How to make your towels fluffy and soft again

Don’t you hate it when your towels get all hard and scratchy? Even after using all of the products they promote on TV, they never seem as soft and fluffy as the commercials say they are. Well, here are some tips you can use that will get your towels soft without costing a ton of money in laundry products that don’t deliver the results they promise.

Try this:

** Vinegar in the rinse cycle helps to rinse the detergent and residue from your towels that make them hard and scratchy. One-half to a full cup of white vinegar will do the trick.

** Do not bleach white towels; wash them with lemon juice instead. Bleach breaks down the fibers in towels and shortens the life of them, in addition to making them thin, less absorbent and scratchy.

** Do not overstuff the washing machine. Cramming a washing machine full of towels does not allow them to get clean and to rinse out well. Leave empty space in the machine when you wash your towels.

** Give them a good shake when you take them out of the dryer, loosen up the fibres before folding them up and enjoy!

Mothers Day Sunday

Mothers Day Sunday!  

Don't do this to your lovely Mum......bring all the family washing in, use our Big Double or Triple Dexter Frontloaders, then pop it in the BIG Dexter Dryers... and it will take you just over an hour to wash, dry and fold it all for her.  Nothing nicer than fluffy towels to cheer up your Mum.  Especially if she has been having brekky in bed while you do it!!  ;)

Then with that free time, take her out for lunch it looks like it will be a pretty nice day weather wise.



 

 

Laundromat Etiquette

Ever wonder what the correct 'etiquette' is when using a Laundromat?

Here's our Top 10 : 

1.  Stay with your washing, so as soon as it is finished you can remove it and let others use the machine.
2.  Don't wash animal rugs, blankets, towels in the machines.  Besides being illegal, it is just plain dangerous to those who suffer allergies or asthma.
3.  Don't wash greasy or oily rags in the machines.  These can leave a residue that then crosses over to the clothes of the next user.
4.  Always check your pockets for pens, nails, screws, hairclips, badges etc.  These can get stuck in the machines and cause damage or the next person can injure themselves on them if they poke up.
5.  Don't shake your grassy or hair embedded laundry out over the floor.  This makes the laundry dirty for others and also can put grass/hair in to other machines or the fold table.
6.  Put your laundry baskets behind or on top of the machines or under the 'Fold Table' so others have room to move around the laundry.
7.  If you eat in the Laundromat, please try not to spill food or drink on the floor, 'Fold Table' or chairs....and always throw your leftovers/packaging in the bin.
8.  Don't smoke in the Laundromat or just outside, move the chair away a bit - so non smokers are not affected by the second hand smoke.
9.  Don't bring your pets in to the Laundromat.  We love animals, however our laundromat is not suitable for animals and other customers may not feel comfortable with your pet inside.
10.  Finally....try and clean up after yourself, detergent or powder spills.....it means the laundry stays cleaner for everyone.

So that's it, those things help us - help you find our laundry clean, friendly and ready to use.  

        

Enjoy your weekends MORE!

Our new Frontloaders are proving very popular with customers wanting to get moving through their washing day.  

Yesterday a lovely customer from Fig Tree Pocket was telling us how when his home machine broke down, he came to us to do the washing.  Which normally takes him all day on a weekend for his family of four.  After getting it all done in an hour and a bit here, he told us he has decided not to buy a new machine but just to keep coming to us.  He was happy that he has got some of his weekend back.  The kids come along and get a treat from the Corner Store.  And they prefer how lovely their towels and sheets feel after being in the Dryers! 

So regain some of your weekend back, enjoy it more by spending less time on your laundry.  See you here soon!

Did you know??

Did you know?

All commercial laundromat dryers have a cool down period at the end of a dry cycle.  

To get the most out of your money and drying dollars, we recommend the following:

$1.00 = 8 minutes (7 minutes drying/1 minute cool down)  

It is most effective to put at least $2.00 in the dryer to start, if you think that will dry your load.  Otherwise, put your extra coins in, well before the last two minutes show on the timer.  That way you will not loose a minute every 8 minutes. 

*Note* The dryers work most efficiently with a full basket or two of clothes in them.  They do "NOT" dry faster or better by spreading clothes out in to smaller loads across the dryers.  

**These dryers are bigger than our old ones and can hold 2+ baskets of washing!

We hope this helps you get the most out of your dollars and time at Indooroopilly Laundromat!

  

 

Did you know?

Did you know...

The Dexter Frontloader washers only take 20 mins to wash a load.

The Top loader washers take 40 mins approx.

The Front loaders....save you time, they need less detergent, use less water and spin faster, so your clothes end up dryer.  Which means less time in our dryers and saves you $$$   So try the Frontloaders! 

They also hold more than you think.  

 


  

Dexter Dryers in and ready to go!!

 Here they are.......our latest additions.  Six BIG Dexter double stack dryers.

The lovely new Dexter double stack dryers are in!  Ready to go and hopefully to get you in and out quicker!  

If you have any questions on how to use them, please just give us a call.  :)

 The six new dryers are also quieter. And hold more than our old dryers.  You can place 2 - 3 standard baskets of washing in one dryer.  They tumble and dry best with at least one basket of clothes in them. 

**Note- be VERY careful to not place delicate synthetics, rubber, plastics in the dryers on HIGH or Medium.  Use low heat and check regularly. 

To Operate:

Insert either $1.00 or $2.00 coin.  Select the temperature you want from either the upper or lower dryer buttons.  Press the green 'Start' button and off it goes.
It is best to add more coins/time at this time.  That means you will get the full drying time and not be impacted by the last cool down minute.  However you can add more coins/time at any stage.  Just insert the coin and press start on the upper or lower dryer button.

Hot News Flash!!

HOT NEWS!!!

Coming this Thursday, six brand new modern design Dexter Dryers!!  

To help us serve you better and faster, we will now have 'six' dryers.  

These Dexters have the same big bowls and capacity.  The great news is, that their coin mechanism is simpler and more reliable.

However, on Thursday we will have no dryers available until the new machines are installed.

We apologise for this one day of inconvenience.

thanks for your patience

Karen and Geoff

Saves you time, save you $$

Our Frontloaders only take (approx) 25 minutes!  yep, you can get in and out in such a short time.  And the even better news is... that they save you $$ because they don't require as much washing powder as Top Loader machines.  Double savings all round :)

So if you want to try them and you are using regular Top Loader washing powder, just remember to only put about half of what the box recommends.  Otherwise the high speed revolutions of the Front loaders will cause too much suds.    

 

Clean for you

First thing in the morning lovely and clean and ready for our customers.  Did you know we clean our laundry at least twice a day?   Please help us to keep it clean for everyone.