I miss the laundromat already

Our washing machine broke. Called Sears, they sent us a repair man, and accurately predicted he will be at our house between 9 and 5. When he showed up, it took him 30 seconds to tell us the machine is done and collected his $90. I wish I made $90 per min.

The washer broke before Christmas, and if you have a family that is not the ideal time. I thought I’d take the closes to the laundromat, I was very hesitant, but we needed the close clean. Showed up with $40 and a frown, I don’t want to be here, I had the kids with me and I seriously was not looking forward to spending my day at the joint. BUT. when i got there, I was so happy because I got to load up all 8 loads at the same time . 22 minutes was the time needed for the wash, awesome, just enough to cross the street and get the kids an ice cream cone. By the time we came back it was time to switch of to the dryer. Boom 8 loads going at the same time, time on the clock 45 min, time to go back across the street and a quick trip to the grocery store. Hey this is pretty cool, in 1 hour and a half i did 8 loads of laundry, went with the kids for ice cream and did the grocery. Why on earth would anyone want to get a washer for the house? and it only cost $23 to get it done.

I resisted all temptation, argued with my wife over it, why would you want to spend all day Saturday locked up doing laundry, i don’t get it, the laundromat is fast, the cost is reasonable. But in the end, I had no fight left in me and we went shopping.

First we looked online for some Online shopping, then went to a few stores. If you thought buying a laundry machine is an easy task, think again. The price ranges from $300 to $4000. Why is this machine $4000? Well Sir, it spins, it steam cleans, it has cycles that no person in the world knows how to use. Its stainless steel, made in Germany, 4.7 cubic something, blah blah blah. Great! how long does it take per load? 1 hour. NEXT…..

$1500 get in into a no frills washing machine these days, and no matter what features any machine had, no matter what the price is, the one feature I wanted did not come on any washer even the $4000 machine. I would totally pay $4000 if any machine was able to do 8 loads worth of clothes in 1.2 hours, that would be worth every penny.

We bought a new washer in the end, and it will come soon, and as we ship out our old washer, we will ship out a full day of no house work. I so miss the laundromat and its only been 4 days since our last and final trip.

Don’t you wish you cant finish all your laundry in 1 hour? why bother with a washer, why?