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Laundry Woes

December 12th, 2009 at 04:31 am

Last night I was all set to get a jump on my 7 loads of laundry. I got the first one in the dryer and the second one in the washer, with the other 5 lined up ready to go. Unfortunately the dryer broke (no hot air).

I haven't been to a laundromat in 15 years. The good news is that all 7 loads were washed, dried, and folded in 2 hours. (If I had to do it at my house it would take 2 weeks and they still wouldn't be done!). The bad news is that it cost me about $33! I was surprised to see $4.50/wash and $1.50/dry. Ouch! I did learn that I can do my comforter in the giant machine for $6/wash and probably $4/dry instead of the $35-$40 that the dry cleaner charges!

I went grocery shopping as well, in preparation for our annual Christmas party. Also took advantage of a few deals at CVS. And I did some more online Christmas shopping. I should have one trip to Target left to just about wrap things up. I also have to give hubby some ideas about what he can get me. The problem is that I sound like my mother ("all I want is a house full of good children"). There's really nothing else that I need, which is a pretty cool realization.

Tomorrow will be busy prepping for the party on Sunday. Both kids have basketball, and we're having dinner with friends tomorrow night. It's all good...

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5 Responses to “Laundry Woes”

  1. jewels3 Says:
    December 12th, 2009 at 05:55 am 1260597355
    1260597355

    a couple of years ago our dryer broke and we didn't have the money to fix it for 9 months. I washed our clothes at home and then took them to the laundromat to dry. It was a pain, but i loved being able to dry all my clothes quickly.

  2. Jerry Says:
    December 12th, 2009 at 02:17 pm 1260627461
    1260627461

    We had our dryer break a while back (before we moved to SE Europe, where almost NOBODY has a dryer - argh!), and I was at the laundromat weekly. It was a surprise to see how expensive this has become, and it leads me to wonder if it's cheaper to just buy a new washer and dryer. Plus, you then have the insurance that you are washing the clothes in your own machine, and not one that saw 20 other strangers' dirty laundry that day. Anyway, I MISS DRYERS! Especially with winter on its way.
    Jerry

  3. DeniseNTexas Says:
    December 12th, 2009 at 02:38 pm 1260628690
    1260628690

    Wow, that's a lot to use the washer and dryer! I go to the laundry at least twice a week and the washer is $1.50 and the dryers are either .25 for 8 minutes or $1.00 for 32 minutes (different machines).

  4. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    December 12th, 2009 at 03:50 pm 1260633058
    1260633058

    No space for a clothesline? I used to walk our laundry to the laundromat then bring it home wet to hang it out on the line.

  5. NJDebbie Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 03:22 pm 1260717724
    1260717724

    I've become less dependent on my dryer. I wash a load or two every other day and hang clothes in clothes racks and by the time I get home the next day they are complete dry. My electric bill has gone down significantly and it has helped us economize. I still use the dryer to dry white clothes. Amazon.com sells these nice chrome racks (at $25 each), but I saved my reward certificates to purchase them.

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