Laundry $$$- How much do you pay?

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Laundry $$$- How much do you pay?

Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:01pm

For those of you who DO NOT have a washer/dryer in your house/apt, how much does your laundry cost?

When I drop mine off (someone else washes, dries, and folds and is back in about 6 hours), it is around $20.

I just decided to do it myself, and each load for wash and dry (provided it only goes through the dryer once) is $3.50 ($1.75 wash, same dry). Oy.

#2

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:03pm

I pay about $7 for a full load (colors and whites) when I do it myself in London. That's one thing I absolutely won't miss.

Updated On: 12/13/05 at 07:03 PM

#3

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:03pm

Well mine isn't in my Apt, but it's in the basement of my building.

I pay $2.00 for each wash load and $1.75 for each dryer load.

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#4

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:05pm

I bought a washer and a dryer last year and it is like Heaven.

#5

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:06pm

MEF, I'm coming over to do my laundry.

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:06pm

$1.50 for each wash and dry load

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#7

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:07pm

Honey, I charge more than the basement of your building.

#8

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:09pm

In my first apartment, where I lived for two years, it was free. In my new place it is $1.50 for the laundry machine, and $1.25 for the dryer.

Akiva

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 7:44pm

I also have my own washer/dryer inside my apartment and it is truly heaven not to have to lug that big bag back and forth to the laundromat weekly. Back when I did, I think it was roughly $16 to $18 for drop off service.

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:13pm

If I shimmy myself to the lobby, the washers are $2 a load, and the dryers are 50 cents for 20 minutes.

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:13pm

I'm very jealous of you guys with laundry in your apartment. At least mine is in the basement of my building.

#12

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:28pm

$1.25 wash (SMALL washer)

$1.00 dryer

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#13

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:46pm

In my building's laundry room, the washers and dryers each cost $1.75 per machine.

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 8:56pm

And of course when I just went to get my clothes from the dryer, they aren't even close to dry, had to put in another $3.50 for a second go-round. *sigh*

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 9:22pm

in my college, it's free. in my building, I have 5 washer and 5 dryers. i know other buildings on campus have less.

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 10:00pm

I thank God every day for my ability to accesorize (sp?) and my washer and dryer. My partner says I am obsessive with the washer and dryer, because I am always using them......hmmmm

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#17

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 10:07pm

I will always remember the day the Sears delivered our Kenmore set in 1995 - what a day.

L - we do about 10-12 loads a week and spend $10-15 on shirts and dry cleaning. I do not iron, so anything that needs an iron goes out including C7's dress shirts.

#18

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Posted: 12/13/05 at 11:01pm

I pay $1 a pound for my laundry (plus an extra $1 for fabric softener). I usually drop it off every two weeks, so it's about $30 each time for me.

#19

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Posted: 12/14/05 at 10:01am

I LOVE my laundry people. I drop it off before work, and pick it up on the way back. For one week's worth, they only charge me $6-$7, and it's all folded and rubber banded into seperate sections.

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#20

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Posted: 12/14/05 at 10:05am

Love4Cheno, where is that place??

#21

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Posted: 12/14/05 at 10:08am

It's in Queens. Sorry, Manhattanites!

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#22

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Posted: 12/14/05 at 10:10am

Oh man!

#23

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Posted: 12/14/05 at 10:15am

liotte, i feel your pain. when i lived in the city, i had to schlep my huge laundry bag 4 blocks, and then sit and wait 2 bloody hours while it washed and dried.

i miss living in downtown manhattan, but i thank my stars everyday for my laundry people! (and my cleaning lady, who only charges $30!!)

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#24

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Posted: 12/14/05 at 10:33am

At my old apartment it was $1.00 wash, and a $1.25 dry.

Now I have in-unit machines and water is covered by my rent. Praise the lord.

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