iambeowulf

712 posts

171 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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NinjaPower said:
As an aside, there is a proper old american style Coin Operated Laundrette down the road from me, and whenever I drive past I notice the machines inside and the decor is real classic launderette and it almost makes me want to do my laundry there once... Like something out of an American Levi's advert... The reality however will no doubt be a crushing disappointment while you sit there for an hour listening to a scruffy tracksuit wearing girl called 'Letisha' scream at her feral children who are running riot in the place.
That advert was actually British, Nick Gaymen if I remember correctly., and was made by a British advertising company.

iphonedyou

9,234 posts

156 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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condor said:
I need to wash a king size duck down duvet and internet says that I need to use a large drum machine at the Launderette.

No problem, I locate the town launderette and go in to ask about costs etc.
No assistant on site but various notices attached to machines. Apart from the cost of using the washing machine £7 for a 40lb load ( notice reads specifically for king size duvets) there is another notice that says that the washers takes 30 mins for the customers' benefit ! There are other washing machines, costing £6 and the cheapest £5. The tumble dryers are £1 for 15 mins usage.

That's very expensive. Does anyone here use a launderette?
Is that how much they normally cost to use? I'm also curious as to how clean washing appears after a 30 minute wash/rinse cycle, especially when a domestic washing machine takes well over an hour. My usual 40 deg wash cycle takes 1 hour 45 mins so feel particularly dubious that 30 mins is sufficient to wash and rinse a duvet.
We get a queen sheet, duvet cover and four pillow cases washed, dried and ironed for £13.50, Fulham Road.

Ki3r

7,806 posts

158 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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I was driving home from work last night around midnight and drove past one, noticed inside three people having a mini rave. Had to laugh.

sc0tt

18,032 posts

200 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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iphonedyou said:
We get a queen sheet, duvet cover and four pillow cases washed, dried and ironed for £13.50, Fulham Road.
Thats mental?

I put mine in the washer dryer and they are done within two hours.


Hugo a Gogo

23,378 posts

232 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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iambeowulf said:
That advert was actually British, Nick Gaymen if I remember correctly., and was made by a British advertising company.
Nick Kamen, freudian slip?

Miguel Alvarez

4,944 posts

169 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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Back in my renting days I did. I don't remember the prices but I can't recall being shocked. Apart from making it an event once a week it was a pleasant enough experience.

DrDoofenshmirtz

15,187 posts

199 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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You really need to wait until a warm summers day, then you can lug it home and hang it on the line to dry.

ApOrbital

9,942 posts

117 months

Monday 27th April 2015
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