Launderettes at motorway service stations
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Cootuk3 said:
That's a new one on me, but pretty useful for some.
Knutsford M6 northbound
A few around here, Laundromat / revolution laundry at a local petrol stationKnutsford M6 northbound
Cost £10 to wash a big garden furniture cover that was grimey. Also used to wash a quilt. Cheaper than launderette around here!
https://www.revolution-laundry.com/en-uk/
Pretty cool how it texts 10 mins before it finished, so pop down to collect.
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 13th December 22:57
James6112 said:
The spinner of plates said:
Noticed them at cobham services, assumed it was for long haul truckers.
Odd I'd have put it in the same category as showers at services; short of having some sort of code brown disaster is there any reason for a non-trucky to take a shower at the services?
I have seen a few of these recently. TBH they make more sense to me in a supermarket car park, for washing large items while you shop.
A motorway services is an odd place to do the laundry.
Re the machines texting before they finish, my student daughter tells me that is fairly standard for launderettes these days. Handy.
If it had been a thing in my day I would have spent even more time in the pub;)
A motorway services is an odd place to do the laundry.
Re the machines texting before they finish, my student daughter tells me that is fairly standard for launderettes these days. Handy.
If it had been a thing in my day I would have spent even more time in the pub;)
As Doofus said, very common in French supermarket car parks. Sometimes you'll stop for fromage and a coffee at the supermarket and think why not?
You have a near instant load of fresh holiday clothing that you don't have to wash at home and the machines are larger and it's one load rather than several. Whenever we go on holiday we try to wash our stuff before we come home. The best ones are the Chinese laundries in America where they charge you by weight - they have large fruit and veg type scales to weigh beforehand. Absolutely everything is washed and ironed, even each sock is pressed.
You have a near instant load of fresh holiday clothing that you don't have to wash at home and the machines are larger and it's one load rather than several. Whenever we go on holiday we try to wash our stuff before we come home. The best ones are the Chinese laundries in America where they charge you by weight - they have large fruit and veg type scales to weigh beforehand. Absolutely everything is washed and ironed, even each sock is pressed.
I've noticed them popping up here and there for years but I don't think I've ever seen one being used. Obviously I'm sure they are, that's just my experience.
Strikes me they'd be handy for large items that our washing machine wouldn't be big enough for like duvets. But I can't really imagine driving to a service station to do that at the same time. Local laundrettes and dry cleaners are fewer and farther between in my experience these days. Maybe the forecourts are replacing that business.
Strikes me they'd be handy for large items that our washing machine wouldn't be big enough for like duvets. But I can't really imagine driving to a service station to do that at the same time. Local laundrettes and dry cleaners are fewer and farther between in my experience these days. Maybe the forecourts are replacing that business.
Doofus said:
Very common in France, where there are lots of motorhomers/caravanners/campers. Also useful for duvets/large loads for residents. Most supermarket car parks have one.
Yes, we used to use the one at our local Intermarche for work gear that we didn't want to mess up our machine at home, also, as said, for large stuff that we wanted washed and dried. Very good machines and cheap to use too.WyrleyD said:
Yes, we used to use the one at our local Intermarche for work gear that we didn't want to mess up our machine at home, also, as said, for large stuff that we wanted washed and dried. Very good machines and cheap to use too.
Get that, but why motorway services? Would make more sense to put them in supermarkets, to use up the floor space they say they don't need anymore because of online. Coffee shops, Argos, Launderette. Why not? Cootuk3 said:
That's a new one on me, but pretty useful for some.
Knutsford M6 northbound
There is one at a small petrol station near us. Alongside Amazon lockers. Clearly looking to monetise the forecourt.Knutsford M6 northbound
I am not sure how much overlap there is between petrol sales and laundrette services, though.
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