My solution... I wait till the end of the month, accumulate enough laundry during the month, and then bring it all to a laundromat called "Buanderette Ciel" with very large machines located at the corner of Gouin and Alexander (4728 Alexander, 514-676-0839) in Roxboro near the Sunnybrook train station. They are open 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. They even offer cleaning service with delivery.
It may be a bit of a drive from the Marina Center, but the large machines allow me to do all the laundry in one load, saving me lots of time. There are several sizes of machines, from the standard small size to very large.
Cleaning Comforters
It is impossible to clean large comforters in the machines at the Marina Center, they are simply too small. Bringing a comforter to a dry cleaner costs over 30$ to clean, way too expensive. This laundromat is also ideal for cleaning comforters. Just bring them there and put them in a very large washer for 3$ and a large dryer for 1$/hour cycle and its done.
In fact, the large dryers dry in minute cycles where 25 cents gets you 15 minutes of drying time. So you can do things like add 5 cents to increase the drying cycle by a few minutes to touch things up. Way cheaper and more efficient (time wise) than at the Marina.
We pay for this laudry room (eveen though the dryers don't dry)and should not have to go anywhere else. I don't drive and I'm not going to take the bus or a taxi with my bedspread to laundromat. There should be at least one Heavy Duty washer and dryer in the laundry room.
ReplyDeleteThe new dryers are ridiculous. I paid $4 to dry one load of undergarments and they still ended up being damped. Not only have they raised the fees but they have downgraded the machine. My suggestion is to hang your clothes on a clothing rack and crank up the heat; your clothes will be dry in a day and you would have saved $2 each time.
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