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Laundry service?

I feel like a total tool, but life has gotten so hectic that I don't really have time to do my own laundry. That, and my building is short on machines, so invariably when I *do* get time, the machines are busy.

So. If I'm going to schlep my laundry to a laundromat, I'm going to pay someone to do the whole thing: wash, dry, fold. It will be an indulgence.

Any experience with this? Where should I go? I'm in the Fremont area. Some of the seasoned veterans here (Fnarf, I'm looking at you) seem like they'd have an answer for this. Thanks kindly!

MyrnaMinkoff asked in House & Home over 2 years ago | Report

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  • Bigcupofshutthefuckup_small
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    Not too far from Fremont is Transformation Surprise Laundromat (yes, super hippy-dippy name) just a door north from the NW corner of 8th Ave NW and NW Market St in East Ballard. This is probably the cleanest, brightest, least depressing laundromat in the western world, I shit you not.

    They will wash and fold your clothes for you for $1 a pound, $10 minimum (not usually a problem), and you know what? They will do a helluva good job and have it ready when they say it will be. They even ask you if you're allergic to different detergents, whether you want a certain softener, or even if you want Oxyclean in the load so you can wash out the sin you've emitted in your underwear and sheets.

    I understand the being super fucking busy thing - I usually do my own laundry, but these people have saved my ass when things just got too hectic. Try 'em out; you won't be disappointed!

    MacBastard answered in House & Home over 2 years ago | Report
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    Are you looking at Fnarf because he has wrinkly, stained clothes and stink lines hovering over him? Or is he just expected to know all things laundry?

    There is a place on 34th and Stone that advertises laundry service on their store front. They look kind of rundown and sketchy. I'd try this service. They have a dropoff in Fremont, and their website smells like flowers.

    Note that I have no experience with laundry service in Seattle. I tend to wait until the stink lines appear, and then I do it myself in a marathon laundry weekend.

    kitschnsync answered in House & Home over 2 years ago | Report
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    I've used the laundry mat on Brooklyn ave between 45th and 47th a few years ago for sheets and towels (never my regular clothes) it was something like 80 cents a pound or something and everything came back done really well. Although I kind of remember my sheets not smelling as good as when I was doing them (I think this is because they used cheap soap).

    Little Red Ryan Hood answered in House & Home over 2 years ago | Report
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    I was looking at using this service for suits/dress shirts just because I don't have time to go to a dry cleaner. But I haven't gotten around to doing it yet. The nice thing is that they do pickup and delivery, and they use natural something something that sounds like a good thing.

    http://www.blueskycleaners.com/

    Basil answered in House & Home over 2 years ago | Report
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