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Soap Bar Launderette

4.3 (3 reviews)
Closed • 6:00 am - 11:30 pm

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Soap Bar Launderette - Melbourne's most chic laundrette

Soap Bar Launderette

5.0(1 review)
3.5 km•Richmond
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I will never again go to any other laundromat. Until I found Soap Bar, I had been going round…read moresupermarkets and bottle shops like a hobo begging for them to exchange notes for $1 coins and pretending not to notice 'DO NOT ASK FOR CHANGE FOR LAUNDROMAT AS REFUSAL MAY OFFEND'. Sometimes the manager at IGA would help out a brother with some coin because I regularly do the family shopping there. But he would tsk tsk and remark that the laundromat should get their own change machine. Once I got enough coins, I would try to negotiate the faulty coin collectors at the laundromat (some machines only took $1s, others only $2s -- but for some reason the lady who owned the place never put up any signs labeling which was which. I think she might have made a tidy side business in stuck coins.) Once my clothes were washed I'd sometimes be pulling them out of the machine only to find my hands coated in sticky soap paste -- yep, that's right, the machine washed so poorly it didn't even move the soap from its original point of deposit into the clothes. Words similar to 'sit' and 'puck' would be muttered under my breath. Of course there was nowhere to rinse your hands. Then I found Soap Bar. The machines are not only cheaper than the rubbish laundromat ($3 per load -- Though the smallest machines are double load, so $6 minimum investment), the equipment is all brand new. And the owners care about graphic design and ambience: the massive mirrored chrome '50s-style 'automatic' sign is a beauty to behold. AND THERE IS A FRICKING CHANGE MACHINE THAT WORKS!! And, even more amazingly, should you not have come even packing notes, there is an ATM. And EVEN more amazingly, if you are totes gen-Y or Z or whatever we're up to now, you can pay for the machines with Paypal. FRICKIN PAYPAL. The machines are all IP, baby. Oh. And there is an air hockey table. And Jenga blocks to play with if they are your thing. There is an 'honesty bar' of soap powder you can scoop out at will for a coin drop of $1 -- no fixed (or policed, anyway) quantity. AND THERE IS FREE WIFI SO YOU CAN NETFLIX AND CHILL* WHILE YOUR WASHING IS GOING WITHOUT BLOWING YOUR DATA PLAN. * Chill in yr he strictly platonic laundromatic plain English sense And there is a sign up indicating that a waffle and coffee cafe will be coming soon at the front of the laundromat. And there is a TAP and a HAND DRYER for those soap exposure moments. Never. Going. Anywhere. Else.

From the owner: Breaking free of the bright white lights and turning the traditional laundrette upside down, our…read morebrand new shiny machines nestle in a relaxing environment with comfy seating, music, free wifi and charging points for your phone and laptop. Spend as long as you like surfing or studying while your clothes spin in top of the range machines.

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The Lonely Sock

4.7(13 reviews)
7.2 km•Melbourne

What a great and convenient laundromat! Less than 10 minutes away from my hotel. Super friendly…read morestaff that spoke excellent English. Lent me a basket to transfer to the dryer. Had some tables to fold your clothes on. Also some chairs and stools to hang out on with several copies of the Melbourne visitors guide book and some maps to peruse while waiting for my clothes to dry. There were plenty of washers and dryers. The employee also let me know that my cloths would fit into a smaller washer just fine. She also loaned me the key to a nearby bathroom for customers only. I went in the middle of the day and had no issues waiting for machines. Great little place right by Spencer Outlet so I shopped while I waited for the washing machine to be done. I would recommend this laundromat!

Go here if you want rude and unhelpful service. Entered on a Sunday afternoon to drop off some dry…read morecleaning, no one was at the desk. Called the number online to see if someone could come and help but was rudely dismissed - was condescendingly told there was no staff available today because it was a Sunday, despite the facility being open that day, and that it was self service only. It's not clear how a dry clean drop off can be done self service, or why they were picking up the phone if there were no staff available. Really poor and won't be going back.

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