How can I do my laundry with good price?

Is there a laundromat nearby? If you want, you can dry clothes on a line instead of using a dryer, but usually dryers are much less expensive. In fact, a laundromat I used to go gave you free drying when you used a washing machine.

Laundromat is the way to go. I hope there is one nearby. But I have washed laundry in my bathtub or the kitchen sink and made it work. I hung it dry on a drying rack and ran a fan in the room to circulate the air so it dries quickly. It’s no fun at all, but it can be done.

Usually, laundromats charge more to do your laundry for you than they charge to let you do your own. That is – go to the place and see what coins go in the machines, then do your own math. It will likely be less than they quoted you. And laundromats are competitive – check a few before you pick one.

As a last option, you can get a portable washing machine that will hook into your kitchen sink. Then hang your laundry on a line on your balcony (assuming your building permits this). The machines are expensive new, but you can often find them on Craigslist or Kijiji for much cheaper.

When my washer and dryer broke, within a week of each other, of course, I used to go to the laundromat near my house. I was able to wash/dry clothing for 3 and towels for about 15 dollars. It took a while, usually 2–3 hours, but I brought a book with me. It actually wasn’t that bad. It was kind of like “me time”. lol

Buy a used washing machine.

Another vote for the laundromat. Paying someone to do your laundry for you will always be more expensive than doing it yourself. I wouldn’t want someone else washing my underwear anyway. If you live near a friend or relative, you could throw a few bucks their way to use theirs – that way, you can avoid sitting in a humid laundromat for a few hours.

I don’t know what I’d do without a washer and dryer. Luckily I live 3 minutes from my parents, so I could use theirs if ours were out of commission. I haven’t been inside a laundromat in over 10 years, thankfully. Even the cheap apartments around here all have a hook-up for a washer and dryer.

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You could get one of those to dry your clothes. Uses no power and can be used indoors.

@ragingloli I’d need 10 of those to hold our clothes. Luckily, we don’t have to worry about going without a dryer.

If you have time you can hand wash certain things.
I hand wash a lot of my bras and hang them to dry in the shower.
Otherwise, a regular laundromat might be cheaper than your apt. building facility and yes, you can line dry a lot of items like blankets etc. to save on money.
Towels have to be dried or they are stiff and awful IMO. haha

Do you have room in your kitchen for a portable washing machine? This type of equipment connects to a kitchen sink’s faucet, moves on wheels, and is smaller and less costly than a conventional, installed washer.

If you can buy your own washing machine, you can dry most of your laundry on folding racks. As @Coloma mentioned, towels need a clothes dryer; they become stiff and misshapen when dried on a rack. But, that would be very minimal time and money at a laundromat (wash the towels at home, put them in a plastic bag, and take them to a laundromat to dry).

@ragingloli Not to be picky but sometimes those things leave my clothes stiff and uncomfortable. I’m trying to be an environmentalist so I only dry clothes for about ⅔ the way on low heat.

I have successfully relaxed clothes line dried clothes by removing them and then “snapping” them hard with two hands while they are still damp (similar to shaking (snapping) out a throw rug to clean it). Sometimes it takes a few snaps from different positions to relax the entire garment. Then I rehang them to finish drying.

Do your research. Check laundromats in different parts of town.

If I go to my local place, I can wash every stitch in my home in the 100lb machine for $15, and it costs less than 5 to dry it all. That’s three people, one of whom is a 2XL man.

For smaller trips I go further to my old neighbourhood, where the 40 lb machines are $2 off from Monday through Thursday before 5pm. Then I can do all my wash for less than ten bucks.

I use @snowberry‘s method for drying things like towels and blankets – just pull them off the line a couple of times while they dry, and fluff them up a bit. I never have stiff or scratchy towels since I started doing this.