Irish Girl's First Time Doing Laundry at Laundromat in USA | Anaheim, California, US
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Today is my first time doing laundry at a Laundromat in the USA. Maybe I've romanticised it after seeing that scene in Friends where Rachel does Laundry for the first time... it's possible. Or all the cute cart photography!
While its not my first time in America, I've not done laundry in a laundromat before in the USA! Could this be more fun than Disneyland? Well you'll have to wait for that video. This is Irish Girl's First Time Doing Laundry at Laundromat in USA | Anaheim, California, US
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Let’s take a trip to the Laundromat with Diane
She brought her dirty clothes and she’s got a plan
There are so many machines, “how do I choose?”
And I don’t have detergent, “which one should I use?”
But she sorted it out and got the job done
Then asked for a push in the basket to have some fun
Yaaaay! Rhymes always make the videos better
At least, she did choose a laundry detergent, and not the fabric softener. I guess the Tide Pod thing was good for something. XD
I would have loved to have been there to show you the ropes
From using the machines to choosing the soaps.
While we were waiting we'd have some fun
You could get in a basket in which you'd be spun
Then we would run all over the place
Like we were in some sort of laundry mat race.
In the end we would get your clothes
Pack everything up and hit the roads.
Thank you Diane for sharing your time
I just had to write you and send you this poem(oops!).
@@markchristensen23 The bleach would have been even worse.
@@Jeff_Lichtman True true.
You had a great laundry experience! No waiting for an available machine and no loitering weirdos or armies of screaming children! That's a big win!
Decades ago, my roomie and i would go very close to "closing" time...which just meant the doors locked so nobody could come in. You could still exit and the lights and everything remained on.....BUT it pretty much guaranteed we'd have the place to ourselves!
Right? When I’m in the USA I’m an early riser so it worked out well.
For some reason this reminds me of a bar/laundromat in Clifton, just off the University of Cincinnati. You start a couple loads of laundry, then down a couple of cold ones while you wait.
... Haven't been down there in forever; I wonder if it's still there.
Downey is fabric softener, Bounce are dryer sheets, Tide is laundry detergent, and Clorox is bleach.
I’m glad I didn’t get the Clorox then!! 😮
They are all Proctor & Gamble brands, except for Clorox.
@@dougbrowning82 Clorox used to be a P&G brand and still to this day often contract makes it in their own facilities. I wouldnt be surprised if these single serve versions are made in the same facility with Tide.
@@josephbridges7470 At least they're still sold together in the same vending machines.
Yes, Diane chose well.
I have to say, Diane, you're the only person I know who could make something so mundane into so much fun.
Thank you?! 😂
Only Diane could make a trip to do laundry entertaining lol
I mean… I had fun
@@DianeJenningsyou did a great job figuring things out
@@DianeJennings Glad you had some good craic at the laundry mat. 😂
@ReubenR. - U are a fuking moron ! Like u have never seen someone do laundry before & maybe there is cat & dog hair in there.
@@antipattern0 U are a member of BULLSHIT !
Just how much do we all love this woman that we are waiting to watch her wash clothes, the thing that bores us all to death to do ourselves?!?!
😂 oh… Thank you?
😂 So true 👍
I first experienced an Irish Launderette in Dingle and found it lovely. I planned a half day halfway through my 2 weeks trip to Ireland for doing laundry, assuming I would have to do it in an American style laundromat. When the woman who owned my B&B gave me a bag and explained how a launderette works, I was so happy. I dropped the bag off, did some more touristy things, and when I got back late afternoon my clean and dry clothes were waiting outside the door to my room. So much better than a laundromat!
In my one family trip to Ireland, we got to Belfast and had a huge pile of clothes (6 people x 6 days = lots of clothes). Everyone else had plans in town, but I just wanted a down day away from everyone, so I volunteered to hang out at the launderette that afternoon. I had fun-chatted with the Spanish girl who was working there and caught up on my reading. My sister and BIL sat through a boring movie and my mom, brother, and then-SIL had to rush through the Titanic museum since they didn’t get there until later in the day. Belfast ended up being a bit of a bust for us wrt interesting things to see. Our second laundry day was a drop off at the launderette near our Galway B&B while we went to Cong for the day. Much more convenient!
Once again, you had me screaming at the TV, "Not the Chlorox". You got me😂
Yes! Just learned now in Comments what Clorox is. Well missed.
Only Diane can make doing the Laundry so fun to watch.
For travelers, doing laundry on the road is a life skill. Well done.
I have never, in all my born days, been in an empty laundromat. Never. I'm glad you got your cart ride.
It’s not silly that you wanted to go to a laundromat. I find it absolutely adorable!
It's not unheard of to put your clothes through a second dryer cycle if they don't get completely dry the first time. 👍 Also, I've noticed a trend recently of laundromats making the dryers free, in order to lure customers in.
Good to know! It’s like a drug pusher
@@DianeJennings Only a better outcome.
You should be able to add quarters before the cycle ends to extend time without paying for a full dry
... or a 3rd ... or a 4th ... lol
Before I had my own washer and dryer, it would always take at least 2 dryer cycles to get my clothes dry (tbf they were always larger loads than what Diane had).
Very impressive. You completed this chore without a tutor yet it's an essential right of passage for anyone attempting to understand Americana. Watch out for those dryers! I once threw some cycling clothes into a dryer in Austin, Texas. They melted. Welcome to America!
I thought, this is going to be boring, but I'll watch a minute or two and give her a like. For some stange reason I watched it till the very end and found it very enjoyable! 😊❤
Yeah, I didn’t realize these weren’t normal prices all around the world until I did some laundry in Italy. The washer was normal prices (like $1.50), but the dryer was almost $10. I was in absolute shock.
Of course if the washers are frontloaders, you will need waaaaaaaaaay less drying time. Also, in Germany at least, they have stand-alone spin dryers that will centrifuge the clothes into a new space-time continuum and back, vastly reducing drying time; IT might have them also.
@@natehill8069 We used to have extractors in the US as well, but most of these were phased out of laundromats with the front loaders being efficient with water and extraction.
It is so much fun experiencing new things with you. Thanks for taking us along on this particular journey. You look Great by the way.
Thank you so much! 😊
Your curiosity is not silly, it's delightful.
🥰
I notice there was no IRISH SPRING detergent
FYI, most dryers allow you to add coins to add more time to the cycle. You must add them before the end time.
Ohhh good info!
Bold enough to ask a stranger to push you around in a laundry cart. WOW who are You??!! Enjoyable adventure Diane BOOP
I know! Thank you for acknowledging it. I was so hyper from all the laundry experience. 😂
If you live in CA that’s probably the least weird thing a stranger might ask you to do…. Californians are fairly chill.
I remember when I was in school, and the apartments we lived at had more than one laundromat. It was 35 cents to wash, and 10 cents per 10 minutes to dry (most of the time took two dimes / twenty minutes to dry). So each load was $0.55. It was 1976, and a nice fast food lunch was less than $5.00.
Never in the thousands of times I've used a laundromat or washed clothes did I ever think that I would be entertained watching someone wash clothes!
In most cases, opening a washer or dryer door will stop the machine so you can check on the progress of the clothing. Closing the door will usually resume the cycle. Sometimes a button needs to be pushed to do so, but that is rare.
Thanks Diane! I was able to watch this live (mostly anyways). It looks like it was a very well maintained laundry mat. Not scary at all!
😂 👻👻👻
You are one of the only YourTuber. That make doing the Laundry so fun to watch. 🧦🧦
Where I live, we have 2 big laundromats in town and they have industrial sized machines. They are pricey at $6-$12 a load but they can do like 10 loads of laundry at once. Plus the dollar tree in town sells small bottles of Tide and small boxes of bounce drier sheets thus making it worthwhile to visit the laundromat. I also enjoy the aroma of a laundromat surprisingly maybe the smell of the detergents is pleasant. I often like to put a $20 in the change machine because I get a lot of dollar coins that I like to save up. Yea I'm weird but I enjoy the laundromats here too. I hope you had fun at the laundromat you visited.
I did! 10 loads though? That would be ones entire wardrobe 😂
@@DianeJenningsthat's a bit of an exaggeration. It would be like doing two or three at once, and also, those industrial ones are good for blankets or Afghans, which you should not put in a machine that has an agitator.
Man, I need to move. A regular size washer where I live is $6.00.
@@darthken815. It's $3.75 and 25 cents to dry here in Columbus Ohio. 😁
@@briansmith48 Depends where you go. Swan generally has free drying, so it balances out.
Watching you do laundry was very joyful this weird Wednesday
I’ve only used those a few times when my washer was broken. Upside is if no one is there you can do several loads of laundry at once. Also they have the bigger washers and dryers that fit really big bed comforters and heavy blankets. As you found out from that other place, it’s not a good idea to leave them unattended.
As I watched this video I wanted to reach into the screen to help you work those machines. You're lucky there wasn't a crowd with people waiting to use each machine. It takes talent to make something so mundane so entertaining to watch.
Thank you. I think if there’s been a lot of people I would’ve chickened out. 😂
Same! 😂
Only UA-camr i know about who could make doing laundry fun! Until fairly recently, even if you had a washer and dryer, you might have to visit a laundromat to use the commercial size washer for comforters and such. Now high capacity washers can usually handle those.
This was so delightfully charming. I don't know how I misses this.
white top loaders are for smaller laundry loads, commercial washers are for large loads and heavy duty washes. i never really had to use a laundromat as home versions are so readily available. honestly common in nyc but not really everywhere else. although i've heard the Automat is making a comeback.
Extremely common in Los Angeles. I've been in the same apt for 33 years with the same stackable washer/dryer unit which is currently broken. Off to laundromat with $10 in quarters only to find my neighborhood place only has the big machines that use cards. Today I spent almost $11-looking for a cheaper place with the coin operated machines.
We have plenty of laundromats here in Columbus Ohio.
All of them have gotten rid of the top loader though.
The smallest you'll find is a double loader at $3.75 a wash.
Lmao I’ve been to the laundromat hundreds of times and not once have I ever thought of riding in one of those carts.
I have! Just never tried it
When I was in college in Charleston SC, laundry day was always nice. On a day off, roll up there. Drop clothes in for the wash. Walk across the street for a Norm's cheesesteak and read City Paper. Get back across the street and do the drying with a magazine. A peaceful respite from work and studies.
IMO the commercial washer is usually for bulk items like comforters, or special settings for certain items maybe like to steam?
Great point! Very handy
Every machine in the laundry mat is a commercial machine. Commercial laundry equipment is built to sustain more use.
I enjoyed watching you have your Rachael moment!
Glad you enjoyed it!
One thing before you put clothes in a dryer is to clear the lint trap from previous use - if its full the clothes will take a lot longer to dry. And even then sometimes it'll take more than 1 cycle. On my dryer at home a the max time never completely dries the clothes so once it gets down to about 2/3's through I just turn the knob back to the max and let it finish.
With those large dryers, all but the smallest loads with the easiest-to-dry fabrics usually require more drying time than the minimum amount of money to start them. With the load you did, you probably should have added 50-75 more cents than the amount you did, to not leave with them still damp.
Also, most people don't clean off the lint filters. The first thing I do is clean them, which minimizes the heat applied to the clothes and the time needed to dry, and maximizes the efficiency of the dryers
Being pushed around in a laundromat cart is something you could monetize on the next USA trip. Get a cart and sign that says "Push a real Irish girl around and get a selfie...$1"
You never know! Anything that makes a few Bob 😂
@@DianeJennings I thought Bob's your uncle, wait no, that's the Brits, isn't it?
♫Dumb ways to die♫
Usually American laundry mats have regular size washing machines ( the one you used), medium size front loaders for larger loads, and great big commercial washers to wash items such as blankets and comforters. Each size machines differs in costs. The dryers usually cost around $ 0.25 for each 12 minutes of drying time. This is why your clothes were not dry all the way. It usually takes about $1.25 -$1.50 to get an average load of clothes completely dry. You can also set the dryer's temperature to low, medium, or high and the washers have temperature controls too. Just something to think about the next time you are here visiting and are in need to do your laundry.
An advantage of a locking dryer, is that you can leave and come back, unless there is a way that a thief can get to the electrical plug and if the lock doesn't work when unplugged. But make sure you return before the time runs out.
So, as a frequent laundromat user, I can fill in a few things.
1. The different washing machine prices are of course different by size/weight. The bigger front loaders are used to do a lot of clothes at once (or things like coats, jackets, etc.
2. Most people usually take a mass of quarters (25c pieces) with them to the place, because sometimes the change machine doesn't work/is empty (depends on the place, the smaller places are more likely to have this problem than the big places).
3. I've never had a problem with washing clothes and leaving the laundromat for a bit to get something to eat, etc. My clothes will be unmolested.
4. I suspect dryers are more expensive in Europe simply because the cost of electricity is more expensive. Most commercial dryers in the US are gas heated, though.
5. It's a bit of a science (or rather experience) to figure out how long of time vs how much clothes in the dryer to get them fully dry. You can always of course add more money/time.
5. The "communal" washer was probably someone just removed their clothes prior to the spin cycle and didn't finish the full wash.
6. You can set the dryer temp to prevent any shrinkage...it will result in longer drying times. A secret to speeding up time is to place clothes in several dryers. Less money in each machine (of course, don't do this if the place is busy and people are waiting to dry clothes)
7. Don't let the manager catch you riding in the carts. :)
8. About the brands in the "Soap Box": Tide, is the detergerent, Clorox is bleach (probably colour safe bleach), and Bounty is either liquid fabric softener, or maybe dryer sheets. Couldn't get a good look. And yes, you did a rookie mistake by not bringing your own (cheaper) supplies.
Correction, Bounty is the liquid, and Bounce are the sheets.
This was helpful! Thanks! (I only used a laundromat a couple of times.)
At least it's better than having your Knickers stolen off a clothesline.
😅
I have a camera 😉
As soon as wrote, "I cannot believe an episode like this didn't merit at least one interjection by Editor Diane," Diane says "knickers," and there she is. 🤣
The dryers are the listed price (a quarter/$0.25) per unit of run-time (the one near me is 10 minutes). Putting in enough coins for the whole thing in one cycle is more efficient than running it multiple times because it needs a warm-up and cool-down phase at the start and end. The fairly small amount of clothes you had there would probably take 20 minutes worth, or maybe 30 if your laundry includes lots of dense, moisture retaining items, like jeans or towels or similar items in the mix.
My son LOVES going to laundromats, would gladly spend hours watching the clothes spin. I often joke “who needs Disney Land when we got Laundromats “
And there are much more interesting laundromats than the one you went to... In San Francisco, there is one called Brain Wash. Not only do they have a fantastic laundromat, but they have Internet AND a cafe with tables so you can hang out, eat, or get work done while your things wash. I loved that laundromat. In New York City, many laundromats have Wash and Fold service. Basically, you drop off your clothes and they will wash, dry and fold your laundry for a fee depended on how much it all weighs. For me, it's totally worth it. It's like $3 or $4 dollars more expensive than doing it myself but I don't have to hang out and waste my time. And I can pick it up days later if I want. If you get there early in the day, it can be same day service.
Well done on your laundromat adventure. Those machines can be confusing.
this is a very clean video that your family can watch together and enjoy. I hope you and Chewie have a good week
I hope so too!😂
I did my own laundry at home on the farm (my mom made sure we could do our own laundry, cooking, sewing, etc). After college and in my first apartment, we had communal washer / dryers but ewww. So on Sunday mornings after working all night Saturday, I would head over to a very clean place where they had a person watching over everything. I would load up 1 washer with my good work clothes and another with everything else. I had about 30 mins so I went and got some takeout breakfast & a newspaper. I then would stick everything in one large dryer on low so nothing would shrink. It would take an hour. I would set a timer and kick back in my car. They had nice wheely carts with a hanging bar. I would hang all my good work clothes and fold everything else. It was great.
Diane flashing them Bills all around the laundromat. Wouldn't recommend doing that in most of the ones I used to go to back in the day. Gal has some ill advised courage😁
If someone tried to rob me in that instance, I’d give them the $20 and ask them to help me set up a photo op in the carts 😂
@DianeJennings a lot of people who are in the laundromat are middle-class or poor, and just as they would hate losing the money, might be reluctant to steal yours. Only in extremely sketchy neighborhoods would you have to worry about it. Did your new friend look like a gym bro?
@@DianeJennings Nice! Give 'em a crew credit on the video, then you could write the $20 off as a business expense🤑
Glad you had (a mostly?) positive experience in a US laundromat. My family had to use a laundromat a couple of times when our washer and dry machine broke down; it got the job done those times.
As a vet of the laundry mat (my rental house in grad school didn't have a microwave, dish washer, or washer and dryer), here are a few tips: Yes. don't leave sight of your clothes. Someone stole my Seven jeans once because I was busy in the corner away from them reading a book on St. Mother Theresa or something. And .25 cents is never enough to dry your clothes. Put in at least .75 (you can put in multiple quarters at once to extend the dry time) and then check and go from there. It's good you went to a practically deserted mat. After someone stole my pants at a busy one, I found a different one where I was usually the only person there. I would use laundry time to grade undergrads' papers and read journal articles and stuff. Being as it was deserted, it was very quite and the white noise of the machines was very calming for grading and studying.
All appliances there would technically be considered "commercial" appliances. Some just say it more prominently than others. The washer that said "lid" was probably stopped before the cycle was over by the previous user. The front loader washers are generally cheaper, but also treat your clothes more gently than the top loaders with the center agitator.
To get a paper bill to go in the machine grab the ends and run it across an edge of a table or counter. Its pretty safe to leave your clothes in a laundromat it is very rare for anyone to steal them, they may take it out of the machine if there aren't any available but they leave your clothes on the counter near by. It usually takes 30 to 45 minutes to dry your clothes, just add more coins and the drying time goes up.
Free tips!
I never go out of eye sight of my clothes washing in a laundromat.
And I definitely don't leave my drying clothes while they are drying.
While I'm waiting I usually play a game on my phone or read the newspaper that's laying about.
This might be the greatest video I've ever seen! Excellent job Diane!!
This is the riveting television I’ve been waiting for since Seinfeld went off the air.
9:00 Awww!!! Finally someone Else who wants to play with the carts, and I'm on the other side of the country!
😥
One time I had been to Germany, Belgium and then was in England and went into RAF Croughton to use the laundromat. But the coin machine wasnt working. Fortunately I had coins left from those other countries and was able to find enough of each that were the size of a US quarter that I was able to do a couple of loads of laundry. I think I even came out ahead!
Love ya Diane. It’s fun watching you experience something for the first time that I was doing basically since I was a kid, helping my parents.😁
Oh ha ha well I guess we’ll have a first time for everything😂
@@DianeJenningsalso, "Clorox", "clo" as in "chlorine ". Nice bullet dodged!
On the dryers, some places have them set up to run for a short time for just a quarter. So if you have just a few things, 25 cents might be adequate. For a fairly small load, 50 cents, for a medium load 75 cents, etc.
lol, that’s pretty cool 😎 getting a complete stranger to push you around a US laundromat…❤
Diane, this is one of the best videos you've ever made.
You seem so lost. I had no idea this was a uniquely American thing. 😂😂😂
Absolutely hate doing laundry in public, lol, but you handled it like a champ. Hope you are having a good time in LA, thanks for taking us along.
Oh I totally feel that way about other stuff too. I get what you feel.
When I didn't have a washing machine at home, I washed clothes in a big bucket by hand, with hand wash detergent. In some countries an apartment building has clothes lines. People put a chain through the clothes so it doesn't get stolen. In the US people seem to only use driers, except in the movie Back to the Future in 1955.
Commercial washers are larger and often have a longer washing time…. When i was in the army and we have a training mission out in the field we would go to the laundrymat and use the commercial washers and dryers for out sleeping bags …. Conversely in civilian life i would use a commercial washer for bedding and blankets …. Sometimes large winter coats and snow pants and snowmobile suits …… which remind me …. The suit i use for snow blowing needs a wash
I hate laundromats with every fiber of my being, but I enjoyed watching your experience!
The washer that had 5 minutes remaining was either broken, or someone took their clothes out early. The timer is paused while the lid is open.
This is why us Yanks love you, Diane. Sweet as they make 'em, but occasionally the ditz comes out. I laughed my ass off at this. The blank stare Editor Diane is a keeper. If you ever make it to Cincinnati, I'll buy you a four-way onion.
surprised by how relaxing this was.
I can't believe I just watched you do laundry.
And enjoyed it.
Happy Wednesday Diane! Looking lovely as always! Great video! Definitely a change of pace from the usual fair. Have a great rest of your week! 👋😎🎉
Thank you! You too!
No one goes to the laundromat in the early afternoon in summer, so it's a great time to go there.
Sweaty but great 😅
@@DianeJennings Time for a dip in the swimming pool for you!
Oh, good God. Next, we'll see Irish Girl ride Ferris Wheel at County Fair! O, steady, my heart. Geesh.
I like how you put "$1", "$5", etc on the baggies, so you'd know what they are. But here's an insider secret... each note has the $1, $5, etc. already on them. And spelled out too - one, five, etc. Just thought I'd share that insider info that actually makes it pretty easy to distinguish U.S. currency. ;-)
The only thing I dislike of your vids: You are so nice a person I suspect ye t' be a mere (?) acting person. You are SO too lovely. Are you the 'John Wayne' of Irish-derived actorhood? Anyhow, love you, and please continue.
a lot of laundry mats, the dryer is so much time per quarter, and you usually need 3 or more to get your clothes dry. That washer with the LID message, someone opened it and took the laundry out before it was done, and now is sitting there waiting to finish its cycle.
Good to know!
I havnt been to a laundromat since I left college in 2005. I remember it being about $4-5 per load of laundry back then so these prices dont seem too bad.
There are a few stealth moves by which laundromats increase prices. Energy and water costs have increased over the years (energy prices really ramped up here in California over the pandemic), so laundromats increase the price of starting the washing machines, and reduce the drying time you get per quarter. The last time I was in our local laundromat (maybe 8 years ago?), I hadn't been in for a couple of years; I didn't realize that the dryer prices had gone up until I noticed that I got only half the drying time for the amount that used to get a load completely dry. Sneaksy laundromatses!
Diane, For future visits, the dryers will take extra coins to extend the time drying in smaller increments (usually an additional 3 to 5 minutes for each quarter) beyond the minimum price shown, this is so you you can scale to suit your load's size and clothing thickness... PS really surprised it was not busier.. what time of day were you there ? It must have been early AM I'm guessing ?
Hi Diane! You poor girl, I'm so sorry about your stolen clothes from the other laundromat. Also, every time it looked like you had trouble with the U.S. money or the detergent vending machine I wanted to run in there (from Missouri, so that'd be a long run) and totally pay for all your washing and drying! I would totally have done that. 😀
The machine that said LID was one where the user stopped the machine before the cycle ended and took their clothes early. Then went away leaving the lid up, tying it up until someone put the lid down to let it finish. But then, with the lid down , no one would use it either thinking that there were clothes in it. This ia a prank way to take a machine our of service without breaking it.
The dryers are set up to be 25 Cents for about 12 minutes of drying. Which is never enough. They usually need 2 or 3 quarters inserted to get your clothes totally dry.
When I lived in California, 7 of the 10 years were in a rented house with no washer or dryer. I used the same mostly Mexican Laundromat the entire time about every 3 weeks with 3 washers going at the same time then 2 dryer loads. With 2 TV sets blaring Mexican soap operas (never the same channel) too loud to be comfortable. With a Taco Bell next door where I wouls go while my clothes were washing.
The big commercial washers are for washing blankets, comforters, etc. Big stuff.
This is the best laundry video ever made 👍even beats Friends.
glad you had fun
So funny, I used to live near the particular laundrymat. LoL.
The freshman dorms at my college had a community laundry room, and the dryers there didn't fully dry the clothes, either. I ended up just always planning on doing two dry cycles per load.
It definitely sounds a bit weird to get excited over a laundromat, but that's ok. Much of the time, "weird" is what makes things fun!
You use the heavy duty industrial washers for heavy clothes like blankets, washable jean jackets (I usually dry clean) or even throw rugs.
I remember as a child when Mom would take us to the laundromat just to do all the laundry at once (despite that we had a home washer/dryer, there were 4 very active kids and a mud pit outside, sometimes she just wanted to do all the loads at once and be done with it). I LOVED the laundromat!!! I would watch the spinning clothes, get pushed around in the cart, put all the quarters in and start the machine, and sit on the folding shelf helping fold the laundry. Man... I always got so excited to go to the laundromat. Now I hate laundry.... maybe if I had a cart to sit and rid around in now lol
Ya know, watching this and revisiting your Inglewood/LA experience from a while back after I recently went back, it makes a bit of sense. My hometown has changed so much since I lived and grew up there. Glad you were pretty damn safe during your time there, especially at a laundromat. Hope you have many more positive experiences there :)
Not sure if it's the same across the US but every laundromat I've been at they're packed with screaming kids, parents not paying attention and all the seats are taken up by 1 family 😂 and yeah it does seem like an eternity waiting. The dryers usually give you about 12 min (Ibelieve) of drying time, so you can always add more quarters if they're still slightly wet. Love your videos and have an amazing week. ❤
Really, it depends on when you go. Early morning weekdays are the best time, Sunday afternoons are the worst.
Hahaha, I am so glad a guy pushed ya' around in a landrobat cart xD
At the apartment I lived at 40 years ago, the only time the machines were free was around midnight week days. If you didn't sit with your wash, someone would throw them in the parking lot either when wet or dry. It took several hours to do laundry, when I had to be up at 3 AM to go to work so no sleep on laundry night. When we bought our house we purchased a washer/dryer. Luxury to wash clothes whenever we wanted and no one threw them out on the grass in our back yard. The last time I was in a true "Laundromat" was in the 1960's when our washer broke and my Mom complained how expensive it was. As a side note, laundromats are generally frequented by folks who either do not have space for machines or beyond their means to afford them. During summer months we use a clothes line out back to dry.
The big luxury of a washing machine at your home is that you can presoak clothes before you wash, and you can repeat individual stages of the wash cycle if required. With a laundromat machine, the water flow doesn't start until you pay, and then you effectively can't stop the process. The washer runs on its own schedule, and the management will make a stink if you try to stop the machine in midcycle to soak; you also can't turn the cycle back, to repeat an agitation stage if the first one didn't do the job. If the normal process doesn't get the clothes clean, the only thing you can do is pay for another full wash cycle, and start the process again.
In some places, rain is episodic throughout the year. In California, we have a rainy season; November-March/April it can rain for days on end (during last winter, 13 consecutive atmospheric rivers hit the state in rapid succession. The storms filled all the state's reservoirs dried out from a four-year drought, dumping 5 meters of snow in some places and refilling lakes that have been dry for 100 years). During the rest of the year, it doesn't rain at all. If you have the space for a clothesline (usually at single-family houses with back yards), line drying clothes is easy. But what do you do during the rainy season, where there may not be enough sunlight between storms to dry your clothes at all?
You have to show how you do laundry in Ireland, so we can have something to compare to! Do that with all comparison videos please!
There's nothing like a laundromat to remind you that you don't have your life together yet. I haven't seen the inside of one of these since childhood, fortunately.
I kind of miss the old days of helping my mom with the laundry in exchange for some quarters for the Galaga arcade machine.
You did great as a first go. I'm a laundromat managers. Some washers have internal locks so they cannot be stolen while running. The likely scenario was that machine was not free but rather someone paid for it and didn't use it. I see this sometimes.
Knickers are unusually just underwear in SoCal, All the best☕️
I LOVE that your new friend showe up and you got to ride in the laundry cart. it's really the most fun.
I enjoy your enthusiasm. Nice video "Diane 🌻👏
The best part was hearing you work out the details out loud!
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Thank you. Believe it or not I literally do that when there’s nobody there too 😂 I find it reassuring somehow
You can make reading a phone book entertaining with your accent 🥰
Me and my bf have been using the laundromat for three years in Portland Oregon and we've never had anyone try and steal our stuff. Someone did try to take my laundry out thinking it was his one time, but it was a genuine mistake and a really full laundromat that day. It can be annoying to do regularly, but me and my boyfriend will often get some food during the dry cycle and play some chess on our phones. Breaks up the monotony. 😊
3:51 😂very cute, Nom nom money