Upon walking in, they have a machine for you to get quarters by the front door. The machine takes $1s, $5s, $10s, and $20s. There is a disclaimer on there that says you can only use the machine if you intend to get change to use on their machines. They also have a machine that you can put coins in next to it that dispenses powder laundry detergent for those that forget to bring their own.
I came in to wash a comforter on a Saturday afternoon. There were actually quite a few people inside doing laundry, though it makes sense because it is the weekend too. I had to use the 5 load laundry cycle due to the size. The 3 load laundry cycle was a bit snug for it. The instructions are pretty simple as stated on the washer. It only took 24 minutes to wash the blanket. There were options for normal, perm press, delicates, special wash(not sure what that means), hot, warm, and cold.
The washer costs breakdown:
$8.75 for the 5 load front load washer
$4 for the single top load washer
$4.75 for the double load front washer
*there is also one that says 3 load front washer: but you won't know the price until you start putting your clothes in and attempting to start it.
Then comes the drying. The dryer is $0.25 for every 4 minutes and options are high, low, or perm press. I had to dry the blanket on high for 60 minutes. So it costs: $3.75. To operate the machine, you put the clothes in, shut the door, choose which type of heat and then just start adding quarters. As you add the quarters in, the time increases/adjusts.
There aren't many seats inside for you to wait for your laundry. So you could technically leave and run errands and mark the time to return. They have 2 video game machines inside, though I'm not sure if it works or not. As for the interior, this laundry mat is definitely a bit run down... there are a good handful of washers/dryers that are not in service. The floors are cracked/ there are definitely some holes in the ground so watch your step. There are security cameras inside the laundry mat but does not seem to have anyone monitoring in person. There is a phone number on the wall for you to call if you have issues/ if you have forgotten or lost some clothes and would like to speak to someone.
Overall, the good thing is, there is a large parking lot for you so no issues there. It was fairly quick even for a Saturday though maybe I got lucky. Price was okay for what it was. read more