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how should/could laundry work?
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Laundromats are fine, but actually, I could imagine there being a launderer that collects bins of laundry at a municipal level like they already do for garbage (and recycling and compost in some places!)
The laundry collector can be a community hero much like the garbage collector, with good compensation for their time doing a dirty and socially necessary job.
EDIT Oh someone already said that. Well. I agree!
What's your experience? I've been washing my clothes mostly always in laundromats for 20+ years. They are not fine.
you can show up and have to wait around because someone else came and filled every single machine at once
Some places in the US have what are called "wash and folds" where your drop off your laundry and they'll do it for you, usually charging by the pound. You pick it up folded.
Even some dry cleaners will do this.
Obviously more expensive than a laundromat, but, as always, it's a question of how much you value your time.
I was eyeing a wash n fold for a while but then I moved and now there isn't one anywhere close. I was procrastinating the whole thing because it felt too.. lazy. But holy fuck I hate the laundromat.
Laundromats suck. No argument here.