Tanning World

This laundry spot is very convenient for me. Because I’m always doing 4 loads a week. It’s a quiet spot and clean. Never having to wait for a machine. Only down fall for me us that it’s 10 mins away but we’ll worth the drive, instead of doing laundry in my building complex. I would highly recommend this place to anyone :)

Went to this laundromat when my laundromat was closed. What a ripoff! You need to purchase one of their cards to do your washing and drying, I only needed to use the dryer fortunately. It cost 49 cents for 12 minutes of drying versus 25 cents for 10 minutes at Kingsport Laundry. I had one washload, used 3 dryers and it cost me. $ 3.43 versus $ 1.50 to dry my clothes. I have a credit left on the card and they don’t give refunds!!! I guess I can use the card to enter the ladies room, I’ll never go there again.

Our washing machine broke down this past weekend… a (very expensive) Whirlpool Duet front-​load washer, that is less than 3 years old. A Whirlpool washer that should have lasted more than 3 years, but will now cost $ 330 to repair because of a wiring malfunction. A Whirlpool washer that was purchased particularly because of Whirpool’s (alleged) reputation. There should be a Unilocal list for crappy (expensive) products… Whirlpool’s Duet products would get 5 trillion stars for that. But, I digress.
As you can tell, I was very cranky because of my crappy washer. Add to that almost 2 weeks of laundry for a busy family — we just couldn’t wait another week. First thing we did was Unilocal Laundromats. Then I remembered Laundry World & Tan. Passed by it several times in the past and I always got a kick out of the sign: Wash & Tan. Always makes me think of the Jersey Shore crew (GTL, right??). No gym here, but that’s ok.
I have to say, I would almost prefer doing my laundry here weekly! We got here early on Sunday, before 9am. We were in and out in 2 hours… this is with 4 piles of laundry and we even brought along our comforter since they have industrial-​sized machines. Plenty of counter space, each counter with a laundry cart, lots of room to move around. They have table space too, for sitting and eating (we brought our two kids along and they sat at one of the 4-​seater tables eating and drawing). And chairs around each row of washers for sitting and reading. There are televisions in each corner, clean bathrooms, a Vending machine, and Soda machine (fair pricing!). Also computer stations if you wanted to go online (for a fee). Lots of windows with natural light shining in. The place felt airy and open. There is an attendant on staff. She was friendly and considerate (once she saw my kids and other kids, she switched the tvs from the Sunday news to cartoons). The Laundromat itself is in a strip mall with a 7-​Eleven and a pizza restaurant, so you could stop there if you wanted to grab a bite or walk around while waiting.
Lots of washing machines, each different sizes (4 rows, I think). You have the small load ($ 2/​cycle), medium load ($ 5/​cycle), and the large-​industrial sized ($ 8/​cycle). Dryers (large sized) are 42 cents per 12 minutes. Clothes came out very clean… you have the option of a delicate cycle or regular or heavy-​duty, and the machines were clean too… no mold worries. The dryers did a great job after about 30 minutes. Even our humongous comforter!
You purchase a laundry card (can use cash or credit/​debit), for use at the washer/​dryers. The laundry card also works at the vending and soda machines. I haven’t been to a Laundromat since I was a college student (where the machines took quarters and smelled moldy, inevitably, so did my clothes), so I don’t have anything to compare pricing to recently, but for about $ 40, we got 4 piles of laundry done (towels, whites, darks, colors), plus a comforter. Not a bad deal, especially in our current bind.
Plenty of parking, and automatic doors, making your trips back and forth from the car easy and convenient. It wasn’t crowded when we got there, but by the time we left, it was filling up. People in general seemed friendly and didn’t hog the machines. Convenient hours — open 6am to Midnight every day.
We didn’t utilize the tanning section, but did see other patrons come in, load their laundry, and head to the tanning area (adjoining suite in the building). They even have a convenient ‘changing/​dressing room’ area here… which I suppose is mainly for the tanning section, but we used it conveniently when my 3 year old spilled on his shirt and we changed him into a freshly washed one.
So, if your ($ 1000+) Whirlpool Duet breaks down and Whirlpool quotes you another $ 330 to fix it (for their own wiring malfunction), and you need a temporary fix (while you research other reliable washers to invest in)…go to Laundry World. Or, if you just simply frequent Laundromats and are looking for a good one… go to Laundry World. You can even get a tan in. We’ll likely be here another weekend or two!
The website will lead you to their tanning website, but they also have a FB page for Laundry World:
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