Parking: The tiny parking lot is inadequate for the amount of traffic the plaza receives. Limited parking resulted in me rescheduling a few times.
COVID-19 Mandated Mask Policy: Not all customers and staff members abided by the mandated COVID-19 Mask Policy. Seeing staff members without face masks was disappointing and unprofessional. To combat this issue, I wore a mask myself and stayed isolated by waiting outside until my loads were complete. Though unconventional, it didn't bother me.
Inside: Inside the laundromat, customers have access to numerous washer and dryer machines. There are two seating areas. The seating area near the dryers has TV monitors for viewing pleasure. There is a massage chair that customers may use (after providing payment). I noted that all the machines were clean during my business here. The upkeep of this business--inside and out--was finely executed. The best attribute of this laundromat is its ability to accept different forms of payment to wash clothes. However, the cost for dryers is limited to quarters. The versatility made transactions convenient. I didn't realize until months later that this business would sometimes overcharge my cards. Regretfully, I never brought it to their attention.
Customer service: Aside from overcharging my card, the amount of disrespect I received from the staff was unbelievable! Staff members were unapproachable and incredibly rude. The first time I came here, I had questions that required assistance. For example: Where can I find the quarter machine? How much for services? Are there any additional services offered? May I get the key to the restroom? I couldn't locate a staff member. Staff members don't wear uniforms nor nametags, which made my search more difficult. Incidents where staff members were not present proved to be confusing (and suspicious). I was not alone in my sentiments as other customers questioned this.
When I found an associate, she kept looking at me (up and down) as if she judged my appearance. Her facial expressions showed irritableness. Her responses were short and rude. In addition to making me feel unwelcome, she made me feel incompetent, as if I should know the answers to these questions. I told her that it was my first time at Spin Cycle in hopes that she would be more polite. I was wrong, so I refrained from asking more questions. She might have had a bad day, and I didn't want this one time to be the reason as never to return. I decided to continue doing business here;--however, her attitude remained the same. The disrespect always occurred when getting coins for the dryer or asking for the restroom key. All the times that I exchanged my bills into quarters (for the dryers), staff would always glare at me, come up to me and say, "quarters are for customers only," as if I wasn't a customer. Hearing this annoyed me because the business should have known I was a regular customer as I came here a lot. It amazed me how this was a constant battle with them.
Moreover, I was amazed at how staff members only noticed me when getting quarters for the dryer. I'm don't know how they didn't see me lugging all my laundry baskets inside, didn't see me prep the washer, and didn't see me transferring my clothes from the washer into the dryer; but saw me every time I walked to the bill exchanging machine to get quarters? A customer should not feel micromanaged by a business.
The few times I had asked to use the restroom, they would refuse. I would get the two common responses: "Someone is in there" or "Someone is cleaning it at the moment." The turning point for me was when another customer and I had to use the restroom, and they denied both of us entry. Their excuse was that someone was using it. I was aware of their lie patterns. I knocked to show her no one was in there. She finally admitted to the lies but tried to justify her actions by saying, "I say that because there are many sketchy people in this area." I was appalled. What does that have to do with me? I'm not one of those "sketchy" persons. I am a paying customer, and there is a posted sign: "Restrooms are for paying customers only," yet service is being denied to customers. If Spin Cycle doesn't want customers using their restrooms, then Spin Cycle should be honest and display "No Public Restrooms."
Due to the overcharges and poor customer service, I decided to end business with Spin Cycle. I don't see myself ever returning to Spin Cycle, nor do I recommend Spin Cycle to anyone. The only thing that can persuade me to reconnect with them again is if Spin Cycle went under new management with new staff. read more