Laundry sorted

I popped in to have a chat with the girl at the closest laundromat about what the deal is for getting my laundry done. If you read my post To Buy or Not to Buy I was deciding whether or not to buy my own washing machine.

Well it seems to be a very simple operation. For 30 pesos $2.50 I can take 3kg of washing to her, she will wash, dry & fold it and I come back in about 3 hours and take it home. If I have a lot I can even transport it in my new trolley although it's only a few blocks away.

Now I can't see how it would be worthwhile to try and compete with that. The cost of electricity and gas, washing powder, water and softener alone would seem worth that, not to mention the cost of the equipment and my own time. She even said she would separate coloureds from whites (which is more than I often do, as some pink-previously-white Tshirts will testify). My new chocolate towels will probably run.

On an interesting note, dryers here work with gas. There is a gas connection in my laundry and when I asked the plumber what it was for, he looked at me rather strangely before telling me. Guess it's cheaper than electricity.