Our laundromat of choice is Scrub a Duds on S. Earl. Each time we've been there, we've washed our own laundry (they have a service where you can drop off and pick up, which we've never used and I don't know the prices for). It's $1 per wash, regardless of the cycle (all end up about 30 minutes long) and 25¢ for every 7 minutes in the driers.
Most of the working machines are fine -- there are always a handful that aren't working (in my experience they all have signs indicating this). The past two times we've gone, however, clothes have come out of a wash with a weird white residue -- almost like deodorant. The first time it was all over an entire load so we switched machines and tried to wash it again. Since it didn't come out, we ended up just taking that load home and washing it in the tub.
The second time it happened it was on a pair of junky pajamas so we went ahead and continued to dry like normal. I'm not sure what this is but it's frustrating (especially when it happens on something dark!).
The last time we were there, my dress stained itself (entirely my own fault) and the woman working there noticed me fussing over it so she offered to help -- first by offering a stain stick and then a wet rag. And it worked -- I think she saved my dress and she was so friendly and engaged about it. She also made sure I knew about the wi-fi.
Other times I've been the staff has been equally kind. Very friendly people.
Overall, despite the few issues with the weird stains (I'm not entirely convinced it's unrelated to people misusing the washers -- you see a lot of dry soaps, etc in compartments clearly labeled for liquids), I think we'll continue to use Scrub a Duds when we need a laundromat. read more