Laundryworld

Prices have gone up (.25 for 6 minutes on the dryer). I go to a smaller laundry nearer to my house most of the time, but have come here a few times for bigger jobs. It’s not worth it. Loads that would usually take under 30 minutes to dry on medium take close to an hour. So between the higher prices and ineffective dryers, not worth it. About half of the washers are usually out of service too.

So sad my dry cleaners is closing. (The laundromat is remaining open) So affordable and they did cheap alterations. I will now have to pay double for everything!
Another SF affordable legacy business on Clement Street going bye-​bye.
Hold on Green Apple! hold on Happy Donuts! Hold on Toy Boat! We still need you!

You know, not a bad place to bring your blankets and sheets after your pet has thrown up all over your stuff and you need it cleaned fast. It’s convenient and a clean place to park yourself while waiting. Bring a book or your phone to keep yourself occupied. The locals are pretty descent so you have no one to fear if you are alone on a Tuesday night while your cat sits home on your nice clean bed. Uhh, what if she decides to heave all over my bed and it’s 930pm? ShhhhOot! My cat is a mess is all I can say. So yeah. Nice place.

Used their dry cleaning service for a while, but upset about their service and recent encounter.
Paid money to have a shirt dry cleaned, noting specific stains, returned in the same state… They just pressed it. Confronted, and they don’t want to own up to anything…
Piss poor service, half ass quality.

I’ve only been here when it’s not crowded, so this place does what I need it to do. I’ve had nothing but great experiences here! My clothes smell great! Tonight, a part of the floor had a pool of water. Watch out!

I used to live directly across the street and do my laundry here. I have never used their services other than the laundry machines. They are open until 10pm which is pretty standard.

Machines do not all work and no one is there so your money gets gobbled up and u have to pay double. The dryer i used tore up my clothes and left dirty gray marks. No one around to help with problems. Horrible! Happened twice!

This place never seems to be clean or at least clean with an effort. Every time I come in there would be stuff all over the floors and in corners. There would be a ton of lint in the corners that people would not walk towards or use.
The only thing that seems to be cleaned are the tops of counters and machines.

Wash and Fold will lose your clothes. Maybe not next time, maybe not in two weeks from now, but they will do it, and they will deny everything. That is not a way to run a neighborhood business. And the laundromat has gone downhill.

Re-​review.
Zero Stars. Last week went to pick up my shirts and they all had my name written in them in in. Made them re-​clean them and take out the ink. They could not take out the ink. DO NOT GO HERE!!!

They love dirty laundry
Well, I could’ve been an actor, but I wound up here doing my laundry
I just have to look good, I don’t have to be clear
Come and give them your dirty laundry
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em all around
Dirty laundry goes in the washer then the dryer…
Don’t forget to put quarters in the machines
If you don’t like it… then…
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em all around
Take your laundry to the Wash and Fold Service
For a little more money they will wash and fold your clothes for you
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em all around
If your clothes need more attention… like Dry Cleaning
Then come and give them your Dirty Laundry
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em when they’re down
Kick ‘em when they’re up, kick ‘em all around
After your done… you’ll be happy because you’ll have clean clothes to wear.
The Laundry Mat is self-​service and stays open long hours. Wash and Fold and Dry Cleaning has limited hours.
Going on Sundays to wash your clothes… sometimes you’ll have to wait for a machine to be free.
If you forget quarters… don’t worry… they have a change machine there.
They offer Wash and Fold service and Dry Cleaning and Alteration Service which are limited hours and days of operations are different form the Laundry Mat.
The Laundry Mat is not the best there is, but it’s close by.
This will do.

Yay, finally, new single-​load washers!
Boo, the price of a single load of wash has gone up to $ 2.25!
As I’ve said before: it’s clean enough, it’s convenient enough, it’s safe enough. It’ll do.

As a dry cleaners…
I like them. Yes, sometimes they write your name on the back of your clothing tag, and it’s a little hard to communication, BUT they always get the job done and don’t charge an arm and a leg.
Example: my fav BCBG jersey mini-​dress was quoted down the street for $ 25 (supposedly so high because it had «beading»)!! I’ve never paid $ 25 for this dress to get dry cleaned, and nor would will I ever. @ Laundryworld, it was quoted at $ 10 and was perfectly cleaned and kept in tack at pick up.
As a Landromat…
k, so it’s not the fanciest laundry place ever, nor are all the machines new or always functioning, but for a launderette it’s just fine.
+‘s
— Clean
— ALWAYS quarters
— open late-​ish (til 10 PM)
— No one ever steals your laundry
— Always a machine available
-‘s
— older machines
— a little pricey (washer ranges from 2 – 3.50, dryer is .25 ever 6 minutes)
— busy in the evenings
— a lot of noisy little kids running around

I have a few good laundries left to do before I leave the ‘hood I’ve called home for the past 1.5 years. So yea, I’ve become quite acquainted with the neighborhood laundromat called Laundryworld.
PLUSES:
+ Quarter machine always has quarters.
+ Cleaned every night.
+ The Asian Man who plays his violin on occasion.
+ You can leave your laundry unattended. I’ve never had a problem with people stealing clothes.
+ Also, never a problem with strangers taking your wet/​dry clothes out of the washer/​dryer in order to put their clothes in.
+ All dryers are in working order.
MINUSES:
— Whatever you do, DO NOT come on a Sunday. You have been warned. The women are vicious. Expect the evil eye.
— What’s up with the many, many $ 2.00 a load Extra Large Commercial Washers that do not work? I counted 16 out of 20 that are out of order. Boo.
— There are few washer machines out towards the front that create a pool of wonderful water.

I do not take my dry cleaning here any more because they started to write on my clothes! They actually wrote on the cloth of the collar and another time they wrote on the inside of the shirt where the buttons on. I was really upset when I saw black permanent ink (like a thin sharpie) on the collar of my favorite white shirt!
however, on occasion we still like to come get our change here and do our laundry here.

I have never washed my clothes here. And quite frankly, I never will.
However, I plan on returning time and again. Why? Because the unsupervised quarter dispenser is always full of change. And when you need quarters for the washer/​dryer in your own apartment building, this is a fine place to visit.
Just pop in the $ 20 bill, and prepare for the deluge as 80 quarters pour out of the wall.

Laundry World is my local for laundry. It’s not spectacular, but it has everything that you would expect from a coin laundry shop. There’s always quarters in the change machines, detergent for sale if you need it, and there’s always at least one washing machine or dryer available.
It’s safe to leave your clothes unattended. They close at 10pm (which can be a pain in the butt) I came at 10:03pm and the doors were locked and I could see my laundry sitting in the dryer, but they were waiting for me the next day at 7am when they opened.

Sadly, laundromats and dry cleaners, those vital cogs in the maintenance & perpetuation of our social lives, are largely ignored businesses. Or, if we pay attention to them, it’s on a strictly utilitarian level. As if a laundromat can be reduced to the merely functional! No, let us view the laundromat/​dry cleaner facility as they should be, aesthetically & spiritually! Let us take a moment to heap hyperbolic praise upon the laundresses and launderers (is a «launderer» a male laundry-​person?), those silent pillars non-​judgmentally upholding our debaucheries!
I had a bad night — or at the point it got bad, morning. Needless to say, drinking was involved. And pizza. And spinning when I laid down. Unfortunately, my comforter suffered.
When we (me & undisclosed second party) brought the comforter to Laundryworld, sheathed in 6 trash bags, the woman pulled it out to assess the toll of the night before. I remember muttering a vague lie involving a nonexistent puppy, but Lord, no puppy could have committed that abomination, and besides, the stoic woman manhandling the blanket wasn’t buying it anyway. She very efficiently, with no signs of contempt or disgust (both of which, along with barely suppressed mirth, I was exhibiting blatantly), calculated the total and told me to come back in two days.
Two days later, the blanket was as good as new — minus some unpleasant memories that had attached themselves to it.
Thank you, Laundryworld. You continue to make me a cleaner person. I will patronize you for as long as I can stomach (or, not stomach, as it were) Fernet.

I went here last Friday to drop-​off my jeans to get hemmed. The only thing is, I didn’t realize it would be a whopping $ 15 to get them hemmed with the original hem! I’m used to places charging $ 7, even WITH the original hem, in good places, mind you. Am I trippin about the price for no reason here? Somebody let me know. my sister-​in-​law from New York gets her pants hemmed in a good part of NY for $ 7 at the very most. I’m actually thinking about letting him know I was overcharged when I get back.
Overall, though, he was a very nice man with a pleasant attitude. But $ 15 for hemming?! I don’t think so!

Laundryworld has met all of my laundering needs. Its pretty clean, and there are enough machines (of 3 size varietals) that I’ve never had to wait. There’s a nice counter to fold on. A change machine. Done.
Also, not to be undervalued, conveniently located within half a block of coffee, food, and 3 bars.